Inglês/Gramática/Vocabulário/Trechos de conversas

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Conversation pieces

Trechos de conversas

Apologising

• Excuse me, ...
• Sorry to interrupt.
• Well now.
• I'm afraid so.
• I'm afraid not.

Expressing surprise

Expressar surpresa.

• Good heavens!
• I don’t believe it!
• Well, well, well!

Responding to news or information

Responder à notícias ou informações.

• Good for you!
• I’m sorry to hear that.
• Oh, how lovely!
• Sounds great.
• Yes, I suppose you must be.
• Wow! That sounds exciting.

Saying: ‘That’s life.’

Dizer: Isto é a vida.

• It was just one of those things.
• That’s the ways it goes.
• These things happen.
• You know how it is.

Telephoning

To ask about someone on the telephone

• May I speak to ... , please? (formal)
• Is ... there? (informal)

To leave a message

• Can I leave a message?
• Could I leave a message?
• May I leave a message?
• Can you ask ... to call me?

To ask someone to repeat something

• Could you repeat that, please? (formal)
• Would you repeat that, please? (formal)
• Pardon?
• Excuse me?
• I'm sorry, I didn't catch that.

Some alternative forms to say "yes"

• Of course.
• Sure.

Thanking

• Thank you.
• Thank you very much!
• Many thanks.
• Thanks a lot.

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