Day 4: Starting the conversation
This is the 4th day of my 100 days English diary challenge.
Today was the last day of my 3 days holiday and It made me sad a little. (But now, it is almost Monday morning, I'm not certain I can work tomorrow.)
"Starting a conversation for the first time" must be a common topic in English class, but I always hesitate to ask in common phrases. And some teachers teach me different thing like "We can't say that" and "You say the wrong question but many Japanese people does". So, today I would like to make a list of questions that we use for starting a conversation with a person who meets for the first time. In fact, people won't ask each other their favorite possession or their height. ^^;
common questions
- Where are you from? / Where do you come from?（ご出身は？ goshussin ha?）
- Which part of England are you from?（イングランドのどの地域からいらしたのですか？ * England no donochiiki-kara irashita no desu ka?）
- Where do you live?（どちらにお住まいですか？ Dochira ni Osumai desu ka?）
- What do you do in your free time?（あなたの趣味は？ Anata no Shumi ha?）
- What is your favorite possession?（あなたのお気に入りの持ち物は？ Anata no Okini-iri no mochi Monoha）
- What is your favorite TV/movies/writer/singer/musician?（あなたの好きな〜は？ Anata no suki na ** ha?）
- What kind of school do you go to?（どんな学校に通っているのですか？ Donna Gakko ni kayotte iru no desu ka?）
- What is your grade?（何年生？ Nan-nen sei?）
- Which course are you taking? (どのコースを選択していますか？ Dono kohsu wo sentaku shite imasu ka?)
- What kind of work do you do?（どんなお仕事をされているのですか？ Don na oshigoto wo sareteiru no desuka?）
- When did you come to Japan?（いつ日本に来たのですか？ Itsu Nihon ni kita no desu ka?）
- Are you over here for long? （こちらには長くご滞在ですか？ kochira ni nagaku gotaizai desuka?）
- When did you qualify as a teacher?（いつ先生の資格を取ったのですか？）
- When did you start studying English?（いつ英語を勉強しはじめたのですか？）
- What place do you recommen to visit?（どこを訪れたらいいかおすすめしてください。Doko wo otozuretara iika osusumeshitekudasai）
- You look tall, how tall are you? （背が高いですね、背何センチ？ se ga takai desune se nan senchi?）
Time's up. I will review this page, and add phrases if I can.
