What else you need to remember are such super-important words for communication and dating as sure [shue] - sure, ok, please. By the way, you can say it instead of OK in their Thank you, thank you that is. Then, variations of the word yes [yes] - Yes, such as yeah [ye] and uar [yap]. Then, variations of the word no [know] - No: nope [nope] and nay [nay]; as well as the words nice [nice] - nice, beautiful, handsome, and fine [fine] - approximately the same as nice.
Here is the necessary arsenal to last thirty minutes in American society without being discovered.
So, stand still and keep your eyes open. Let's say that someone comes up to you, for example, some girl, and says:
Hi [hi], what does it mean Hello! Don't be a fool, you also say:
Hi [hai], - which also translates as Hello!
I am Jane [ay em Jane], - I'm Jane / My name is Jane, says the girl.
I am Mike [ay em Mike], - I'm Mike, - you say, if that’s really your name.
Nice to meet you Mike [nice chu mich yu, Mike], - Nice to meet you, Mike.
Nice to meet you eoo [nice chu mit yu chu], - And I'm pleased too.
Nice party [nice party], - Nice party, - the girl smiles (and all their parties are pleasant, even when they are unpleasant).
Yeah, sure, it’s fine [ye, shue, its fine]. - Yes, of course, everything is great, - you say, smiling back at the girl. Well, then you can offer her something to drink (alcohol brings people together: the more you drink, the more you understand without a translator):
Wanna some drink [wanna drink itself]? - Would you like something to drink?- And then, so that she quickly agrees, you add: On me [an mi], - I'm treating you. Literally “on me.”
With pleasure [wiz plege], - With pleasure, - Jane answers.
During the conversation, the girl throws out all sorts of words, like, ye, yap, noop, but this no longer bothers me. You already know these words.
When getting to know each other, in particular, such a phrase as How do you do [how do you do], which does not need to be translated, can slip between Englishmen, which does not need to be translated as How are you doing? or How are you doing? This phrase also means Very nice and no more.
Example: You, Ivan Petrovich Ivanov, are brought up to a British man and told:
This is Mr. Anderson [zys is mista Anderson], - This is Mr. Anderson.
And this is Mr. Ivanov [end zys is mista ivanof], - And this is Mr. Ivanov(Don’t expect the English translator to call you by your patronymic. They only honor your first name.)
How d’you do [how d’you do], - Anderson shakes your hand.
“How d’you do,” you shake his hand.
Well, to answer their traditional question How are you? - which is what we were talking about a little higher, answer like Parsley: Fine, thank you, - and you will always be correctly interpreted.
Russian-English phrasebook with pronunciation
Going on a trip to cities and countries, where they speak English, take this one with you English phrasebook. By studying it you will know how to speak English correctly, Pay special attention to the Pronunciation column.
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English |
Translation |
Pronunciation |
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Greetings |
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| Hi! | Hello! | Hai! |
| Hello! | Hello! | Hello! |
| How do you do? | How are you? | How do you do? |
| Good morning! | Good morning! | Good morning! |
| Good afternoon! | Good afternoon | Gud a:ftenun! |
| Good evening! | Good evening! | Gud and:vning! |
| Good night! | Good night! | Good night! |
| How are you? | How are you? | How are you:? |
| And you? | And you? | End yu:? |
| How about you? | And how are you? | How about about you:? |
| (I am) very well, thank you. | Very good thanks. | (Ay em) veri wel with enk yu:. |
| (I am) fine, thank you. | Great, thanks. | (Ay uh) fine with enk yu:. |
| Not bad. | Not bad. | Not bad. |
| So, so. Thank you. | Thank you, so-so. | Sou sou with enk yu:. |
| Not so well, thank you. | Thanks, not really. | Not sou wel with enk yu:. |
| Acquaintance |
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| What is your name? | What is your name? | What from e: name? |
| My name is… | My name is… | May name from... |
| I am Bambooot. | I'm Bambooot. | Ay um Bambooot. |
| I am from Russia. | I'm from Russia. | I'm from Russia. |
| We are from Russia. | We are from Russia. | Ui: a: from Rush. |
| Nice to meet you. | Nice to meet you. | Nice tu mi:t yu:. |
| How old are you? | How old are you? | How old a: yu:? |
| I am... years old. | I am... years old. | Ay um... ye:z old. |
| What do you do? | What do you do? | What do I do: duh? |
| I am a…. (teacher). | I'am a teacher. | Ay am e tiche. |
| Are you married? | Are you married? | A: yu: merid? |
| I am married. | I am married. | Ay em marid. |
| I am not married. | I am not married. | Ay em not marid. |
| Do you have any children? | Do you have children? | Du yu: hev eni children? |
| I have one child (two children). | I have one child (two children). | I have one child (tu: children). |
| Communication and questions |
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| Do you speak English? | Do you speak English? | Do you speak English? |
| Do you speak Russian? | Do you speak Russian? | Du yu: sleep: k rashn? |
| What languages do you speak? | What languages do you speak? | What langvizhiz do u: sleep:k? |
| I speak English but just a little. | I speak English, but not much. | Ay sp:k i:nglish bat ja:st e little. |
| Speak slowly, please. | Please speak slowly. | Sleep:k slowley or:z. |
| Sorry, what did you say? | Excuse me, what did you say? | Sori, wat did yu: sei? |
| Is it correct? | This is right? | From IT Correct? |
| Do you understand me? | Do you understand me? | Du yu: andestend mi:? |
| Can I ask you? | May I ask (ask) you? | Ken ah ask yu:? |
| What can I do for you? | How can I help you? | Wat ken ai do fo: yu:? |
| What do you think? | What do you think? | What do you: with ink? |
| Who? | Who? | Hu? |
| What? | What? | Whoa? |
| What is this? | What it is? | What from zis? |
| Where? | Where? Where? | Whoa? |
| When? | When? | Wen? |
| How? | How? | How? |
| How do I get to…? | How to get …? | How do ah get tu...? |
| Where from? | Where? | Wea from? |
| Where are you from? | Where are you from? | Uea a: yu: from? |
| Why? | Why? | Wai? |
| How much is it? | How much does it cost? | How much from it? |
| Do you like...? | You like …? | Du Yu: Like...? |
| Where can I get a taxi? | Where can I get a taxi? | Uea ken ai get e taxi? |
| Statement |
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| Yes. | Yes. | Yes. |
| Yes, of course. | Yes, sure. | Yes of ko:s. |
| I agree. | I agree (I agree). | Ay egri. |
| With pleasure. | With pleasure. | Wiz plage. |
| As you like. | As you wish. | Ez yu: like. |
| All right. OK. Okay. | Well okay). | ABOUT: l wright. Okay. |
| I see. | It's clear. | Isi:. |
| I'm busy. | I'm busy (busy). | Ay em bisi. |
| Negation |
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| No. | No. | No. |
| No, thank you. | No thanks. | Know with enk yu:. |
| No, you may not. | No, I don't allow it. | No yu: may not. |
| I do mind. | I object. | Ay do: mind. |
| I am very sorry, but I can’t. | Sorry, but I can't. | Ay em very sori bat ay kent. |
| That's impossible. | This is impossible. | Zthis is impossible. |
| You are wrong. | You are not right. | Yu: a: ron. |
| By no means. | In no case. | Buy know mi:nz. |
| Expression of gratitude |
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| Thank you!Thanks! | Thank you! | WITHenk Yu:! WITHenx! |
| Thank you very (so) much! | Thank you very much! | WITHenk yu: very (sou) mach! |
| I don’t know how to thank you. | I don't know how to thank you. | Ay dount know how tu with enk yu:. |
| How kind of you! | How kind of you! | How kind ov you:! |
| You are so kind! | You are so kind! | Yu: a: sou kind! |
| Thank you, it was delicious. | Thank you, it was delicious. | WITHenk yu: it uoz dilishes. |
| Thank you for your attention. | Thank you for your attention. | Senk yu: fo: yo: etenstion. |
| You are welcome! | Please (in response to thank you). | Yu: a: welcome! |
| That's nothing. | My pleasure. | Zets us ing. |
| Here you are. | Here you go (take it). | He yu: a:. |
| Please | Please, please. | Pliz. |
| Parting |
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| Goodbye! | Goodbye! | Goodbye! |
| See you (later)! | See you later! | Si: yu: (leite)! |
| See you soon! | I'll see you soon! | Si: yu: sun! |
| I hope to see you again. | Hope I see you again. | Ay hope tu si: yu: egein. |
| Have a good trip! | Bon Voyage! | Have a good trip! |
| Take care! | Take care of yourself! | Take kee! |
| Good luck! | Best wishes! | Good luck! |
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I wish |
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| Best wishes! | Best wishes! | Best whishies! |
| Congratulations! | Congratulations! | Cangrations! |
| Happy birthday! | Happy birthday! | Happy byo:s day! |
| Happy New Year! | Happy New Year! | Happy new ye:! |
| Happy anniversary! | Happy wedding! | Nepi eniveoseri! |
| I wish you all the best! | I wish you all the best! | Ay wish u: ol z e best! |
| Have a good time! | Have a nice time! | Have a good time! |
| Have a good holiday! | Have a good rest! | Have a good holiday! |
English is easy enough to learn language. Most sentences can be constructed simply by taking the necessary words from the dictionary.
Next summer we plan to visit London. Next summer we are planning to visit London.
Words do not change by gender, which greatly facilitates learning, and the plural is formed very easily; you need to add the letter s to the end of the word being changed (but there are exceptions to the rules). Below is an example of plural formation:
Where can I buy the ticket? Where can I buy a ticket?
Where can I buy tickets? Where can I buy tickets?
Please note that if some words are pronounced incorrectly, misunderstandings between interlocutors may occur. In English there is a difference in the pronunciation of long and short vowels. For example, the short full means filled, and the long fool means fool. 🙂 Long vowel in our Russian-English phrasebook with pronunciation marked with a (:) symbol in the pronunciation column. Studying this English, You will learn how to speak English correctly, and also enrich your vocabulary with new words and expressions.
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Friends, hello everyone!
Today I would like to tell you about the meaning of the English phrase “How do you do you?”! Many of you are sure that this is another way to ask “How are you?” in English. In reality, this is not entirely true, and if you tell a native speaker “Hi! How do you do? hoping to hear back "I'm fine", then you may stumble upon a certain amount of misunderstanding on his part.
Translation and use of “How do you do?”
In English, this expression is correctly used when you first meet a person and get to know him. In other words, it's a formal way to politely greet someone you haven't met before or haven't seen in a long time.
For example:
Hi, I'm Check!
(Hi, I'm Chuck!)
How do you do, Chuck? I'm John!
(How are you, Chuck? I'm John!)
“How do you do?” does not imply a direct answer and is often used with an exclamation - “How do you do!” Please do not confuse this expression with a question "How are you?". It's not the same thing.
how do you do — Hello; Good afternoon; how are you doing?;
Bye, friends! See you in touch!
