3 minB2“What is a guy like you doing in a job like this?”Humbert Checks Into the Hotel · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 17/30
- Travel & hotels
- Small talk
- Asking
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English for Small talk
441 real scenes from 124 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for small talk.
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3 minB2“It's one of the secrets that no one ever tells you.”Harry and Sally Reunite in a Bookstore · When Harry Met Sally... 1989 · Ch. 7/20
- Breakups
- Small talk
- Explaining
5 minB2“Another night of drinking alone and I was going to kill myself!”Betty Welcomes the New Neighbors · The Way Way Back 2013 · Ch. 2/18
- Small talk
- Parties
- Teasing
4 minB2“Well, if you don't know, Mr. Matuschek, who should?”Matuschek Returns on Christmas Eve · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 17/19
- Office chat
- Small talk
- Thanking
2 minB2“I'm being made to teach the HJ boys water warfare training.”Jojo Asks How to Spot a Jew · Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Ch. 7/18
- Investigation
- Small talk
- Asking
3 minB2“I'm tired of getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop.”Sugar Dreams of a Rich Husband · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 9/19
- Parties
- Small talk
- Complaining
5 minB2“There's this enormous hiss of egos at various states of inflation and deflation.”Lipsky Asks About the Bandanna · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 7/17
- Small talk
- Storytelling
- Asking
5 minB2“So he throws his arms around them, rubs their back, grabs their ass.”Frawley Pressures Krista at the Bar · The Town 2010 · Ch. 17/20
- Interrogations
- Small talk
- Threatening
3 minB2“All I want... All I have ever wanted... is the quiet of a private life...”Edward and Elinor Talk of Their Futures · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 4/27
- Small talk
- Explaining
- Teasing
2 minB1“Radar! Oh, Corporal O'Reilly. Gentlemen, I'm Corporal O'Reilly. They call me Radar.”Mulcahy Teaches Ho-Jon to Read · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 2/22
- Small talk
- Explaining
3 minB1“Look, man, if you stopped eating gluten, you'd feel way fucking better all day.”Seth Picks Jay Up at LAX · This Is the End 2013 · Ch. 1/27
- Small talk
- Parties
- Teasing
2 minB1“Everything starts and ends at Tim Hortons.”Gander Learns of the Emergency · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 1/22
- Small talk
- Phone calls
- Warning
2 minB2“Living with them must be like living in a world that Walt Disney might have thought of.”Alice Explains Her Family · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 10/27
- Family dinners
- Small talk
- Explaining
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 minC1“The rest of the stuff was bullshit.”Isaac and Mary Argue About Art · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 4/23
- Arguments
- Small talk
- Explaining
2 minB2“Don't talk to me about contracts, I use them myself. They're for suckers.”Wonka Makes Them Sign a Contract · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 · Ch. 8/18
- Small talk
- Negotiation
- Warning
5 minB2“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.”Downton Prepares for the Royal Visit · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 2/22
- Office chat
- Small talk
- Teasing
4 minB2“I'm gonna fail and have to go to community college.”The Millers Perform at the Jamboree · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 12/21
- Parties
- Small talk
- Complimenting
2 minB2“You get any skinnier, we're gonna lose you between the seat cushions.”Rabi Meets Oppenheimer on a Train · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 3/28
- Small talk
- Travel & hotels
- Teasing
3 minB1“Yeah, well, my reputation seems to have preceded me here.”Mike Meets Lorraine at the Bar · Swingers 1996 · Ch. 15/17
- First dates
- Small talk
- Confessing
3 minB1“It will be big storm. Much wind and rain, lightning and thunder.”Helga Meets the Man in Boots · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 25/30
- Small talk
- Asking for help
- Asking
3 minB2“There's kind of a sleeping-beauty magic about the kid.”Lizzie Comes Home to the House · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 7/28
- Small talk
- Teasing
- Confessing
3 minB2“Certain songs bring back sudden memories to me, too.”Linus Opens Up to Sabrina · Sabrina 1954 · Ch. 11/18
- Confessing feelings
- Small talk
- Confessing
3 minB1“Having a buddy with them to get through it can really help things.”Woody Worries About Bonnie · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 3/22
- Comforting a friend
- Small talk
- Comforting