Inglês/Gramática/Vocabulário/Trechos de conversas

Conversation pieces

Trechos de conversas

Accepting

Ok ... I will acept it .

Apologising

• Excuse me, ...
• Sorry to interrupt.(disculpa por interroper).
• Well now.
• I'm afraid so.
• I'm afraid not.

Expressing surprise

Expressar surpresa.

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

Greetings

Cumprimentos

English	Portuguese
Excuse me	Desculpe, Com licença.
Good morning	Bom dia.
Good night	Boa noite.
Good-bye, bye	Adeus.
Hello , Hi	Olá, Oi.
Please	Por favor.
See you soon	Até logo.
See you later	Até breve.
Thank you	Obrigado(a).
You're welcome	De nada.
Sorry	Desculpe
Congratulations	Parabéns
Good luck	Boa sorte

Meeting people

nice to meet you!!

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.

Studying

• Can you help me, please?
• Could you help me, please?
• Excuse me!
• How do say ... in English?
• How do you spell it?
• How do pronounce it?
• Where is the stress? (stress = sílaba tônica)
• Sorry? Pardon?
• Can you say that again, please?
• Could you say that again, please?
• What’s difference between ... and ...? (between = entre)
• What’s the opposite of ...?
• What’s the past tense of ...?
• What does this word mean? (significa)
• I don’t understand.
• I don’t known.
• I don’t remember.
• Is this right or wrong?
• Which is page it?
• I can’t understand the board.
• Have you got a pen, please?
• Sorry I'm too late.

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.