Shopping - Vocabolario - Trascrizione
Çarşamba, Temmuz 18th, 2007
Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some informal ways to talk about the British Sterling.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful, English slang to describe money, you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
So let’s start!
Woman: A quid
Man: This means a one pound coin of British Sterling.
Listen to this example:
Woman: I love all these ninety nine pence shops.
Man: I know. It’s amazing what you can buy for less than a quid.
Woman: A fiver
Man: This means a five pound note of British Sterling.
For example:
Woman: Oh no I don’t have enough money on me, to buy this lovely hat in the sales.
Man: How much do you need?
Woman: Just a fiver.
Man: Here you are.
Woman: Oh thank you, I’ll go to the cash point, as soon as I’ve paid for this.
Woman: A tenner
Man: This means a ten pound note of British Sterling.
Listen to this short conversation:
Woman: Do you like this scarf? It was only a tenner.
Man: That’s a bargain, but, you do realise, that ten pounds is almost 15 euros.
Woman: A grand
Man: This means one thousand pounds of British Sterling.
Listen to this:
Woman: I love watching the fashion shows, but the dresses are too expensive for me.
Man: You’re telling me, look at the prices, three grand for a little piece of material.
Woman: It’s because they are original and unique. Don’t worry, I just get some ideas for the High Street shops. Even I wouldn’t spend over a grand on a dress, that I’d probably wear once.
Woman: If you wish you can hear this lesson again. In the meantime we hope we have helped you to be more confident with your English. Watch out for the next topic. Thank you for using the EnglishBlog