Phrase Book

Socializing/ being polite:

- Please / Thank you (very much)

- To accept: Yes, please - To refuse: No, thank you.

- (responding to 'thank you' ): You're welcome! / Don't mention it! / It's all right! / That's okay!

- Hello / Good morning / Good afternoon / Good evening / Good night / Goodbye

- Excuse me (before!) / I'm sorry (after!)

If you don't understand:

- (I beg your) pardon? / Can you repeat, please? / Can you speak more slowly, please?

- I don't understand / I didn't understand / I didn't catch that / I didn't hear you

- How do you spell it?/ Could you spell it, please? / Can you write it down for me, please?

First meeting :

- How do you do? (Formal) / - Pleased to meet you.

- I'm __(name)______ / This is __(name)______

- This is my luggage. Where shall I put my luggage? (in the boot !)

In the car while driving to your host family:

- (Put) your seatbelt (on)!

- How are you? ? I'm fine, thank you / I'm (a bit) tired.

- You must be tired. ? Yes, I am / It's okay. / I'm fine.

- Where are you from? ? I am / We are from Bourges, in the centre of France, south of Orléans.

- Is this your first visit to England ? ?Yes, it is / No, I've been to England before. I visited England in 19....

- Have you been to England before? ? Yes I have / No, never.

- How was your trip? ? I had a nice trip / crossing, thank you. / The sea was calm (=/= rough) /

I was/wasn't sick on the boat / I'm a bit tired / I'm very tired.

- How is your English? ? It's okay / so-so / I get by / It's poor / It's terrible

- How long have you studied English? ? I have learnt English for ... years.

- Your English is very good / You speak English very well.

When getting home, on the first evening:

- Follow me / This is your room / Your room is upstairs / You will have to share....

- (The rules): Please don't eat in your room. / You mustn't _____ / You can't _____ in your room.

- This is the bathroom / the toilet. / Don't forget to flush the toilet!

- You can wash / have a bath / have a shower in the evening / in the morning.

- Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat? A snack or something hot?

- Are you thirsty? Would you like something to drink?

- Is there any food you don't like?

- I've brought you a little present from Bourges.

- May I use the bathroom/ toilet? / Where can I wash my hands?

- Is it okay if I have a shower? / Do you mind if I have a shower? / Could I have a towel, please?

- Do you think I could have another blanket / pillow, please?

Health:

- I don't feel very well / I feel a bit sick / I have a headache / I have a bad stomach /

- I have toothache / I have a sore throat / My __(body part) _ ache(s) / I'm ill.

- I feel sick / I have been sick.

- I am allergic to cats / smoke / penicillin /etc. .. / I'm asthmatic / I need my inhaler.

- My period has started / I need some tampons/ towels.

-I've got diarrhoea / I'm constipated.

Meals at home:

- What time is breakfast / dinner?

- May I have a little of this please?

- Would you like some ....? ? Yes, please / No, thank you, I'm not very keen on ........

- May I have some more please?

- I don't particularly like.... / I'd prefer .... if you don't mind.

- I'm a vegetarian / I can only eat Kosher / Muslim / Halal food.

- I'm very sorry but I'm not allowed to eat/ I can?t eat ... (meat / pork / beef / shellfish)

-Can I help you with the washing up?

- That was nice / delicious / super / excellent. / I really enjoyed that.

- Would you like some more ...? ?Yes, please( but only a little). / No, thank you, it was very nice.

The morning after:

Good morning

- How are you today? ? Fine / very well thank you / so-so / And you?

- Did you sleep well? ? Yes, thank you, very well

- Were you cold / okay? Is your room warm enough?

- Do you need an extra blanket / pillow?

- What would you like for breakfast? Tea / coffee / cereals?

Getting organized for the day:

- This is your packed lunch.

- I'm going to take you to the meeting point.

- I will show you how to get to the meeting point.

See you later / tonight.

- You have to be back at .... / Have a nice day!

- What time should I/ we be back?

- Can you show me/us the way to the meeting point?

Back home:

- I'm back / We're back!

- I had a lovely day / I enjoyed myself a lot today / We went to ___ / We visited ___

- It was great, exciting =/= It was boring

-bHello / Good evening!

- How was your day?

- Where did you go today? What did you visit? Did you enjoy yourself?

- Your parents phoned. You have to phone them back.

- Where are you going tomorrow?

- Where shall I put my coat?

- Where do I put the rubbish?

- How do you switch on / off the light? / How does it work?

- Can I borrow an iron / a hairdryer / an adaptor?

- The ... is broken / The ... doesn't work.

- May I watch television (with you)?

- I am hungry; may I have something to eat?

- I'm tired; may I go to bed now?

-Would you excuse me/us, I'm going to my room.

- What time do I have to get up? / What time are we getting up / leaving the house tomorrow?

- Could you please call me at six thirty / seven / seven thirty?

- We are meeting at .......tomorrow morning.

- Good night! Sleep well!

- There is no hot water in the bathroom / no toilet paper.

Telephoning:

- May I phone the group leader? / I need to speak to my teacher / Can I ring Mr ... / Mrs ... ?

- How much is the call, please?

-May I phone my parents? I?d like a reverse- charge call to my parents, please.

Asking your way in the street:

- Excuse me, please. Could you tell me the way to ...?

- How do I get to ......? ( the main street / the station / the chemist's / the post office?)

- Is there a public toilet / a baker's / a newsagent's around here?

- Excuse me, where is the nearest _____?

- I am lost. / I am looking for ___ / Can you show me on the map?

*  I am lost= je suis perdu(e)

Directions:

- Keep going straight ahead / Straight on / Keep going as far as ___

- You have to turn round. / Turn right / turn left / Take the first/second on the right

- Cross the street /

- It's after/past the traffic lights. / Go past the church.

- Follow the ... signs

- It's opposite the ...

Saying goodbye:

- Will you drive me/us to the coach park, please? = Will you give me/us a lift to the coach park?

- I've really enjoyed my stay.

- Thank you for your hospitality. / Thanks for everything.

Shopping

Vocabulary:   Push / Pull / Open / Closed / Cash desk

- Can I help you? ? No, thank you. / ? I'm just looking. / ? We are together.

- Do you have _...__? / I would like .../ Do you sell ...? / I'm looking for ... .

- How much is it? / It's too expensive. / I have nothing smaller, sorry.

- Sorry, I haven't got enough money. / Sorry, I haven't got enough change.

- It's a gift, could wrap it up please?

- I don't know my size.

Shoes: - What is your shoe size? ? I take size ... shoe / They're too big/ too small.

(2 = 35, 3 = 36, 4 = 37, 5 = 38, 6 = 39, 7 = 41, 8 = 42, 9 = 43, 10 = 44, 11 = 45, 12 = 46)

Clothes: I take size ... / Can I try this on? Where are the changing rooms?

For women 8 = 36, 10 = 38, 12 = 40, 14 = 42, 16 = 44, 18 = 46

For men 36 = 46, 38 = 48, 40 = 50, 42 = 52, 44 = 54, 46 = 56

- Your change! Your receipt! !!! * change = monnaie !!!

Taux de change Euro / Livre Sterling- Royaume Uni (le17/ 02/ 05)  1 Euro = 0,6881 Livre 1 Livre = 1,4532 Euro

 merci à Yvan Baptiste, à qui j'ai beaucoup emprunté!