2. We’ve met before?
Haven’t we met before?
3. We’ve already been introduced.
4. Could I have seen you somewhere?
5. I fancy I’ve met you before.
(I have a feeling we’ve met before.)
6. Your face seems (so) familiar (to me).
7. Your name sounds familiar.
(I’ve heard your name many times.
I’ve heard so much about you.)
Мы уже знакомы, не правда ли? Мы уже знакомы?
Нас уже представили друг другу.
Мы уже встречались, не так ли?
Мне кажется, что мы уже где-то встречались.
Ваше лицо мне знакомо.
Я о вас слышал.
Мне о вас говорили.
То start a conversation you may ask a question such as:
* Is this your first visit to ...?
* Have you been here/to ... before?
* Have you visited/seen ... ?
* How do you like our ...?
* Are you enjoying ... ?
* Are you finding interesting/useful ... ?
* What do you think of ... ?
A more tactful way of asking for information is to make a remark with a question tag:
* This is your first visit to Moscow, isn’t it?
* You are enjoying the opera, aren’t you?
Other remarks which invite a response:
* I believe/hear ... - Я полагаю/слышал ...
* I’ve been told ... - Мне говорили ...
* I expect/suppose/imagine ... - Я полагаю/считаю ...
4. Greetings
| Greetings1. How do you do?Здравствуйте, (formal)2. Hello, how are you?Hello, how are you getting on?Здравствуйте, как поживаете? | Replies1. How do you do?Здравствуйте.2. (I am) very well, thank you.Спасибо, хорошо.Fairly/quite well. - Довольно хорошо.Fine. - Прекрасно.All right. - Все в порядке.Not too bad. - Неплохо.Not very/too well, I’m afraid. -Боюсь, не очень (хорошо).A bit tired, otherwise all right. -Немного устал, а так все в порядке.So-so. More or less all right. -Более менее. Так себе.And how are you? -А как вы себя чувствуете? |
| 3. Good morning, (until 12 p.m.) Good afternoon, (until 5-6 p.m.) Good evening, (until 10-11 p.m.) (formal)4. Morning.Afternoon. | 3. Good morning.Good afternoon.Good evening.4. Morning.Afternoon. |
| Evening. Evening.(semi-formal - used to people whom one sees regularly but does not know well) |
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| 5. Hallo/Hello(semi-formal, informal)6. Hi! (AmE) - Привет! (informal) | 5. Hallo! Nice to see you!6. Hi! |
5. Forms of Address
| 1. First name2. Mr BrownMrs BrownMiss Brown | - to friends- to a man we don’t know well-to a married woman we don’t know well- to a girl or unmarried woman |
| “Mr”, “Mrs”, “Miss” alone is not a polite form of address |
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| 3. Sir | - to a man who is clearly older/more senior- to an officer in the armed forces |
