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A1 · Shopping and Payment

Asking About Store Hours

CEFR level:
A1
Sentences:
8
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Tom & Emma

"Asking About Store Hours" is an A1-level English conversation about shopping and payment, 8 lines long (about 1 minute) between Tom & Emma. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.

Dialogue script

Each entry shows the English sentence first, with the translation on the line below it. To practise speaking, cover the translation and repeat after the audio.

  1. Tom 0:00

    Excuse me, could you tell me your store hours?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    We're open from nine in the morning until nine at night.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:06

    Are you open every day of the week, including Sundays?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    Yes, we are open seven days a week!

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:14

    That's great! Do you have a customer service desk?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:17

    Yes, right by the entrance if you have questions.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:21

    Wonderful, I'll stop by tomorrow morning to return an item.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:25

    Sounds great. We'll be happy to help you then!

    Line 8

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Key vocabulary

Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.

  • hours /ˈaʊɚz/ plural noun

    periods of sixty minutes; opening times

  • open /ˈoʊpən/ adjective

    not closed; available for use or entry.

  • night /naɪt/ noun

    the dark part of the day

  • day /deɪ/ noun

    a period of twenty-four hours

  • week /wik/ noun

    a period of seven days

  • days /deɪz/ noun

    plural of day; periods of twenty-four hours

  • customer /ˈkʌstəmər/ noun

    a person who buys goods or services

  • service /ˈsɜrvəs/ noun

    help, work, or a provided function

  • questions /ˈkwɛstʃənz/ noun, verb

    things asked; asks or doubts

  • stop /stɑp/ verb

    to end movement or activity

  • return /rɪˈtɝn/ verb/noun

    to go or give back; a comeback

  • help /hɛlp/ verb

    to make it easier for someone to do something

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