What's his face?

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Education, Language Learning

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2013

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

What do you say in English if you can't remember someone's name? Listen to this programme to learn lots of different phrases you can use.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is a feature from BBC learning English.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use go to BBCworldservice.com
0:09.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English we speak.
0:14.0	Hi Faye,
0:18.0	did you enjoy the party last night?
0:20.0	Yeah, great Finn.
0:22.0	You? Oh, yeah, caught up with so many old friends. Yeah, me too. What's his name was there? Oh yeah, what's his name again? He was dancing crazily.
0:34.0	Oh, oh, can't remember. Um, thingy.
0:38.0	Yeah, begins with S, Simon, Sandy?
0:45.0	Something mean?
0:47.8	Yeah, oh, and what's his face was there too?
0:51.8	Oh, what's his face was there too? Oh, what's his face?
0:54.0	The singer?
0:55.0	Yeah, he was singing, wasn't he?
0:57.0	And his new girlfriend, what's his face is used when you can't remember a man's name.
1:20.0	Who's that? It's what's his face?
1:24.0	Or what's her face for a woman?
1:30.0	Wow, isn't that what's her face?
1:35.0	Other phrases you might hear are...
1:40.0	What's his name?
1:41.0	Thingamy? What's her name? Thing ami.
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