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English for Goodbyes & funerals

144 real scenes from 69 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for goodbyes & funerals.

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3 minB1
“The sun never rises or sets here...”

Ralph and Vanellope Say Goodbye · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 21/21

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • 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
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
“There be a hundred or more, they say.”

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

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confessing
  • Explaining
6 minB2
“I don't dislike it, but I'm never sure about it.”

Mock Eulogy at the Grave · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 18/20

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Teasing
  • Promising
2 minB1
“You don't even have to say it.”

Ilsa and Victor Talk Before the Meeting · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 15/20

  • Marriage trouble
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Asking
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
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
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
2 minB2
“Get away from all this muddle and fuss into some cave of my own, some shelf.”

Mrs. Moore Says Goodbye to Ronny · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 12/19

  • Parents & kids
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Saying no
5 minB2
“I'm death, and your name is on my list.”

Death Comes for Mendel Birnbaum · Deconstructing Harry 1997 · Ch. 3/17

  • Marriage trouble
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confessing
5 minC1
“Those were the best years of my life.”

Valerie's Letter · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 18/25

  • Monologues
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confessing love
5 minB1
“So it would be a real good time for you to come back.”

Cooper Watches Years of Messages · Interstellar 2014 · Ch. 8/13

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Parents & kids
  • Apologizing
3 minB2
“I just don't have those kind of feelings for you, Ken. I'm really sorry.”

Ken Makes a Pass at Mary · Another Year 2010 · Ch. 14/25

  • Confessing feelings
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confessing love
3 minB2
“I made it up. It's not true.”

Vitruvius Reveals the Prophecy Is Fake · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 17/22

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Confessing
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“I know everything there is to know about you, and my memory is long.”

CC and Hillary Play Cards and Reminisce · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 28/30

  • Small talk
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Teasing
3 minB1
“Nothing will ever be all right.”

Lolita Makes Humbert Promise · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 21/30

  • Comforting a friend
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting
2 minB1
“Ladies and gentlemen, the first person to ever pass someone on the water slide!”

Duncan Introduces Owen to His Mom · The Way Way Back 2013 · Ch. 18/18

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Small talk
  • Complimenting
3 minB1
“I got six kids, two more wont make a difference.”

Gertrude Takes In the Likens Girls · An American Crime 2007 · Ch. 3/16

  • Asking for help
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Persuading
3 minB1
“Over time, magic faded away, but I hope there's a little magic left in you.”

Dad Leaves Ian a Wizard Staff · Onward 2020 · Ch. 3/16

  • Parties
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Explaining
4 minB1
“For the ones we never find, we make a funeral the Bathtub way.”

A Bathtub Funeral with No Crying · Beasts of the Southern Wild 2012 · Ch. 3/4

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Family dinners
  • Comforting
3 minB2
“we think that it's best you don't come visit us anymore.”

Adam's Parents Tell Him to Let Go · All of Us Strangers 2023 · Ch. 14/15

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Parents & kids
  • Persuading
2 minB1
“Is this supposed to be our last meal or something?”

The Condemned Men Eat Their Last Meal · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 12/17

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Comforting a friend
  • Warning
3 minB2
“Because, really, the good stuff is what's going on right now.”

Andy Gets Back to Work · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 23/27

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Family dinners
  • Thanking