BASIC ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS 2

Introductions

(Professions, Personal and Family Matters)

 Welcome!  

I would like to introduce you to Peter P.

Mr.P, I would like to introduce Jose to you.  

I am please to meet you./How do you do?

I am pleased to have met you.

What is your name?

My name is Peter Pan.  

Where are you from?  

I am from England./I am an English. 

I am from Canada./I am a Canadian. 

Professions

What is your profession?

What work do you do?/What is your work?

I am a teacher.

I am a manager.

I am a(n)…

Accountant

Artist

Businessman

Doctor

Engineer

Farmer

Housewife

Journalist

Lawyer

Gardener

shoe polisher

Nurse

President 

Secretary

Soldier

Student

Family Matters

Personal and Family Matters

How is your family?

Are you married?

Yes, I am married.

No, I am not married; I am single.

Do you have any children?

No, I have no children.

Yes, I have three children: two boys and one girl.  

Family Relationships

Mother/Mom/Mommy

Father/Dad/Daddy

Daughter

Son

Spouse

Wife

Husband

Grandmother

Grandfather

Uncle

Aunt

Sister-in-law

Brother-in-law

Nephew (boy) 

/Niece (girl) 

Cousin

Father in – law

Mother in – law

Language Matters

I did not understand.

I cannot understand.

Do you speak little bit slowly , please ?

I do not know English.  

I don’t speak German at all.

I know very little English.  

We speak a little English.

He doesn’t know any English at all.

Learning English is not easy.

I think it is a very difficult language.

Do you know any Turkish?

I prefer to speak Spanish.

Spanish

Arabic

Greek

Russian

My Spanish is better than my German.

But you are speaking too fast.

Could you please speak a bit more slowly?  

If you speak more slowly, I will probably understand.

Would you say that again, please?

What is this, in English?

What’s its name, in English?

What does ” fiyat ” mean in English ?  – It mean : price

Transportation

Air Travel, Taxis, Buses

Bon voyage!  Have a good trip!

Travel agency

Where is the nearest travel agency ?

Where can I buy tickets?  

I would like to make a reservation.

I have already booked the tickets / hotel rooms.

Air Travel

Airport

I would like to go to the airport.

Is the airport far from the city?

Is there a bus that goes to the airport?

Where does it leave from?

It leaves from NFK airport.

How often does the bus go to the airport?

A bus leaves every twenty minutes.

How long does it take it to go to the airport?

Domestic Terminal

International Terminal

Departing passengers

Arriving passengers

Will the flight to New York leave on time?

The flight from Miami is twenty minutes late.

The plane has not yet come.  

Passport Control

Customs

Is a visa required?  Where can I get a visa?

Can I see your passport , please ?

Taxis

I would like a taxi please.

(To) where are you going?  

I want to go to the bus station.

Would you turn on the meter please?

Why are you using the night rate?  It is still daytime.

How much do I owe for this?

I gave you 20 dollars.

Keep the change, please.

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