كيف تنطق "pass the time of day"

expression

PASS thuh TIME uhv DAY

PAHSS thuh TIME ov DAY

التعريف

To greet someone and have a short, casual conversation, usually when you meet by chance.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpæs/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtaɪm/ /ˈəv/ /ˈdeɪ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pˈɑːs/ /ðə, ði/ /tˈaɪm/ /ˈɒv/ /dˈeɪ

أمريكي

PASS thuh TIME uhv DAY

بريطاني

PAHSS thuh TIME ov DAY

I saw my neighbor and passed the time of day with him.

She likes to pass the time of day with people at the bus stop.

We passed the time of day before starting work.

We just passed the time of day and moved on—nothing serious.