3- Starting a conversation

Question 1

3-1 Starting an informal conversation

Answer 1

• Guess what?
• Have you heard the latest?
• Did you hear what happened?
• You will never guess what I heard.
• Guess what I just found out.
• you won’t believe this.

Question 2

3-2 Getting someone attention

Answer 2

• Listen up!
• Now hear this
• Hear me out.
• Are you ready for this?
• Are you paying attention?
• I’m talking to you.
• Do I have your ear?
• Am I making myself heard?

Question 3

3-3 Directing attention to an object

Answer 3

• Look at this
• Feast your eyes on this. (متع ناظريك)
• Look what we have here.
• I don’t believe my eyes.
• Do my eyes deceive me?

Question 4

3-4 Confirming that you are paying attention

Answer 4

• I have you
• I’m listening
• I’m still here
• I’m all ears.

Question 4

3-5 Repeating What you have said

Answer 4

• Let me repeat myself.
• How many times do I have to tell you!
• I have told you a thousand times to …..

Question 5

3-6 When someone is being repetitious, What will you say?

Answer 5

• Stop beating a dead horse (توقف عن مناقشة نقطة تم حسمها)
• Stop harping on that subject. (توقف عن الحديث في هذا الموضوع) Harping = عزف
• We get the point, Already.
• We heard you already.

Question 6

3-7 Inviting someone to talk

Answer 6

• Got a minute?
• I need to talk.
• Can we talk?
• May I have a word with you?

Question 7

3-8 Requesting someone to get to the point

Answer 7

• What’s the point?
• Get to the point.
• What’s the bottom line? (وش الخلاصة)
• Get to the heart of the matter. (ادخل في لب الموضوع)
• Cut the phase (انتقل للنقطة الرئيسية)

Question 8

3-9 Encourage someone to speak plainly

Answer 8

• Spare me nothing.
• Give to me straight.
• Stop circumventing the issue.
• Put your cards on the table.
• Stop speaking in circles.
• Cut the crap and be honest.

Question 9

3-12 Nothing digressions in a conversation

Answer 9

• That’s beside the point/question.
• That’s irrelevant.
• That has nothing to do with it.
• That’s another story.
• Getting back to the point …
• You are getting off the subject.

Question 10

3-11 Answer how did you find out?

Answer 10

• I little bird told me
• I have my sources
• It’s common knowledge
• Words/News Travels fast.
• I have my ways

Question 11

3-12 Ways to avoid answering question

Answer 11

• No comment.
• I’m not at liberty to say.
• I’m sorry, That’s confidential.
• ## I’d rather not talk about it.
• It’s none of your business
• Mind your own business
• Why do you want to know?