Johnny: Hello! Hello? Excuse me! Excuse me?
Olivia: Just sit down anywhere – they don’t have waiters in here!
Johnny: Oh, ok, is it ok if I sit here?
Olivia: Sure...but you’ll need to go to the counter if you want anything...
Johnny: Actually, I’m not really here to eat, or anything. I’m supposed to be meeting someone.
Olivia: Well, wait here long enough, most of London will come in...
Johnny: Sorry?
Olivia: Just joking.
Sarah: Excuse me, is anybody sitting here?
Olivia: I can’t see anyone!
Sarah: Sorry?
Olivia: Just joking. Go ahead, sit down.
Sarah: Thanks.
Olivia: You might be waiting a while if you sit here.
Sarah: Sorry?
Olivia: There are no waiters here – people usually just go up to the counter and order whatever they want.
Sarah: Oh...well...I’m just supposed to be meeting someone here actually...
Olivia: Not him, by any chance?
Sarah: Who?
Olivia: This guy here!
Johnny: Hello!
Sarah: Oh. No...
Johnny: No...I am waiting to meet someone...but not you! Where are you from, anyway?
Sarah: Well, I live in London now, but I’m originally from Shanghai.
Johnny: Thought so! I’m from Hong Kong.
Olivia: Sorry to interrupt..but who are you both waiting for?
Johnny: I’m waiting for my friend Harry...
Sarah: ...and I’m waiting for my friend Magda...
Olivia: How interesting!
Johnny: Erm...why’s that interesting?
Olivia: Because Harry and Magda are both friends of mine as well, and right now I’m waiting for both of them too...and here they are!
All: Hello
Olivia: Let’s make this easier - I’m Olivia!
Johnny: I’m Johnny. I’m a friend of...
Harry: ...mine. He’s a friend of mine. I’m Harry.
Sarah: Ok! I’m Sarah, and I’m a friend of...
Magda: ...mine! I’m Magda. Nice to meet you!
Olivia: This is complicated, isn’t it? Shall I get some tea? I think we’ll need a big pot, this might take some time. So, how do we all know each other..?
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Hello !
I really want to say thanks to the learn English team team for all what they do for us :)
And i have some questions related to series 1 episode 1 :
-What "go ahead" mean? and it's polite or not ? it has any relation with "go on "? can i have some examples ?
-What "thought so " mean ? it's polite ?
Thank you very much indeed
team
Hello U-sema!
Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad you find the site useful! In answer to your question, neither of the expressions are formal and polite, but they are not very rude either - you can use them in most conversations.
If you use our dictionary box on the right of the page, you'll see that 'Go ahead' means give someone permission to do something.
'Thought so' means that you already have an idea of what someone tells you. In the transcript Sarah says she is from Shanghai. Johnny says 'Thought so' because he already guessed she was from Shanghai.
Hope that helps!
Regards
Jeremy Bee
The LearnEnglish Team
thanks Jeremy
Hi! I'm a newcomer here. I've started to study you soap audio and I really love it. Can you explain for me, in series 1 episode 1 Jonny uses: "I'm supposed to be meeting someone" not I'm supposed to meet someone. Are they different?
Thanks a lot.
team
Hello daothoa!
That's a good question. They are actually quite similar, and both make sense. However, if you look at our page on the present continuous, you'll see we use be +v-ing to talk about plans - by using be meeting, Johnny is emphasising that it is a plan.
Hope that helps!
Regards
Jeremy Bee
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi everybody,
I am a new comer and I have a question to ask.Hopeing you can help me.
When I wrote to my friend that she must be careful with the bugs,she reply that there certainly a lot of bugs around.I won't miss them.
I am quite confused.What does the "miss"mean?
When I visited British council website in the first time I was listening to the subjects and read quickly and does not feel better in English and when I tried today to listen to the subject and read it carefully I was amazed that I was able to solve all the Instructions easily.
It's really useful website and I would recommend all those who want to learn the British English language that follows your website.
By the way, I need to know how to better my skills to speak British accent?
team
Hello Essam,
That's great news! It's a great feeling when you realise that your English is improving.
As for your accent, it's very hard to change an accent and not necessary for most people. We tend to advise learners to focus on speaking so that they can be easily understood, rather than worrying about the accent they have, unless there is a special reason.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
it is my first day, learning english in this site and I am very excited, you are giving us a great opportunity. thank you british council and you LearnEnglish Team. You are the best
team
Thanks, Erajon!
Those are very kind words. I hope you enjoy your stay on the site.
Regards
Jeremy Bee
The LearnEnglish Team