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Welcoming a New Neighbor

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

"Welcoming a New Neighbor" is an A1-level English conversation about greetings and goodbyes, 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

    Hello there! I'm Tom from apartment 4B next door.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Hi Tom! I'm Emma. Nice to meet my new neighbor.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    Welcome to the building! Did you just move in today?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:11

    Yes, the moving truck just arrived this morning.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:14

    It looks like you have many heavy boxes. Need a hand?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    That would be so helpful! Could you help me carry this blue box?

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:22

    Sure thing, it's not heavy at all. Where should I put it?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:26

    Right inside the living room, please. Thank you so much!

    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.

  • next /nɛkst/ adjective

    coming immediately after the present one

  • new /nu/ adjective

    recently made, found, or started

  • building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ noun

    a structure with a roof and walls, such as a house, factory, or office

  • move /muv/ verb

    to change position or place

  • moving /ˈmuvɪŋ/ adjective

    causing strong emotion; also changing place

  • arrived /əˈraɪvd/ verb

    reached a place or destination

  • like /laɪk/ verb

    to enjoy or approve of someone or something

  • need /nid/ verb

    to require something

  • help /hɛlp/ verb

    to make it easier for someone to do something

  • carry /ˈkæri/ verb

    to hold and move something from one place to another

  • right /raɪt/ adjective/adverb/noun

    correct; on the right side; a legal claim

  • room /rum/ noun

    a space inside a building; space available

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