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...
