39.2.5. gy. A1B2 (példák)

rather adverb /ˈrɑː.ðər/ 2 azaz, jobban mondva (a mondottak javítása, módosítása)

She'll go to London on Thursday, or rather, she will if she has to.

right adverb /raɪt/ 2 nos, rendben (mondat elején figyelem felkeltése/megértés kifejezése)

Right, whose turn is it to tidy up?

Right, so Helen's coming tomorrow and Trevor on Thursday.

simply adverb /ˈsɪm.pli/ 2 egyszerűen, csupán

A lot of people miss out on this opportunity simply because they don't know about it.

so adverb /səʊ/ 2 úgy (van) (visszautalás vmire, pl. rövid válaszban)

"I hope they stay together." "I hope so too."

"Do you think he's upset?" "I don't think so."

James is coming tonight, or so he said.

then adverb /ðen/ 4 azután (még) (az előbbieken túl)

I've got two essays to write and then my science project to finish.

This is the standard model, then there's the luxury version which costs more.

though adverb /ðəʊ/ azonban (ált. mondat végén, az megelőző közlés kiegészítéseként)

Okay, I'll come to the party. I'm not staying late though.

besides preposition /bɪˈsaɪdz/ vmin/vkin kívül

Do you play any other sports besides football and basketball?

like preposition /laɪk/ 2 úgy, mint

She looks best in bright colours, like red and pink.

or conjunction /ɔːr/ 4 azaz, vagyis (az előzőekben mondottak változtatása, helyesbítése)

We told the truth, or most of it.

Rosalind, or Roz to her friends, took the initiative.

Things have been going quite well recently. Or they were, up until two days ago.

so conjunction /səʊ/ 2 tehát, nos hát (a mondat elején, a mondatot az előzményekkel összekötve)

So, there I was standing at the edge of the road with only my underwear on ...

So, just to finish what I was saying earlier...

So, who do you think is going to win the election?

So, here we are again - just you and me.

So that's what he does when I'm not around!

So we leave on the Thursday and get back the next Tuesday, is that right?