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morganalin
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Hi people how do you do? I have a doubt, how do you say in english "vou ficar mais 10 dias de baixa" and the phrase "I usually take a coffee" is correct?
Thanks in advance for your help
Morganalin |
17 May 2009
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morganalin
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Hi Silke but if i drink the coffee at night with my friends how can I say it?
My fisrt question refers to period of time when you �re at home sick but with a license, do you understand me?
By the way when I want to leave a hug to a friend in a letter what do I write?
Hugs
Morganalin |
17 May 2009
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Carla74
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Hi, Morganalin!
I think the word you �re looking for is to be on sick-leave, which means "estar de baixa".
The sentence "I wiil be 10 more days on sick leave" seems ok to me.
Kisses, Carla |
17 May 2009
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paula_esl
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estar de baixa = be on medical leave
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17 May 2009
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douglas
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To "take a cup of coffee" is very Oxford English and , as far as I understand, perfectly okay to say. In the US people would look at you funny we usually say: "...have a cup of coffee..."
"I will be on sick leave for 10 {more} days" |
18 May 2009
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rozianne
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Yeah. What Douglas said.
I �m English and have never heard �take a cup of coffee � used.
Sounds like some sort of enema! |
18 May 2009
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GIOVANNI
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I agree with Douglas in North America we use have a cup or drink a cup of coffee. You could say I will take a cup of coffee to John, he is in the next room.
John will be on sick leave for another ten days.
Mary is on maternity leave. She is going to have her baby soon.
Tom is on paternity leave. Mary has just had her baby. |
18 May 2009
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Spagman63
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I will take a cup of coffee means I prefer to drink coffee. If you have several drink choices and one is coffee then it is okay to say, "I �ll take a coffee." You are taking it to drink. Different regions have different expressions.
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18 May 2009
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