4 minB2“Why overpopulate the world when there are thousands of parent-less kids?”Lenny and Amanda Debate a Baby · Mighty Aphrodite 1995 · Ch. 1/15
- Family dinners
- Marriage trouble
- Persuading
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English for Family dinners
127 real scenes from 59 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for family dinners.
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4 minB1“It's not like we're gonna be married forever.”The Paxtons Plan a Barn Wedding · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 10/14
- Family dinners
- Proposals
- Persuading
2 minB1“and then, yeah, you can do anything you set your mind to.”Tiana's Father Teaches Her to Dream · The Princess and the Frog 2009 · Ch. 2/14
- Family dinners
- Storytelling
- Complimenting
2 minB1“I wish I thought my family could get past it, but I don't.”Wally Pushes Frank to Come Out · Uncle Frank 2020 · Ch. 6/17
- Family dinners
- Small talk
- Confessing
2 minB1“He doesn't love us anymore. That's sad. I should drive, right?”Broccoli on the Pizza · Inside Out 2015 · Ch. 1/6
- Family dinners
- Complaining
- Teasing
2 minB1“You're a victim of your own big mouth, more like.”Sandra Catches the Boys Bunking Off · Beautiful Thing 1996 · Ch. 1/11
- Family dinners
- Phone calls
- Teasing
3 minB1“You are your mother's whole world, Mei, Mei.”Mei's Family Takes Over · Turning Red 2022 · Ch. 7/13
- Family dinners
- Warning
- Persuading
4 minB1“What frightened little boy wouldn't want someone like that to come save him when everything's burning down around him?”Oliver Agrees With His Mother · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 7/18
- Family dinners
- Parties
- Confessing
4 minB2“We're here to mark a crossroads in the lives of two people.”Warren Toasts Jeannie and Randall · About Schmidt 2002 · Ch. 16/16
- Speeches
- Family dinners
- Thanking
4 minB1“Come on, let's have fun. It's too hot to fuss.”Gatsby Meets Tom at Lunch · The Great Gatsby 2013 · Ch. 13/18
- Family dinners
- Marriage trouble
- Suggesting
2 minB2“You can't all of a sudden be my best friend just because you had a bad day.”The Burnhams' Cold Dinner · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 2/14
- Family dinners
- Parents & kids
- Complaining
2 minC1“So you're only taking back what is yours by right?”Dinner at the Villa of the Doves · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 5/18
- Family dinners
- Small talk
- Confronting
4 minB2“Guest of honour. Come however you wanna come.”Pat Wears a Jersey to Dinner · Silver Linings Playbook 2012 · Ch. 6/23
- Parties
- Family dinners
- Complimenting
2 minB1“Then I think I saw it right behind your ear.”Ted Meets Mary's Family · There's Something About Mary 1998 · Ch. 3/24
- Family dinners
- First dates
- Teasing
5 minB1“Well, we can't send them home on an empty stomach.”Kate and Jack Stay One Night · The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020 · Ch. 7/20
- Family dinners
- Small talk
- Asking
3 minB2“Peter, we're six drones down. Is this thing still gonna work?”Comet Mission Fails During Dinner · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 24/25
- Family dinners
- Meetings
- Comforting
4 minB1“I think I just need to go to yoga and then just crash.”Walter Learns Sean Visited His Mom · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 · Ch. 12/16
- Family dinners
- Parents & kids
- Explaining
5 minB2“Abortion is murder, that's the long and short of it.”Marietta Argues and Plays Matchmaker · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 10/16
- Arguments
- Family dinners
- Complaining
2 minB2“It's like a license to steal. A license to do anything.”Tommy Gets Made in the Mafia · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 24/28
- Crime scenes
- Family dinners
- Explaining
5 minB2“He's betting everything on physics and pussy!”Max's Dark Secret at the Dinner Table · Deconstructing Harry 1997 · Ch. 12/17
- Family dinners
- Arguments
- Confronting
5 minB1“What if he's telling the truth? Hmm?!”Brad's Childhood with Tourette's · Front of the Class 2008 · Ch. 3/17
- Parents & kids
- Family dinners
- Confronting
4 minB2“And you're gonna hate hearing this, but it's true, America is for Americans.”The Family Fights at the Memorial · Knives Out 2019 · Ch. 8/14
- Arguments
- Family dinners
- Confronting
3 minB2“I was out and about, getting my hands dirty.”Supper Talk and a Court Case · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 4/25
- Family dinners
- Meetings
- Explaining
4 minB1“You have to close your eyes.”Jim and Amanda Play Husband and Wife · Blue Jay 2016 · Ch. 12/18
- Family dinners
- Complimenting
- Promising