Hi, Subash. How was your flight? | Not too bad, thanks. I managed to sleep most of the way. |
How do you do? | How do you do. |
Hi John. How was your weekend? | Not bad. Yours? |
May I introduce myself? My name is Antonio Lopez. I work for El Pais. | Pleased to meet you, Mr Lopez. I’m Alex Case, the Editor in Chief here. |
Have you met Maria? | No, I don’t think so. Nice to meet you. |
Nice to meet you. | Nice to meet you too. |
It was nice meeting you. | Yes, it was. We must meet up again soon. |
Welcome to Hokkaido Shimbun. Can I take your coat? | Thank you very much. I’m very happy to be here. |
Hi Steve, thanks for coming all this way. | Thanks for inviting me. I like your new office. |
Pleased to meet you. | Pleased to meet you too. |
Good to see you again. How long has it been? | Good to see you too. It must be at least 2 years. |
Good morning. My name is George Clooney. I’m here to see Ms Vilnik. | Good morning Mr Clooney. Please take a seat and I will tell him you are here. Would you like a drink while you wait? |
Hello. I have an appointment with the Head of Marketing. | I’m opening the door now. Please come up to the 2nd floor reception. |
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