Langwish

CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS POLÍGLOTA DE MÉXICO

Module: Me and my Family

Basic M1L2 - Common expressions

Greetings and good-byes

Simple greetings: Hi! Hello! Hey!

Good morning! (12am-11:59am)

Good afternoon! (12:00-6:59pm)

Good evening. (7:00-11:59pm)

General greetings:
A: How are you?
How’s it going?
How’s it been?
How have you been?
B: I’m _______, and you?
Positive: fine, thanks./good/great/okay/all right
Neutral: getting by/so-so/as always / not bad
Negative: not good/not so good/ not well/ (I’m) Could be better!

Good-byes:
Simple: Good bye! / Bye-bye! / Bye! / So long.
Formal: Farewell / Good day-afternoon-night!
Others: See you later! / See you! / See you tomorrow! / Seeya! / Catch you later! /
I’ll be seeing you.

Introductions and presentations

A: Let me introduce you to (____________________) __________

my friend/classmate/brother… name
This is …
I’d like you to meet …
B: Nice to meet you. / Nice meeting you. / It’s a pleasure to meet you. /
I’m pleased to meet you. / A pleasure (formal)
C: Nice to meet you too. …

Phone talk
Answering: Hello. / Hello, _________ residence. / _______ speaking.
family name name
This is _________, may I help you?

Asking who they want to talk to or who is talking:

A: Who do you [want/wish] to talk to? / Who would you like to talk to?
B: I [want/wish] to [talk/speak] to _______.

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A: Who’s calling? / May I tell [her/him] who is calling?
B: It’s __________.
Interruptions and unavailability:
Just a moment. / Hang on a moment. / Just a sec(ond).
I’m sorry. [Name/He /She] isn’t here. Can I take a message?
Can I call you back?

Good-byes:
I really have to hang up. We’ll talk some other time.
I have to get back to ____________.
Call you [later/tomorrow/on + day of the week]
Bye.

Forgiveness
Apologies: I’m sorry! / I’m so sorry! / I’m really sorry!
Accepting: It’s (all) my fault. / I didn’t mean to do that.
I didn’t mean it.
Not doing it again: It won’t happen again.
It will never happen again.
Forgiving: I forgive you. / That’s all right. / It’s okay. / Don’t worry about it. / Forget
it. / Forget about it.

Asking for …
A: Can you help me? B: Yes, of course. How can I help you?
A: I [need/have to]… B: I’m sorry, but I can’t.

A: Can you tell me where _______is? B: Yes, it is …

B: I’m sorry. I don’t know where it is.
A: Can you lend me [a/an/some] __________?
Can I borrow [a/an/some] ___________?
* If you need to change to plural, change “a/an” to a number.
Can you lend me 10 dollars?
B: Yes, here it is. / Yes, of course. / Here, take it.
I’m sorry. I can’t.

Showing gratitude
Formal: Thank you + [very much/so much] + for your help
I’m deeply grateful.
Informal: Thanks + [for everything/a bunch/a lot]
I owe you [one/big-time].

Returning thanks
Formal: You’re welcome. My pleasure! Much obliged. The pleasure was mine.

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Informal: It was nothing. Don’t mention it. No problem. No sweat. Any time.