Let me share with you the best expressions to use when addressing a stranger in English.

帶您看到英文中，稱呼陌生人的最佳方式。

Hi, I'm Cherie from FluentU, and we want to help you learn English with real-world videos so that you can speak like a native.

大家好，我是 FluentU 的 Cherie，我們希望通過影片幫助大家學習英語，達到母語者水平。

And today, we're going to do that with six essential expressions to know when addressing strangers in English.

今天，我們將用六個基本表達方式帶您看到該怎麼用英語稱呼初次見面的人。

Number one, "Excuse me, sir."

一、「先生，不好意思。」

This is the perfect polite expression to use to get a male stranger's attention.

面對陌生男性，這是完美且有禮的稱呼。

Excuse me, sir.

先生，不好意思。

Another way to get a male stranger's attention is to say, "Sorry, sir."

另一個叫陌生男性的語句是，「抱歉，先生。」

I know that in English, we say sorry when we need to apologize or we did something wrong.

我知道英語中，需要道歉或自己做錯什麼時，才會說抱歉。

However, we also use the word sorry when we want to get a stranger's attention.

但想引起陌生人注意時，我們也會使用抱歉這個詞。

We use the word sir after the word sorry if we are getting the attention of a male.

想叫男性，我們會在「抱歉」一詞後加上「先生」。

- Uncommonly good. - Sorry, sir.

- 極好。 - 抱歉，先生。

Number three, "Excuse me, ma'am."

三、「不好意思，女士。」

This is the correct greeting used to get a female stranger's attention.

這是稱呼陌生女性的正確問候語。

- Excuse me, ma'am, this is mine.

- 不好意思，女士，這是我的。

Another way to get a female stranger's attention is to say, you guessed it, "Sorry, ma'am."

另一個稱呼陌生女性的問候語，你應該也猜到了，是「抱歉，女士。」

This is an alternative way to address a female stranger in English.

這是稱呼陌生女性的另一種方式。

However, keep in mind that you usually refer to older women as ma'am, while younger women, you usually say miss.

但請記住，通常年長女性才稱 ma'am，而年輕女性稱 miss。

Some women take offense for being called ma'am when they're younger.

有些年輕女性會因被稱為女士而生氣。

So just make sure you keep that in mind.

所以別忘了這點。

- Excuse me, miss, wondering if you could help me.

- 不好意思，小姐，想請你幫忙。

While we're discussing strangers, let's briefly discuss how to greet pets.

討論完陌生人，也別忘了簡單討論一下如何與寵物打招呼。

Yes, pets, because if you're speaking to a stranger at a dog park, for example, you might also want to know how to address their puppy.

沒錯，寵物，假設你在狗公園和陌生人說話，你可能也會想知道該怎麼稱呼他們狗。

I mean, why not, right?

何樂而不為呢？

The two words you can use to address a stranger's pet are bud and buddy.

可以用來稱呼陌生人寵物的兩個詞是 bud 和 buddy。

Both of these words are used in the same context, so you can use both of them.

這兩個詞使用對象相同，兩個都可以用。

And they mean the same thing.

意思一樣。

- Hey, buddy, you lost?

- 嘿，兄弟，你走失了嗎？

Learning all of these terms and formalities can be a bit tricky to catch onto or remember.

這些說法和禮節可能有點難理解或記住。

So to make things a little easier for you, we have included a free PDF version of this video for you to review and reference whenever you like.

所以為了讓大家輕鬆一點，我們有提供這支影片的免費 PDF 檔案，讓您隨時查看及參考。

Just click on the link in the description box below, and you're good to go.

點擊下面描述欄中連結，馬上開始學習！

This PDF also covers other information that we didn't mention in this video.

此 PDF 檔還涵蓋了這支影片中沒有提到的其他資訊。

And if you're serious about learning real-life English that is actually authentic, press on that video right over there.

如果真的想學習地道的生活化英語，點擊這支影片。

I promise you, you won't regret it.

你不會後悔的，我保證。