Summary for studying

Whats your name? What his name? Whats her name?

My name is Maily His name is George Her name is Nicole
Whats = What is

Intoduce yourself :
Hi is more
informal than
Hello my names Carolyn Duval
Hello.
Hi

Im Maggie Sloane.

Ask who someone is :

Excuse me, are you Mrs. Baxter?
- Yes, Iam or - No. Im not, sorry.
- Yes, thats right

Meet someone formally:

- How do you do Mrs Baxter
* How do you do, Miss Duval. Nice to meet you.
(Nice to meet you= Its nice to meet you.)

Meet someone less formally:

- Nice to meet you Maggie.
* Nice to meet you to Carolyn.

Greet someone
- Hello Maggie. How are you?

* Im good, fine, ok , not bad,

great, terrific, so-so, awful.

Ask to spell name:

- Could you spell your name, please?. - How do you spell your last
name, please?.

Present tense of verb be

Verb to be (am, is, are)-Ser o estar.

Patrones de preguntas : Algunas contracciones

Whats : Qu I am= Im
Where : Dnde He is= Hes
When : Cundo She is= Shes
Why : Por qu It is = Its
Who : Quin We are= Were
Whose : De quin o Para quin You are= Youre
How : Cmo They are = Theyre
Is not = isnt

Frases de la unidad1 Moving in

Moving in?------------------------------ Permutar
Were neighbors ----------------------- Somos vecinos (as)
Thats my ------------------------------ Este es mi Eso es mi
Just call me --------------------------- Llmame
You can call me ---------------------- Me puedes llamar
Wants to--------------------------------Querer algo
Coming!---------------------------------Venida, Llegada
Nice meeting you----------------------Encantado de conocerte
Thank you, I will---------------------- Gracias, lo har.
Lets see -------------------------------- vamos a ver..

Possessives:

Ask for change:

-Excuse me sir,do you have change for..?
*Lets see.
- Yes, I do - No, Im sorry. I dont

Coins(monedas): Bills(billetes)
0.25 : quarter a dollar
0.05 : nickel a five dollars
0.10 : dime a ten dollars
0.01 : penny
1.00 : dollar

Say thank you Call for information(llamar por informacin)

Here you are -Id like number of Mary Carver

Or *The number is ..
Here

*Thank you
*Thank

Get the wrong number and apologize (nmero equivocado y

pedir disculpas)
-Hello?
*Hello is Mary there?
-Mary?
*Is this 249-1037?
-No its not(isnt)
*Im sorry
-Thats ok

Make an informal call (hacer una llamada informal)

Hello, is Mary there?
-Yes, she is. Just a minute, please.

-Im sorry, shes not here right now

Object Pronounce
Me----------------Excuse me (disclpeme)
You---------------I dont have to excuse you (no tengo que disculparte)
Him/her---------Excuse her, she is nervous(disclpela, ella est erviosa)

Us-----------------Come with us (ven con nosotros)

You---------------Do I have to go with you? (Tengo que ir contigo?)
Them-------------Dont look at them!(no los mires a ellos)

Frases de la unidad 2. Out of Order

Dial number..marcar un nmero
May I hep you?................ pudeo ayudarte ?
Come on in and sit down.... pasa y sintate
Do you know Nick Pappas..Conoces a Nick Pappas
I have to go . Tengo que irme
Hows your new neighbour?......... cmo es tu nueva vecina?
She just moved into your buildingSe acaba de mudar a tu edificio
I dont think I Know her.. No creo conocerla.

Where are you from? Clarify an address(aclarando direccin)

-Where are you from? *60 Geneva, please
*Im from Regla -Did you say sixty or sixteen?
-Were in Regla
*112 Aranguren Street(St)

Where do you live?

-I live at 112 Aranguren Street
-I live in Regla
-I live on Aranguren St

Preguntar como est alguien: Ofrecerle algo a una persona

-Hows your wife? Do you want some coffee?
*Shes fine, thanks.
-And your children? Yes, please No, thanks.
*OH, theyre fine too

Presentar a una persona:

Frank this is my friend Karen. Karen, this is Frank.

Algunas frases de la unidad 3 Where are you from?

How nice!.que bien!

I like to go to .....me gustara ir a
I bet the eather is beautiful..........Apuesto a que el clima es hermoso
With an .......... para decir con que letra va alguna palabra.
Brother-in law............... cuado
How about you?................ Y t, y usted?
Some algunas, algunos, un poco.

Ask where the place is (preguntar donde queda un lugar)

Where is the post office? How can I get to?

-Its next to Freds -Im not sure, sorry

Restaurant. Idont know
*Thank you * Thats right(OK)
* Thanks anyway
Cuando no se est de acuerdo con la direccin que est dando otra
persona se dice: No, its not, its ..

Frases para dar direcciones :

- Go straight ahead..siga recto

- Turn left.doble a la izquierda
- Turn right..doble a la derecha
- Walk away for__block(s).siga caminando ___ cuadras
- In front offrente a
- Across from.. cruzando
- On the corner of. En la esquina de
- Near. cerca
- Far from lejos de
 Frases de la unidad 4 The post office:

I agree------------- estar de acuerdo

I disagree---------- desacuerdo
Do you agree?-------estas de acuerdo?
Traffic jam------------ embotellamiento, mucho trfico
In terrible hurry-----------tremendo apuro
Get in,Ill take you---------entra, yo te llevo
Out of your way------------ fuera de su camino
Not at all---------------------no del todo
Dont mention it------------ no me agradescas, ni lo menciones
One way-------------------- un solo sentido
Youre right----------------- tienes razn
Lane ------------------------ carriles de la calle
What are you doing? -------- que ests hacienda?
Are crazy or something ----------- ests loco o qu?
They meet------------------------- se encuentran
Hurry up --------------------------- apurado(a)

Ask what someone does(preguntar lo que alguien hace,( a que

se dedica):

-What do you do?

*Im a biologist. I work in a hospital
-how about you?
*Im a lawyer.