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English for Family

469 real scenes from 120 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for family.

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3 minB2
“This isn't fucking evidence. This is a person.”

Robert Paulson's Death Scene · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 15/19

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“Speaking from one orphan to another, Goldi, you won the orphan lottery.”

Puss Meets His Past Lives · Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022 · Ch. 18/22

  • Parties
  • Family dinners
  • Complimenting
2 minB2
“You weren't quite what we had in mind for Sybil, but we got past it.”

Violet Says Goodbye to Tom · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 13/18

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confessing
  • Thanking
2 minB1
“Well, beggars can't be choosers, can they?”

Felix and Calhoun Adopt the Racers · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 5/21

  • Family dinners
  • Arguments
  • Warning
3 minB2
“Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.”

M'Lynn Breaks Down at Shelby's Grave · Steel Magnolias 1989 · Ch. 16/16

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
6 minB2
“How do you know if you love something?”

The Geese Say Goodbye · The Wild Robot 2024 · Ch. 9/15

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Small talk
  • Inviting
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
4 minB2
“There be a hundred or more, they say.”

Elizabeth Visits John in Prison · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 28/29

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confessing
  • Explaining
10 minC1
“And if you still can t see that then shame on you both”

Enola Confronts Her Brothers · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 1/12

  • Arguments
  • Siblings
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“She was asking about you earlier, Rick, in a way that made me extremely jealous.”

Ilsa and Rick Reunite at the Café · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 7/20

  • Parties
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Complimenting
3 minB1
“Well, look at that, everybody. You're all gonna be home for Christmas!”

Kate Meets Her Father Doug · The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020 · Ch. 16/20

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Small talk
  • Thanking
5 minB1
“I wanna come out of all of this stuff.”

Mark Confesses at Thanksgiving Dinner · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 11/19

  • Family dinners
  • Arguments
  • Confessing
3 minB2
“Well, he was a waiter. Now he's got an ego the size of Texas.”

June Catches Randall With Brie · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 19/25

  • Marriage trouble
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“I swear to God, I will fucking kill you!”

Jordan Takes His Daughter and Flees · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 30/30

  • Marriage trouble
  • Office chat
  • Threatening
5 minB2
“I won't have my mind befuddled by chemicals when I'm the only one who sees the whole picture for exactly what it is.”

Boris Panics and Jumps Out the Window · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 2/16

  • Couple fights
  • Marriage trouble
  • Complaining
3 minC1
“Fall for any man who'll promise you the moon and end by taking everything you have to give.”

Captain Gregg Says Goodbye to Lucy · The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947 · Ch. 15/18

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Monologues
  • Comforting
2 minB1
“Matter of fact, I saved two lives today, his and mine.”

Da Mayor Saves Eddie from a Car · Do the Right Thing 1989 · Ch. 13/20

  • Parents & kids
  • Arguments
  • Comforting
3 minB1
“Would you kindly explain what the deuce this item means?”

Candy Audits the Nursing Home Bill · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 13/30

  • Comforting a friend
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Complaining
3 minB1
“It's only you and me. That's what happens when you go away.”

Karen Visits Henry in Prison · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 19/28

  • Marriage trouble
  • Arguments
  • Complaining
2 minC1
“He's an intimate friend of our client, and his feelings have carried him away.”

Das Rules Mrs Moore Does Not Exist · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 14/19

  • Courtroom
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Apologizing
5 minB2
“My old school wants to honor me, I show up with a hooker and a dead body.”

Harry Shows Up With a Corpse · Deconstructing Harry 1997 · Ch. 15/17

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
4 minB2
“It's not like you haven't seen it before.”

Brad Gets Kicked Off the Golf Course · Front of the Class 2008 · Ch. 10/17

  • Siblings
  • Comforting a friend
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“You can use it to find your way back to the ship after I blow you out the airlock.”

Cooper Leaves Earth with TARS · Interstellar 2014 · Ch. 4/13

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
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