Idioms:
Saleswoman: How can I help you, Mam?
Customer: I need a business suit.
Saleswoman: We have business suits in three different price ranges.
Customer: What are they?
Saleswoman: They are on sales items, designer line, and best-buys.
Customer: What is the price range for each?
Saleswoman: Sales items start at 30 dollars. They go up as high as one 100 dollars.
Customer: How about the designer line?
Saleswoman: The designer line items are between 250 and 1500 dollars.
Customer: And best-buys?
Saleswoman: Best-buys are between 50 to 500 dollars.
Customer: I can spend up to 75 dollars. I need a modern cut.
Saleswoman: You can try both sales items and best-buys.
Customer: Where shall I go first?
Saleswoman: For the sales items, go straight down. Make a right turn. For the best-buys, walk over to the other side. Do you see the sign, Best-Buys, right over there?
Customer. Yes, I do. Thank you so much.
Saleswoman: You are very welcome. Have a good day, Mam.
Idioms:
on sales: cheaper products in a store. Products with discounted prices
best-buys: cheap but good quality products
how can I help you? What do you want me to do for you? This phrase is used when someone asks you what you want that person to do for you. Example:
A: I am tired. But I must clean the kitchen.
B: How can I help you?
A: Can you clean up the table for me?
B means: Tell me exactly what you want me to do for you by using this statement: 'How can I help you?"
you are welcome: It is my pleasure. Any time. No problem. Americans use this phrase for a polite response after you say "Thank you".
how about: Give me some information on what you know; tell me of what you think. You can use how about with a verb + ing and with a noun. Example: How about going to movies this weekend? In this sentence, how about is used with a verb + ing. This sentence means: What do you think? Is it a good idea to go to movies this weekend? Do you want to go to movies this weekend? How about some ice-cream? In this sentence, how about is used with a noun. This sentence means this: Do you want to have ice-cream? Shall we eat ice cream?
saleswoman: the female who serves customers in a store
Mam: Madam. Mam is used in the U.S. for Madam.
business suit: a garment with a skirt and jacket; a two-piece garment people wear for business purposes or formal events
item: one thing, one object, one product
sales item: a product with a cheaper price in a store
designer: a person who designs clothing styles.
price range: prices given between two points from the lowest to the highest. For example: The price range runs between 15 and 50 dollars. This sentence means this: The lowest price is 15 dollars and the highest 50 dollars, and between there are other prices. The price range is between 20 dollars and 50 dollars. This sentence means this: The prices for this range could be as low as 20 dollars and any price until we reach the highest price 50 dollars.
between ... and ... between me and you; between now and tomorrow; between this room and bedroom. All these phrases suggest there are two things, objects, people, and etc. in consideration. Example: There is a problem between you and me. This sentence means this: We have a problem; You and me together are responsible for this problem. Between now and tomorrow we can finish our work. This sentence means this: We can finish the work for the time period beginning now and until tomorrow.
go up: to rise, increase (in this conversation) Prices go up; prices increase.
spend: verb: to use up resources we have. Spend is mostly used for money and time.. Example: i spend a 100 dollar for food every month.
up to: going as high as to a certain point. Example: The temperature will go up to 90 F today.
modern cut: modern design in clothes
try: verb. to take a chance to do something we don't know whether it will be good or bad for us.
straight down: walk down on the same direction; go down on the same direction. If you walk, go, or drive straight down, that means you do not change the straight direction. you do not cross the street, or walk into an opposite direction. You just stay on the same line and go forward.
walk over to: go across the street, road park, room and etc. If you walk over to a building, you do this: you go across from your starting point to the opposite side. You walk over to the other side means you walk across from one point to the opposite side of that point.
sign: Written direction in the store showing directions and locations
over there: the opposite side of the point where you stand.
shall I: Tell me what I need to do. If you say 'Shall I call John first?', this is a question you are asking for a suggestion from the other person: This question means this: What do you suggest? I call or do not call John first? Shall I buy this book? This question means: What do you suggest? I buy or not buy this book? Any time you need other person's suggestion or instruction, you ask your question with 'Shall I". :
as high as... noun: equal to the object in place of the noun. Example: As high as one 100 dollars means Equal to one 100 dollars; "Her eyes are as blue as the sky." This means. The shade of the blue of her eyes is like the sky blue." She is as old as my grandmother." This sentence means: Her age is equal to my grandmother's age. "She looks as old as my grandmother."
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