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FUNCTION | NOUNS | ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS | VERBS | GRAMATICAL CATEGORY | EXPRESSIONS / POLYWORDS | COLLOCATIONS

Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

Courteously
Politely
Warmly
Fine
Very well
Excellent
Tired
Awful
Exhausted
Horrible
Terrific
Upset
Worried

To greet
To say hello
To say good-bye
To introduce.
I’m fine.
I’m very good.
To bow
To shake hands
To wave
To smile

To be
I am (I’m)
He, she, it is
(he’s, she’s, it’s)
You, we, they are
(you’re, we’re, they’re)

Are you…?
Is he …?
How are you …?
How is he …?

Formal
Hello
Good morning
Good afternoon
Good evening
Good night
Good-bye
Bye
I'd like to introduce myself.
How do you do?
How are you?
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
See you soon.
See you later.

Informal
Hi
How are you doing?
How are things?
How's it going?
What's new?
How are things?
How's it going?

FUNCTION | NOUNS | ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS | VERBS | GRAMATICAL CATEGORY* | EXPRESSIONS / POLYWORDS* | COLLOCATIONS

Apology

Abject
Humble
Profuse
Heartfelt
Profound
Deep

To apologize
To excuse
To convey
To give (sb)
To issue
To make

To be

Excuse me
Pardon me
(I'm) Sorry

Thank you
Thanks

Do somebody courtesy

Have/Show courtesy

Politeness
Impoliteness

Polite request

Sincere
Full
Formal
Public
Written

Polite
Common Conventional
Natural
Social

Impolite
Rude

To offer (sb
)To publish
To send (sb)
To accept
To reject

To thank

to ask

Could you please…?
May I …?

I appreciate it.
Thank you very much
You're welcome
A venner of politeness

FUNCTION | NOUNS | ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS | VERBS | GRAMATICAL CATEGORY* | EXPRESSIONS / POLYWORDS* | COLLOCATIONS

The alphabet
Name

First
Second
Middle
Family
Last
Maiden
Full
Pet
Pen

Double-barreled
hyphenated

Male
Female
Feminine
Masculine

To spell
To be
To repeat

Formal
My name is …

Informal
I am …

Can you spell your name?
Could you repeat that, please?
Can you spell it, please?
Did you say M or N?
Is it with … or …?
I said N / That’s N as in Nancy

What´s your name?
Do you have a nickname?
My nickname/surname is …

Please, repeat your name

FUNCTION | NOUNS | ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS | VERBS | GRAMATICAL CATEGORY* | EXPRESSIONS / POLYWORDS* | COLLOCATIONS

Titles
Nationality
Place of birth
City
Town
State

Address

Age
Date of birth
Birthday

Numbers

Mother tongue
Language

Profession
Occupation
Job

Rural
Cosmopolitan
Big
Small
Modern
Old
Interesting
Beautiful

underage
overage
elderly
young
Middle-aged

First
Native
Foreign
Second

Manual
Stressful
Technical

To be from
To live
To be born
To come from

To be born

To speak
To understand

To work

Mr. (Gentleman)
Mrs. (Married Lady)
Miss, (Young Unmarried Lady)
Ms. (uncertain of a woman's marital status)
I am from Chile.
To Be + from +country

I am Chilean.
To Be + Nationality

How old are you?
I am … years old.

I was born on April 11th, 1992
When is your birthday?
My birthday is on the … of …

I speak…

What do you do?
I am a ...
Where do you work?

Mr. and Mrs. (husband’s surname)
Mrs. (husband’s surname)
Where are you from?
Where do you live?
I'm from...(city, town, country)
I live in... (city, town, country)
I come from...
I was born in...

To be of age.
To be under age.
in his teens
in his early thirties
in his mid thirties
in his late thirties
Come of age

English
French
Spanish
Etc.

I work for
I work with
I’m on the business of

Be known by the name of...
Go by...
In somebody’s name
Under a/the name
Name for/of

At a/the age
Between the ages (of 5 and 11)

To feel/look one's age
To act one's age

About (thirty, forty)
As old as the hills

FUNCTION | NOUNS | ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS | VERBS | GRAMATICAL CATEGORY* | EXPRESSIONS / POLYWORDS* | COLLOCATIONS

Marital status
Marriage
Fiancé
Fiancée
Boyfriend
Girlfriend
Partner

Married
Single
Separated
Divorced

To get married
To get divorced

I work at …

Are you married / single?
Do you have a boyfriend / girlfriend?
What is your

Do you like your job?

| Husband Wife |  |  | partner's name? My partner's name is … |  |

FUNCTION | NOUNS | ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS | VERBS | GRAMATICAL CATEGORY* | EXPRESSIONS / POLYWORDS* | COLLOCATIONS

Family
Parents
Mother
Mom
Mommy
Father
Dad
Daddy
adulthood
Man, men
Woman, women
youngster adolescence
Sister
Brother
Siblings
Kid
Orphan
Twin
childhood
Child, children
Boy
Girl
Baby
Toddler
Aunt
Uncle
Cousin
Nephew
Niece

Young
Old
Adult
Adolescent
teenager
young
middle-aged
elderly

This is my father/mother/sister
I want to introduce you to my father/mother/sister
What are their names?
Do you have any children?

How many brothers and sisters do you have?
I have … brother and … sisters.

Only child
first-born