22/02/2012

4. • Hi! - Hi there! - Hi man (buddy, dude, mate, brother, bro)
• Hi 5! (kids) – Hi everyone! – Hi everybody!
• Hello! - Hallo! - Hello all! – Hello guys (fellows)
• How are you? – How are you today? – How’s it going? – How you
doin’?
• What’s up- All good? – You’re right? – Are you all right? – Are you ok?
• What are you up to? – What you’ve been up to?

5. • Good, thanks. How are you?
• I’m all right. – I’m ok, how about you?
• Great! And you? - I’m excellent! – Oh, that’s good!
• Not (too) bad, thank you. (= good)
• Not so good, no... (= bad) + reason (I have a headache) (That’s too
bad. Sorry)
• Pretty well – Pretty good – I’m fine.

6. • Hello! – Hi there!
• What’s up = #whassup
• Who’s that?
• It’s ___(your name)____ speaking, from ___(your company)_____.
• What (are) you doing? – A= (I’m) Just having a coffee and watching TV.
• Hold on = Hang on. (Hold on a sec)  sec = second.
•

7. Please, see this video below and try to notice the
words you have learnt so far:

8. • Good Morning! = Morning! ( 1 am to noon)
•Good Afternoon! (noon to about 5pm)
•Good Evening! = Evening! (5pm to about 9pm)
• Good Night! = Have a good night! ( 7pm to after midnight)
• Good day! = G’day! (any time)
• Have a good one! (anything)

9. • Nunca diga WHAT! quando não entender algo
• I’M SORRY ?
• EXCUSE ME ?
• I BEG YOUR PARDON ?
• PARDON ?

10. • What’s your name? – Just say your name! or I’m _______.
• Mind your pronounciation when saying your name.
• Spell your name (just in case) if anyone ask it.
• Nice to meet you. Glad to meet you. (informal)
• Pleased to meet you. How do you do? (formal)

11. • YES, PLEASE.
• NO, THANKS.
• EXCUSE ME
• MAY I ... (go to the toilet) (May I= permissão) Can I
(habilidade, possibilidade) --- Go ahead!
• SORRY ABOUT THAT.

12. • Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank u so much!
• Thanks. #thanx - Thanks a lot.
• Cheers! Use com (mate, bro, brother, dude, man, buddy)
• I appreciate it!
• Ta!

13. • You are welcome (formal)
• No problems. No problems at all. No worries
• That’s ok. That’s fine. That’s all right. You’re right !
• My pleasure.
• Not at all. (De jeito nenhum=não tem porque agradecer)
• Don’t mention it.

14. • I think / I reckon / I guess / I suppose ...
• Really ( It’s really “ãããm”) / It’s actually...
• About ( It was about .../ It’s about time)
• Basic (It’s basically...)
• You know / You know what I mean? You know what?
• sort of / kind of

15. • So... / Anyway...
• LIKE: I feel like / I was like / It’s like
• And then...
• I mean ( It’s meant to be)
• Just (She’s just amazing!) – It’s just the way it’s meant to be
• Suddenly