a suspect
容疑者
a motive
TOEIC - Aug. 29, 2010
motivation (noun)
form plural: motivations
incentive; drive; inspiration; state of being stirred to action
動機づけ
motive (adjective)
of reason or cause;
inspiring to action
動機の
motive (noun)
form plural: motives
something that causes a person to act; cause; incentive; purpose; intention
動機
1. The police do not have a ~ for the murder.
2. The employees need more ~ to work.
appointment (noun)
form plural: appointments
official date; meeting;
interview; nomination
Choose from the following:
date, meeting, appointment,
interview
1. I have a doctor's ~ tomorrow.
2. I have a job ~.
3. The American people did
not like the President's ~.
4. What time is your lunch ~.
5. He can't come to the phone
right now. He's in a ~.
6. He can't come to the phone
right now. He's giving an ~.
7. The President gave CNN
an exclusive ~.
8. I have an ~ with destiny.
gather (noun) form plural:
gathers
drawing together; fold; pucker
gather (verb)
forms: gathered; gathered;
gathering
to assemble; to collect; to accumulate; to conclude; to deduce
1. From what I ~ he has
decided to quit his job.
2. People started ~
in front of the
dead man's house.
We came across a dead cat.
I gather it had been hit by a car.
image (noun)
form plural: images
figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment
image (verb)
forms: imaged; imaged; imaging
to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in the mind imaginary (adjective)
not real; fanciful
imagination (noun)
form plural: imaginations
ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality
imagine (verb)
forms: imagined; imagined; imagining
to envision; to fantasize; to visualize; to think; to assume
imaging (noun)
form: no plural
forming of mental pictures to control bodily processes
imagining (noun)
form plural: imaginings
fantasizing; visualizing
Choose from:
image, imagine, imagination
1. He has a great ~.
2. It's raining so I ~
he'll be a little late.
3. My ~ of him is that
of a kind of mean boss.
enlarge (verb)
forms: enlarged; enlarged; enlarging
to become bigger; to expand
Choose from: enlarge, expand
1. Can you ~ the photograph?
2. We'd like to ~ our business.
m=motive/motivation
a=appointment
g=gather
i=image
e=enlarge
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Aug. 26th. Nico Nico Douga TOEIC VOCABULARY
V=vacant
I=ignore
C=confidence
T=tenant
O=ostentatious
R=raise
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vacant (adjective)
empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression
He had a ~ look in his
eyes. I knew he had
not heard anything
I had just said to him.
That building used to be
~, but it’s ~ now.
ignore (verb)
forms: ignored; ignored; ignoring
to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject
confidence (noun)
form: no plural
trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret
That is confidential.
He took me into his confidence.
I have confidence in you.
I’m not very confident in my ability.
I’m confident you can do it.
I’m confident you would
have caught that fish if you
had had the right fishing ~.
ostentatious (adjective)
showy; pretentious;
bombastic; pompous;
garish, gaudy
[形]けばけばしい；これみよがしの
Don’t you think her dress is a bit
~? I mean this is not a ball. It’s
just a little cocktail party.
tenant (verb)
forms: tenanted; tenanted; tenanting
to rent; to inhabit; to occupy
I tenant is someone who ~ a building.
raise (noun)
form plural: raises
increase in salary; wage in
I worked hard!
I deserve a ~!
I don’t want Kan to
~ the consumption tax!
They’re going to ~
a cultural center
where that store
used to me.
My uncle ~ pigs
for a living.
I=ignore
C=confidence
T=tenant
O=ostentatious
R=raise
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vacant (adjective)
empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression
He had a ~ look in his
eyes. I knew he had
not heard anything
I had just said to him.
That building used to be
~, but it’s ~ now.
ignore (verb)
forms: ignored; ignored; ignoring
to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject
confidence (noun)
form: no plural
trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret
That is confidential.
He took me into his confidence.
I have confidence in you.
I’m not very confident in my ability.
I’m confident you can do it.
I’m confident you would
have caught that fish if you
had had the right fishing ~.
ostentatious (adjective)
showy; pretentious;
bombastic; pompous;
garish, gaudy
[形]けばけばしい；これみよがしの
Don’t you think her dress is a bit
~? I mean this is not a ball. It’s
just a little cocktail party.
tenant (verb)
forms: tenanted; tenanted; tenanting
to rent; to inhabit; to occupy
I tenant is someone who ~ a building.
raise (noun)
form plural: raises
increase in salary; wage in
I worked hard!
I deserve a ~!
I don’t want Kan to
~ the consumption tax!
They’re going to ~
a cultural center
where that store
used to me.
My uncle ~ pigs
for a living.
Aug. 25th. Nico Nico Douga TOEIC VOCABULARY
Aug. 25th. Nico Nico Douga TOEIC VOCABULARY
T - tackle=〔釣りや登山の〕用具、道具
〔滑車とロープから成る〕滑車装置
O - occupied=占領された、人がいる、塞がった
E - easy=簡単
I - inherit=相続する
C - career=（一生の仕事とする）職業、専門的職業
経歴、職歴、履歴
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X Do you want to improve your vocabularies?
--> Do you want to improve your vocabulary?
X He knows many vocabularies!
--> He knows many words!
--> He has a big vocabulary!
tackle (noun/verb)
form plural: tackles
equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects
to attack something in a hugging formation
to attempt to deal with a problem
He tackled the problem.
material=ingredients
to try to take care of a problem
He tackled the problem head on.
occupied (adjective)
conquered; seized;
filled; taken up;
inhabited; populated
The toilet is occupied.
England occupied India.
easy (adjective)
mild; slight; comfortable; simple
He is easy to understand.
He is easy to talk to.
He is easy to get drunk
He gets drunk easily.
It is very unique.
He is easy to make angry.
It is easy to make him angry.
He gets angry easily.
inherit (verb)
to receive money, things, and property (houses and land) from family and friends when they pass away
I inherited a house.
career (verb)
forms: careered; careered; careering
to evolve; to make to progress;
to grow professionally; to develop; to speed
T - tackle=〔釣りや登山の〕用具、道具
〔滑車とロープから成る〕滑車装置
O - occupied=占領された、人がいる、塞がった
E - easy=簡単
I - inherit=相続する
C - career=（一生の仕事とする）職業、専門的職業
経歴、職歴、履歴
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X Do you want to improve your vocabularies?
--> Do you want to improve your vocabulary?
X He knows many vocabularies!
--> He knows many words!
--> He has a big vocabulary!
tackle (noun/verb)
form plural: tackles
equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects
to attack something in a hugging formation
to attempt to deal with a problem
He tackled the problem.
material=ingredients
to try to take care of a problem
He tackled the problem head on.
occupied (adjective)
conquered; seized;
filled; taken up;
inhabited; populated
The toilet is occupied.
England occupied India.
easy (adjective)
mild; slight; comfortable; simple
He is easy to understand.
He is easy to talk to.
He is easy to get drunk
He gets drunk easily.
It is very unique.
He is easy to make angry.
It is easy to make him angry.
He gets angry easily.
inherit (verb)
to receive money, things, and property (houses and land) from family and friends when they pass away
I inherited a house.
career (verb)
forms: careered; careered; careering
to evolve; to make to progress;
to grow professionally; to develop; to speed
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Nico Nico Open Class - Aug. 22, 2010 - Personality words
How do you say the following in English?
Personality
1. 彼は性格が良い/悪い。
2.彼は行いの良い/悪い人だ。
3. 彼は前向きな人だ。
4. 彼は魅力的な人だ。
5. 彼は嫌な奴だ。
6. 彼女は正直な人だ。
7. 彼女は頭が良い/悪い.
8. 彼女は短気です。
9. 彼女は忍耐強いです。
10. 彼女は下品な人だ。
11. 彼は口が上手い。
Answers:
1. He has a good/ bad personality.
2. He is a man of good/bad character.
3. He is a optimistic person.
He is a positive person.
4. He is a really nice guy.
He is a charming man.
He is cool.
He’s aces.
5. He is a jerk.
He is an ass(hole.)
He is an asshat.
He is a jackass.
6. She is honest.
7. She is smart / sharp / intelligent / clever.
She is not very smart/intelligent/clever.
She is stupid/dumb/slow/dull.
8. She is short-tempered.
9. She is patient.
10. She is disgusting / vulgar.
11. He is a smooth talker.
Personality
1. 彼は性格が良い/悪い。
2.彼は行いの良い/悪い人だ。
3. 彼は前向きな人だ。
4. 彼は魅力的な人だ。
5. 彼は嫌な奴だ。
6. 彼女は正直な人だ。
7. 彼女は頭が良い/悪い.
8. 彼女は短気です。
9. 彼女は忍耐強いです。
10. 彼女は下品な人だ。
11. 彼は口が上手い。
Answers:
1. He has a good/ bad personality.
2. He is a man of good/bad character.
3. He is a optimistic person.
He is a positive person.
4. He is a really nice guy.
He is a charming man.
He is cool.
He’s aces.
5. He is a jerk.
He is an ass(hole.)
He is an asshat.
He is a jackass.
6. She is honest.
7. She is smart / sharp / intelligent / clever.
She is not very smart/intelligent/clever.
She is stupid/dumb/slow/dull.
8. She is short-tempered.
9. She is patient.
10. She is disgusting / vulgar.
11. He is a smooth talker.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Nico Nico Telephone News Class - Learning from news Aug. 18, 2010
エコカー補助金継続
エコカー = ecologically-friendly car or environmentally friendly car
補助金=ほじょきん=hand out, aid
継続=けいぞく=continue
エコカー補助金継続=Subsidies for ecologically friendly car purchases will be extended
モスク建設論争激化
モスク=mosque
建設=けんせつ=construction
論争=ろんそう=controversy
激化=げきか=escalation
モスク建設論争激化=mosque construction controversy escalates
東証、最安値更新
東証=とうしょう=Tokyo Stock Exchange
最安値=さいやすね=record low
更新=こうしん=renew
The Tokyo Stock Exchange hits record low
Pilot killed in China crash believed Korean defector
to defect from a country
to defect to another country
to flee
to be a fugitive
to ask for asylum
In flooded Pakistan, a lack of basic supplies
We have a lack of supplies.
to be short of = to have a lack of
4 killed in Japan Coast Guard helicopter crash off Kagawa
off=off the coast
エコカー = ecologically-friendly car or environmentally friendly car
補助金=ほじょきん=hand out, aid
継続=けいぞく=continue
エコカー補助金継続=Subsidies for ecologically friendly car purchases will be extended
モスク建設論争激化
モスク=mosque
建設=けんせつ=construction
論争=ろんそう=controversy
激化=げきか=escalation
モスク建設論争激化=mosque construction controversy escalates
東証、最安値更新
東証=とうしょう=Tokyo Stock Exchange
最安値=さいやすね=record low
更新=こうしん=renew
The Tokyo Stock Exchange hits record low
Pilot killed in China crash believed Korean defector
to defect from a country
to defect to another country
to flee
to be a fugitive
to ask for asylum
In flooded Pakistan, a lack of basic supplies
We have a lack of supplies.
to be short of = to have a lack of
4 killed in Japan Coast Guard helicopter crash off Kagawa
off=off the coast
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Advanced summer idioms:
1. When it gets too hot, some people suffer ~ and have to be taken to the hospital.
2. The metal in thermometers is called ~.
Sun idioms:
3. Make hay while the ~ shines.
4. We talked about everything! = We talked about everything under the ~.
5. Go to hell. Stick it where the ~ don't shine.
Shade idioms:
6. He is so lucky he got that job! He's got it made in the ~!
Cool idioms:
7.
A: I am so angry!
B: I understand,
but you need to ~ it.
8.
A: Want a beer?
B: No thanks. I'm ~.
9.
A: Sorry I got angry.
B: Yeah, you really lost your ~.
10. That guy is so cool. = He's as ~ as a cucumber.
11.
A: I'm so nervous.
B: Just play it ~. You'll be OK.
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Answers:
1. heatstroke,
2. mercury
3. sun, Work while you can.
4. sun, We talked about everything.
5. sun, Go to hell.
6. He is lucky! He is set for life!
7. cool.
Cool it. = Calm down.
8. cool,
I'm cool.=No thanks.
9. cool,
to lose one's cool= to lose one's temper
10. cool,
to be as cool as a cucumber=to be very cool
11. play it cool=don't show your insecurities or problems
1. When it gets too hot, some people suffer ~ and have to be taken to the hospital.
2. The metal in thermometers is called ~.
Sun idioms:
3. Make hay while the ~ shines.
4. We talked about everything! = We talked about everything under the ~.
5. Go to hell. Stick it where the ~ don't shine.
Shade idioms:
6. He is so lucky he got that job! He's got it made in the ~!
Cool idioms:
7.
A: I am so angry!
B: I understand,
but you need to ~ it.
8.
A: Want a beer?
B: No thanks. I'm ~.
9.
A: Sorry I got angry.
B: Yeah, you really lost your ~.
10. That guy is so cool. = He's as ~ as a cucumber.
11.
A: I'm so nervous.
B: Just play it ~. You'll be OK.
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Answers:
1. heatstroke,
2. mercury
3. sun, Work while you can.
4. sun, We talked about everything.
5. sun, Go to hell.
6. He is lucky! He is set for life!
7. cool.
Cool it. = Calm down.
8. cool,
I'm cool.=No thanks.
9. cool,
to lose one's cool= to lose one's temper
10. cool,
to be as cool as a cucumber=to be very cool
11. play it cool=don't show your insecurities or problems
Nico Nico Telephone Beginner Class - Long time no see, Aug. 16, 2010
1. Long time no see!
How ~ you been?
I've ~ good!
What ~ you ~ doing?
Nothing much.
I couldn't go anywhere
because I've ~ sick.
I went ~ to my hometown to see my family.
We went to the ~ to see my grandfather's grave.
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1. What is an Indian summer?
2. How do you keep cool in the summer?
POINT: keep + adjective
3. Explain Obon.
4. Explain Okuribi.
5. What are ancestors?
How ~ you been?
I've ~ good!
What ~ you ~ doing?
Nothing much.
I couldn't go anywhere
because I've ~ sick.
I went ~ to my hometown to see my family.
We went to the ~ to see my grandfather's grave.
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1. What is an Indian summer?
2. How do you keep cool in the summer?
POINT: keep + adjective
3. Explain Obon.
4. Explain Okuribi.
5. What are ancestors?
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Nico Nico Aug. 5th Mixed Lesson!
Before the quiz we talked about these things:
I look like I'm balding. = to be in the process of becoming bald
It’s you! = It looks good on you.
It's definitely you!
THE QUIZ!
1. What are you thinking ~?
1b. Penny for your ~?
2. I’ve been thinking ~ of buying a new (car).
2b. I’ve been mulling it ~.
3. I can’t think ~ any questions right now.
3b. Nothing comes to ~.
4. Let me sleep ~ it. =
Let me think ~ it.
5. Do you think ~ you can help me?
5b. Lend me a ~?
6. Fix the mistake!
A: That was a great movie!
B: I think so!
7. What are you worried ~?
7b. What are you sweating ~?
8. Don’t worry ~ it.
8b. Don’t ~ it.
9. I’m afraid you might get hurt. = I’m afraid ~ you.
10. Sharks scare me.=I’m afraid ~ sharks.
11. I’ve been studying ~ 2 hours.
12. I haven’t spoken English ~ a week.
13. I’ll see you ~ a week.
14. Your pain will disappear ~ time.
15. He is the best ~ all time.
16. I need to kill ~ time.
17. I’m living in a hotel ~ now.
18. I’ll be back on my feet ~ no time!
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ANSWERS!
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1. of/and
1b. thoughts
2. of
2b. over
3. of
3b. mind
4. on
4b. about / on (over)
5. NOTHING
5b. hand
6. I think so too.
7. about
7b. NOTHING/over
8. about
8b. sweat
9. for
10. of
11. for
12. in
13. in
14. in
15. of
16. the / some / nothing
17. for
18. in
I look like I'm balding. = to be in the process of becoming bald
It’s you! = It looks good on you.
It's definitely you!
THE QUIZ!
1. What are you thinking ~?
1b. Penny for your ~?
2. I’ve been thinking ~ of buying a new (car).
2b. I’ve been mulling it ~.
3. I can’t think ~ any questions right now.
3b. Nothing comes to ~.
4. Let me sleep ~ it. =
Let me think ~ it.
5. Do you think ~ you can help me?
5b. Lend me a ~?
6. Fix the mistake!
A: That was a great movie!
B: I think so!
7. What are you worried ~?
7b. What are you sweating ~?
8. Don’t worry ~ it.
8b. Don’t ~ it.
9. I’m afraid you might get hurt. = I’m afraid ~ you.
10. Sharks scare me.=I’m afraid ~ sharks.
11. I’ve been studying ~ 2 hours.
12. I haven’t spoken English ~ a week.
13. I’ll see you ~ a week.
14. Your pain will disappear ~ time.
15. He is the best ~ all time.
16. I need to kill ~ time.
17. I’m living in a hotel ~ now.
18. I’ll be back on my feet ~ no time!
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ANSWERS!
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1. of/and
1b. thoughts
2. of
2b. over
3. of
3b. mind
4. on
4b. about / on (over)
5. NOTHING
5b. hand
6. I think so too.
7. about
7b. NOTHING/over
8. about
8b. sweat
9. for
10. of
11. for
12. in
13. in
14. in
15. of
16. the / some / nothing
17. for
18. in
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Nico Nico Notes: Aug. 4, 2010 - Talking about body types! Intermediate/Advanced
Today we reviewed the last class. Then we did the following.
9. Nice way to say a women is fat?
The following words also mean having a large top and bottom, but sometimes people use them to say someone is "fat" in a nice way: voluptuous / curvy / curvaceous /
9. She is healthy.=This is a euphemism for "fat".
She is plus-sized/Rubenesque/full-figured. (If someone is described this way it probably means they are fat.)
10. どっちかというと〜のほうです。
10. She/He is on the ~ side.
If you use this expression you should fill in the ~ with an adjective. For example,
She is on the heavy side., He is a little on the tall side.
This sentence is usually only used for negative adjectives, but if it used with a positive adjective (like "tall") it meas someone is TOO tall.
11. Do you have any trouble falling asleep? (Is not equal to: Do you have any trouble sleeping.)
12. My computer is broken. What should I do?
Take into the shop.
It's in the shop!
You should by a new one.
Throw it away.
You should (get / have) it (fixed / repaired).
You should get/have that looked at.
Here is an example of a Rubenesque woman:
Monday, August 2, 2010
Nico Nico Notes: Aug. 2, 2010 - Talking about body types!
Aug. 2, 2010
Translate the following!
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1. 身長はいくらですか？
2. 体重は何キロですか？
3. 日本人男性の平均身長はいくらですか？
4. どんな体型ですか？
5. 私は標準体型をしています。
6. 私は中肉中背です。
7. 私は痩せています。
8. 私は太っている。
9. Nice way for women?
10. どっちかというと〜のほうです。
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ANWERS!
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1. How tall are you?
2. How much do you weigh?
(I'd rather not say.)
3. How tall are Japanese men on average?
What is the average height of Japanese men?
4. What kind of body to you have?
Describe your body type?
What kind of body would you say you have?
Would you say your mother is beautiful?
5/6. I have standard proportions.
I 'm (of) average height and average weight.
I'm (of) medium build.
I have a standard type body.
7. I'm skinny/thin/lanky/slim/svelte/lean/slender.
8. I'm chubby, plump, pudgy, overweight, heavy, heavy set, fat, obese.
Translate the following!
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1. 身長はいくらですか？
2. 体重は何キロですか？
3. 日本人男性の平均身長はいくらですか？
4. どんな体型ですか？
5. 私は標準体型をしています。
6. 私は中肉中背です。
7. 私は痩せています。
8. 私は太っている。
9. Nice way for women?
10. どっちかというと〜のほうです。
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ANWERS!
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1. How tall are you?
2. How much do you weigh?
(I'd rather not say.)
3. How tall are Japanese men on average?
What is the average height of Japanese men?
4. What kind of body to you have?
Describe your body type?
What kind of body would you say you have?
Would you say your mother is beautiful?
5/6. I have standard proportions.
I 'm (of) average height and average weight.
I'm (of) medium build.
I have a standard type body.
7. I'm skinny/thin/lanky/slim/svelte/lean/slender.
8. I'm chubby, plump, pudgy, overweight, heavy, heavy set, fat, obese.
Nico Nico Douga MORE TELEPHONE ENGLISH! - Aug. 1, 2010
First identify yourself!
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Hello.
Hello, Smith residence.
Good morning/afternoon/evening!
This is Joe Smith speaking.
Formal
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Action Language Academy
Hello, you have reached COMPANY NAME.
Joe Smith speaking.
This is Joe Smith in sales speaking.
This is Joe Smith speaking.
Answering machine
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We are unable to come to the phone at the moment.
If you’d like to leave a message, please do so at the sound of the beep.
Asking for someone
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Can/Could/May I ...
I’d like to ....
I’d like to speaking with Joe, please.
Could you put me through ...
Could I speak to someone about...
Explaining why someone cannot come...
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I'm sorry he's not in at the moment.
I'm sorry he's out at the moment.
I'm sorry he's not at his desk at the moment.
I'm sorry he's gone to lunch.
I'm sorry he's gone for the day.
He’s in a meeting.
He’s on another line.
He’s with a customer.
Dealing with problems
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Could you say that again, please?
Could you repeat that, please?
One more time please.
Excuse me.
Pardon.
Asking to leave a message
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Could you give her a message for me?
Could you take a message?
Asking to take a message
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Can I give him/her a message for you?
Would you like to leave a message?
Any message?
Extra:
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I'll ask him/her to call you as soon as possible.
Could you have him call me as soon as possible!
as soon as possible = a.s.a.p. / asap
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Hello.
Hello, Smith residence.
Good morning/afternoon/evening!
This is Joe Smith speaking.
Formal
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Action Language Academy
Hello, you have reached COMPANY NAME.
Joe Smith speaking.
This is Joe Smith in sales speaking.
This is Joe Smith speaking.
Answering machine
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We are unable to come to the phone at the moment.
If you’d like to leave a message, please do so at the sound of the beep.
Asking for someone
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Can/Could/May I ...
I’d like to ....
I’d like to speaking with Joe, please.
Could you put me through ...
Could I speak to someone about...
Explaining why someone cannot come...
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I'm sorry he's not in at the moment.
I'm sorry he's out at the moment.
I'm sorry he's not at his desk at the moment.
I'm sorry he's gone to lunch.
I'm sorry he's gone for the day.
He’s in a meeting.
He’s on another line.
He’s with a customer.
Dealing with problems
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Could you say that again, please?
Could you repeat that, please?
One more time please.
Excuse me.
Pardon.
Asking to leave a message
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Could you give her a message for me?
Could you take a message?
Asking to take a message
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Can I give him/her a message for you?
Would you like to leave a message?
Any message?
Extra:
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I'll ask him/her to call you as soon as possible.
Could you have him call me as soon as possible!
as soon as possible = a.s.a.p. / asap
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