Nhng cu c bn

y l mt s cu ting Anh c bn s dng trong hi thoi hng ngy, v nhng cm t thng gp vit trn bin hiu. yes no maybe or perhaps please thanks thank you vng/c khng c l lm n cm n cm n anh/ch

thanks very much cm n rt nhiu thank you very much cm n anh/ch rt nhiu

Di y l cc cch tr li lch s khi ngi khc cm n bn. you're welcome khng c g don't mention it khng c g not at all khng c g

Saying hello and goodbye - Cho hi v cho tm bit

y l nhng cch cho hi khc nhau: hi hello cho (kh thn mt) xin cho

good morning cho bui sng (dng trc bui tra) good afternoon cho bui chiu (dng t tra n 6 gi chiu) good evening cho bui ti (dng sau 6 gi ti)

Di y l cc cch khc nhau bn c th dng khi ni tm bit: bye tm bit

goodbye goodnight see you! see you soon! see you later!

tm bit chc ng ngon hn gp li! hn sm gp li! hn gp li sau!

have a nice day! chc mt ngy tt lnh! have a good weekend! chc cui tun vui v!

Getting someone's attention and apologising - Thu ht s ch v xin li ai

excuse me xin li (dng thu ht s ch ca ai , bc qua ai , hoc xin li) sorry xin li

Nu ai xin li bn, bn c th tr li bng mt trong cc cch sau: no problem khng sao it's OK or that's OK khng sao don't worry about it anh/ch ng lo v vic Trang trc Trang sau Cm t - trang chnh Cc cu ni thng dng khc

Trong trang ny, tt c cc cu u km theo cch c ch cn nhn chut vo bt k cm t no nghe.

Making yourself understood - ngi khc hiu mnh khi ni ting Anh
do you speak English? I don't speak English I don't speak much English I only speak very little English I speak a little English anh/ch c ni ting Anh khng? ti khng ni ting Anh ti khng ni c nhiu ting Anh u ti ch ni c mt cht xu ting Anh thi ti ni c mt t ting Anh thi

please speak more slowly please write it down could you please repeat that? I understand I don't understand

anh/ch ni chm hn c khng? anh/ch vit vo giy c khng? anh/ch c th nhc li c khng? ti hiu ri ti khng hiu

Other basic phrases - Nhng cu c bn khc

I know I don't know ti bit ti khng bit

excuse me, where's the toilet? xin li, nh v sinh u? excuse me, where's the Gents? xin li, nh v sinh nam u? excuse me, where's the Ladies? xin li, nh v sinh n u?

Things you might see - Nhng dng ch bn c th gp

Entrance Exit Emergency exit Push Pull Toilets WC Gentlemen (thng vit tt l Gents) Ladies Vacant Occupied or Engaged Out of order No smoking Private No entry Li vo Li ra Li thot him y vo Ko ra Nh v sinh Nh v sinh Nh v sinh nam Nh v sinh n Khng c ngi C ngi Hng Khng ht thuc Khu vc ring Min vo

Cc cu ni thng dng khc

y l mt s cu ting Anh thng dng khc c s dng trong nhiu tnh hung khc nhau. OK of course of course not that's fine that's right sure certainly definitely absolutely c ri tt nhin ri tt nhin l khng ri c ri ng ri chc chn ri chc chn ri nht nh ri nht nh ri

as soon as possible cng nhanh cng tt that's enough it doesn't matter it's not important it's not serious it's not worth it I'm in a hurry I've got to go I'm going out sleep well same to you! me too not bad I like ... him her th l ri khng sao khng quan trng u khng nghim trng u khng ng u mnh ang vi mnh phi i y mnh i ra ngoi by gi ng ngon nh cu cng th nh! mnh cng vy khng t mnh thch anh y c y

it I don't like ... him her it

n mnh khng thch anh y c y n

Thanks and apologies - Li cm n v xin li

thanks for your ... help hospitality email I'm sorry I'm really sorry cm n cu gip n tip nhit tnh gi email mnh xin li mnh thc s xin li

sorry I'm late xin li mnh n mun sorry to keep you waiting xin li v bt cu phi ch i sorry for the delay xin li v tr hon

Exclamations - Li cm thn
look! great! come on! only joking! or just kidding! bless you! (after a sneeze) that's funny! that's funny, ... that's life! damn it! nhn ka! tuyt qu! thi no! mnh ch a thi! cha ph h cho cu! (sau khi ai ht x hi) hay qu! l tht, i l th y! m kip!

Common questions - Cc cu hi thng dng

where are you? what's this? what's that? what's this called? cu u? y l ci g? kia l ci g? ci ny gi l g?

is anything wrong? what's the matter? is everything OK? have you got a minute?

c vn g khng? c vic g vy? mi vic c n khng? cu c rnh 1 lt khng?

have you got a pen I could borrow? cu c ci bt no khng cho mnh mn? really? are you sure? why? why not? what's going on? what's happening? what happened? what? where? when? who? how? tht ? bn c chc khng? ti sao? ti sao khng? chuyn g ang xy ra th? chuyn g ang xy ra th? c chuyn g vy? ci g? u? khi no? ai? lm th no?

Instructions - Ch dn
come in! mi vo! please sit down xin mi ngi! could I have your attention, please? xin qu v vui lng ch lng nghe! let's go! hurry up! get a move on! calm down steady on! hang on a second hang on a minute one moment, please just a minute take your time i no! nhanh ln no! nhanh ln no! bnh tnh no chm li no! ch mt lt ch mt lt xin ch mt lt ch mt lt thi c t t thi

please be quiet shut up! stop it! don't worry don't forget help yourself go ahead let me know!

xin hy trt t im i! dng li i! ng lo ng qun nh c t nhin c t nhin hy cho mnh bit!

Nu bn mun mi ai i qua ca trc bn, bn c th ni mt cch lch s nh sau: after you! cu i trc i! Trang trc Trang sau Nhng cu c bn Cc trng hp khn cp

Trong trang ny, tt c cc cu u km theo cch c ch cn nhn chut vo bt k cm t no nghe.

Congratulations and commiserations - Chc mng v khen ngi

congratulations! well done! good luck! bad luck! never mind! what a pity! or what a shame! happy birthday! happy New Year! happy Easter! happy Christmas! or merry Christmas! happy Valentine's Day! xin chc mng! lm tt lm! tht l may mn! tht l xui xo! khng sao! tic qu! chc mng sinh nht! chc mng Nm mi! chc Phc sinh vui v! chc Ging sinh vui v! chc Valentine vui v!

glad to hear it sorry to hear that

rt vui khi nghe iu rt tic khi nghe iu

Languages and communication - Ngn ng v giao tip

what languages can you speak? cu c th ni nhng ngn ng no?

I speak ... mnh ni ting French, Spanish, and a little Russian Php, Ty Ban Nha v mt cht ting Nga fluent German c tri chy I can get by in ... Italian I'm learning ... Chinese where did you learn your English? at school at university I took a course I taught myself do you understand? did you understand? yes, I understood sorry, I didn't understand how do you say ... in English? how do you spell that? how do you pronounce this word? you speak very good English your English is very good I'm a little out of practice I'd like to practise my ... Portuguese let's speak in ... mnh c th c gng ni c mt cht... ting Ty Ban Nha mnh ang hc ting Trung Quc cu hc ting Anh u? trng ph thng trng i hc mnh theo hc mt kha mnh t hc cu c hiu khng? cu c hiu mnh ni g khng? c, mnh hiu m xin li, mnh khng hiu cu ni ... th no trong ting Anh? cu nh vn t th no? cu pht m t ny th no? cu ni ting Anh rt tt ting Anh ca cu rt tt mnh t luyn tp mnh mun luyn ting B o Nha hy ni bng ting

English Italian

Anh

Nu bn khng nghe thy ai ni g, cch ni lch s nht l: sorry? or excuse me? xin li, cu ni g?

Expressing needs and feelings - Th hin nhu cu v tnh cm

I'm tired I'm exhausted I'm hungry I'm thirsty I'm bored I'm worried mnh mt mnh kit sc ri mnh i mnh kht mnh chn mnh lo lng

I'm looking forward to it mnh rt mong ch iu I'm in a good mood I'm in a bad mood I can't be bothered mnh ang rt vui tm trng mnh khng c tt mnh chng mun lm g c

More ways to greet or say goodbye to someone - Cc cch ni khc khi cho gp mt v tm bit
welcome! welcome to ... England nhit lit cho mng! cho mng cu n vi nc Anh

long time no see! lu lm ri khng gp! all the best! chc mi iu tt p! see you tomorrow! hn gp li ngy mai!

Asking and expressing opinions - Hi v th hin quan im

what do you think? I think that ... I hope that ... I'm afraid that ... in my opinion, ...

cu ngh th no? mnh ngh l mnh hi vng l mnh s l theo quan im ca mnh,

I agree mnh ng I disagree or I don't agree mnh khng ng that's true that's not true I think so I hope so you're right you're wrong I don't mind it's up to you that depends that's interesting ng ri khng ng mnh ngh vy mnh hi vng vy cu ni ng cu sai ri mnh khng phn i u ty cu thi cng cn ty hay y