EXPRESSIONS

EXPRESSING SURPRISE/DISBELIEF INCREDIBLE! REALLY? ARE YOU KIDDING? ARE YOU JOKING? I CAN’T BELIEVE! MY GOODNESS! GOOD HEAVENS! HOW AMAZING ! OH MY GOD ! WOW! CAN IT BE?

EXPRESSING OPINIONS&JUDGEMENTS I THINK… TO ME.. IN MY OPINION … I DON’T THINK… PERSONALLY…

REQUESTING ASSISTANCE COULD YOU GIVE ME A HAND? CAN YOU DO THAT? CAN YOU HELP ME? WILL YOU ORGANIZE THAT?

SEEKING ADVICE CAN YOU GIVE ME A PIECE OF ADVICE? WHAT SHOULD I DO?

GIVING ADVICE YOU OUGHT TO SLEEP. YOU SHOULD SLEEP. YOU’D BETTER SLEEP.

MAKING SUGGESTIONS WHAT ABOUT GOING OUT? WHY DON’T WE GO OUT? LET’S GO OUT. SHALL WE GO OUT? I’M BORED.

ACCEPTING A SUGGESTION YES, LET’S! THAT’S A GOOD IDEA! SOUNDS GREAT! WHY NOT? SURE! OFCOURSE!

REFUSING A SUGGESTION I’M AFRAID, I CAN’T. NO WAY! I’M SORRY, I CAN’T. I’M TOO BUSY. I HAVE OTHER PLANS. I’D LOVE TO BUT..

APOLOGIZING I’M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE. SORRY.

EXPRESSING GRATITUDE THANK YOU! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! YOU ARE GREAT! THANKS A LOT! THANKS!

EXPRESSING AGREEMENT I THINK SO. I AGREE WITH YOU. ABSOLUTELY! I AGREE. DEFINITELY! FAIR ENOUGH. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. FINE.

EXPRESSING DISAGREEMENT I DISAGREE. I DON’T AGREE. NO WAY! IMPOSSIBLE!

CAN / COULD YOU GIVE ME A HAND?

NICE TO MEET YOU.

WHAT A / AN ………………….!

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT……..? I THINK ………………

WHAT DOES ……….MEAN? IT MEANS ……………

WHAT A SHAME!

WHAT A PITY!

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