ABILITY / INABILITY
Inquiring about ability
1. Can you ___?
2. Are you able to ___?
3. Do you know how to ___?
4. Is there any chance you could (possibly) ___?
5. Would you be able to ___?
6. Would you consider yourself capable of ___?
7. You`d say you`re an experienced ___?
Expressing ability
8. I can ___.
9. I`m (very) good at ___ing.
10. I`ve had a lot of experience ___ing.
11. I`ve had a great deal of experience ___ing.
12. I`m confident I`d be able to learn quickly.
Expressing inability
13. I can`t ___.
14. I won`t be able to ___.
15. I`m not sure I can ___.
16. I`d love to, but I`m afraid I can`t.
17. There`s nothing I can do about it.
ADVICE / SUGGESTIONS
Asking for advice
18. What do you think (I should do)?
19. Do you have any advice?
20. Any suggestions?
21. Any other suggestions?
22. Do you have any ideas?
23. Can you recommend ___?
24. I was wondering if you could recommend ___.
25. I need your advice on something.
Offering advice
26. Can I offer you some advice?
27. Can I offer you a piece of advice?
28. I strongly advise you to ___.
29. I urge you to ___.
30. I recommend that you should ___.
31. I recommend ___ing.
32. You should definitely ___.
33. You ought to ___.
34. You must ___.
35. You`d better ___.
36. Make it a point to ___.
37. Be sure to ___.
38. Why don`t you ___?
39. How about ___ing?
40. I`d suggest that you ___.
41. If I were you, I`d ___.
42. Don`t you think you should ___?
43. Don`t you think it would be a good idea to ___?
44. Maybe you should ___.
45. Maybe you should consider ___ing.
46. It might be a good idea to ___.
47. Have you considered ___ing?
48. Have you thought of ___ing?
49. Have you given any thought to ___ing?
50. You could always ___.
51. How about ___ing?
52. What about ___ing?
53. What if you ___ed?
54. What if you were to ___?
Suggesting
55. Let`s ___.
56. Why don`t we ___?
57. What if we ___?
58. How about ___ing?
59. What about ___ing?
60. Maybe we should ___.
61. They say that ___ is very good.
62. One of my favourite ___s is ___.
63. Is ___ okay?
64. There`s an advantage to ___ing.
Responding to suggestions
65. Good idea!
66. That`s a good suggestion.
67. That sounds great.
68. That sounds like a good idea.
69. I hadn`t thought of that.
70. That hadn`t occurred to me.
71. That never entered my mind.
AGREEMENT / DISAGREEMENT
Inquiring about agreement
72. Wouldn`t you agree that ___?
73. Wouldn`t you say that ___?
74. Don`t you think that ___?
Expressing agreement
75. I agree with you.
76. You`re right.
77. That`s right.
78. That`s true.
79. I know.
80. I`ll say.
81. You can say that again!
82. Absolutely!
83. Definitely!
84. No doubt about it!
85. I think so, too.
86. I feel the same way.
87. It sure is.
88. That`s exactly what I was thinking.
89. I couldn`t agree with you more.
90. You took the words right out of my mouth!
91. I guess you`re right.
92. I suppose that`s true.
93. That might be true.
94. You may be right.
95. You have a point there.
96. I see your point.
Expressing disagreement
97. I`m not sure about that.
98. I don`t know.
99. I`m not sure if I agree with you on that.
100. I wouldn`t say that.
101. I wouldn`t go as far as that.
102. I would go so far as to say that.
103. But wouldn`t you agree that ___?
104. However, don`t you think that ___?
105. I wish I could agree with you, but ___.
106. I hate to disagree, but ___.
107. I don`t mean to disagree, but ___.
108. I don`t want to argue, but ___.
109. I don`t want to get into an argument about it, but ___.
110. I don`t think so.
111. I`m afraid I can`t agree.
112. I don`t quite agree.
113. I disagree.
APOLOGISING
114. I`m sorry.
115. Oh, I`m sorry.
116. I`m awfully sorry.
117. Excuse me.
118. Please forgive me.
119. I feel so bad about it.
120. I apologise.
121. Please accept my apology.
122. Sorry for ___ing.
123. Forgive me for ___ing.
124. I`d like to apologise for ___ing.
125. I`m really sorry about it.
126. I feel terrible about it.
127. I really regret it.
128. I hope you`ll forgive me.
129. Please forgive me.
APPRECIATION
130. I appreciate it.
131. That`s very nice of you.
132. It`s kind of you to offer.
133. Thanks for offering.
134. I really appreciate it.
135. I appreciate it very much.
136. I want to express my appreciation to ___.
137. I can`t begin to tell you how much I appreciate ___
APPROVAL / DISAPPROVAL
Inquiring about approval
138. Did I ___ all right?
139. How do you like the way I ___ed?
140. What do you think of the way I ___ed?
141. Do you approve of the way I ___ed?
Expressing approval
142. Good job!
143. Fine job!
144. Well done!
145. Excellent!
146. Very good!
147. Good idea!
148. You ___ed very well.
149. You ___ed unbelievably well.
150. You ___ed exceptionally well.
Expressing disapproval
151. In all honesty, ___.
152. To be perfectly honest, ___.
153. I think ___ could have been better.
154. You really shouldn`t have ___ed.
155. ___ing was not a very good idea.
156. I wish you hadn`t ___ed.
ASKING FOR INFORMATION / REPORTING INFORMATION
157. Can you tell me ___?
158. Could you possibly tell me ___?
159. Would you be able to tell me ___?
160. Do you happen to know ___?
161. Would you by any chance know ___?
162. I was wondering ___.
ATTRACTING ATTENTION
163. Excuse me, ___.
164. Pardon me, ___
CERTAINTY / UNCERTAINTY
Inquiring about certainty
165. Are sure that ___?
166. Are you positive about that?
167. Are you absolutely sure about that?
168. Is that definite?
Expressing certainty
169. I`m certain that ___.
170. I`m absolutely positive that ___.
171. Absolutely!
172. I`m a hundred percent sure.
173. There`s no doubt about it.
174. I`m absolutely positive.
175. I`m convinced ___.
176. I definitely ___.
177. There`s no question ___.
178. I have no doubt at all that ___.
179. I`m pretty certain.
Expressing uncertainty
180. I don`t know for sure.
181. I`m not positive.
182. I`m not absolutely certain.
183. I`m not a hundred percent positive.
184. I don`t know yet.
185. I doubt it.
186. Not as far as I know.
COMPLAINING
Complaining about things
187. It`s too ___.
188. It was a little disappointing.
189. I wasn`t very pleased with it.
Complaining about people
190. He`s always ___ing.
191. His ___ing annoys me.
192. His ___ing bothers me.
193. His ___ing upsets me.
194. I`m tired of his ___ing.
195. I`m sick of his ___ing.
196. I`m sick and tired of his ___ing.
197. I can`t stand it when people ___
198. It really bothers me when people ___.
199. I can`t take it when people ___.
200. Don`t you just hate people who …?
201. Doesn`t it get to you when people ___?
202. ___ing is very annoying.
203. ___ing is so rude.
COMPLIMENTING
Expressing compliments
204. That was a very good ___!
205. That was some ___!
206. I thought it was excellent / wonderful / terrific / superb / fabulous / magnificent.
207. I really like ___.
208. It`s one of the ___est ___s I`ve ever ___ed.
209. I don`t think I`ve ever seen a ___better than ___.
Responding to compliments
210. Thanks for saying so.
211. It`s nice of you to say that.
212. I`m glad you like it.
213. Oh, come on!
214. You`re just saying that.
CONGRATULATING
215. That`s fantastic!
216. That`s great!
217. Congratulations!
218. I`m very happy to hear that.
219. I`m very happy for you.
CORRECTING
220. That isn`t quite right.
221. That isn`t exactly correct.
222. That really isn`t so.
223. Actually, ___.
DENYING AND ADMITTING
Denying
224. That`s not true.
225. You`re wrong.
226. You`re mistaken.
227. That just isn`t so.
Admitting
228. The truth is that ___.
229. The fact of the matter is that ___.
230. You see, ___.
231. I`m afraid you`re right.
232. I hate to admit it, but it`s true.
233. I hate to say it, but you`re right.
234. I wish I didn`t have to tell you this, but ___.
235. I made a terrible mistake.
236. It`s all my fault.
237. I`m entirely to blame.
238. I really blew it!
DIRECTIONS
239. Could you please tell me how to get to ___?
240. Could you tell me the way to ___?
241. Go to ___.
242. Turn ___.
243. Walk ___ blocks.
DISAPPOINTMENT
244. I was a little disappointed.
245. I wasn`t very pleased with it.
246. It was rather disappointing.
247. I`m very disappointed with ___.
FEAR / WORRY / ANXIETY
248. I`m worried about ___.
249. I`m concerned about ___.
250. I`m getting anxious about ___.
251. I`m getting a little nervous about ___.
252. I`m afraid something must have happened to him.
253. I wouldn`t be concerned.
254. I wouldn`t worry.
255. Don`t worry.
256. Don`t be concerned.
GRANTING FORGIVENESS
257. That`s okay.
258. It`s all right.
259. Don`t worry about it.
260. No problem.
261. These things happen.
262. We all make mistakes.
263. You`re only human.
264. It`s not your fault.
265. I understand.
GRATITUDE
Expressing gratitude
266. Thanks very much.
267. Thank you for ___.
268. Thanks a lot.
269. It`s nice of you to say so.
270. I`m grateful to ___.
271. I want to thank ___.
272. I want to express my gratitude to ___
Responding to gratitude
273. You`re welcome.
274. Don`t mention it.
275. No problem.
276. Glad to be of help.
277. It was nothing at all.
278. My pleasure.
279. Any time.
280. I`m glad I could be of help.
GREETING PEOPLE
281. Hello.
282. Hi.
283. How are you?
284. How are you doing?
285. How are things?
286. How`s it going?
287. What`s up?
INDIFFERENCE
288. Whatever ___ is fine with me.
289. It doesn`t make any difference to me.
290. It doesn`t matter.
291. It`s all the same to me.
292. I don`t care.
293. I don`t feel strongly about it one way or the other.
294. It doesn`t matter to me whether you ___ or not.
295. It`s entirely up to you.
296. It`s your decision.
297. It`s for you to decide.
INTENTION
298. I`m going to ___.
299. I`m planning to ___.
300. I intend to ___.
301. I`ve decided to ___.
302. I`m thinking of ___ing.
303. I`m considering ___ing.
304. I`ve thought about it for a long time.
305. I`ve given it a lot of serious consideration.
306. I`ve decided it`s time to do it.
307. I haven`t made up my mind yet.
308. I was determined to ___.
309. I`ll ___ as soon as I can.
310. I`ll ___ the first chance I get.
INTRODUCTIONS
Introducing oneself
311. My name is ___.
312. I`m ___.
Introducing others
313. This is ___.
314. Meet ___.
315. I`d like you to meet ___.
316. I`d like to introduce you to ___.
317. Let me introduce ___.
INVITATIONS
Extending invitations
318. Would you like to join me?
319. Would you be interested in joining me?
320. Would you like to ___?
321. How about ___ing?
322. Let`s ___.
323. You wouldn`t be interested in ___ing, would you?
324. We`d like to invite you over for ___.
325. We`d like you and ___ to be our guests for ___.
326. Can you come?
327. Do you think you can come?
328. Would you be able to come?
329. Can you make it?
330. Please try to come.
331. We hope you`ll be able to join us.
332. If you`re not busy, ___.
333. If you`re free, ___.
334. If you don`t have any other plans, ___.
Accepting invitations
335. I`d love to.
336. I`d like that.
337. That sounds like fun.
338. That sounds terrific.
339. That would be great.
340. I`d be happy to.
341. I`d be delighted to.
342. We`d be very glad to come.
343. We`ll be looking forward to it.
344. Thanks for asking.
345. Thank you for the invitation.
346. I appreciate the invitation.
347. It`s very nice of you to invite me.
Declining invitations
348. I`d love to, but I can`t.
349. I`d love to, but I won`t be able to.
350. I`m afraid I won`t be able to make it.
351. Sounds great, but I`m afraid I`ll be away.
LEAVE TAKING
352. I think I should be going now.
353. You know, I think I should be getting on my way now.
354. I really must be going.
355. I`ve got to go now.
356. I`d better go now.
357. I should go now.
358. I`ve got to run.
359. I have to take off now.
360. I have to get going.
361. I should get going, too.
362. Well, it`s been really nice seeing you again.
363. I`d love to continue this conversation, but ___.
364. I`m afraid it`s getting late.
365. Let`s get together soon.
366. Let`s keep in touch.
367. Let`s stay in touch.
368. I`ll see you soon.
369. I`ll call you.
370. Speak to you then.
371. Take care.
372. Take it easy.
373. So long.
374. Good-bye.
375. Bye.
376.