Category Archives: conversation
Which do you prefer?
Ordering lunch and dinner
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Ordering lunch and dinner
What else do you recommend?
| Waiter: | — | Are you ready to order, sir? |
| Mr Ryefield: | — | Yes. I´ll have the beef stew for starters and my wife would like tomato soup. |
| Waiter: | — | One beef stew and one tomato soup. What would you like for the main course? |
| Mr Ryefield: | — | I´ll have the Cayenne Pepper Steak and my wife would like the Fried Trout with mashed potatoes. |
| Waiter: | — | I´m afraid the trout is off. |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Oh dear. Err… What else do you recommend? |
| Waiter: | — | The sole is very good. |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | OK. I´ll have that. Do you have any coleslaw? |
| Waiter: | — | No, I´m sorry, we don´t. |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Just give me a small mixed salad then. |
| Mr Ryefield: | — | Same for me. |
| Waiter: | — | Certainly. (…) Would you like something to drink? |
| Mr Ryefield: | — | Yes, please. May I see the wine list? |
| Waiter: | — | Certainly. Here you are. (…) |
| Mr Ryefield: | — | A bottle of Chablis ‘99, please. |
| Waiter: | — | Excellent choice! |
Ordering breakfast
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Ordering breakfast
I´ll have three scrambled eggs with country ham.
| Waitress: | — | Good morning. Are you ready to order? |
| Bill Nichols: | — | Yes, I am, thank you. I´ll have three scrambled eggs with country ham, toast and jam, please. |
| Waitress: | — | Would you like anything to drink? |
| Bill Nichols: | — | I´ll have a tomato juice and some iced tea. |
| Waitress: | — | Anything else? |
| Bill Nichols: | — | Could I have a slice of pumpkin pie? |
| Waitress: | — | Sure. Coming right up. |
Room service
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Room service
I´d like some breakfast, please.
| Room service: | — | Room service. |
| Mary Jones: | — | Good morning. This is room 113. I´d like some breakfast, please. |
| Room service: | — | Right. Excuse me. Mrs. Jones? |
| Mary Jones: | — | That´s right. |
| Room service: | — | What can I do for you? |
| Mary Jones: | — | I´d like some grapefruit juice, marmalade, two scrambled eggs with two sausages, toast, and a pot of black coffee, please. How long will it take? |
| Room service: | — | Just a few minutes, ma´am. |
| Mary Jones: | — | Great. Thank you. |
Checking out of the hotel
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Checking out of the hotel
I´d like to check out now.
| Receptionist: | — | Good morning. May I help you? |
| Daniel Adams: | — | Yes, I´d like to check out now. My name´s Adams, room 312. Here´s the key. |
| Receptionist: | — | One moment, please, sir. … Here´s your bill. Would you like to check and see if the amount is correct? |
| Daniel Adams: | — | What´s the 14 pounds for? |
| Receptionist: | — | That´s for the phone calls you made from your room. |
| Daniel Adams: | — | Can I pay with traveller´s cheques? |
| Receptionist: | — | Certainly. May I have your passport, please? |
| Daniel Adams: | — | Here you are. |
| Receptionist: | — | Could you sign each cheque here for me? |
| Daniel Adams: | — | Sure. |
| Receptionist: | — | Here are your receipt and your change, sir. Thank you. |
| Daniel Adams: | — | Thank you. Goodbye. |
Booking a hotel room
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Booking a hotel room
I´d like to book a room please.
| Receptionist: | — | Good afternoon, San Felice Hotel. May I help you? |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Yes. I´d like to book a room, please. |
| Receptionist: | — | Certainly. When for, madam? |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | March the 23rd. |
| Receptionist: | — | How long will you be staying? |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Three nights. |
| Receptionist: | — | What kind of room would you like, madam? |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Er… double with bath. I´d appreciate it if you could give me a room with a view over the lake. |
| Receptionist: | — | Certainly, madam. I´ll just check what we have available. . . Yes, we have a room on the 4th floor with a really splendid view. |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Fine. How much is the charge per night? |
| Receptionist: | — | Would you like breakfast? |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | No, thanks. |
| Receptionist: | — | It´s eighty four euro per night excluding VAT. |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | That´s fine. |
| Receptionist: | — | Who´s the booking for, please, madam? |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Mr and Mrs Ryefield, that´s R-Y-E-F-I-E-L-D. |
| Receptionist: | — | Okay, let me make sure I got that: Mr and Mrs Ryefield. Double with bath for March the 23rd, 24th and 25th. Is that correct? |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Yes it is. Thank you. |
| Receptionist: | — | Let me give you your confirmation number. It´s: 7576385. I´ll repeat that: 7576385. Thank you for choosing San Felice Hotel and have a nice day. Goodbye. |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Goodbye. |
At the post office
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At the post office
Air mail, please.
| Postal clerk: | — | Yes, ma´am? |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | How much is a stamp to send a letter to France, please? |
| Postal clerk: | — | Air mail or surface mail? |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Air mail, please. |
| Postal clerk: | — | That´ll be eighty-five cents. |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | Four stamps, please. How much is that? |
| Postal clerk: | — | Three dollars and forty cents. |
| Mrs Ryefield: | — | There you go. |
Rent-A-Car
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Rent-A-Car
I´d like to rent a car.
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | Good morning. May I help you? |
| Mary Jones: | — | I´d like to rent a car, please. |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | Okay. Full-size, mid-size or compact, ma´am? |
| Mary Jones: | — | Full-size, please. What´s the rate? |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | 78 dollars a day with unlimited mileage. |
| Mary Jones: | — | And I´d like to have insurance just in case. |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | Is there an additional driver? |
| Mary Jones: | — | No. |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | If you want full coverage insurance, it will be 8 dollars per day. It includes collision damage waiver and personal accident insurance. |
| Mary Jones: | — | All right. I´ll take it. |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | Here is our brochure, ma´am. Err… full-size… OK. Please choose a model in this section. |
| Mary Jones: | — | How about this one? |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | All right. How many days would you like to use it? |
| Mary Jones: | — | Just one day. |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | May I see your driver´s license and credit card please? |
| Mary Jones: | — | Is the international driving licence fine? |
| Rent-A-Car Clerk: | — | Yes, it is. (…) Thank you. Please fill in this form. Can you check this box, and put your initials here, and again here. |
Reservations (airline)
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Reservations (airline)
Do you have any flights to Sydney next Tuesday afternoon?
| Reservations clerk: | — | Northwind Airways, good morning. May I help you? |
| Mary Jones: | — | Yes, do you have any flights to Sydney next Tuesday afternoon? |
| Reservations clerk: | — | One moment, please… Yes. There´s a flight at 16:45 and one at 18:00. |
| Mary Jones: | — | That´s fine. Could you tell me how much a return flight costs? I´ll be staying three weeks. |
| Reservations clerk: | — | Economy, business class or first class ticket? |
| Mary Jones: | — | Economy, please. |
| Reservations clerk: | — | That would be €346. |
| Mary Jones: | — | OK. Could I make a reservation? |
| Reservations clerk: | — | Certainly. Which flight would you like? |
| Mary Jones: | — | The 16:45, please. |
| Reservations clerk: | — | Could I have your name, please? |
| Mary Jones: | — | My name is Mary Jones, that´s M-A-R-Y J-O-N-E-S. |
| Reservations clerk: | — | How would you like to pay, Ms. Jones? |
| Mary Jones: | — | Can I pay at the check-in desk when I pick up my ticket? |
| Reservations clerk: | — | Yes, but you will have to confirm this reservation at least two hours before departure time. |
| Mary Jones: | — | I see. |
| Reservations clerk: | — | Now you have been booked, Ms. Jones. The flight leaves at 16:45, and your arrival in Sydney will be at 9:25 a.m., local time. The flight number is NWA 476. |
| Mary Jones: | — | Thank you. |