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English for Comforting a friend

210 real scenes from 84 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for comforting a friend.

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2 minB1
“Here, let me help you. Let me help you.”

The Family Searches for Mirabel · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 16/19

  • Comforting a friend
  • Asking for help
  • Comforting
2 minB1
“You're on your own when you're swimming.”

Jamie Rubs Lotion on Ste · Beautiful Thing 1996 · Ch. 5/11

  • Comforting a friend
  • Confessing feelings
  • Comforting
4 minB1
“Okay, like it or not, you are a toy.”

Woody Teaches Forky He's a Toy · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 7/22

  • Comforting a friend
  • Parents & kids
  • Explaining
7 minB1
“Why doesn't my mom get that I never ask for anything?”

Mei's Friends Have Her Back · Turning Red 2022 · Ch. 3/13

  • Parents & kids
  • Comforting a friend
  • Saying no
3 minB2
“I always will, and I will never leave you.”

Oliver Faces His Fear of Forever · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 17/18

  • Comforting a friend
  • Confessing feelings
  • Comforting
2 minB1
“I guess you can have it.”

Ralph Mishears eBay · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 6/21

  • Comforting a friend
  • Small talk
  • Comforting
5 minB2
“I can jog all the way to Texas and back, but my daughter can't.”

M'Lynn Breaks Down at the Grave · Steel Magnolias 1989 · Ch. 15/16

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
4 minB2
“Because I didn't want there to be any mistaking it for a date.”

Tiffany Offers to Deliver Pat's Letter · Silver Linings Playbook 2012 · Ch. 10/23

  • First dates
  • Comforting a friend
  • Confessing
3 minB2
“It's like shooting fish in a barrel.”

Healy Visits Sully in Miami · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 7/24

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Complimenting
4 minB2
“This is the lowest I’ve ever been.”

Barbie Hits Her Lowest Point · Barbie 2023 · Ch. 19/26

  • Comforting a friend
  • Asking for help
  • Comforting
4 minB1
“What I'm trying to tell you... is that you're better than you think you are.”

Tucker Gives Dale a Pep Talk · Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 2010 · Ch. 18/19

  • Comforting a friend
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting
3 minA2
“I just came on the spur of the moment.”

Mary Turns Up Unannounced · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 23/25

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Asking
3 minB1
“You don't understand. I'm crying because I'm happy.”

CC Moves Hillary Into Her Apartment · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 5/30

  • Renting
  • Comforting a friend
  • Inviting
4 minB1
“I don't care how long it takes for you to get through pitch 15,”

Tommy Waits for Kevin · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 22/24

  • Comforting a friend
  • Storytelling
  • Comforting
3 minB2
“And I don't believe it's in Andy's or my destiny for him to leave this life”

Andy's Scan Results and Radiation · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 22/27

  • At the doctor
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
4 minB2
“My affections have long been engaged elsewhere.”

Willoughby's Letter to Marianne · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 19/27

  • Breakups
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
2 minB1
“Talking nice doesn't get you into Heaven.”

The Group Learns to Be Nice · This Is the End 2013 · Ch. 25/27

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Complimenting
5 minB1
“I just needed to hear your voice.”

Stranded Passengers Wait for News · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 11/22

  • Comforting a friend
  • Phone calls
  • Comforting
4 minB2
“Why do people have to love people, anyway?”

Fran Tells Baxter Her Life Story · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 12/15

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Confessing
2 minA2
“Whatever it was, it wasn't good.”

The Team Names Arthur the King · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 13/19

  • Comforting a friend
  • Family dinners
  • Comforting
2 minB1
“You don't just break it off cleanly after six years.”

Mike Talks About the Breakup · Swingers 1996 · Ch. 7/17

  • Breakups
  • Comforting a friend
  • Confessing
2 minB1
“You have your child's name written on your feet.”

A Toy's Name on His Feet · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 10/22

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
3 minB1
“There is no law saying best friends have to have the same dreams.”

Vanellope Wants a New Home · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 17/21

  • Comforting a friend
  • Arguments
  • Confessing
5 minB1
“Never say a thing like that to a woman who's marinating 50 pounds of crab claws.”

Shelby's Diabetic Episode · Steel Magnolias 1989 · Ch. 5/16

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Complaining