مفيد جدا في المحادثات
مفيد جداً للمحادثات
Asking
for information
طلب معلومة
Excuse me. Could you tell me where
... is?
Excuse me. Can you tell me...?
Do you know...?
You
wouldn't know..., would you?
Do you happen to know...?
I'd like
to know..., please.
And there's another thing I'd like to know...
I
would be interested to know...
Please could you tell me...
Asking
for directions
السؤال عن الإتجاهات Excuse me, could you tell me how
to get to ... (place), please?
Which way is the ... (place),
please?
Could you tell me where ... is, please?
Do you know
where ... is?
Asking someone to repeat
طلب اعادة ما قاله شخص
ما
Could you say that again, please?
Would you mind repeating
that, please?
Could you repeat that, please?
I'm sorry I didn't
catch that.
I'm sorry, what was ... again?
I'm sorry?
I beg
your pardon?
I'm sorry, what was that?
Checking that you've
understood
التأكد من أنك قد فهمت
So, I / We have to...
Do
you want me / us to...?
Am I / Are we supposed to...?
Should
I...?
So, the (general/basic) idea is to...
Do you mean...?
Does
this mean that...?
So am I right in saying...?
So, what you're
saying is...
Expressing uncertainty
التعبير عن عدم اليقين
I'm not really sure but I think...
I can't say for certain but...
It's
difficult to say exactly but perhaps...
I couldn't say, really...
I'm
not sure.
I don't know for sure but...
Giving yourself time
to think
اعطاء نفسك الفرصة لكى تفكر
Well, let me see...
Let
me think...
Let me get this right...
Um, well, that's a
difficult question / that's an interesting question.
I'll have to /
Let me think about that for a moment...
I think it's difficult to
answer that question...
How shall I put it?...
Now, how can I
best say this...?
Interrupting politely
مقاطعة الحديث بأدب
Could
I just say something?
Actually, I'd just like to say...
Sorry
to interrupt, but...
Oh, while I remember / before I forget...
Excuse
me...
May I interrupt?
Saying you don't know
التعبير عن
عدم التعرف على أمر ما I'm afraid I can't help you.
I'm sorry, I
don't know.
BEING POLITE
التعبير بأدب
و هى لها عدة طرق
Showing
interest
اظهار الإهتمام
Uh-huh!
Right!
Really?
That's
interesting!
And?
What then?
Oh?
What happened next?
Showing
that you're listening
أظهار أنك تستمع بشغف
Now, you
mentioned...
So, that's how...?
Yes, I was going to ask you
about that...
Could you give me / us an example of...?
Could you
explain in more detail...?
Thanking and responding
التعبير
عن الشكر و الإمتنان
Many thanks.
Thanks a lot.
Cheers!
That's
very kind of you.
Thank you very much
Not at all.
It's a
pleasure. / My pleasure.
You're welcome.
Don't mention it.
Any
time.
That's OK / all right.
I'm glad to have been of some help
.
Apologising
الإعتذار
Sorry
I'm
very/awfully/so/extremely sorry.
Excuse me.
Sorry, (it was) my
fault.
I do apologise.
Please accept my apologies.
Accepting
an apology
That's all right/OK.
Not to worry.
That's
quite/perfectly all right.
No reason/need to apologise.
Don't
worry about it
TALKING ABOUT ACTIONS
التعبير عن الأفعال
Giving
instructions
اعطاء التعليمات
Make sure...
Remember... (to
do).
Be careful... (not to do).
Don't forget... (to do)
Giving
directions
Go straight on.
Take the first/second on the left /
right.
Turn left / right.
Go along... as far as...
Take the
number 7 bus / tram.
Get off (the bus / tram) at... (place).
Carry
on until you see...
Look out for...
Checking someone has
understood
التأكد من الشخص قد فهم ما تصبو إليه Are you with me?
Did
you follow that?
Have you got that?
Is everything clear so far?
Does that seem to make sense?
Sequencing actions
كلمات
الترتيب ( التتابع )
First of all, ...
Next, ...
Then, ...
After
that, ...
Finally, ...
Making suggestions
الإقتراح
Shall
I / we... (do)?
Let's... (do).
Why don't I / we... (do)?
How
about... (doing)?
What about... (doing)?
I think we should...
(do).
I suggest that we... (do).
It might be a good idea if we /
you... (do).
I think the best way of dealing with this situation
would be to... (do).
If you ask me, I think we / you should... (do).
We could...
Agreeing to a suggestion
الموافقة على
اقتراح
Yes, I think that's a good idea.
That's probably the best
option.
Sure, why not?
Yes, definitely.
By all means.
Good
idea!
Rejecting a suggestion
رفض اقتراح
Yes, but
wouldn't it be better to... (do).
That's a good idea, but... (do).
Making
invitations
What are you doing on... (day)?
Have you got any
plans for... (day/time of day)?
Would you like to... (do)?
Do
you fancy... (doing)?
What about... (doing)?
Accepting an
invitation
قبول دعوة Yes, I'd love to.
Yes, that would be great.
Refusing an invitation
I'm afraid I'm busy on... (day). How
about next... (day)?
I'm sorry I can't. I'm... (doing something
else).
I'm afraid I can't make it. I'm... (doing something else).
I'd
love to, but...
That's very kind of you, but...
Expressing a
preference
التعبير عن مفاضلة أمر ما
I'd much rather... (do)
than... (do something else).
I prefer... to...
I'd prefer to...
(do).
I think... is much more interesting than...
I don't
find... half as interesting as...
I like... better than...
Making
recommendations
اعطاء التوصيات
You mustn't miss the...
You
must go to the...
You've got to... (do)
You'll love the...
I
wouldn't recommend the...
You definitely wouldn't enjoy going to
the...
Offering something
تقديم شئ ما
Would you like...?
What can I get you?
Help yourself to...
Please have some...
Would you care for some...?
Can I offer you...?
Can I get
you a... / anything?
Accepting something that's offered
الموفقة
على شئ ما تم تقديمه إليك
Yes, please.
Thank you very much.
That
would be very nice.
I'd like some... , please.
Declining
something that's offered
رفض قبول شئ ما مقدم إليك
I'm all
right/I'm fine, thank you.
No, thanks.
Not this time, thanks.
I'm
not sure I could, thank you.
Asking for advice
What do you
think I should do?
What would you do (if you were in my situation)?
What
would you advise me to do?
giving advice
اسداء النصيحة
I
think you should... (do).
You could... (do).
Why don't you...
(do)?
If I were you, I'd... (do).
Have you tried... (doing)?
Asking
for permission
طلب الإذن
Can I.../May I..., please?
Do you
mind if I...?
Mind if I...?
Any chance I could...?
I
wonder/I was wondering if I could...
Would it be possible for me
to...
Do you have any objection if I...?
Would it bother you if
I...?
Giving permission
إعطاء الإذن
Of course.
By all
means.
Certainly.
Yes, that's OK/fine.
You're welcome to...
Pleasel free to...
Please don't hesitate to...
Sure.
OK.
Go ahead.
Why not?
Refusing permission
رفض الإذن I'm
afraid not. I'm sorry it's not possible... I'm afraid you can't. I'm
afraid that's out of the question.
COMMUNICATING IDEAS
نقل
الأفكار ( التعبيرعن الرأى )
Agreeing
الموافقة
I'd probably
agree on that.
I think that's probably right.
That's absolutely
right.
Sure! That's exactly what I think.
I couldn't agree with
you more.
That's what I think.
Disagreeing
الرفض
Yes,
but...
True, but...
I see what you mean, but...
I suppose
so, but...
Yes, but on the other hand...
I'm afraid I disagree /
don't agree / can't agree...
I'm not sure if that's strictly true.
You
have a point there, but...
Actually, I'm not sure if I agree with
that.
Asking what someone thinks
استطلاع رأى شخص ما
What
do you think?
What do you reckon?
What's your opinion
about/of... ?
What's your position on...?
What's your reaction
to...?
What's your take on... ?
Do you have any thoughts on... ?
Stating consequences
التعبير عن تتابع الأحداث
As a
result, ...
Consequently, ...
Because of this, ...
Due to
(cause),...
Expressing two points of view
On the one hand..., on
the other hand...
Although I'd..., I certainly wouldn't...
While
I might..., I don't think I'd...
Of course I'd..., but I'm not sure
if I'd...
There's no doubt that it would..., but there's also a
chance it might...
Giving examples
إعطاء الأمثلة
For
example, ...
For instance, ...
One example of this is...
To
give you an idea, ...
Look at the case of...
Take, for example,
...
Let' say