3 minB1“What can I say, Joel? You know Clementine. She's like that.”Joel Finds Out He Was Erased · Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · Ch. 5/20
- At the doctor
- Breakups
- Explaining
Situation
English for Breakups
81 real scenes from 45 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for breakups.
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3 minB2“Baby, you are so money, and you don't even know it.”Trent Tells Mike He's Money · Swingers 1996 · Ch. 8/17
- Comforting a friend
- Breakups
- Comforting
3 minC1“The clock ticks faster for a woman.”Friends Discuss Divorce Over Lunch · Husbands and Wives 1992 · Ch. 7/15
- Breakups
- Small talk
- Explaining
2 minB2“'Cause there's gotta be a shelf life on guilt.”Dom Confronts Gia and Eric at Dinner · Rye Lane 2023 · Ch. 6/16
- Breakups
- Accusations
- Confronting
2 minB2“I like it when you get an uncontrollable urge.”Isaac Tells Tracy to Go to London · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 12/23
- Breakups
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Persuading
5 minB1“At least I'm not barking up the wrong tree.”Meet Me in Montauk · Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · Ch. 19/20
- First dates
- Breakups
- Teasing
3 minB2“We were only together for a year and a bit though-- Did you wake up every day and lie there trying to muster the energy to breathe?”Dom Tells the Cinema Break-Up Story · Rye Lane 2023 · Ch. 4/16
- Storytelling
- Breakups
- Confessing
2 minB2“You should think of me sort of as a detour on the highway of life.”Isaac Sends Tracy Home · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 3/23
- Confessing feelings
- Breakups
- Confessing love
2 minB2“It's good for the soul, trust.”Yas Misses Her Costume Interview · Rye Lane 2023 · Ch. 10/16
- Phone calls
- Breakups
- Suggesting