Do You Speak English? I. [antikvár]

D I D YOU KNOW? 1.English people shake hands only when they meet someone for the first time. 2.you usually call close friends, relations and colleagues by their first names, otherwise you say Mr Brown, Mrs Brown, Miss Brown. Younger people are generally more informál. 3.Only medical doctors are called Dr. and this is never used with Mr.) 4.People in Britain do not celebrate name-days. 5.When you are introduced to someone, you do not say your own name. The host will say who you are. LOOK AT THIS! 1.The phrase "How do you do" is not a question, it has no real meaning and the only answer to it is "How do you do." 2.When you want to know somebody's name you say "What is he called?" or "What is his name?" 3.Remember that "Who is he?" usually means "What is his name?" "What is he?" means "What is his job?" 4.Don't mix up "i'm sorry", "Excuse me" and "I beg your pardon." Look at these sentences: I'm sorry, I am late. /apolegizing for something / Excuse me, can you teli me the time? /asking something politely/ Pardon /or: I beg your pardon/, what did you say? /when you don't hear something properly. It can alsó be used for apologizing/. 5.Although "Thank you" can be answered by "It's a pleasure " "That's all rlght". or "Not at all". there is generally no answer at all! 6.Remember that "Where do you come from?" means "What nationality are you?" or "Where do you live?" 7.In American: Hi! = Halló! /In answer to "Thank you!":/ You're welcome! = Not at all! See you /later/! = Good bye/informál/