Helpful English Words and Phrases to Know

Basic Greetings and Emotions

Hello / Hi
/hl,hel/

How are you?

/hou/ /r,r/ /yooo,y/

Good bye
/oood/ /'ba/

talk / speak
/'t:k/ /'spi:k/

I am good / I am happy
/'a//m/ /'gd/

tired / sleepy
/'tad/

hear / listen
/'h/ /'lsn/

I am sad
/'a/ /m/ /'sd/

bored
/'b:d/

It is nice to meet you

/'t/ /'z/ /nas/ /'tu:/ /'mi:t/ /'ju:/

I am mad
/'a/ /m/ /'md/

busy
/'bz/

cold
/'kld/

hot / sweating
/'ht/ /'swet/

Emergencies

help / help me
/'help/ /'help-'mi:/

police
/p'li:s/

call 9-1-1
/'k:l/ /'nan/ /'wn/ /'wn/

thief / steal
/'i:f/ /'sti:l/

fire / house on fire

/'fa/ /'has- 'n-'fa/

flood
/'fld/

broken
/'brkn/

allergic
/lrjik/

fire extinguisher
/'fa/ /ikstiNGwiSHr/

sick
/'sk/

tornado
/trnd/

doctor
/dktr/

choke / choking
/CHk/ /CHk/

bleed
/bld/

band aide
/bandd/

medicine
/medsn/