English By Dialogues

Family Album USA
Episode 6: Thanksgiving Day

Family Album USA
Episode - 1
" 46 Linden Street"

* 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 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.

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.