Describing Products

Tell me about (this product)

What can you tell me about (this product)?

Can you give me some information/details about this?

What is special/unique about this?

What are the specifications?

Let me tell you about . . .

This is our (newest) product.

This is one of our latest designs.

It is made of . . .

It can be used for . . .

You can use it to . . .

You can . . . with it

This has/contains . . .

This one features . . .

This comes with . . .

This is equipped with . . .

This particular model . . .

This is priced at . . .

This costs . . .

Describing Projects

What are your current projects?

What are you working on (at present)?

What are your major initiatives in this area?

We are currently working on . . .

We are in the process of . . .

We are developing . . .

We are designing . . .

We are building . . .

We are marketing . . .

Explaining

Can you explain . . .

Can you tell me why . . .

Why . . .

What happened . . .

Well, . . .

Let me explain.

Let me tell you why . . .

Here's what happened:

There's a (good) reason for this:

The reason is . . .

I'm sorry. I can't tell you that (right now).

Can I get back to you on that?

I'll explain (a little) later.

We'll come to that later.

We'll get to that in a few minutes.

Can we save that until later?

Expressing Appreciation

Thanks.

Thank you.

I appreciate it.

Thanks for the tour.

Thank you for the nice gift.

I appreciate your hospitality.

I appreciate your lending me the chain saw.

Forward-Looking Statements

What are your plans for the future?

What are your projections for the next quarter?

What do you expect to achieve (in the near future)?

What are your (sales) projections for next six months?

What are your goals for the coming year?

We expect . . .

We plan to . . .

We project . . .

We hope to . . .

We should . . .

We will be (V+ing) . . .

If all goes as planned,

Our projections are . . .

According to our projections,

Invitations

Informal:

Would you like to . . .

We're going to . . . . Would you like to come along?

There's a . . . . (tonight). Would you like to go?

How about (V+ing) . . . ?

Do you want to . . . ?

I wonder if you would like to . . .

I was wondering if you would like to . . .

Formal:

I'd like to invite you to . . .

If you have time, I'd like to invite you . . .

Would you like to join us for (event) at (time) ?

We'd be glad to have you accompany us . . .

We'd be delighted/honored to have you as our guest at . . .

Job Responsibilities

What do you do (in your job)?
What is your main job?
What are you in charge of?

I am in charge of training employees.
I am responsible for watering the plants.
I take care of corporate accounts.
I usually answer telephones.
I mainly write reports.
I repair jet engines.

Offering

Informal

Formal

Would you care for some . . .

Would you like to try . . .

Let me offer you . . .

Let me get you a/some . .

Requesting

Informal

Please . . .

Would you . . .

Could you . . .

Would you please . . . .

Could you possibly . . .

Would you mind (V+ing) . . .

Could you do me a favor?

Formal

Could I ask you to . . .

Would you mind if I asked you to . . .

Would you be so kind as to . . .

Terms of Payment
I'd like to pay (in) cash.

I'll put it on my credit card.

Can I charge it?

Could you put that on my bill?

Could I put that on my account?

Could you send me an invoice?

Could you bill me (for that)?

Can I put it on lay-away?

May I . . .

pay in cash

pay by check

pay by credit card

pay with a credit card

pay in installments

pay in one lump sum

Could you deliver it to my office?

Do you charge for shipping?

Do I need to pay for postage and handling?

How long will it take?

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