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At a wedding in English

Everyday English for at a wedding. Key line: “Hey, do you know where the gift table is?”

Full script

LinHey, do you know where the gift table is?
ThemYeah, it's over there, next to the guest book.
LinThanks. Should I leave this card with the gifts too?
ThemYep, just drop it there before the ceremony starts.
LinGreat, because my envelope is way too fancy to let go of.
ThemThen definitely let go before it becomes part of you.
LinDeal. If it sticks, I'm telling people it's formal wear.
ThemFair enough. At this wedding, your envelope might be best-dressed.

Key phrases

The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.

Ask for a location

✓ Do you know where ... is?

Use this to ask where it is

Polite, simple, useful

That way

✓ over there

Points to a place

Often with a hand gesture

Put it there

✓ drop it there

Tell someone where to place it

drop often means put down

Before it starts

✓ before the ceremony starts

Used for time before it begins

before often takes a full clause

Quick answers

Ask for a location: what to say in English

Say “Do you know where ... is?” — use this to ask where it is. Polite, simple, useful.

That way: what to say in English

Say “over there” — points to a place. Often with a hand gesture.

Put it there: what to say in English

Say “drop it there” — tell someone where to place it. drop often means put down.

Before it starts: what to say in English

Say “before the ceremony starts” — used for time before it begins. before often takes a full clause.

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