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English for Goodbyes & funerals

143 real scenes from 68 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for goodbyes & funerals.

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3 minB2
“I've listened to them all, but I've never danced to any of them.”

Evey Says Goodbye to V · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 20/25

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confronting
  • Confessing
5 minB2
“Don't trust the right thing done for the wrong reason.”

Cooper Says Goodbye to Murph · Interstellar 2014 · Ch. 3/13

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Parents & kids
  • Promising
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
4 minC2
“She bore a mind that envy could not but call fair.”

Sebastian's Story and Olivia's Ring · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 7/25

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Arguments
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“I'll be glad when this is over.”

Visiting Ronnie Before the Funeral · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 19/25

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
4 minB1
“That was my real name.”

Lucy Reveals Her Real Name · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 16/22

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Confessing
3 minB1
“There's nothing in the world I want more than to be with you.”

CC Asks Victoria to Live With Her · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 30/30

  • Parents & kids
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“One day, Brian, when you have children you'll understand that to leave them is to leave yourself.”

Arielle's Farewell Letter · 5 to 7 2014 · Ch. 10/10

  • Breakups
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confessing
3 minB2
“Just remember, I mean, it's always darkest before the dawn.”

The Farlows Comfort Humbert · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 15/30

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
2 minB2
“We need to hear a few parting words from our guest of honor.”

Lewis Gets a Water Park Sendoff · The Way Way Back 2013 · Ch. 17/18

  • Parties
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Teasing
2 minB1
“Somebody's gotta do something! She's not breathing!”

Sylvia Dies While No One Acts · An American Crime 2007 · Ch. 15/16

  • Crime scenes
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting
14 minB1
“you can do almost anything”

Ian Thanks Barley for Everything · Onward 2020 · Ch. 16/16

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Siblings
  • Thanking
2 minB1
“No, I ain't gonna leave you alone.”

Wink Promises Hushpuppy He Won't Leave · Beasts of the Southern Wild 2012 · Ch. 4/4

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting
  • Promising
3 minB2
“I had landed myself in the driveway of some big mansion that looked run-down and deserted.”

Joe Is Mistaken for the Undertaker · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 3/19

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Explaining
  • Confronting
6 minB1
“Listen, the boss doesn't have to give you a reason.”

Matuschek Fires Kralik · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 9/19

  • Criticism & layoffs
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Apologizing
3 minB1
“I'm sorry about Rosie. She was a good person.”

Klenzendorf Comforts Jojo After the War · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 17/18

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Threats
  • Comforting
4 minB1
“Whatever problems we had, I'm glad we got to be together at the end.”

Adam's Parents Say Goodbye at Dinner · All of Us Strangers 2023 · Ch. 15/15

  • Family dinners
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confessing love
3 minB1
“I killed two guys, Danny. I killed them.”

Derek's Prison Goodbye · American History X 1998 · Ch. 15/17

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Thanking
3 minB1
“Hey, this is a suicide mission.”

Passengers Fight Back on United 93 · United 93 2006 · Ch. 16/17

  • Arguments
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Persuading
3 minB1
“Hey, you know how it is. Can't take no shit.”

Doug Visits His Father in Prison · The Town 2010 · Ch. 11/20

  • Parents & kids
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“We do not question the will of God, my son.”

The Priest Comforts the Condemned Men · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 16/17

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
3 minB1
“And he said, "Because my body is broken like a butterfly.”

Andy Says Goodbye to His Kids · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 27/27

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting
  • Promising
3 minB2
“One had rather on such occasions do too much than too little.”

John Dashwood's Deathbed Promise · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 1/27

  • Negotiation
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Promising
3 minB1
“I didn't like what I became, so I hated what you became.”

Seth and Jay Reconcile in the Light · This Is the End 2013 · Ch. 27/27

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confessing
  • Confessing love