General questions phrases

And you?

Meaning: And you?

Anything else?

Meaning: Anything else?

Are they the same?

Meaning: Are they the same?

Are you afraid?

Meaning: Are you afraid?

Are you going to attend their wedding?

Meaning: Are you going to attend their wedding?

Are you married?

Meaning: Are you married?

Are you okay?

Meaning: Are you okay?

Are you sick?

Meaning: Are you sick?

Behind the bank.

Meaning: Behind the bank.

Can I borrow some money?

Meaning: Can I borrow some money?

Can I have the bill please?

Meaning: Can I have the bill please?

Can you call back later?

Meaning: Can you call back later?

Can you call me back later?

Meaning: Can you call me back later?

Can you carry this for me?

Meaning: Can you carry this for me?

Can you fix this?

Meaning: Can you fix this?

Can you give me an example?

Meaning: Can you give me an example?

Can you speak louder please?

Meaning: Can you speak louder please?

Can you swim?

Meaning: Can you swim?

Does he like the school?

Meaning: Does he like the school?

Do you accept U.S. Dollars?

Meaning: Do you accept U.S. Dollars?

Do you have a girlfriend?

Meaning: Do you have a girlfriend?

Do you have an appointment?

Meaning: Do you have an appointment?

Do you have a problem?

Meaning: Do you have a problem?

Do you hear that?

Meaning: Do you hear that?

Do you know how to get to the Marriott Hotel?

Meaning: Do you know how to get to the Marriott Hotel?

Do you know what this means?

Meaning: Do you know what this means?

Do you know where I can get a taxi?

Meaning: Do you know where I can get a taxi?

Do you know where my glasses are?

Meaning: Do you know where my glasses are?

Do you like your co-workers?

Meaning: Do you like your co-workers?

Do you need anything else?

Meaning: Do you need anything else?

Do you understand?

Meaning: Do you understand?

Give me the pen.

Meaning: Give me the pen.

How do you know?

Meaning: How do you know?

How is she?

Meaning: How is she?

How long is it?

Meaning: How long is it?

How many?

Meaning: How many?

How much is it?

Meaning: How much is it?

I have a lot of things to do.

Meaning: I have a lot of things to do.

In 30 minutes.

Meaning: In 30 minutes.

Is anyone else coming?

Meaning: Is anyone else coming?

Is everything ok?

Meaning: Is everything ok?

Is it cold outside?

Meaning: Is it cold outside?

Is it far from here?

Meaning: Is it far from here?

Is it hot?

Meaning: Is it hot?

Is it raining?

Meaning: Is it raining?

Is there anything cheaper?

Meaning: Is there anything cheaper?

Is your son here?

Meaning: Is your son here?

Should I wait?

Meaning: Should I wait?

The big one or the small one?

Meaning: The big one or the small one?

The cars are American.

Meaning: The cars are American.

Were there any problems?

Meaning: Were there any problems?

Were you at the library last night?

Meaning: Were you at the library last night?

What are you doing?

Meaning: What are you doing?

What are you thinking about?

Meaning: What are you thinking about?

What are you two talking about?

Meaning: What are you two talking about?

What did you do last night?

Meaning: What did you do last night?

What did you do yesterday?

Meaning: What did you do yesterday?

What did you think?

Meaning: What did you think?

What do they study?

Meaning: What do they study?

What do you have?

Meaning: What do you have?

What do you think?

Meaning:

• When you want to hear someone’s opinion on a topic.
• To ask for someone’s thoughts or views on a topic. (Requesting Opinion)
• To get input or advice on a decision or idea. (Seeking Feedback)
• To prompt someone to express their viewpoint in a conversation. (Encouraging Discussion)

What happened?

Meaning: What happened?

What is it?

Meaning: What is it?

What is that?

Meaning: What is that?

What should I wear?

Meaning: What should I wear?

What's in it?

Meaning: What's in it?

What's the temperature?

Meaning: What's the temperature?

What's this?

Meaning: What's this?

What's up?

Meaning: What's up?

Where are you from?

Meaning:

• To ask about the specific location or city where someone was born or has lived for a significant time. (Geographical Origin)
• To understand someone's cultural or ethnic background. (Cultural Background)
• To get a sense of someone's background or upbringing, which can sometimes be used in a broader context. (Personal Background)

Where can I rent a car?

Meaning: Where can I rent a car?

Where did it happen?

Meaning: Where did it happen?

Where did you learn it?

Meaning: Where did you learn it?

Where is he?

Meaning: Where is he?

Where is he from?

Meaning: Where is he from?

Which is better, the spaghetti or chicken salad?

Meaning: Which is better, the spaghetti or chicken salad?

Which one do you want?

Meaning: Which one do you want?

Which one is cheaper?

Meaning: Which one is cheaper?

Which one is the best?

Meaning: Which one is the best?

Which school does he go to?

Meaning: Which school does he go to?

Who are they?

Meaning: Who are they?

Who are you looking for?

Meaning: Who are you looking for?

Who is it? (Inquiring about who is on the phone)

Meaning: Who is it? (Inquiring about who is on the phone)

Who's calling?

Meaning: Who's calling?

Who's that man over there?

Meaning: Who's that man over there?

Who taught you that?

Meaning: Who taught you that?

Why did you say that?

Meaning: Why did you say that?

Will you pass me the salt please?

Meaning: Will you pass me the salt please?

Will you put this in the car for me?

Meaning: Will you put this in the car for me?

Would you ask him to call me back please?

Meaning: Would you ask him to call me back please?

Yes.

Meaning: Yes.

You have a very nice car.

Meaning: You have a very nice car.

You look like my sister.

Meaning: You look like my sister.