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English for Phone calls

139 real scenes from 61 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for phone calls.

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5 minA2
“I was afraid, you didn't get our letter.”

Sylvia and Jennie's Long-Distance Call · An American Crime 2007 · Ch. 8/16

  • Phone calls
  • Siblings
  • Complaining
2 minB1
“I know where they're going. We can still save them.”

Laurel Asks the Manticore for Help · Onward 2020 · Ch. 7/16

  • Asking for help
  • Phone calls
  • Asking
2 minB1
“I'm sorry to bother you again, but I've confirmed the number. I must speak to Mr. Gillis.”

Norma Sends Her Script to DeMille · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 11/19

  • Phone calls
  • Parties
  • Warning
3 minB1
“Oh, come on. Give the guy a break.”

Derek Comes Home From Prison · American History X 1998 · Ch. 4/17

  • Family dinners
  • Phone calls
  • Small talk
2 minB1
“Oh, yeah, if you pay her enough. She's an actress.”

John's Wild Idea and Bob's Big Call · Auto Focus 2002 · Ch. 11/16

  • Phone calls
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
4 minB2
“I guess I don't have the taste for the jugular you guys have.”

Clawson Denies the Canuck Letter · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 16/18

  • Interrogations
  • Phone calls
  • Confronting
5 minB2
“No, but they believed her. They liked Leonard Vole but they didn't believe him.”

The Call About the German Wife · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 23/27

  • Phone calls
  • Courtroom
  • Explaining
4 minB1
“And I'm gonna... I don't give a fuck if that thing is real or not.”

Passengers Plan to Storm the Cockpit · United 93 2006 · Ch. 17/17

  • Phone calls
  • Meetings
  • Persuading
4 minB2
“Well, I'm not gonna let this one get away. He's so cute.”

Sugar Falls for Joe's Millionaire Act · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 13/19

  • Small talk
  • Phone calls
  • Complaining
3 minB2
“-It doesn't add up, Bob. -Who is this James McCarden and why does he have a Roslyn expense card?”

Bob Gets the Call About the Fraud · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 7/18

  • Investigation
  • Phone calls
  • Confronting
3 minB1
“No, sorry, I cannot. This is our hypothermia smoking tour of the Midwest.”

Wallace Calls Lipsky's Girlfriend · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 10/17

  • Phone calls
  • Teasing
  • Complaining
4 minB2
“Our gain is their loss.”

Guy's First Day as Buddy's Assistant · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 3/16

  • Talking to the boss
  • Phone calls
  • Warning
3 minB2
“So it's kind of make or break today.”

Andy Faces His Own Mortality · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 19/27

  • At the doctor
  • Phone calls
  • Explaining
2 minB1
“I've got no way out...”

Jeffrey Hides on the Seventh Floor · Blue Velvet 1986 · Ch. 9/9

  • Phone calls
  • Threats
  • Asking
4 minB2
“What about the men that are fighting for our country and our land?”

Hawkeye Pitches a Football Team · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 17/22

  • Office chat
  • Phone calls
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“Unless it's a coincidence, I think this is us.”

Mark Crashes Harvard's Network · The Social Network 2010 · Ch. 3/23

  • Investigation
  • Phone calls
  • Explaining
4 minB1
“But somehow I can't sleep.”

The Aftermath Back Home · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 21/22

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Phone calls
  • Comforting
3 minB2
“Voices that say, "If you don't kiss her soon, you're a chump."”

Tony Flirts on the Office Phone · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 5/27

  • Phone calls
  • Office chat
  • Teasing
3 minB1
“There's no point in even talking about it.”

Jeff Argues with His Editor · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 1/13

  • Phone calls
  • Talking to the boss
  • Complaining
5 minB1
“The worst part is I still love him.”

Fran Rehearses the Cover Story · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 11/15

  • Comforting a friend
  • Phone calls
  • Confessing
3 minB2
“I could go to bed with the entire faculty of MIT, if I wanted to. It's just...”

Mary Visits Isaac Late at Night · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 15/23

  • Comforting a friend
  • Phone calls
  • Complaining
4 minB1
“Surely there must be something you can do.”

Don't Call Me Shirley · Airplane! 1980 · Ch. 9/10

  • Travel & hotels
  • Phone calls
  • Comforting
3 minB1
“I don't know! I'm lost, I'm scared, I feel like I'm disappearing.”

Joel Calls Clementine Tangerine · Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · Ch. 10/20

  • Couple fights
  • Phone calls
  • Teasing
3 minA2
“I told you, I want to go there. I want to see the old neighborhood.”

Billy Calls His Mother From the Hotel · Buffalo '66 1998 · Ch. 1/15

  • Phone calls
  • Parents & kids
  • Asking