English Conversations - At Restaurant

English Conversations - At Restaurant


This tutorial English Conversations - At Restaurant has been prepared from my well known book English conversations for all occasions,which I wrote for Indian students to improve everyday conversations.

Ranjan is meeting prema for lunch at the Nirula’s restaurant both of them have been out meeting clients and have decided to meet for lunch to discuss the prospects of selling the products of their company.

Ranjan : (Who has arrived earlier) Hello, Prema. I am glad you were able to come. Did you get my message?          lunch at the Nirula’s restaurant

Prema: Hello, Ranjan. I’m sorry I’m a bit late. I got your message about meeting you for lunch just as I was leaving for my appointment with the builders of Akash Deep. I could’t get away any earlier.

Ranjan : Don’t worry. I haven’t been waiting long. Where would you like to sit? Shall we sit in that corner?

Prema: Yes, let’s. It will be quieter over there.

Ranjan: How was your day?

Prema : Quite successful. But very tiring. People are interested in our products but are hesitant to switch over to something new. I was wondering whether…… .

Ranjan: Before me get involved in a deep discussion lets order something to eat. (Calling to the waiter) waiter.

Waiter: (Placing menu cards before both of them). Good afternoon. What would you like to order?

Ranjan: Prema, What would you like to eat? A soup to begin with? 


Prema : No, thank you. I don’t think I’ll have soup. I’ve never been here before, so I
don’t know what their specialities are.

Ranjan: (Reading the menu) would you like some chicken curry with pullao?

Prema: Let me see. Waiter, are the prawns fresh?

Waiter: Yes, Ma’am Absolutely fresh. Why don’t you try some fried prawns withChinese fried rice?                              a Chinese meal.

Ranjan: That is a good suggestion. Let’s have a Chinese meal.

Prema: All right, you order, Ranjan.

Ranjan: Right Let’s have a plate of chicken fried rice, sweet and sour prawnsand an American chopsey. Prema, would you like mushrooms or bamboo shoots?

Prema: No, thank you. What you’ve ordered is more than enough.

Ranjan : What about something to drink? An orange juice or a leman squashor……..

Prema : I’d love to have a Limca.

Ranjan : That’s good. Waiter, a Limca cold Drink for the lady. And a fresh lime juice for me. And please serve us quickly. We haven’t much time.

Waiter : Right Sir. It won’t be long.

(Writing down the order).

Ranjan: You were about to make a suggestion about our marketing policy.

Prema: I was wondering whether we couldn’t recommend a cut in in the price of our product. As it is, the profit margin is very small. And the overhead costsof introducing a new product are already very high.

Prema: But we could increase the price once we have established ourselves in the market.

The waiter arrives with the LIMCA soft drinks.

Waiter : Here you are Sir. Limca for the lady and a fresh lime for you sir.

Ranjan : Thank you. Please hurry up with the lunch order.

Waiter : In a moment sir. What will you have for dessert?

Ranjan: (Looking at the menu again). Prema, what would you like? An ice cream, a soufflé or a fruit custard?

Prema: Nothing at all. Thanks.

Ranjan: (Closing the menu-card and handing it back to the waiter). No dessert, thank you.

Waiter: What about coffee?

Ranjan : Will you have coffee after lunch, Prema?

Prema: Yes, Please. I’ll have coffee.

Waiter: with cream or milk?

Prema : Black please.

Waiter: And for you, sir?                           Cup of coffee

Ranjan : Oh! I’ll have coffee with milk but please. Be quick about it.
The waiter hurries away.

Ranjan : I’m not sure how well it would go down psychologically if we cut on prices. It might give people the impression that our’s is an inferior product.

Prema: Well then. You have to offer other forms of incentives. After all, why should people buy our product and not keep using the brand that they are always used to!

Ranjan: You are right. We’ve got to scratch our heads and come up with what is known as a “unique selling preposition”. What is it that our brand has  The waiter comes laden with the lunch dishes.

Ranjan : Ah! here comes the lunch. Let’s leave the lighting systems alone for a while and enjoy our lunch.

Prema : (Eating the food) Mmm! This is delicious. So many restaurants serve Chinese food. But I haven’t had food which is quite so well prepared as this. How did you discover this place?

Ranjan : Just by chance. Actually I was visiting an office in the next block. It was lunch time and I looked around for a place to eat and found. The Nirula’s. It isn’t very grand but the food is wholesome. I’m glad you like it.

Prema : Thank you for bringing me here.

Good knowledge and satisfactory conversation drill is important in English speaking. These tutorials would not only prove an asset to the reader speak English fluently in his daily life, but also on special occasions like interviews for jobs, etc. He would be able to face the interviewers with equanimity and confidence.

English conversations / Answering the telephone

This tutorial English conversations /  Answering the telephone has been prepared from my well known book English conversations for all occasions,which I wrote for Indian students to improve everyday conversation..

Telephone ringing sound.  Telephone Operator is answering the telephone.

Telephone Operator: Rama’s store. Good morning.

Telephone caller: Is that Rama’s store.,

Telephone Operator: Yes. Whom do you want to speak to?

Telephone caller: May I speak to Miss Annie.

Telephone Operator: In which department of marketing organization, does Miss Annie work.

Telephone caller: Miss Annie is working In department of general sales.

Telephone Operator Right, I’ll connect you to  department of general sales.

Telephone Operator : Answering the telephone call from the department ofgeneral sales of Rama’s stores) yes sir

Marketing Manager: Please get me Mr. Raman for Travel India

Telephone Operator: Do you know the Telephone number or I should  find telephone number sir?

Marketing Manager: No. Please look up the phone numbers directory.

Telephone Operator: I’ll do that. I’ll call you back later.

phone numbers directory

finding telephone address from telephone number directory

There is another incoming telephone call.

Telephone Operator: Rama’s store. Good morning.

Telephone Caller: What is your telephone number please?

Telephone Operator: I am speaking from telephone Number 445689

Telephone Caller: Is it 454589?

Telephone Operator: No. Sir, You have the wrong phone number.

Telephone Caller: Sorry. But you are sure that you are not speaking fromAyurveda Drugs?

Telephone Operator: I am sure Sir

Telephone Operator Answering telephone call

Telephone Operator Answering incoming call.

Telephone Operator: now calls up Mr. Raman at Travel India. She dialstelephone number 619434.

Travel India 619434

Telephone Operator from Rama’s store: Is that Travel India?

Travel India Yes.

Telephone Operator from Rama’s store May I speak to Mr. Raman. Mr.Kukreti from Rama’s store would like to speak to him.

Travel India:  Just a minute please.

Telephone Operator from Rama’s Store (Ringing Mr.Kukreti) Your call to Mr. Raman of Travel India, Sir.

Travel India (Ringing the internal telephone of Mr. Raman) Sir; there is a call from Mr.Kukreti of Rama’s store for you.

Mr. Raman All right. Please put him on. (Click on the phone) Hello

Answering the Telephone

Mr.Kukreti Answering the telephone ,Hello Mr. Raman Kukreti from Rama’s store. How are you?

Mr. Raman well, thank you. What can I do for you Mr.Kukreti?

Mr.Kukreti I want an cheap first class ticket  to Bangalore  and return

Mr. Raman When do you want to travel By air India flight

Mr.Kukreti On Friday, 23^rd by the evening flight if that is possible.

Mr. Raman Right. I’ll check on that and give you a telephone call. Should I sendairline ticket to your office?

Mr.Kukreti Yes, that will be nice. Incidentally, please bill the cost of the tickets to Rama’s store.

Mr. Raman I’ll do that. Thank you. Good bye.

Air travel ticket

The telephone board has two outside telephone lines. A sales girl is used to making long distance calls.

Salesgirl (Tapping the phone) please connect me to telephone 351476.

Telephone Operator Whose telephone number is that, Madam?

Salesgirl Friend, don’t be so sticky. This is a personal call

Telephone Operator I’ll put it through, but don’t take too long over it. Here is your phone number ringing now.

Salesgirl Hello? Please call Sujata from upstairs.

There is a long wait.

Answering Telephone call

Sujata Hello. Is that Bela?

Bela Yes. How was the bonus party?

Sujata All right.

Bela Then?

Sujata Then what? I’ll tell you about bonus party when we train to travel in the evening. What are you doing?

Bela Nothing much. What is home information?

Sujata I’m getting so bored sitting at home.

Telephone Operator (Interrupting the conversation). Please try to finish. I have lots of official calls to make.

Bela All right. Tell me about the movie trailer you saw day before yesterday?

Sujata I’ didn’t enjoy it at all.

Bela Why? The movie was a bad print ?.

Sujata No, My mother was in a bad mood, because one of the potatoes turned out to be rotten?

Bela What have potatoes got to do with the movie?

Sujata Nothing. But my mother was in bad mood over the potatoes.

Telephone Operator Please finish. I am disconnecting now.

An outside call comes in. Answering the telephone.

Telephone Operator Good morning, Rama’s store

Telephone Caller What is the matter with your telephone I’ve been calling your number for the last half an hour and it has been engaged all the time!

Telephone Operator Sorry Sir. The number may have been busy. May I help you, Sir?

Telephone Caller Well, hurry up and get me Mr.Kukreti.

Telephone Operator I’m sorry sir, he has just gone out.

Telephone Caller Yes, please tell him that there are no seats available on the Friday evening flight to Bangalore. We have booked him provisionally for Saturday morning. Please request him to confirm this new schedule.

Telephone Operator Are you Mr. Raman from Travel India? Right Sir. I’ll convey your message to Mr.Kukreti as soon as he comes in.

Telephone Caller Thank you.

Telephone Operator You are welcome sir.

Good knowledge and satisfactory conversation drill is important in English speaking. These tutorials would not only prove an asset to the reader speak English fluently in his daily life, but also on special occasions like interviews for jobs, etc. He would be able to face the interviewers with equanimity and confidence.