Guest: Certainly/ Absolutely/ I’d be delighted/ I’d love to
Ví dụ 2:
Boy: “Would you like to go to the prom with me?”
Girl: “I’d love to”
Neutral: Trung tính
be my guest: cứ tự nhiên
go ahead: cứ làm đi
of course: tất nhiên
sure: chắc chắn rồi
no problem: không vấn đề gì
by all means
Ví dụ 1:
Alan: “Is this okay if I sit here?”
Clover: “Be my guest/ Go ahead/ Of course/ Sure/ No problem/ By all mean”
Ví dụ 2:
Christine: “Could I have a glass of water, please?”
Selena: “By all means/ Sure/ Of course – I’ll get it for you.”
Indirect “No”: từ chối một cách gián tiếp
we’ll see/ we shall see: để xem
I’ll see what I can do: tôi sẽ xem những gì tôi có thể làm
let’s play it by ear: tới đó rồi tính
I’ll think about it: tôi sẽ suy nghĩ về điều đó
Ví dụ 1:
John: “Do you want to go to the beach on holiday?
Sam: “We’ll see/ We shall see/ let’s play it by ear/ I’ll think about it”
Ví dụ 2:
Customer: “Can I have a discount for this item?”
Salesperson: “I’ll see what I can do”
Ví dụ 3:
Nick: “John, Are you coming on the camping trips?”
John: “I’m going to have to play it by ear. I might have to work.”
Phone: Trả lời qua điện thoại
I see: tôi hiểu
understood: đã hiểu
yes/ yup: vâng
uh huh: vâng
go on: tiếp tục đi
Ví dụ:
Interviewer: “Hello. I’m calling on behalf of Vinmart supermarket. We are doing a survey about consumer behavior. Can I have a few minutes to ask you some question?”
Consumer: “I see/ yes/ yup/ uh huh/ go on”
Passive Agreessive: Trả lời có một cách không hài lòng
If you say so: nếu bạn nói vậy
do I have a choice?: tôi có quyền lựa chọn không?
fine: tối thôi
yeah, right! vâng, đúng rồi
Stranger: “Excuse me! This is my sit. Can you sit somewhere else?”
Jane: “If you say so/ Do I have a choice?/ Fine/ Yeah, right!”
