Greetings and dialogues Flashcards
Was antwortet man auf “How do you do?”
How do you do?!
-> heißt Guten Tag und ist keine Frage nach der Befindlichkeit
- bis wann sagt man “good morning”?
- ab wann sagt man “good afternoon”?
- bis 12:00 h
- ab 12:01 h
Good morning, may I help you?
- Can I talk to Mr. Smith?
- Is Mr. Smith available?
Do you have an appointment?
-> not “date”, date only for a romance!
- Yes, we have an appointment at one o’clock.
- No, we haven’t an appointment, but Mr. Smith said, I can come around whenever I want.
Could you tell me what your name is, please?
My name is Lynette Miller.
-> not Ms. Miller!!!
- Mrs
- Ms
- Miss
z. B. Mrs = im britischen ohne Punkt
z. B. Mrs. = im amerikanischen mit Punkt
- verheiratete Frau
- neutral (wenn Familienstand nicht bekannt ist)
- unverheiratete Frau; veraltet (= Fräulein)
Just one moment, Ms Miller. I’ll call Mr Smith’s office and see if he’s there.
-> not “look”; look for real seeing behind the door!
Thank you very much.
Mr Smith is expecting you, but I’m afraid he’s still in a meeting.
Will he be long?
Don’ worry, he’ll be down to meet you shortly. He is sorry to keep you waiting.
- Never mind
- That’s alright.
Did you manage to find us alright?
- It was easy, I took a taxi.
- No, the building is located very hidden, so I had to ask ome people.