BILINGUAL BASIC EXPRESSIONS DICTIONARY

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BILINGUAL
BASIC
EXPRESSIONS
DICTIONARY
MICROFUNCTIONS AND BASIC NOTIONS OF
ENGLISH TRANSLATED INTO GREEK, TURKISH
A branch of Olive, A Gift of Life
Language functions to develop the functional competence (one of those proposed in the pragmatic
competence). The Common European Framework of Reference defines them as “categories for the functional
use of isolated speech (generally brief), such as turn takings in interaction” Council of Europe (2001). Common
European Framework of Reference: learning, teaching and assessment)
Funciones de la lengua para
desarrollar la competencia funcional (una de las que componen la competencia pragmática).
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BILINGUAL BASIC EXPRESSIONS DICTIONARY
I.- MICROFUNCTIONS/
ENGLISH
ITALIANO
1. GIVE AND ASK FOR INFORMATION
1.1 IDENTIFY
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I am…/ Who are you?
This is my friend-father…/ Who is this?
My name is…/ What’s your name?
My telephone number/ email is../ What’s
your telephone number/ email…?
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1.2 GIVE/ ASK FOR INFORMATION
1.2.1 Person
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 What’s your name?
o My name is...
1.2.2 Thing
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What’s this?/ It’s a…
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What’s your favourite food?
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Place
 Where do you live?
 Where do you work?
1.2.4 Nacionality
 Where are you from?
1.2.5 Activity
 What are you doing?
 What do you do?
 What’s your job?
 What are you studying?
1.2.6 Quantity
 How old are you?
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How many languages do you speak?
1.2.7 Time
 What’s the time?/ It’s…
 Can you tell me the time?/ It’s
 What time do you…?
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2. EXPRESS
OPINIONS,
ATTITUDES,
KNOWLEDGE
2.1 GIVE/ ASK FOR AN OPINION
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Give an opinión
Yes
No
Me too
Me neither
Of course
Not at all
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2.1.2
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I think that…
From my point of view…
I think that…
I think that…
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2.3 POSSIBILITY
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It’s possible
Perhaps
Maybe
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3.
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LIKES/ INTERESTS
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Do you like…?/ I like it, I don’t like it
Are you interested in…?/ I’m interested/
I’m not interested
What kind of….do you like?
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3.1 KNOWN/ UNKNOWN
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Do you know?/ I know…/ I don’t know
Do you know?/ I don’t know
3.2 GIVE VALUE
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How is it?
What is it like?/ It’s (lovely, great, awful/
terrible…)
 What’s up?/ Fine
ANSWERS:
 Bad/ Quite bad/ Very bad
 Not so bad
 So, so
 Perfect! Great!
 How…(good, bad, )
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EXPRESSING/ ASKING FOR WISHES
Do you want…?/ I want…
Would you like?/ I’d like…
What do you want/ would you like?
What do you prefer?
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3.4 EXPRESSING MOOD
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What’s up?/ Very well/ bad
How are you?/ I’m fine/ I don’t feel good
Are you ok?/ I’m very, quite, little…
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3. INFLUENCING THE LISTENER
4.1 ORDERING
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You have to…+ infinitive
You must + infinitive
….needs to be done
Infinitive (imperative)
Please, can you…?
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4.2 ASKING FOR/ PROPOSING/ SUGGESTING
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Please…
Let’s…
Shall we…?
Will you come?
Shall we meet?
What if…?
I’ll buy you a…
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Positive replies:
o Yes, thank you very much
o Yes, ok
o Ok
o I’ll be pleased
Negative replies:
o No, thank you (very much, so much)
o No, I’m sorry
Requests
o Can I have this/ that?
o Wait a moment, please
o Here you are
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4.3 LANGUAGE EXCHANGE
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Can you speak more slowly, please?
Sorry? Can you repeat, please?
Can you spell that, please?
Let me think…
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4.4 SPEAKING ABOUT THE DAY
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I am tired, can I go to sleep?
I had great fun today
It wasn’t such fun today
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5. SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
5.1 GREETING/ ADDRESSING SOMEONE
5.1.1 Greeting
 Hello/ Hello (name of the person)
 Good morning.
 Good afternoon
 Good evening
 Good night
 Mr./ mrs./ms./miss + surname (Mr. X/
Mrs. X/ Ms. X/ Miss X)
5.1.1 Saying goodbye
 Goodbye!
 Good morning/ afternoon/ evening/
night
 See you tomorrow.
 See you later.
 Bye!
 Kisses.
 A hug.
 Regards.
 Can I take a picture of you/ us/ you all?
 I have enjoyed a lot here. Your country
is awesome. I hope you like mine too.
 Thank you for being so understanding
 Thank you for being such a good host.
I’m looking forward to seeing you again
 I will miss you
 Let’s keep in touch
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5.2 INTRODUCE SOMEONE
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Hello, I’m…
My name is…
This is….
Let me introduce you to…
This is…
Let me introduce you to Mr./ Mrs./ Ms./
Miss….
Replies:
o Nice to meet you
o Hello.
o Hello, how do you do?
o Hello, pleased to meet you.
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5.3 APOLOGIZING/ BEING THANKFUL
5.3.1 Apologizing
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 I’m sorry very much/ so much
 I’m sorry to + infinitive
5.3.2 Being thankful
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Thank you
Thank you very much
Reply
o You’re welcome
o Not at all.
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5.4 CONGRATULATING
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Congratulations!
Happy birthday!
Happy festival!
5.5 ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS
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Where’s the school/ bus stop/ car/ the
milk?
It’s over there, near the..
Go straight, Turn left/ right
5.6 ASKING FOR HELP
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Excuse me, can you help me, please?
I don’t feel good, can I see a doctor?
Can I use your phone, please? I haven’t
got credit on my mobile
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II.- NOTIONS
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1. INDIVIDUAL: PHYSICALLY
1.1 THE BODY
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Head
Face: hair, eye, nose
Arm, hand, finger, leg, foot
Back
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1.1. PHYSICAL FEATURES
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Look: Be tall/ short/ fat/ slim/ goodlooking/ ugly
Hair:
o Have blonde/ dark/ brown hair.
o Be bald
o Have short/long, straight/curly hair.
Eyes:
o Colour: have dark/ light green/ blue/
black/ brown eyes.
o Size: big/ small.
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1.2. ACTIONS AND POSITIONS WITH
YOUR BODY
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Get up, have a shower, wash yourself, comb
your hair, shave yourself
Listen, hear, see, look
Walk, go for a walk, run
Go up, go down, sit down
Take
Do/ make
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1. INDIVIDUAL: SENSES AND MOOD
1.1. PERSONALITY
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Be nice/ rude, intelligent, hard-working,
cheerful/ shy, sociable
Calm/ nervous, kind, pleasant
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1.1. FEELINGS/ MOODS
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Be sad/ happy/ angry/ tired/ worried…
Like, love, hate.
Be afraid of…
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1. PERSONAL IDENTITY
2.1. NAME
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Name (first/ middle)/ surname
Mr./ Mrs./Ms./ Miss
Sign
To be called
2.2. ADDRESS
Address
Email
Avenue (Ave.), walk, square, flat, number,
post code.
House, room
Country, town/ city, village
Live
2.3. TELEPHONE NUMBER
Telephone number. Code
Mobile
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2.4.
PLACE/ DATE OF BIRTH/
MARITAL STATUS
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Place of birth
Date of birth
To be born/ to die
2.5. NATIONALITY
Nationality. Be Spanish/ Be from Spain
Foreigner
European Union/ Europe
European: Spanish, English, Greek, Italian
Asian: Turkish
African
American
2.6. AGE
Age
Child, boy, girl, young, old, baby, teenager,
elderly man/ woman
To be X years old/ to be very old/ young
2.7. SEX
Man, woman
Child, boy/ girl, woman/ man
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2.8. MARITAL STATUS
Status: single, married, widow/ widower,
separate, divorced, civil union
Husband, wife
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3. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
3.4. FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
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Family, parents
Dad/ mum, father/ mother
Son/ daughter, only child, twins, identical
twins
Brother/ sister, uncle/ aunt, nephew/
niece,
grandfather/
grandmother,
grandson/ granddaughter, cousin
Husband, wife, exhusband/ exwife
Couple, boyfriend/ girlfriend
3.5. SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
Friend, colleague, partner
Boss, colleague
Meeting, appointment
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4. FOOD
4.1. DIET
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Breakfast, luch, tea, dinner
Have breakfast, luch, tea, dinner
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4.2. DRINKS
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(Mineral) water, sparkling water, fresh
water.
Milk, tea (White/ green/ black tea), black
coffee, with milk
Beer, red/ White wine
Alcoholic/ non alcoholic drink, bottle, can
Orange/ Peach/ pine Apple/ tomato juice
Rum, gin, champagne
Be thristy/ drink
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bread
Sandwich, hamburger
Meat (chicken, pork, lamb, beef)
Pasta, rice, legumes
Chocolate, biscuits, cereal
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4.4. DISHES
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First/ second course, dessert
Soup, salad, paella, ommelet
Apetizer, plate, snack
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Good, delicious, tasty
Enjoy your meal!
4.5. FOOD TOOLS
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Plate, glass, cup, bottle, napkin.
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4.9. RESTAURANTS
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Pub, tavern, restaurant
Café, pizza/ Chinese/ Italian/ Mexican/
Vegetarian restaurant
Bill, menú
Food, cook, chef
Book a table
Order/ bring the menu
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5. EDUCATION
5.1. CENTRES
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School, high school, university
Primary/ secondary education
Class, library, classroom
Academy
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5.2. TEACHERS/ STUDENTS
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Teacher,
headmaster/
director of studies
Student, pupil, classmate
headmistress,
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5.3. LEARNING/ TEACHING
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Exam
Class of…, course
Timetable
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5.4. CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
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Learn, study
Go to class
Do/ have an exam
Pass/ fail, ask/ answer, reply
Memorize, overview, underline, cross out
Activity, lesson, unit, page
Diploma, certificate, GCSE.
School
subjects:
language,
foreign
language, science, geography, math, art,
music, physical education, technology
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5.5. LEARNING RESOURCES
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Book, notebook, dictionary, a sheet of
paper
Paper, pen, pencil, rubber, copy
Table, chair, cupboard, table
White/ black/ Smart board, computer,
map
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6. LEISURE
6.1. ENTERTAINMENT
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Holidays, tourist, trip/ travel(v.)
Free time, hobby
Read (a newspaper, a magazine, a book)
Watch tv, a film
Listen to music, to the radio, to a song
Go to a pub, a club, a café, a museum, a
concert
Go to the cinema, to the theatre, to the
park, to the country
6.2. SPORTS/ GAMES
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Run, swim, ski
Do sport, exercise, gymnastics
Play football, basketball, tennis
Play a sport, ride a bike
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7. MASS MEDIA
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Televion, radio, email, telephone
Letter: stamp, envelope, greeting, post
script
Internet: at, dush, underscore, full stop,
website, email, forum, chat, virus
Surf the Internet, the net
8. DWELLING
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Types: house, flat, detached house, flat,
building, block, block of flats, students flat
Parts: entrance, room, living room,
kitchen, toilet/ bathroom, dining room
Window, door, garden, courtyard, floor,
ceiling, wall
9. SHOPPING/ SHOPS
9.1. CLOTHES, SHOES WEAR,
ACCESSORIES
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Trousers (jeans), skirt, shirt, jumper,
shoes, handbag
Clothes, clothing, wardrobe
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