English By Dialogues

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* May I -----------?
* Can I -----------?
-ခြင့္ေတာင္းတဲ့အခါသံုး
-May I take a picture of you?
-May I use your phone?
-Can I have some more rice?
Note: May I --- က Can I --- ထက္ပို ယဥ္ေက်း

* I appreciate your help = Thank you for helping me.

* You are welcome.
* My Pleasure.
* Don't mention it. = တစ္ေယာက္ေယာက္က ေက်းဇူးတင္စကားေျပာတဲ့အခါ ျပန္ေျပာတဲ့စကား။

* Welcome to New York. နယူေယာက္မွ ႀကိဳဆိုပါတယ္။
To မွ လို႔ ဘာသာျပန္။ (Not welcome from ---)
-Welcome to Myanmar
-Welcome to Yangon.
-Welcome to U.S..

Situational Dialogue; Unit 15;
At a Hotel

(1)
A: I wonder whether you have any vacancies for tonight.
B: Yes, I can offer you Room 24 on the first floor.
A: How much is it?
B: $2.90 a night excluding service.
A: Can I See it, please?
B: Certainly. Would you take a seat for a moment?

(2)
A: Have you a single room for two nights?
B: Yes, but only on the top floor.
A: What price is it?
B: $ 4.50 with service and TV.
A: Fair enough. Can you show me the room, please?
B: Of course. Would you like to follow me?

(3)
A: Can I book a double room from now until Friday?
B: You can have Room 33, overlooking the sea.
A: What’s the price?
B: $ 4.20 not counting the service.
A: Can I have a look at it, please.
B: Yes, of course. Come this way.

(4)
A: Have you got a twin-bedded room for one night?
B: I can let you have a room at the back.
A: What does it cost?
B: With a private bath, $ 5.25, service included.
A: Can you show me something a little cheaper?
B: Yes, of course. I won’t keep you a moment.

To book = to reserve ကြိုတင်လက်မှတ်ခံသည်။
To make a reservation

-Can I book a double room from Monday till Friday?
-I would like to reserve a twin-bedded room for two nights.
-Have booked the ticket? The show will be amazing.
-I like to make a reservation for two double-bedded rooms and one single room for three nights.

Something + V1
-Can you give me something to eat? I am hungry?
-Children are restless. Find them something to play with.
-I would like to have something to drink. I am thirsty.

Comparative form of Adj
-Can you show me something a little cheaper?
-I suppose you haven’t anything a little bigger, have you?
-Do you have anything a little more comfortable?
-You won’t get any price more reasonable than this.

To include = ပါဝင်သည်
To exclude = မပါဝင်သည်
To take a seat = ထိုင်ပါအုံး
To have a look at = ကြည့်သည်။
To offer = ပေးကမ်းသည်
To show = ပြသည်။
To overlook = အပေါ်ကနေကြည့်သည်။
မမြင်ဘဲ ကျော်ြကည့်သွားသည်။ ချန်သွားသည်။

To Cost = ကုန်ကျသည် (cost 👎 ကုန်ကျစရိတ်)


Vacant အလွတ် (adj)
Vacancy ( n)
-Have you got any vacancies for full-time staff?
-Do you have any vacancies from Thursday until Saturday?

I wonder if/whether ---------- သလားလို့
-I wonder whether you have any vacancies for tonight.
-I wonder if you could help me. I am looking for a part time job.
-I wonder whether the doctor could see me early tomorrow?

Situational Dialogues: Unit – 40 Apologising (တောင်းပန်ခြင်း)

Conversation;
(1)
A: I’m afraid I’ve spilt ink all over the table-cloth.
B: Oh, never mind about that.
A: I’m terribly sorry. Won’t you let me pay for it?
B: No, I won’t hear of it.

(2)
A: I’m awfully sorry, but I seem to have mislaid your scarf.
B: Oh, don’t worry about that.
A: I just don’t know what to say. I’ll replace it, of course.
B: No, that’s quite out of the question.

(3)
A: I’m very much afraid I’ve burned a hole in the rug.
B: Oh, that’s all right.
A: I do apologise. I’ll buy you a new one first thing on Monday.
B: Of course not. I never did like it anyway.

(4)
A: I’m dreadfully sorry, but I’ve broken a plate.
B: Oh, that doesn’t matter.
A: I’m ever so sorry. Tell me where you bought it so I can get you another.
B: No, certainly not. I wouldn’t dream of letting you do that.

Common Usages, Patterns and expressions for spoken english.

-To apologise to sb for sth/V4
I do apologise for being late.
You should apologise to her for your rude manner.

-to let sb V0 ကိုလုပ်ပါရစေ
Let me pay for it.
Don’t let me be alone.
Don’t let your children stay up.

-to mislay အထားမှားသည်
I am sorry I have mislaid your key.
I wonder where I mislaid my umbrella.

-to be out of the question မဖြစ်နိူင်။
Buying a new car is out of question.

-to buy sb sth.
She buys me a new phone.
I will buy you something nice on your birthday.

-to dream of V4 လုပ်ရန်စိတ်ကူးသည်
I never dream of going abroad for good.
Have you ever dreamed of being a teacher?

-I’m sorry, but I seem to have + V3……….
-I’m very sorry, but ……….
-I’m extremely sorry, but………..
-I’m terribly sorry
-I’m so sorry
-I’m awfully sorry………….

-I just don’t know what to say.

Situational Dialogues; Unit 9 – At lunch

Conversation:
(1)
A: You must have some more chicken.
B: No, thanks. I’m supposed to be slimming.
A: Can’t I tempt you?
B: Well, maybe I could manage a very small piece.

(2)
A: Wouldn’t you like to finish up the omelette?
B: No, really, thank you. I just couldn’t eat any more.
A: Come on now. Surely you can manage it.
B: No, thank you, really. I must have put on pounds as it is.

(3)
A: Another piece of meat pie.
B: No, thanks, really. I’m on a diet.
A: Please do. You’ve hardly eaten anything.
B: It’s delicious, but I don’t think I ought to.

(4)
A: Do have the rest of the mashed potato.
B: No, thank you. I’ve had too much already.
A: Just take it to please me.
B: Ok, but only a small piece or I won't have room for any pudding.

*to be supposed to do/be sth.. ရသည်၊ သင့်သည်၊ ပြောကြသည်?
-Am I supposed to pay the bill by the end of this month.
-You are supposed to clean only this room.
-They are not supposed to be welcome.
-You are not supposed to walk on the grass.
-She is supposed to have had hundreds of lovers.

* to tempt sb/sth + to V0/ into Ving - ဆွဲဆောင်သည်။
-They tempted her to work for the company by offering her a huge salary and a company car.
-Maybe her wealth tempted him to get married to her.
-The smell of roasted ducks always tempts me into buying.
-I am trying to diet. Don’t tempt me with that cake.

*Maybe/ probably/ perhaps
-Well, maybe I could manage a very small piece.
-Maybe she will come to the party
-Maybe I am going abroad.
-Probably he could see the Russian President this time.

*to finish up/off - အပြတ်ဖြတ်သည်။
-Do finish up the rest of the mashed potato?
-Wouldn’t you like to finish off the omelette?
-You are the last one for dinner. You can finish off the rest of the food.
-If you don’t finish up this salad, It will spoil tomorrow.

*Can/could manage sth -------. နိုင်သည်။
-I’m full, I can’t manage another thing.
-I’d like to discuss it tomorrow, if you can manage the time.
-Come on now. Surely you can manage just a very small piece.
-Well, maybe I could manage just a little of lamp.
-It is very tasty but I honestly couldn’t manage another piece.
-It is delicious but I just can’t manage any more.

*to put on (weight) --- (အဝ)တိုးသည်။
-I put on five kilos in weight in this month.
-I must have put on my pounds as it is.
-Eating junk food can put on weight.

*to be on a diet - အစာ လျှော့စားသည်။
-She is on a diet.
-You should be on a diet. You are overweight now.

*hardly လုပ်ခဲ၊ ခဲယဉ်
-Sarah hardly spoke to me at the party.
-They hardly know each other.
-He hardly tried to get a good job.
-She hardly eats anything after a long illness.
-My leg was hurting me. I could hardly walk.

*ought to = should

*Do V0
-Do apply for this job.
-Do have lunch at 10:30 am.
-Do give her a promise.
-Do say hello to who you look up to.

*Some more
*I’ve had too much already.
A: You must have some more chicken/rice/potatoes/wine/carrots/meat/tea/coffee/ice cream, etc...
-Would you rather to have some more potatoes/ -----------------------------?
-Would you prefer some more pudding/ -------------------------------?
-Would you care for some more rice/……………….?
-Would you like some more salad /----------------------?
-Do you fancy some more wine /--------------------------?

B: No, thanks, really. I’ve had far too much already.
- No, thank you. -------------------------. (thank နောက်မှာ you ပါသော် (s) မပါ)
- No, really, thank you. ( Not thanks you)
- No, thanks. (not thank)

- Yes, I’d love some. Thank you.
- Yes, I’d love some. Thanks.


*Sub + -- not + Verb + Obj ---any more/any more?
*Sub + no longer + verb + Obj -----?

-Paul doesn’t work here any more / any longer.
-Paul no longer works here.
-Trump is not interested in politics any more / any longer.
-Trump is no longer interested in politics.
-I’m not hungry any more/ any longer
_ I am no longer hungry.
-We are no longer friends.
-This trousers don’t fit me any more/ any longer.
-I don’t want to go out any more. It looks as if It is going to rain.
-I have had too much already. I just couldn’t eat any more.

Situation Dialogues; Unit 10 – Tea-time

Conversation:
(1)
A: Would you care for a cup of tea?
B: Only if you’re having one.
A: Do you take milk and sugar?
B: A dash of milk and two lumps, please.

(2)
A: I expect you could do with a cup of tea, Couldn’t you?
B: I’d rather have a cup of coffee, if you don’t mind.
A: Milk and sugar?
B: A milky one without sugar, please.

(3)
A: How about a nice cup of tea before you go?
B: Yes, I’d love one.
A: How do you like it?
B: A strong one with three spoons for me, please.

(4)
A: Would you like a cup of tea.
B: Only if it’s not too much trouble.
A: Do you like it with milk and sugar?
B: Not too much milk and just half a spoonful, please.

English Common Usages, words, Grammar and Conversation.

*Would you care for Sth -------------?
*Would you like sth --------------------?
*How about sth --------------------?
*What about sth ——————?
-Would you care for a cup of coffee?
-Would you like a chocolate biscuit?
-Would you care for a glass of milk?
-Would you like a slice of cake?
-Would you care for a drink of orange?
-Would you like this sandwich?
-How about some coffee?
-What about another cup of tea?

*A Dish of Milk: very little milk
*two lumps: two sugar cubes

-Plenty of milk and three spoons for me, please.
-A dish of milk and three lumps for me, please.
-A little of milk and no sugar for me, please.
-Plenty of milk and lots of sugar for me, please.

*To do with sth ----. (လိုအပ်သည်)
-I expect you could do with a cup of tea, Couldn’t you?
-I could do with any drink except tea.

*to do sth with sb/sth—- (what နဲ့တွဲသုံး)
-What have you done with my computer?
-What did you do with my car?

*to have sth/nothing/a lot … to do with sb/sth… (ပါဝင်ပတ်သက်ခြင်းရှိသည် မရှိ)
-There are many things to do with computer and phone for young people. Don’t spend a lot of time on the Facebook.
-I wonder Government has nothing to do with the present situation.
-I have nothing to do with the government.
-My works have a lot to do with foreigners.

*Would rather + sth/ V0 sth ————-.
* would prefer to + V0 ———-
A: Shall we go by train?
B: I would rather go by plane.
-I would prefer to go by car.

-I am exhausted. I would rather not go out this evening.
-I’d rather stay at home this evening.
-I’d rather have a cup of coffee if you don’t mind.
-Would you prefer tea or coffee?

“*A: Would you like a cup of tea?
B: Yes, I’d love one.”

A: Would you like this sandwich?
B: Yes, I’d love it.

A: Would you like some coffee?
B: Yes, I’d love some.

A: Would you like these biscuits?
B: I’d love them.

A: Would you like to come again?
B: I’d love to

A: Would you like another cup of tea?
B: I’d love one.

Situational Dialogues
Unit-18: Finding a Job..

Conversation:

(1)
A: Have you any vacancies for full time staff?
B: What did you have in mind?
A: Something in the domestic line.
B: Have you had any experience?
A: No, I’m more or less straight from school.
B: I can’t promise anything but I’ll do my best.

(2)
A: I was wondering whether you needed any part-timers.
B: What were you thinking of?
A: A Hotel job of some soft.
B: Have you ever done anything similar?
A: Not so far, no.
B: There’s nothing at present, but look back in a week.

(3)
A: I am looking for a job where I can live in.
B: What exactly did you want?
A: I wouldn’t mind working in a pub.
B: Have you done anything like that before?
A: Well, I once did a bit of waiting.
B: Fill in this form and I’ll let you know if anything turns up.

(4)
A: Can you fix me up with a part- time job?
B: Anything in particular that appeals to you?
A: I was rather hoping to find something in a school.
B: Have you done that kind of thing before.
A: Yes, I was doing the same job last summer.
B: I might be able to help you, but I’d need references.

*to Apply for a job: အလုပ်လျောက်သည်။
-Why did you apply for this job?
-I applied for a job in US embassy.

*to offer sb a job: အလုပ်တစ်ခု ကမ်းလှမ်းသည်။
I am offered a job by an accountant company.
-Mata offered me a job from New York.

*Take a job: အလုပ် လက်ခံသည်။
-I know you are offered a job by Coca Cola company. Did you take it or turn it down.
-You should take the job where you can learn new things to improve your life.

*to leave a job
*to quit a job
*to resign from a job
*to give up a job : အလုပ် ထွက်သည်

*to start work အလုပ်ဝင်သည်
*to finish work အလုပ်ပြီး
*to leave work အလုပ်ဆင်း
*to get to work အလုပ်သို့ရောက်


Words and Usages

Drill - 1
- Have you any Vacancies for full time staff?
- Have you any vacancies for temporary cleaners?
- Have you any vacancies for part-time waitress/ waiters/ barman/ washers-up
- Have you any vacancies for night porter/ hospital porters/ airport porters/
- Have you any vacancies for temporary/ permanent teacher?

Drill – 2
- There are no part-time vacancies at the moment but look back in a month.
part-time နေရာတွင် အောင်ပါတို့ကိုအစားထိုးပြီးပြောနိုင်သည်။
(full-time/temporary/permanent/weekend/ night/….)
Vacancies – (jobs/positions/occupation/ work/post/employment)
At the moment = at present
Look back အစား call back
Phrases
-I was thinking of something in the hotel line.
(*to be in sth line – hotel line/secretarial/ restaurant/ catering/teaching line/ tourism/ media/…)

-Fill in this form I’ll let you know if anything turns up.
*to fill in = to fill out / to fill up / to complete
*to turn up = to show up

-Well, I once did a bit of waiting.
* to do +the/one’s/sb’s+ V4
-I did a bit of shopping in Singapore.
-She never did any cooking.
-People do a lot of shopping at the New Year Eva.
-She did a lot of window-shopping in Malaysia.
-I normally do the bargain-hunting.
- I did quite a bit of typing.
- I‘ve done many accounting when I was in Secretary line in 2005.
- I did a lot of translating while I was working in tourism industry.

Is it a full-time job you’re after?
*to be after = want/look for

What did you have in mind?
*to have in mind? (စိတ်ထဲရှိသည်)
It is a full time employment I have in mind.
He is a type of man I have in mind to marry.
What sort of occupation did you have in mind?

Mind (Common Word)
Mind your step. လမ်းကို ဂရုစိုက်လျှောက်ပါ၊
Mind your head. ခေါင်းတိုက်မယ် သတိထား။
Mind your word! စကားကြည့်ပြော အမှားပါမယ်။
Mind your tongue!
Mind your own business! ကိုယ့်ကိစ္စကိုယ်လုပ်။
Mind the baby. ကလေးထိန်းသည်။

*Do you mind if sb + V1 ------?
Do you mind if I smoke here?
Do you mind if I park my car for a while in front of your shop?

*Don’t Mind + V4 ----
*Would you mind if sb + V2 -----?
*Would you mind + V4 -----?

-I don’t mind being along if I have a book/guitar.
-I don’t mind working in pub. I like night life.
-Would you mind waiting outside?
-Would you mind not meeting during the school hour.
-Would you mind keeping your phone off in the
Meeting room/ class?
-Would you mind if you kept your phone in the silent mode?
Answer; No, Not at all. (ကိစ္စမရှိ၊ ရပါတယ်
Yes, (စိတ်အနှောက်အယှက်ဖြစ်တယ်၊ မလုပ်ပေးနိုင်)

*To Think of/about + Sb/Sth/V4 ---
(ကိုလုပ်ရန် စဉ်းစားစိတ်ကူး)
-People are thinking of moving to Thailand after the coup.
-They thought about getting married but decided not to because of soaring inflation at present.
-It is the sort of job I am thinking of.
-I am thinking of being a reporter after graduation.

*to appeal to sb --- (စိတ်ဝင်စား)
- Anything in particular that appeals to you?
- Does translator’s job appeal to you?
- Yes, It is a living-in job that appeals to me.
- Gymnastic has never appealed to me.
- Cycling is my favorite sport. It always appeals to me.

*to do one’s best (အကောင်းဆုံးလုပ်သည်။)
*to try one’s best
- I can’t promise anything now but I will do my best.
- Come on, try your best. Show your skills.
- Yes, Kyin Soe are trying his best on his own way but nothing happen. All are in vain.

*to fix sb up with sth…. (စီစဉ်ပေးသည်)
-I will fix you up with a place to stay.
-Can you fix me up with a part-time job?
-Who fixes you up with that fancy car?

*To work for ----
-I am going to work for Shipping company as soon as I complete my training.
-I have worked for tour companies for more than eight years.
-She is a teacher. She works for the international school.

*to work as ----
-My sister works as a pilot for the KBZ airline.
-Now It is illegal to work as a sexy model in my country.
-Did you work as a tour guide before you got married?
-John worked as an engineer.

Let’s call it a day.

Situational Dialogues: Unit 32 – Introductions and Opening Conversation Gambits

Conversation:
(1)
A: Wendy, I’d like you to meet my brother, Sam.
B: How do you do?
C: How do you do?
B: What do you think of life in England?
C: I’m still feeling pretty homesick.
B: It’s bound to be strange at first.

(2)
A: Mrs. Hughes, this is Peter Brown.
B: How do you do?
C: How do you do?
B: How do you find things over here?
C: If it wasn’t for climate, I’d like it very much.
B: It won’t take you long to settle down.

(3)
A: Mother, this is Joe’s brother, David.
B: How do you do?
C: How do you do?
B: How do you like London?
C: It’s quite different from what I expected.
B: Don’t worry; you’ll soon get used to it.

(4)
A: Mrs. Stacey, I’d like to introduce my Greek friend, Milos.
B: How do you do?
C: How do you do?
B: What are your first impression of England?
C: Of course, it’s much colder here than it is at home.
B: Never mind; you’ll be all right in a week or two.

*to introduce sb/ oneslef ….
-A man is introduced to a woman, unless he is much older and more senior. Young men are introduced to older men, and young women to older women.
-Let me introduce myself. My name is MAL. I am Ma Aye Loe, from Myanmar.
Then Mr. Putin whispers to his secretary; what is he talking about and where is it located?

*Would like sb to meet……….
*Would like to introduce sb……….
*(or) this is … someone……

-Sara, let me introduce you. This is my brother, John.
-I’d like you to meet my brother, John.
-I’d like to introduce my brother, John.

*How do you do? (ပထမဆုံး တွေ့သောအခါ အပြန်အလှန် သုံးတဲ့ နူတ်ဆက်စကား)

*to think of sb/sth/V4/oneself (ထင်သည်၊ တွေးတောသည်၊ သတိရသည်၊ အထင်ကြီးသည်)
-I once thought of joining the army.
-I never thought of going abroad for goods.
-Who do you think of when you are in trouble?
-He thinks so much of himself.
-People don’t think highly of MAL as a leader.
-How do you think of your current government?
-What do you think of living in Myanmar?

*look / smell/ taste/ sound/ feel + Adj
-I don’t feel well today.
-She feels homesick.
-It smells tempting.
-They look rich.
-You look great in this yellow cap.
-It sounds interesting.

*To be bound to V0/be adj …………
*To be sure ………….
*To be certain …………. သေချာသည်
-It is bound to be strange at first.
-It is bound to pass the exam if you work hard.
-It is certain to find a good job over here.

*To be bound for Somewhere ………… (ဦးတည်သည်)
-Where do you think this jet fighter is bound for?
-The crowd is bound for Thailand to do the job-hunting.
-Military troops are bound for the west.

*to find sb/sth/V4 Adj …….. (adj ဖြစ်သလို တွေ/သိ သည်)
-I find vegetables very cheap over here.
-I found math very difficult at school.
-She found driving on the right side difficult.
-How do you find things in England? I find things quite different from my country.
-I find the food in this country very oily and salty.
-How do you find things in your new job? If it wasn’t for long working hours, I’d like it very much.

*to take sb/sth + time + to V0 ……
-It will take you three hours to get to Golden Rock.
-How long will MAL take to hold an election?
-It won’t take our country long to overcome Thailand in terms of economics unless MAL is gone mad.

*to get used to sth/V4 (ကျင့်သားရလာသည်)
-You will get used to our climate soon.
-Hla Hla gets used to smoking.
-They don’t get used to driving on the left side. Thus, they find driving on the right side difficult over here.
-It took Ma Hla a long time to get used to American foods.

*to settle down - အခြေချသည်. အထိုင်ချသည်။

*to be impressed with sth…. (စိတ်ဝင်စားသည်)
*Impression (စိတ်ဝင်စားတဲ့အရာ)
-What are your first impressions of Yangon.
-Young men are impressed with her beauty.
-I am impressed with the golden pagodas.
- I am impressed with her skills and abilities.

*It is quite different from what I expected/ thought.

*Never mind; you’ll be all right in a week or two.
………………………….in a day or two.
……………………………….a month or two.
………………………………. a year or two.
-It’ll be ready in a day or two.
-He is coming back in a week or two.
-It will be finished in a year or two.
-I am leaving in an hour or two.
-She is going back in a month or two.

*if it wasn’t for sth, I’d like it very much?
-IF it wasn’t for climate, I’d like it very much.
-If it wasn’t for teacher in my new class, I’d like it very much.
-If it wasn’t for crazy MAL, no one would leave the country for good.
-IF it wasn’t for statements issued by CBM, Kyats would get strong against USD.