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Asking for information 

طلب معلومة

Excuse me. Could you tell me where ... is?iii 

Excuse me. Can you tell me...?iii 

Do you know...?iii 

You wouldn't know..., would you?iii 

Do you happen to know...?iii 

I'd like to know..., please. 

And there's another thing I'd like to know... i

I would be interested to know... i

Please could you tell me... i

Asking for directions 

السؤال عن الاتجاهات

Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to ... (place), please? iii

Which way is the ... (place), please?iii 

Could you tell me where ... is, please? iii

Do you know where ... is?iii 

Asking someone to repeat 

طلب إعادة ما قاله شخص ما 

Could you say that again, please?iii 

Would you mind repeating that, please?iii 

Could you repeat that, please?iii 

I'm sorry I didn't catch that. 

I'm sorry, what was ... again? iii

I'm sorry? iii

I beg your pardon? iii

I'm sorry, what was that?iii 

Checking that you've understood 

التأكد من أنك قد فهمت 

So, I / We have to... 

Do you want me / us to...?iii

Am I / Are we supposed to...? iii

Should I...?iii 

So, the (general/basic) idea is to... i

Do you mean...?iii 

Does this mean that...?iii 

So am I right in saying...? iii

So, what you're saying is... i

Expressing uncertainty 

التعبير عن عدم اليقين 

I'm not really sure but I think... i

I can't say for certain but... i

It's difficult to say exactly but perhaps... i

I couldn't say, really... ii

I'm not sure. 

I don't know for sure but... i

Giving yourself time to think

إعطاء نفسك الفرصة لكي تفكر 

Well, let me see... i

Let me think... i

Let me get this right... i

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

I think it's difficult to answer that question... ii

How shall I put it?iii... i

Now, how can I best say this...? iii

Interrupting politely 

مقاطعة الحديث بأدب 

Could I just say something? iii

Actually, I'd just like to say... i

Sorry to interrupt, but... i

Oh, while I remember / before I forget... i

Excuse me... i

May I interrupt? iii

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 هي لها عدة طرق 

Showing interest 

إظهار الاهتمام 

Uh-huh! 

Right! 

Really?iii 

That's interesting! 

And? iii

What then?iii 

Oh?iii 

What happened next?iii 

Showing that you're listening 

أظهار أنك تستمع بشغف 

Now, you mentioned... 

So, that's how...? iii

Yes, I was going to ask you about that... 

Could you give me / us an example of...? iiii

Could you explain in more detail...? iii

Thanking and responding 

التعبير عن الشكر و الامتنان 

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

. 

Apologizing 

الاعتذار 

Sorry 

I'm very/awfully/so/extremely sorry. 

Excuse me. 

Sorry, (it was) my fault. 

I do apologize. 

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 apologize. 

Don't worry about it 

TALKING ABOUT ACTIONS 

التعبير عن الأفعال

Giving instructions

إعطاء التعليمات 

Make sure... i

Remember... (to do). i

Be careful... (Not to do). i

Don't forget... (To do) i

Giving directions i

Go straight on. 

Take the first/second on the left / right. 

Turn left / right. 

Go along... as far as... i

Take the number 7 bus / tram. 

Get off (the bus / tram) at... (Place). i

Carry on until you see... i

Look out for... i

Checking someone has understood 

التأكد من الشخص قد فهم ما تصبو إليه 

Are you with me? iii

Did you follow that?iii 

Have you got that?iii 

Is everything clear so far? iii

Does that seem to make sense? iii

Sequencing actions 

(كلمات الترتيب (التتابع 

First of all, 

Next, 

Then, 

After that, 

Finally, 

Making suggestions 

الاقتراح 

Shall I / we... (Do)?iii 

Let's... (Do). 

Why don't I / we... (Do)? iii

How about... (Doing)?iii 

What about... (Doing)? iii

I think we should... (Do). iii

I suggest that we... (Do). iii

It might be a good idea if we / you... (Do). iii

I think the best way of dealing with this situation would be to... (Do). iii

If you ask me, I think we / you should... (Do). iii

We could... i

Agreeing to a suggestion 

الموافقة على اقتراح 

Yes, I think that's a good idea. 

That's probably the best option. 

Sure, why not?iii 

Yes, definitely. 

By all means. 

Good idea! 

Rejecting a suggestion 

رفض اقتراح 

Yes, but wouldn't it be better to... (Do).iii 

That's a good idea, but... (Do).iii 

Making invitations 

What are you doing on... (Day)? iii

Have you got any plans for...? (Day/time of day)? iii

Would you like to... (Do)?iii 

Do you fancy... (Doing)? iii

What about... (Doing)? iii

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)?iii 

I'm sorry I can't. I'm... (Doing something else).iii

I'm afraid I can't make it. I'm... (Doing something else).iii 

I'd love to, but... i

That's very kind of you, but...i

Expressing a preference 

التعبير عن مفاضلة أمر ما 

I'd much rather... (Do) than... (Do something else).iiii 

I prefer... to... i

I'd prefer to... (Do).iii 

I think... is much more interesting than... i

I don't find... half as interesting as... i

I like... better than... i

Making recommendations

إعطاء التوصيات 

You mustn't miss the... i

You must go to the... ii

You've got to... (Do)iii i

You'll love the... i

I wouldn't recommend the... i

You definitely wouldn't enjoy going to the... i

Offering something 

تقديم شيء ما

Would you like...? iii

What can I get you? iii

Help yourself to... i

Please have some... i

Would you care for some...? iii

Can I offer you...? iii

Can I get you a... / anything? iii

Accepting something that's offered 

الموفقة على شيء 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 شيء 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?iii 

What would you do (if you were in my situation)? iii

What would you advise me to do? iii

Giving advice 

إسداء النصيحة 

I think you should... (Do)iii. 

You could... (Do)iii. 

Why don't you... (Do)?iii 

If I were you, I'd... (Do)iiii. 

Have you tried...? (Doing)?iii 

Asking for permission 

طلب الإذن

Can I.../May I..., please? iii

Do you mind if I...? iii

Mind if I...? iii

Any chance I could...? iii

I wonder/I was wondering if I could... i

Would it be possible for me to... i

Do you have any objection if I...? iii

Would it bother you if I...? iii

i

Giving permission

إعطاء الإذن

Of course. 

By all means. 

Certainly. 

Yes, that's OK/fine. 

You're welcome to... 

Please feel free to... 

Please don't hesitate to... 

Sure. 

OK. 

Go ahead. 

Why not?iii

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 

(قل الأفكار (التعبير عن الرأي 

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... i

True, but...i 

I see what you mean, but...i 

I suppose so, but... i

Yes, but on the other hand... i

I'm afraid I disagree / don't agree / can't agree...i 

I'm not sure if that's strictly true. 

You have a point there, but... i

Actually, I'm not sure if I agree with that. 

Asking what someone thinks 

استطلاع رأى شخص ما 

What do you think? iii

What do you reckon? iiii

What's your opinion about/of...? iii

What's your position on...? iii

What's your reaction to...?iii 

What's your take on...? iii

Do you have any thoughts on...? iii

Stating consequences 

التعبير عن تتابع الأحداث 

As a result, ... i

Consequently, ... i

Because of this, ... i

Due to (cause),... i

Expressing two points of view 

On the one hand..., on the other hand... i

Although I'd..., I certainly wouldn't... i

While I might..., I don't think I'd... i

Of course I'd..., but I'm not sure if I'd... i

There's no doubt that it would..., but there's also a chance it might... i

Giving examples 

إعطاء الأمثلة 

For example, ... i

For instance, ... i

One example of this is... i

To give you an idea, ... i

Look at the case of... i

Take, for example, ... i

Let' say, ... i

Justifying your opinions 

(تبرير الرأي ( أعطاء الأسباب 

Personally, I (don't) think... because... i

Let's (not)... because... i

In my opinion, I (don't) feel... because... i

I would definitely (not)... because... i

It would be better to... as... i

I (don't) feel that it's important to... as...i

Linking what you're saying 

الربط بين ما تقول 

Anyway, ... i

True, but ... i

As a matter of fact, ... i

... sort of... i

Hmm... i

... you know... i

... believe me... i

Ordering / Sequencing 

الترتيب التتابع 

First of all, ... i

To start with, ... i

Secondly, ... 

Another thing is that... i

Alternatively, ... 

Last but not least, ... i

Persuading 

الإقناع 

But don't you agree that... i

Yes, but I'm sure you'd agree that... i

Don't you think that... i

Presenting an opinion i

Personally, I think that... i

It seems to me that... i

From my point of view, ... i

In my opinion, ... i

Prioritizing 

ترتيب الأولويات 

... would be much more important than... i

I don't think... would be nearly as important / urgent as...i 

.

... will definitely be the most / least ... i

Speculating 

التأمل 

It's difficult to say exactly but I suppose it could be... 

I'm not sure but it might be... 

It can't be... because... 

It must be... because... 

I would guess... 

Summarizing 

التلخيص 

So what it comes down to is... 

The point I'm trying to make is... 

Let me just recap what's been said so far. 

In short, 

To sum up, 

Basically, 

Overall, it would seem that...