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). 25-11-2012 BILINGUAL BASIC EXPRESSIONS DICTIONARY I.- MICROFUNCTIONS/ ENGLISH ITALIANO 1. GIVE AND ASK FOR INFORMATION 1.1 IDENTIFY 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…? 1.2 GIVE/ ASK FOR INFORMATION 1.2.1 Person Who is…?/ This is my friend/ father What’s your name? o My name is... 1.2.2 Thing What’s this?/ It’s a… What’s your favourite food? 1.2.3. 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? 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…? ENGLISH ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ 2. EXPRESS OPINIONS, ATTITUDES, KNOWLEDGE 2.1 GIVE/ ASK FOR AN OPINION 2.1.1 Give an opinión Yes No Me too Me neither Of course Not at all A Branch of Olive, A Gift of Life BILINGUAL BASIC EXPRESSIONS DICTIONARY 2.1.2 I think that… From my point of view… I think that… I think that… 2.3 POSSIBILITY It’s possible Perhaps Maybe A Branch of Olive, A Gift of Life BILINGUAL BASIC EXPRESSIONS DICTIONARY ENGLISH 3. ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ LIKES/ INTERESTS 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? 3.1 KNOWN/ UNKNOWN Do you know?/ I know…/ I don’t know Do you know?/ I don’t know 3.2 GIVE VALUE 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, ) 3.3 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? 3.4 EXPRESSING MOOD 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… ENGLISH ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ 3. INFLUENCING THE LISTENER 4.1 ORDERING You have to…+ infinitive You must + infinitive ….needs to be done Infinitive (imperative) Please, can you…? 4.2 ASKING FOR/ PROPOSING/ SUGGESTING Please… Let’s… Shall we…? Will you come? Shall we meet? What if…? I’ll buy you a… A Branch of Olive, A Gift of Life BILINGUAL BASIC EXPRESSIONS DICTIONARY 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 o o o o o o o o o o 4.3 LANGUAGE EXCHANGE Can you speak more slowly, please? Sorry? Can you repeat, please? Can you spell that, please? Let me think… 4.4 SPEAKING ABOUT THE DAY I am tired, can I go to sleep? I had great fun today It wasn’t such fun today A Branch of Olive, A Gift of Life BILINGUAL BASIC EXPRESSIONS DICTIONARY ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ENGLISH 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 5.2 INTRODUCE SOMEONE 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. o o o o 5.3 APOLOGIZING/ BEING THANKFUL 5.3.1 Apologizing I’m sorry. I’m sorry very much/ so much I’m sorry to + infinitive 5.3.2 Being thankful A Branch of Olive, A Gift of Life BILINGUAL BASIC EXPRESSIONS DICTIONARY Thank you Thank you very much Reply o You’re welcome o Not at all. o o 5.4 CONGRATULATING Congratulations! Happy birthday! Happy festival! 5.5 ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS 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 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 A Branch of Olive, A Gift of Life BILINGUAL BASIC EXPRESSIONS DICTIONARY II.- NOTIONS ENGLISH ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ 1. INDIVIDUAL: PHYSICALLY 1.1 THE BODY Head Face: hair, eye, nose Arm, hand, finger, leg, foot Back 1.1. PHYSICAL FEATURES 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. o o o o o 1.2. ACTIONS AND POSITIONS WITH YOUR BODY 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 A Branch of Olive, A Gift of Life BILINGUAL BASIC EXPRESSIONS DICTIONARY ENGLISH ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ 1. INDIVIDUAL: SENSES AND MOOD 1.1. PERSONALITY Be nice/ rude, intelligent, hard-working, cheerful/ shy, sociable Calm/ nervous, kind, pleasant 1.1. FEELINGS/ MOODS Be sad/ happy/ angry/ tired/ worried… Like, love, hate. Be afraid of… 1. PERSONAL IDENTITY 2.1. NAME 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 2.4. PLACE/ DATE OF BIRTH/ MARITAL STATUS 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 A Branch of Olive, A Gift of Life BILINGUAL BASIC EXPRESSIONS DICTIONARY 2.8. MARITAL STATUS Status: single, married, widow/ widower, separate, divorced, civil union Husband, wife ENGLISH ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ 3. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS 3.4. FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS 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 ENGLISH ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ 4. FOOD 4.1. DIET Breakfast, luch, tea, dinner Have breakfast, luch, tea, dinner 4.2. DRINKS (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 4.3. FOOD Meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, milk, eggs, bread Sandwich, hamburger Meat (chicken, pork, lamb, beef) Pasta, rice, legumes Chocolate, biscuits, cereal 4.4. DISHES First/ second course, dessert Soup, salad, paella, ommelet Apetizer, plate, snack A Branch of Olive, A Gift of Life BILINGUAL BASIC EXPRESSIONS DICTIONARY Good, delicious, tasty Enjoy your meal! 4.5. FOOD TOOLS Plate, glass, cup, bottle, napkin. 4.9. RESTAURANTS Pub, tavern, restaurant Café, pizza/ Chinese/ Italian/ Mexican/ Vegetarian restaurant Bill, menú Food, cook, chef Book a table Order/ bring the menu ENGLISH ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ 5. EDUCATION 5.1. CENTRES School, high school, university Primary/ secondary education Class, library, classroom Academy 5.2. TEACHERS/ STUDENTS Teacher, headmaster/ director of studies Student, pupil, classmate headmistress, 5.3. LEARNING/ TEACHING Exam Class of…, course Timetable 5.4. CLASSROOM LANGUAGE 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 5.5. LEARNING RESOURCES Book, notebook, dictionary, a sheet of paper Paper, pen, pencil, rubber, copy Table, chair, cupboard, table White/ black/ Smart board, computer, map A Branch of Olive, A Gift of Life BILINGUAL BASIC EXPRESSIONS DICTIONARY ENGLISH ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ 6. LEISURE 6.1. ENTERTAINMENT 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 Run, swim, ski Do sport, exercise, gymnastics Play football, basketball, tennis Play a sport, ride a bike ENGLISH ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ 7. MASS MEDIA 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 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 Trousers (jeans), skirt, shirt, jumper, shoes, handbag Clothes, clothing, wardrobe A Branch of Olive, A Gift of Life