39.3.4. gy. A1B2 (példák)

good adjective /gʊd/ (better, best) 3 jó! jól van! (örülök)

"I'm coming on Saturday." "Oh, good!"

"She's really making progress." "Good!"

surely adverb /ˈʃɔː.li/ 2 csak nem? (tagadó értelemmel csodálkozás, hitetlenkedés kifejezése)

Surely you don't expect me to believe that?

Surely he wasn't expecting us to pay the whole amount?

what determiner /wɒt/ 2 micsoda/milyen (vélemény indulatos kifejezése)

What rubbish!

What a mess!

What an awful day!

damn exclamation /dæm/ also: damn it (informal) a francba! a fene egye meg! (méreg/csalódás kifejezése) (!)

Damn! I've forgotten the tickets.

Phrases and idioms:

strangely enough furcsa módon; érdekes (, hogy ...)

Strangely enough, I was just speaking to him the other day.

the fact (of the matter) is az igazság az (, hogy ...)

I wouldn't usually ask for your help, but the fact is I'm desperate.

to be honest őszintén szólva

To be honest, I didn't really enjoy the party.

To be honest with you, I don't think it will be possible.

to make matters worse mindennek a tetejébe

To make matters worse, our car broke down!

what's/what is more sőt mi több ...

They turned up nearly an hour late, and what's more, they didn't bring anything!

Who cares? kit érdekel?, ki törődik vele? (informal)

"Chelsea should have reached the final!" "Who cares?"