Pratica di Shadowing: Everyday CONVERSATIONS and VOCABULARY for Shopping | Easy English 227 - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube
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Hi everybody, welcome to another new episode of Easy English.
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Hi everybody, welcome to another new episode of Easy English.
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I'm going to bring you conversations that are necessary and useful for in shops.
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Hello!
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Hi!
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How's it going?
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Yeah good, how are you?
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Yeah, I'm really well thanks.
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I'm desperate for a coffee and a cake I guess.
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Hello!
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Hi!
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Hi, how's it going?
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Yeah, good thank you, how are you?
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Yeah, I'm really good.
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What is this store about?
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Well, it's mostly Harry Potter, but we are a mixture of other things like souvenirs and gifts.
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Hello!
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Hi, how's it going?
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Good thanks, how are you?
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Yeah, really good.
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What kind of store is this?
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This is called dinner and we sell lots of delicious food and things you need to host at home.
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Hello!
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Hello!
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Hi, how's it going?
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Okay, thanks.
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We've been quite busy, but okay.
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Busy today, yeah.
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It's a nice day outside.
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It's lovely, it's a really lovely day.
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You have to make the most of the sunshine.
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Can I help?
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Yeah, you may.
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It may seem obvious, but what kind of store is this?
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Ah, well this is a lovely hat shop.
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What cakes do you have on offer at the moment?
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I've got a very delicious banana cake, we've got a couple of flat jacks,
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salted caramel, or a Bakewell flapjack, carrot cake, custard tart or a brownie.
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Wow you have a lot, okay.
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And is it possible to pay by card here?
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Yes you can pay by card, we prefer card.
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Okay but is cash still okay?
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No we don't They don't take cash here.
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They don't take cash, okay.
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Yeah, card only.
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That's quite normal in the UK now, isn't it?
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It's hard to pay by cash.
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It's very common in the UK.
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What do people usually buy in this store when they come in?
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What are they usually after?
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Oh, a good mixture of things.
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Mostly the Harry Potter things because it's still very popular.
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Yeah.
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But also our touristy things and like souvenirs do really well.
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Ah yeah, you sell these souvenirs of like London.
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Yes.
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Even though we're in Brighton.
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At some point.
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And it's like, oh yeah, yeah, okay, you have like hats and scarves.
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Yeah.
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Do you have like a sailor at the moment?
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We don't, I'm afraid.
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Don't have sailor.
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Do you usually have sails?
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Not so much.
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We're an independent shop so normally the big shops have sales, we don't really.
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What does an independent shop mean?
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It means it's owned by one person or a partnership and a non-independent would be a company.
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So a bigger company, a chain brand.
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A chain brand, okay nice.
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I like these brimmed ones, which one would you suggest is a good style?
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What's the most popular one you sell?
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This is quite popular because you've got a big brim all the way round,
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whereas these are trilbys and they have a smaller brim and that's their profile.
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Their profile is like that, so that's quite nice.
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Does it come in different colours?
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Yeah, different colours.
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So we have green and oh hang on, I'm just doing the trilbys right now, and cream, blue and green and a bit of red there.
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So yes, we've got lots of different colors.
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Can I try on this green one?
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You certainly can.
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Let's have a look.
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Now back to the episode.
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Yeah.
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That is great.
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Perfect.
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It's just my style.
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Yeah.
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Excuse me.
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Hello.
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Hi, how's it going?
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Good.
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Thank you very much.
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How are you?
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Yeah, I'm fine thanks.
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Good.
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What kind of store is this?
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It's a clothing store.
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Yeah, what time will you close today?
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So today we will close at 2 o'clock.
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Okay, and then what time will you open tomorrow?
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Tomorrow will be open at 9.
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Nice, okay, and let's say I buy something.
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Can I return it?
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You can, normally within a month.
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Within a month.
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Okay, that's really good.
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Hi.
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Hiya.
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How's it going?
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You alright?
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Yeah, good, thank you.
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How are you?
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Yeah, I'm pretty good.
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Do you have a favourite duck?
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I do.
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It's on the bottom shelf down there.
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It's the peacock.
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Something about it.
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It's just my favourite.
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This one here?
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Yeah.
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What sizes does it come in?
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So let's have a look.
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So we have four sizes, small, medium, large and extra large.
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Because that was maybe a bit, I don't know.
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A bit big?
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A bit too big for me.
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That's a large, which is 59 centimetres.
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Okay.
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So let's see if I can find an exercise down for you.
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And this workers jacket behind you, this camel coloured one, what size is that?
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That is a small.
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What sizes do you have?
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We generally go from small up to an extra large or even a double extra large.
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Does it come in different colours on the collar?
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That particular one, no, but we do have many worker jackets in various colours.
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And can I return it if it doesn't fit?
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If I take it home, it doesn't fit, can I bring it back?
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Yeah, absolutely, yeah, within like a month.
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If you have the receipt as well, it's no problem to exchange or refund.
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Ah, what's the difference between exchange or refund?
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What does that mean?
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So, if you're exchanging something, you can exchange for something else that's the same price, so it's just like a little swaps,
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swapsies, or a refund is just returning it and get your money back for it.
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Okay cool and are you open?
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Because you're an independent store are you open most days of the week?
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Well yeah we're open every day of the week on Saturdays it's 10 till 6
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and every other day it's 11 till 5.
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Okay right and if I don't like the duck I bought can I exchange for another duck?
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You can exchange for one as well as it's the same price
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and you can get a receipt and come back and return it.
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And do you have an online store?
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We do, yes.
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Oh, cool.
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Cool, called the Duck House.
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Yep, the Duck House by the way.
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Nice, great, I might check it out online.
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Oh, fair.
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Thank you so much for your help.
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That's okay, thank you.
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And do you have an online store?
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No, we don't, because people need to get off the internet and come to a shop and try on and chat.
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This is one of these independent boutique kind of...
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This is an independent shop.
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Independent shop.
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We're on Instagram.
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Okay.
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And I can give you my card.
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In fact, let me give you my card.
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Yeah, let's get a card.
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Mad Hatters.
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Mad Hatters.
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Which is a reference to Alice in Wonderland, which is a famous book.
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Great book.
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Could I try it on somewhere?
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Absolutely, yes.
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We have changing rooms if you'd like to try it on.
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Amazing.
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I think I will.
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Thank you very much.
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Good.
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Are you open on the weekends?
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We are, yeah.
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So on Saturdays we're open until from 10 till 7.
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Sunday is 10 till 6.
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Amazing.
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Great, I'll pop back in later.
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Yeah amazing.
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Thank you very much, I'll have a little browse now.
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Okay.
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It's so nice to meet you.
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Thank you.
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Yeah, enjoy your time in Brighton.
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Well I'll be dropping by again tomorrow then, it's nice to meet you.
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Yeah nice to meet you too.
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Thank you very much.
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Thank you.
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Thank you for watching this week's episode.
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Let us know any useful phrases you know
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when shopping around in the UK in the English language and as always we'll see you next time.
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Ta-ra!
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So that might do.
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Yeah, let's have a look.
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Yeah, just right.
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Maybe a bit too small.
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I've got a bite now.
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You try it, you buy it.
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Is that the rule?
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Yeah, exactly.
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That is the rule.
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Il video di oggi, parte della serie "Easy English", si concentra sulle conversazioni quotidiane che avvengono durante lo shopping. È un'ottima risorsa per chiunque voglia migliorare le proprie capacità comunicative in inglese e imparare termini e frasi utili da utilizzare nei negozi. I dialoghi presentati offrono uno spaccato reale di come gli inglesi interagiscono, rendendo l'apprendimento più efficace e contestualizzato. Utilizzare video di questo tipo per praticare il shadowspeak può rivelarsi molto utile per rafforzare la pronuncia e la fluidità.
Le 5 Frasi Chiave per la Comunicazione Quotidiana
- “Hi, how's it going?” - Un modo informale e amichevole per salutare.
- “Can I help you?” - Un'espressione comune utilizzata per offrire assistenza.
- “What kind of store is this?” - Utilizzata per chiedere informazioni su un negozio specifico.
- “Is it possible to pay by card here?” - Una domanda fondamentale riguardo le modalità di pagamento.
- “Do you have a good mixture of things?” - Chiesta per sapere la varietà di prodotti disponibili.
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