Situation

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
“I have, but if I tell you, the odds'll come down.”

The Family Debates Moving to Australia · Belfast 2021 · Ch. 10/14

  • Small talk
  • Marriage trouble
  • Persuading
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
3 minB1
“All I want is to have Harold back.”

Charlie Opens the Last Wonka Bar · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 · Ch. 7/18

  • Family dinners
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
4 minB1
“If this is your dream, you have to go fight for it.”

Kurt Gets the Packers Call · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 9/27

  • Parties
  • Family dinners
  • Confessing
3 minB1
“Oh, my God! Look at it! I wish I could take it with me.”

the Hamlyn Kitchen Memory · Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · Ch. 13/20

  • Family dinners
  • Arguments
  • Asking
3 minA2
“Just a glass of water. That's all I want.”

Billy Brings Layla Home · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 5/15

  • Family dinners
  • Parents & kids
  • Saying no
2 minB2
“Isn't it time to chuck in the towel?”

Debating Whether to Sell Downton Abbey · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 18/22

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Persuading
2 minB1
“You're the King. You can run this place.”

The Team Leaves Arthur Behind · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 16/19

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“That's why we're gonna frame you for the senator's murder.”

Darian Follows Joe on the Case · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 16/20

  • Investigation
  • Parents & kids
  • Saying no
3 minB2
“I want you to leave.”

Myra Finally Tells Sidney to Leave · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 12/30

  • Marriage trouble
  • Breakups
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“Just when you begin to think you dreamt it, it comes again.”

Rick and Pam Hear a Woman Cry · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 9/28

  • Comforting a friend
  • Siblings
  • Comforting
6 minB1
“I thought I would be a different woman.”

Abuela Apologizes to Mirabel · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 17/19

  • Apologies
  • Parents & kids
  • Apologizing
2 minB2
“I would like to start over again. Maybe have a house. That would be nice.”

Linda Says She's Starting Over · Mighty Aphrodite 1995 · Ch. 11/15

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Small talk
  • Thanking
7 minB2
“This woman s about as subtle as a gun”

Margaret Meets the Paxton Family · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 5/14

  • Family dinners
  • Proposals
  • Confronting
2 minB1
“I don't want to be a part of my family.”

Wally Shows Up at Frank's Door · Uncle Frank 2020 · Ch. 9/17

  • Family dinners
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“Of course she wants you. She's wanted you all her life.”

Sabrina Says Goodbye to Her Father · Sabrina 1954 · Ch. 18/18

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Parents & kids
  • Comforting
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
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
4 minB1
“Tomorrow we are walking into that concert girls and coming out women”

Mei Chooses 4*Town Over the Ritual · Turning Red 2022 · Ch. 8/13

  • Parents & kids
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
4 minB1
“well, I believe that would be a miracle that we would have to say yes to.”

Norman and Rita Consider Adoption · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 14/18

  • Family dinners
  • Confessing
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“And he's also quite easy on the eye.”

Warren Meets Randall's Family · About Schmidt 2002 · Ch. 12/16

  • Family dinners
  • Arguments
  • Complaining
3 minB1
“I've always stayed with my husband, Colonel. So why should I leave him now?”

The Strauses Refuse to Part · A Night to Remember 1958 · Ch. 12/14

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Travel & hotels
  • Saying no
3 minB2
“A year later, Tom Buchanan of Chicago swept in and stole her away.”

Jordan Tells Gatsby's Backstory · The Great Gatsby 2013 · Ch. 7/18

  • Storytelling
  • Marriage trouble
  • Explaining
3 minB1
“There happens to be a lot about me that you don't know, Mr. Smarty Man.”

Lester and Carolyn's Couch Fight · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 11/14

  • Marriage trouble
  • Arguments
  • Confronting