Daily wordsPalavras de 10 de set. de 2026
When S is doing a Z's job
Someone called in sick an hour before opening, and you are the one taking their shift.
Dez palavras em inglês para todos os dias: substitute, temp, shift, instructions, confused, exhausted, improvise, juggle, cope, swap. Cada uma com pronúncia e uma frase para dizer em voz alta.
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As dez palavras10 palavras, 10 frases
- 1substitute/ˈsʌbstəˌtuːt/nounSomeone or something that takes another's place.Stress the first syllable and let the middle one go quiet: SUB-stuh-toot.
- 2temp/temp/nounA worker hired for a short stretch, often in an office.
- 3shift/ʃɪft/nounThe block of hours you spend at work.
- 4instructions/ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/nounThe written steps that come with a machine and tell you how to set it up and use it.The final s buzzes like a z.
- 5confused/kənˈfjuːzd/adjectiveUnable to make sense of what is going on.The s in the middle sounds like a z: kun-FYOOZD.
- 6exhausted/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/adjectiveSo tired there is nothing left in you.The x sounds like gz and the stress lands in the middle: ig-ZAWS-tid.
- 7improvise/ˌɪmprəˈvaɪz/verbTo do something on the spot, with no preparation.Ends on a z sound, with the beat on the last syllable: im-pruh-VIZE.
- 8juggle/ˈdʒʌɡəl/verbTo handle several things at the same time.The first g is soft like a j, the second is hard: JUG-ul.
- 9cope/koʊp/verbTo deal with something hard well enough to get through it.
- 10swap/swɑːp/verbTo give one thing and get another in return.
As frases
- 1
I'm just the substitute until she gets back.
- 2
They sent a temp over to cover the desk.
- 3
I'm covering her shift until closing tonight.
- 4
Are there instructions for the coffee machine anywhere?
- 5
I'm a little confused about the opening routine.
- 6
I'll be exhausted by the end of this shift.
- 7
I had to improvise when the register jammed.
- 8
Can you juggle the phones and the front counter?
- 9
I can cope for a few hours on my own.
- 10
Could we swap breaks so I can eat first?