I'd like to reserve a table for dinner.
Ron makes a phone call to the restaurant to reserve a table for him and his friends for dinner....
درمکالمه ی زیرRon به رستوان زنگ میزند تا برای شام یک میز رزرو کند.
Hostess 1 : Pompas 2. How may I help you?
Ron : Yes. I'd like to reserve a table for dinner.
Hostess : How large a group are you expecting?
Ron : Six couples.
Hostess : Would you like to reserve a private dinning room?
Ron : That sounds like a good idea.
Hostess : All right. May I have your name, sir?
Ron : My name is Ron Kollitz. K-O-L-L-I-T-Z.
Hostess : What time will you be arriving?
Ron : Around 7:30 PM.
Hostess : All right, Mr. Kollitz. We have reserved a private dinning room for you
at 7:30 PM. Thanks for calling Pompas.
Ron : Thank you very much.
1. Hostess : مهماندار زن (host = مهماندار مرد)
2. Pompas : نام آن رستوران
Personal information
Place & Date of birth
where are you from originally? I ' from Tehran originally./where were you born? I was born in Esfahan.
I was born in Tehran , but I brought up in Shiraz.
when were you born? I was born in 1984.
When 's your birthday? It 's September 19th .
Marital Status
وضعیت تاهل
Are you married? Yes, I am./No, I ' m single.
I ' m a widow = woman whose husband has died.
I ' a widower = man whose wife has died.
I ' m divorced.
When did you marry?/ When did you get married?
Marry sb – get married to sb – be married to sb
I want to marry my cousin.
John got married to Alice.
Pat is married to David.
How long have you been married? 5 years.
John & Alice are newly-married couple.
Be engaged to sb/get engaged to sb/engage sb
Alice is engaged to Tom.
Fiancé = man engaged to be married Fiancee = woman engaged to be married.
That girl is my brother 's fiancée.
Propose to sb
خواستگاری کردن
Tom has proposed to Pat./Tom has asked Pat to marry him./will you marry me?
Divorce/get divorced
طلاق گرفتن/طلاق دادن
She got divorced last year.
He divorced his wife.
Jobs
What do you do?/ what 's your job./what are you?
Formal situation:
What ' s your occupation/profession?
I am self-employed.
من شغل آزاد دارم
I 'm a government employee/civil servant.
کارمند دولت هستم
I ' m a civil engineer.
مهندس عمرانم
I ' m unemployed/out of work.
بیکارم
I ' m retired.
بازنشسته هستم
I work full time/part time.
I work on shifts.شیفتی کار میکنم
How many days a week do you work? I work every other day.
یک روز در میان کار میکنم
What time does your work start/begin/end? Work begins at 8 & ends at 4.
I ' m working overtime today.
امروز اضافه کاری میکنم
I have Thursdays off.
پنجشنبه ها تعطیلم
How much is your salary?
How much do you earn?
