Situation

English for Love

350 real scenes from 105 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for love.

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5 minC1
“It's just that every now and then, Mother Nature throws somebody a dirty curve.”

Joe Invents a Mental Block · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 14/19

  • First dates
  • Travel & hotels
  • Explaining
5 minB1
“What kind of a guy lets you open your own door like that?”

Claire Tells Doug Everything · The Town 2010 · Ch. 6/20

  • First dates
  • At the doctor
  • Confessing
4 minB1
“I wondered, without the booze, if you would want to come home.”

Jack Tells the Ceiling Fan Story · A Star Is Born 2018 · Ch. 12/13

  • Confessing feelings
  • Couple fights
  • Confessing
2 minB1
“Get your father. Tell him to send the police to Dorothy's apartment.”

Jeffrey and Sandy Reconcile · Blue Velvet 1986 · Ch. 8/9

  • Getting back together
  • Apologies
  • Apologizing
4 minC1
“Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections?”

Marianne and Elinor Debate Love · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 5/27

  • Siblings
  • Confessing feelings
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“You don't know my name, do you?”

Sean Parker Wakes Up at Stanford · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 14/23

  • First dates
  • Parties
  • Teasing
2 minB2
“I thought all that family tree stuff went out with the buffalo.”

Tony Introduces Alice to His Parents · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 12/27

  • Parties
  • First dates
  • Teasing
5 minB2
“You can't buy that kind of publicity.”

Lisa Brings Dinner to Jeff · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 3/13

  • Family dinners
  • Couple fights
  • Suggesting
4 minB1
“You stay up at night, thinking about me, wondering, was he the one?”

Neal Picks Up Laura · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 11/22

  • First dates
  • Small talk
  • Saying no
3 minB2
“Might as well go to mine. Everybody else does.”

Baxter Picks Up Mrs. MacDougall · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 8/15

  • First dates
  • Small talk
  • Inviting
3 minB2
“I think I'm still in love with Yale.”

Mary Tells Isaac She Loves Yale · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 21/23

  • Breakups
  • Confessing feelings
  • Confessing
2 minB1
“You have no idea how happy this makes me.”

Kurt Learns to Dance for a Girl · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 2/27

  • First dates
  • Asking for help
  • Asking
2 minB1
“You shouldn't have come. I don't have time now.”

Ted Meets Elaine on the Plane · Airplane! 1980 · Ch. 3/10

  • Travel & hotels
  • Getting back together
  • Asking
3 minB1
“You didn't come on to me at all.”

Joel Meets Clementine on the Beach · Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · Ch. 18/20

  • First dates
  • Parties
  • Confessing love
3 minB1
“I don't need your pity, she's-too-good-for-me crap.”

Billy Runs into His Childhood Crush · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 13/15

  • Small talk
  • Couple fights
  • Complaining
5 minB2
“I just want to own my own life.”

Mary Wants Her Own Life · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 20/22

  • Couple fights
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Complaining
6 minC1
“I don't wanna be a sweet, inexperienced guy who's never been worth kissing.”

Casey Teaches Kenny to Kiss · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 15/21

  • First dates
  • Teasing
  • Suggesting
3 minB2
“You drop in and out of my life, and you don't have to tell me why.”

Oppenheimer's Last Night With Jean · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 14/28

  • Interrogations
  • Breakups
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“Somehow they know not to come back until you really forget.”

Rob Explains the No-Call Rule · Swingers 1996 · Ch. 1/17

  • Comforting a friend
  • Breakups
  • Explaining
6 minB1
“that split second between rising and falling, when you're totally weightless, it feels like you're free.”

Guy and Millie's First Kiss · Free Guy 2021 · Ch. 6/13

  • First dates
  • Confessing feelings
  • Confessing love
3 minB2
“To tell you the truth, we're not together anymore.”

Rain's Birthday Party in a Blackout · Husbands and Wives 1992 · Ch. 15/15

  • Parties
  • Confessing feelings
  • Confessing
2 minB1
“You had four freckles on the boat. They've gone.”

Roderick Gives Stella a Lift · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 11/28

  • First dates
  • Teasing
  • Inviting
3 minB2
“And for years I thought it was because of my cooking.”

Linda Tells Lenny Her Backstory · Mighty Aphrodite 1995 · Ch. 6/15

  • Interrogations
  • First dates
  • Asking
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