Essential English Conversations: Everyday Questions and Situations

[music] >> Okay, your name? What's your name? What's your name?

Uh Brown, Jack Brown. Okay, and what is your address? 325

What? Uh 325 Park Street. Good, and what is your phone number? 5432100

5431200 >> 5432100 >> Okay, okay. Now, what's your job?

I'm a thief. You are a thief. Okay, next. Oh, excuse me. Oh, no. Excuse me.

Um are you a secretary here? Yes, I am. Oh, I'm a policeman. Um what's your name? My name is Judy.

What's your name? My name is Bob. Judy, could I have your phone number? Sure, it's 432

Um Oh, excuse me, Bob. Bye, Judy.

>> [music] >> Hello? Hi, Bill.

Uh this is Jack. Jack? Jack Brown?

Yeah, it's me, Jack. How are you, Jack? I'm fine, thanks.

Well, no, no, I'm not fine. Uh

Jack, where are you? >> [sighs] >> Well, Bill,

I'm in jail. In jail? In jail? Yes, in jail. Oh, where is the jail?

It's here in New York on River Road. Uh what's the address? I don't know. Wait a minute. Hey, what's the address

here? It's 749 River Road. Bill, yeah, it's 749 River Road.

And what's the phone number? Phone number? Wait a minute. Hey, and what's the phone number here?

It's 6325401. Bill, the number is 6325401, okay? 6325401

Yeah, that's right. Okay, bye, Jack. Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute. Hey, Bill, Bill, you've got to

help me, please. Come here now. Um I can't, I'm busy. Busy? What are you doing? I'm swimming. Bye, Jack.

>> [music] >> Sally, I'm so happy. Why are you so happy? I'm

going to France tomorrow. France? How are you going there? I'm going by airplane. Oh, that's so exciting. How

long will you stay? I'll stay in France for 2 weeks. Wow, that's a long time.

I'm so happy. How expensive is France? How expensive? I don't know. Why? I think it's quite

expensive in France. Really? How much is your hotel?

Well, I I'm not sure. How far is your hotel from Paris?

I don't know how far it is from Paris. How much is the train? Oh, Sally,

I don't know. And the taxis? How expensive are the taxis? Taxis? I'm not

uh And the food? How expensive is the food? Oh, I just don't know.

Oh, Sally, I'm so sad. >> [music]

>> How long am I going to be in here? A long time. How long? Um I really don't know.

Can you check for me, please? >> Okay, yeah. How long is this going to take?

Not long, just a minute. How long? Just a minute. Oh, hey, I found it.

Good, good. Um so, how long am I going to be in here? I don't know. Well, what's that? It's my comic book. I lost

it last week. >> [laughter] [clears throat]

[laughter] >> Hello? Uh I'm here to see my friend.

How long will you stay? Um I don't know. How long?

>> Um a few minutes. Okay, go in. >> [music]

>> Mr. Brown What time are you going to the meeting this afternoon?

I'm going at 2:30. Okay. 2:30 And what time will you come back?

I will be back at 3:30. 3:30 Good, thanks.

Oh, Mary. Yes. What time are you going to lunch? I'll go to lunch at 11:45.

11:45 Yes, why? Could you go at 11:30 and take this by

the bank? Yes, of course. Thanks. You're welcome. I really like this place.

Well, good. Would you like another drink? Do we have time?

I don't know. Excuse me, waiter. Uh yes, sir.

What time do you close? Tonight we close at 10:00. 10:00? >> Yes.

Good, we have time. Let's have another drink. Excuse me, waiter. Yes, sir.

We would like more drinks, please. >> Certainly, sir. >> [music]

[music] >> Helen, Yes. could I borrow a pen, please?

Sure, here you are. Thanks. Don't mention it. Oh, Helen. What? This pen has blue ink.

Can I borrow a pen that has black ink? Of course. Here's a pen with black ink.

Great, thanks. Sure. Oh, Helen. What is it? I don't have any stamps.

Can I borrow a stamp, Helen? Sure, Jane. Here you are. Thank you so much.

Well, I'm going to the post office. See you later. See you. Oh, it's raining.

Yes, it is. I don't have my umbrella. Can I borrow your umbrella, Helen?

Of course, Jane. Here you are. Great, thanks. See you later. Yeah.

Can I borrow a pen? Can I borrow a stamp? Can I borrow your umbrella? Oh, Jane, can I borrow your potato

chips? Oh, waiter. Yes, sir. May I borrow your pen, please?

>> Certainly, sir. Thank you. You're welcome. Okay, here you go, sir. Oh, thank you.

You're welcome. Thank you. You're welcome. Excuse me, sir. Yes. May I borrow my

pen? Thank you. You're welcome.

Excuse me. >> Yes. May I sit here? Yes. Thank you. Excuse me. Yes. Is this your newspaper?

>> Yes, it is. May I borrow it? Yes, sure. Thank you. >> [music]

>> Why are you crying? I'm crying because I'm sad. I cry when I'm sad, too.

And why are you yawning? I'm yawning because I'm tired. I always yawn when I'm tired.

Why are you yawning? I'm yawning because I'm tired. >> She always yawns when she's tired.

Why are you shouting? >> I'm angry. That's why I'm shouting. He usually shouts when he's angry. Oh.

And why are you crying? He's crying. >> I'm crying

because I'm sad. He cries when he's sad, okay? Don't shout at him.

>> Oh, go on back to your desk. And you, stop crying. Jane. Yes. Did you type those reports?

What reports? The reports I gave you last week. Oh, no, I forgot. Jane, I need them

today. I'll type them right now. Oh, Jane. Yes. Did you call Mr. Smith

about the meeting? Oh, no, I didn't. Why didn't you call him?

I forgot. I'm sorry. Please call him. I'll call him right now.

Oh, Jane. Yes. Did you photocopy these letters? Um,

not yet. Jane, I need these letters. Okay, I'll photocopy them right now.

Okay. Oh, Jones, I need to talk to you. >> Oh, hello, Mr. Smith. How are you?

I'm fine. Did you get those reports? Um, I Well,

>> [music] [music] >> Hello.

Yes, can I help you? Yes, I'm looking for a job. Of course, please sit down. Thank you.

What's your name, please? Lois, Lois Bradford. Is that Miss or Misses? Miss.

Uh, address? 45 Lake Street, apartment 6F. And your phone number, Misses Bradford?

987-123-4. Okay, good. Now, I have some questions. First, can you type?

Um, well, no, I can't type. That's okay. Um,

can you drive a car? Drive a car? No, I can't drive.

Um, oh, can you cook Chinese food?

No, I can't, but I can cook spaghetti. Oh, can you speak French?

No, I can't speak French. Well, uh, oh, can you sing, Miss Bradford? Sing?

Yes, I can sing. Could you sing a short song for me, please? >> Sure.

>> [clears throat] >> Happy birthday to you. [singing] Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday

>> [clears throat] >> That's that's okay. Um,

let's see. Can you swim? No, I can't swim.

Well, Miss Bradford, what can you do? Well, I can iron.

I can wash clothes. I can clean my apartment. I can go shopping.

And I can wash dishes. Really? You can do all of that? Of course. Uh,

what are you doing this evening? Oh, excuse me, sir. Oh, yes. Can I help you? Yes, thank you.

I'm looking for an ATM. An ATM, let me think. Is there an ATM around here?

Yes, it's around the corner. If you'll go straight and turn right, it's around the corner. Okay, I go straight and take

a right and it's around the corner? Or is it to the left? Let me think. Honey,

is there an ATM around here? Go straight and make a left. I think it's next to a drugstore. Next to a drugstore, are you

sure? I think so. There is one next to the drugstore,

isn't there? No, it's next to the theater. There's not an ATM next to the theater.

Yes, there is. I'm sure of it. Well, it's okay. Never mind, really. There's one between the 7-Eleven and the

bank. There's not one next to the theater. Yes, there is. I'm sure of it. Follow me and I'll show you.

Hi, Bill. This is Jack. Hi, Jack. What are you doing? Nothing.

What are you doing? Oh, I'm just watching TV. What are you doing tomorrow? Well,

tomorrow I'm going fishing. Fishing? Where are you going fishing? I'm going

fishing at Big Lake. What are you doing tomorrow afternoon? After fishing, I'm going to my mother's

house. What are you going to do at your mother's house? I'm going to paint my

mother's house. What about tomorrow evening? What are you doing tomorrow evening?

Tomorrow evening, I'm going to go to a party. Where is the party?

Uh, the party's at Tom's house. Tom's house? Yeah. Oh.

Hey, Jack. What are you doing tomorrow? Nothing. I never do anything.

I'm so bored. Well, I have to go, Jack.

Sure, Bill. See you. Have fun. Bye.

Can you help me? I lost my luggage. You lost your luggage? Yes, I can't find it. Okay, what is your name? My name is Mary

Wilson. How do you spell your last name? W I L S O N, Wilson. Mrs. Wilson, may I see your ticket? Of

course. Here it is. Thank you.

Okay, flight number NW027, right? Yes, that's right. How many bags do you have? Two.

And what size are they? One is large and very heavy, and one is small. What color are they? Brown.

And what are they made of? They're made of nylon. Nylon? Are they new? No, they are not new. They're about

5 years old. We'll check. Please wait here. Thank you very much.

>> [music] >> Hey, what are you watching? I'm watching the Miss Universe contest.

>> The Miss Universe contest? That's so stupid. No, it's not. I like it. Who's that?

That is Miss Universe. Where is she from? >> She's from Australia.

What city in Australia? >> She's from Sydney. What does she do? She's a fashion model.

She looks so young. How old is she? Uh she's 21 years old. A child. She may be young, but she's beautiful.

Miss Universe, so stupid. Hello, Mrs. Universe. Oh, stop it. >> [music]

>> Guard! Hey, guard! Can you come here? What do you want? Uh do you have a pen?

A pen? Oh, yes. I have a pen. Here. Thank you. No problem. Oh.

And guard, Um yes. do you have any paper? Paper for writing a letter? Uh yes,

that's right. Yes, here's some. Okay, thank you. You're welcome.

Uh guard, guard, uh do you have a dictionary? No, I don't have a dictionary. Well, do

you know how to spell the word escape? Escape? Um Is it e x c a p e or e s k a p e? No, no, no. It's e s c a p e. e s c

a p e. Okay, thank you. You're welcome. Oh, excuse me. Oh, yes. Can I have some tea?

Some tea? I'm sorry, we don't have any tea. Oh, do you have lemonade?

Lemonade? No, we don't have any lemonade. Oh, no tea and no lemonade. Well, do you

have orange juice? Orange juice? No, we don't have any orange juice,

either. You don't have any orange juice? No, we don't. I'm very sorry. I can't believe this. Do you have coffee?

Uh No, I'm sorry, we don't have any coffee, either.

Okay, no tea, no lemonade, no orange juice, and no coffee. What do you have? We have water. Water?

I see. Okay, I'll have a glass of water, then. Okay, one water.

Okay, here you go. One water. Thank you.

>> Uh waiter. Yes, what is it? >> have any ice?

Um I'm sorry, we we don't have any ice. Okay. Um well, do you have a menu?

Uh No, we don't. No menu? No, I'm sorry.

Well, can you tell me what you have here? Um Sure, we have uh chicken soup, fried

chicken, chicken sandwiches, and chicken on rice. Do you have any noodles?

We don't have noodles. We have chicken soup, fried chicken,

chicken sandwiches, and chicken on rice. >> Okay, I see. Um do you have any chicken curry?

We don't have any chicken curry. We have chicken soup, fried chicken,

chicken sandwiches, and chicken on rice. >> Okay, I'll have chicken soup, please. Okay, chicken soup. Okay.

>> Yes, I like chicken soup. And could I have a napkin? A napkin?

>> Yes. Look, we are not a five-star restaurant. We don't have napkins.

>> Okay, that's okay. I think I have one. Okay. Okay. Okay, ma'am, your chicken soup.

Oh, thank you. Where would you >> put it

here. Okay. There you go. Thank you.

>> You're welcome. Oh, waiter. Yes. Do you have a menu, please?

A menu? >> [music] >> Hello. Hi, is this Brenda? No, this

isn't Brenda. Well, who is this? I'm Sally. Oh, I'm sorry. I got the wrong number.

That's okay. Excuse me, Sally. Do you know Brenda? No, I don't know Brenda. Well, anyway,

what do you do, Sally? Me? I'm a secretary. A secretary, I see. So, what do secretaries do?

I do many things. >> Really? Yes, I type letters. You type letters? Yes, and I answer the phone.

So, you type letters and answer the phone. Uh-huh, and I make photo copies. Oh, you're very busy. You type letters,

you answer the phone, and you make photo copies. I also make coffee and do filing. You can do many things. Yes, I'm

very busy. What do you do? I'm a plumber. A plumber?

Oh, what do you do? Well, I'm very busy, also. I usually fix pipes. Fix pipes? What kind of pipes? Well,

water pipes. I fix bathroom pipes. Oh, I see. You fix pipes in bathrooms. Yes, and I fix kitchen pipes, also.

Do you like your job? Yes, I do. And do you like your job? Some days I do, and some days I don't.

Oh, I have to go now. Oh, well, it was nice talking to you. Okay, bye. Okay, bye-bye.

Sally, what are you doing? I'm talking on the phone. Well, did you fix the coffee? Yes, I made the coffee.

Thank you. Did you do the typing? Yes, I did the typing.

And did you do the filing? Yes, I did the filing. Thank you. And did you do the photo

copying? Yes, I did the photo copying. Thank you. Oh, Sally. Yes. I called the plumber a few minutes ago to fix the

pipes in the bathroom. You called the plumber? Yes, to fix the pipes in the bathroom. Oh,

all right. Come in. Hi, I'm the plumber. I'm here to fix the

pipes in the bathroom. Oh, hello. Um the bathroom is over there. Okay, thank you. >> [music]

[music] >> I'm going to the movies with Jill tonight.

>> Hey. Jill's nice. I like her a lot. But, Bill, I don't know what to wear. I can help

you. Okay. Here. Why don't you wear this purple shirt?

I don't want to wear a purple shirt. Why not? It's too old.

Okay. Why don't you wear this white shirt? A white shirt?

It's a nice shirt. It's for work, not a movie. Okay.

Uh Why don't you wear this blue shirt? I don't want to wear a blue shirt.

Okay. Why don't you wear this green sweater?

I can't wear a sweater. Why not? It's too hot.

Okay. Uh Why don't you wear this yellow polo?

I can't wear this yellow polo. Why not? It's too small.

Okay. Why don't you wear this brown shirt? It's nice. It's ugly.

Well, Oh, why don't I wear this shirt?

You can't wear that shirt. Why not? It's mine.

Oh, thanks, Bill. You're nice. Um uh

Yes, and what would you like to drink tonight? Why don't we have wine? No, I don't want wine.

Why don't we have beer? No, I don't like beer. Well, why don't we have orange juice?

No. Why don't we have water? Okay. Waiter, we'll have two waters.

Certainly, sir. Two waters. Thank you. >> You're welcome.

Thank you. You're welcome. Okay, and what would you like for dinner tonight?

Why don't we have salad? Tom, I don't want salad. Why don't we have soup?

I'm hungry. I don't want soup. What do you want?

Why don't we have steak? Uh why don't we have hamburgers?

You want hamburgers? Well, why don't you go to McDonald's? Waiter, we'll have uh two steaks,

please. Two steaks? Certainly, sir. Number one,

what's your favorite color? What's your favorite color? You can say, I like blue.

I like blue, or you can say, my favorite color is My favorite color is blue, or I like

blue. Number two, what color is your sister's hair? What color is your mom's hair?

What color is your boyfriend's hair? Okay. What color is You can say You can link

together. What color is your sister's hair? It's light brown. It's light brown. Or I

can say, she has light brown hair. The same. It's light brown, or she has light brown

hair. Number three, do you have any red t-shirts? When you go to a clothes shop,

you can ask uh because you want to buy a red t-shirt, and then you can ask the shopkeeper, do you have any red

t-shirts? >> [snorts] >> If they don't have, they say, I'm afraid

we don't. I'm afraid we don't. Or, yes, we do. And then they can ask like, what's your size? Okay?

Yes, we do. What's your size? Remember here. What's your size?

Number four, which dress would you choose? Like you go to uh the shop, and then you want to buy a dress, and then

uh there are a lot of clothes for you, and then you can try something on, and after that, the shopkeeper will ask you,

which dress would you choose? That means like, finally, which one do you choose? Which dress do you choose? I think I

would choose the pink one. You just say the color of the dress. Now, number one, should I wear this

dress with a pair of high heels or flats? Okay? Like this dress, I have two choices. Maybe a pair of high heels or a

pair of flats. So, what do you think about it? Should I wear high heels or flats? Okay?

Which one is better? Should I Link them together. Should I Should I wear this Remember t h. This

dress. Dress Dress. Should I wear this dress with the Link them together. With the pair of With a pair of

high heels high heels or flats? Should I wear this dress with a pair of high heels or flats?

I think You can say You can say, I think high heels would be

better. I think I think Remember t h. I think high heels would be better. I think high

heels would be better. I think high heels would be better. You Or you can say better. Okay?

Do you have sandals that would go with this shirt? Do you have sandals that would go with

this shirt? That means like uh I want some sandals that I want a pair of sandals that can match this

shirt. Maybe match the color. Okay? Do you have sandals that would go with this shirt?

Let me see. I think a red pair of platform shoes would be the best choice. Okay?