Whereisthebathroomisperhaps a veryimportantquestiontoknowthenextoneis.
May I usetherestroom?
May I useTherestroomis a politeonsoftexpressionthatyoucanuseifyouneedtousethetoilet.
Youneedtousethewashroomwhenyou'reatsomeone's housefortheveryfirsttimewhenyou'rein a placethatyou'rethatisnewtoyou, youcanask, May I usetherestroommorecasually?
Can I gotothebathroomtobeverypolite, Youcouldsay, May I gotothebathroom?
Thenextphraseis I wouldliketoordersomething.
Youcanusethisat a restaurant, probably, orinanysituationwhereyouneedtoplaceanorder.
I'd like a pizza.
I like, uh, beer.
Can I getthecheck, please?
Thiswillbeusedat a restaurantwhenyou'vefinishedyourmealandit's timetogo.
Can I getthecheck, please?
In a very, verycasualsituation, youcanjustsaycheck, please.
I talkedaboutthisphraseinoneoftheEnglishtopicsvideosthatwedidwithMichael.
Checkthatout.
Ifyouhaven't already.
I don't know.
Ofcourseisusedwhenyoudonotknowinformation.
Youdon't knowtheanswer.
Yourteacherasksyou a questioninmathclassorsomething, andyoucansay I don't knowfor I havenoideassoyoucanuseitinthisway.
But I liketouse I don't know a lottotransitioninmyspeechwhen I don't have a goodideaorwhen I'm outofthingstosayand I wanttokindofpasstheconversationtothenextperson, I go, I don't know.
I don't know.
Youcanusethiswhenyou'retryingtomake a decision, forexample, andyoukindofwanttoencouragetheotherpersontoo, Like, helpmakethedecision.
Soonepersonmightsay, Whatdoyouwanttodo?
Andyoucansay, I don't know.
Whatdoyouwanttodio?
I don't know.
Whatdoyouwanttodo?
Andeventuallysomebodyhastomakethedecision.
Butyoucankindofpassbackandforthwith I don't know.
I don't knowInthissortofsoftware, nevermind, NevermindmeansDon't worryaboutit.
Andifyoutake a picturewith, like a longtimeronthecamera, whateveryoucanspelloutboobswhenmyfavoritethingstodoontheFourthofJulyinAmericaistoolightsparklerswithmyfamilyandfriendsandthat's theend.
Thanks a lotforparticipatingandsendinginthosewords.
Uh, it's interestingtoseewhatyouguyschose.
Thanksagainforwatchingtodayandwe'llseeyouagainnexttime I werestirringthepothereinEnglishclasswhen I wondotcom, WhydoyouthinkeverybodyMynameisAlicia, andtodaywe'regonnabetalkingabout 15 questionsthatyoushouldknow.
Sotheseair 15 questionsthatnotnecessarily.
Um, youneedtoknowhowtoaskthem.
Perhapsyouknowsomeofthequestionsalready, butyouwillprobablyalsohearthesequestionsaswell, sowe'llpractice a fewdifferentanswersforthesequestions, too.
Solet's getstarted.
DoyoulikeAmericanfood?
ThefirstquestionisDoyoulikeAmericanfood?
Youwillprobablybeaskedthisquestion.
DoyoulikeAmericanfood?
Youcaneithersayyesorno.
Oryoucangive a specificexample.
SomeonesaysDoyoulikeAmericanfood?
Yes.
I lovePhillycheesesteaks.
I wouldrecommendsayingyesor a littleorororyoucouldjustsay I don't know.
In a moreformalsituation, a businesssituation I would I woulduse.
MynameisBobproblem.
While I shakehandsorsomething.
What's yourphonenumber?
ThenextoneisWhat's yourphonenumber?
I wouldnotaskthisquestionrightaway, likemaybeyou'vemettheperson a fewtimes, butyou'd liketocontactthem, whetherit's becauseyouwereromanticallyinterestedinthemorbecauseyouwanttobebetterfriendswiththem.
Sousethisquestionafteryou'vemettheperson a fewtimesandyouknowyouwanttobecomebetterfriendswhenyouwanttogiveyourphonenumbertosayit's andthenumberthat's fine.
Sometimesit's aboutthecountrywhereyoulive, soyoucankindoffeel, I think, whichquestionWhichtypeofquestionisbeingasked?
Wheredoyouwork?
Wheredoyouwork?
Istalkingaboutyourjob?
Youcanusethepattern.
I workat a companynameor I workforcompanyname.
Eitherisfine.
I workatABCCompany.
I workforABCCompany.
EitherisOK, butyouknow, ififyouhaveansweredwiththewronginformation, theotherpersonwilljustaskyoulikeOh, I mean, whereisyourofficeorOh, I mean, whichcompanydoyouworkfor?