Using a laundromat in English (beginner)
Beginner English for using a laundromat. Key line: “Excuse me, how do I use this washer?”
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Key phrases
The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.
Polite way to ask how to use it.
Start with Excuse me to sound polite
Simple machine steps.
Actions in order sound natural
Warning: don't wash with whites.
Use to warn against mixing with white clothes
Say you will wash it separately.
alone = by itself / separately
Quick answers
Start: what to say in English
Say “Excuse me, how do I use this washer?” — polite way to ask how to use it. Start with Excuse me to sound polite.
Steps: what to say in English
Say “Add soap, pick a cycle.” — simple machine steps. Actions in order sound natural.
Don't mix: what to say in English
Say “Not with white clothes.” — warning: don't wash with whites. Use to warn against mixing with white clothes.
Wash alone: what to say in English
Say “I'll wash it alone.” — say you will wash it separately. alone = by itself / separately.