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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English

We Speak. You are Neil...

Neil: ... and hello, you are Feifei.

Feifei: Neil, a question - if you looked into

my purse, what would you find?

Neil: Not much! Probably lots of small

coins that aren't worth much.

Feifei: Well I'm not rich, Neil - but yes, you

would find small change. A collection

of coins with little value.

Neil: OK - is this the phrase for this

programme?

Feifei: Not exactly. The phrase is 'small

change' but it's not about money.

Something that is insignificant or trivial,

meaning not important,

can also be described as 'small change'.

Neil: Like getting a seat on the train

during the rush hour is 'small change' for

me.

Feifei: And getting chocolate sprinkles on

top of my cappuccino is

'small change' for me.

Neil: Really? That's 'big change' for me!

Let's hear some examples that are far

from being small change!

I've only got a cold so my health problems

are small change compared with your

broken leg.

Eating out every night is small change to

Molly - she can afford it with the huge

salary she's on.

Where I sit on the plane is small change

to me, as long as we arrive on time.

Feifei: This is The English We Speak from

BBC Learning English and we're talking

about the phrase 'small change' which

describes something insignificant

or trivial, meaning not important.

Neil: We can also describe someone as

being 'small change' - so they are not

important. Feifei, do you think I'm small

change in this programme?

Feifei: Of course not, Neil. You are very

important to this programme - and

besides, we couldn't afford the other

presenter!

Neil: Ha ha. Very funny. So now we've

explained 'small change' - can you

lend me some?

Feifei: You mean money? How much do

you want?

Neil: Ten pounds!

Feifei: Neil, that's NOT small change - and

your request is not 'small change' either.

The answer is 'no'!

Neil: Well it was worth a try. See ya.

Feifei: Bye.

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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English

We Speak. You are Neil...

Neil: ... and hello, you are Feifei.

Feifei: Neil, a question - if you looked into

my purse, what would you find? |mon sac à main|||| |monedero|||| |moja torbica||||

Neil: Not much! Probably lots of small

coins that aren't worth much. des pièces|||| |||value| Münzen, die nicht viel wert sind. coins that aren't worth much.

Feifei: Well I'm not rich, Neil - but yes, you

would find small change. A collection

of coins with little value. |de peu de valeur|||

Neil: OK - is this the phrase for this

programme?

Feifei: Not exactly. The phrase is 'small ||||The phrase "small" in Slovenian is "majhen".||

change' but it's not about money.

Something that is insignificant or trivial, |||||insignifiant ou trivial |||unbedeutend||unbedeutend |||unimportant|| |||insignificante|| |||nepomemben||

meaning not important,

can also be described as 'small change'. kann auch als "Kleingeld" bezeichnet werden.

Neil: Like getting a seat on the train Neil : Comme obtenir une place dans le train 尼爾：就像在火車上找到座位一樣

during the rush hour is 'small change' for ||hitenje||||| 在高峰時段是“小變化”

me.

Feifei: And getting chocolate sprinkles on ||||des vermicelles| ||||Streusel|

top of my cappuccino is |||cappuccino| le dessus de mon cappuccino est

'small change' for me.

Neil: Really? That's 'big change' for me! Neil: Wirklich? Das ist für mich eine "große Veränderung"!

Let's hear some examples that are far

from being small change!

I've only got a cold so my health problems Ich habe nur eine Erkältung, also sind meine gesundheitlichen Probleme У мене лише застуда, тому мої проблеми зі здоров'ям

are small change compared with your це дрібниці в порівнянні з вашими

broken leg. |zlomljena noga jambe cassée.

Eating out every night is small change to Manger au restaurant tous les soirs, c'est peu pour

Molly - she can afford it with the huge Molly||||||| |||si privošči||||ogromen znesek Моллі - вона може собі це дозволити з величезним

salary she's on. plača, ki jo ima|| Gehalt ist sie dabei. le salaire qu'elle perçoit. зарплату, яку вона отримує.

Where I sit on the plane is small change 飛行機での座席は、私にとっては些細なことです Місце, де я сиджу в літаку, - це невелика зміна

to me, as long as we arrive on time. 大事なのは時間通りに到着することです。 для мене, якщо ми приїдемо вчасно.

Feifei: This is The English We Speak from フェイフェイ：こちらはBBC Learning English、The English We Speakです。

BBC Learning English and we're talking

about the phrase 'small change' which

describes something insignificant

or trivial, meaning not important. |not significant|||

Neil: We can also describe someone as

being 'small change' - so they are not "small change"であること-なのでそれらはではありません

important. Feifei, do you think I'm small

change in this programme?

Feifei: Of course not, Neil. You are very

important to this programme - and

besides, we couldn't afford the other poleg tega||||| Außerdem konnten wir uns das andere nicht leisten.

presenter!

Neil: Ha ha. Very funny. So now we've

explained 'small change' - can you

lend me some?

Feifei: You mean money? How much do Фейфей: Ви маєте на увазі гроші? Скільки

you want?

Neil: Ten pounds!

Feifei: Neil, that's NOT small change - and Feifei : Neil, ce n'est PAS un petit changement - et Фейфей: Ніл, це НЕ дрібні гроші - і

your request is not 'small change' either. tu|||||| ||||||tudi ваш запит теж не є "дріб'язком".

The answer is 'no'!

Neil: Well it was worth a try. See ya. Neil: Na ja, einen Versuch war es wert. Man sieht sich. Neil : Ça valait le coup d'essayer, à plus. ニール：まあ、やってみる価値はあったよ。またね。

Feifei: Bye. Feifei: Tschüss.