✅ #اصطلاحات_پر_کاربرد (درس 2 #فصل 1)
#Unit_1_Social_Encounters
#Lesson_2_Small_Talk
#اصطلاحات_حرفهای_خودمانی_چهارم

Explaining that you have been busy:

I’m busy.

Keeping busy.

Keeping myself busy.

Been keeping myself busy.

I’m swamped.
swamped = overwhelmed, as with a swamped boat

I’m snowed under.
snowed under = as if buried in snow

I don’t have time to breathe.

I don’t have time to think.

There aren’t enough hours in the day.

Not a moment to spare.

I’ve been running around with my head cut off. (informal)

I’ve been running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
(informal)


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#Lesson_2_Small_Talk

#اصطلاحات_حرفهای_خودمانی_پنجم
Inviting a friend for a drink or coffee

Do you have time for coffee?

How about a cup of coffee?

Let’s go get coffee. Do you have any time?

Let’s go for coffee.

Let’s go for a beer.

Let’s go for a drink.

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#Lesson_3_Introductions

#اصطلاحات_معرفی_و_آشنایی_1
Introducing someone to someone else

I’d like you to meet my friend Mary.

I’d like you to meet Mary.

This is my friend Mary.

John, (this is) Mary. Mary, John.

Mary, have you met John?

Mary, do you know John?

Mary, shake hands with John Jones.

Do you two know each other?

Have you met?

Have you two been introduced?

Haven’t you been introduced?

Oh, I’m sorry; how silly of me. This is Mary.

Mary, John is the guy I was telling you about. (informal)

You two have a lot in common.

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#Lesson_3_Introductions

#اصطلاحات_معرفی_و_آشنایی_2
When you have just been introduced to someone

Good to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Nice meeting you.

How nice to meet you. (formal)

How very nice to meet you. (formal)

What a pleasure to meet you. (formal)

It’s a pleasure to have finally met you. (formal)

I am pleased to make your acquaintance. (formal)

I’m happy to meet you.

I’m glad to meet you.

Glad to meet you.

Charmed. (formal)

A pleasure. (formal)

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#Lesson_3_Introductions

#اصطلاحات_معرفی_و_آشنایی_3
After you have been introduced to someone:

I’ve been wanting to meet you for some time.

John has told me all about you.

John has told me so much about you.

I’ve heard so much about you.

I’ve heard so much about you I

feel I know you already.

So we finally meet face to face.

We’ve exchanged e-mails; it’s nice to meet in person.

I’m sorry, what was your name again?

I didn’t catch your name. I’m terrible at names.

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#Lesson_3_Introductions

#اصطلاحات_معرفی_و_آشنایی_4
Asking how someone is:

How are you?

How’s your family?

How’s the family?

How are you doing?

How are you doing today?

How you doing?

Are you doing OK?

How are you feeling?

How you feeling?

Are you feeling better today?

How have you been?

How you been?

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#Lesson_3_Introductions

#اصطلاحات_معرفی_و_آشنایی_5
Asking someone how things are going:

How’re things?

How’re things with you?

How’re things going?

How’s with you?

How’s by you? (slang)

How’s business?

How’s tricks? (slang)

How’s it shakin’? (slang)

How’s everything?

How’s every little thing? (folksy)

How’s everything going?

How’s it going?

How goes it?

How goes it with you?

How are you getting on?

How are you getting along?

How’s the world (been) treating you?

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