3 minA2“Steal us a newspaper, that'd be great.”Passengers Board United 93 · United 93 2006 · Ch. 1/17
- Travel & hotels
- Small talk
- Thanking
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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 like fallin' into a tub of butter.”Joe and Jerry Meet Sugar · Some Like It Hot 1959 · Ch. 5/19
- Travel & hotels
- Small talk
- Complaining
3 minB2“It's the public schools. The better the school system, the higher the price tag on the homes, period.”Bob Spicer Gives the School a Gift · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 3/18
- Small talk
- Office chat
- Thanking
5 minB2“I don't even know if I like you yet.”Wallace and Lipsky First Meeting · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 3/17
- Small talk
- Confessing
- Explaining
4 minB2“You're the one who's vulnerable in this situation right now.”Doug Tells Claire She Has a Card · The Town 2010 · Ch. 7/20
- Asking for help
- Small talk
- Warning
4 minB1“Oh, no, no. The whole point is I can see your face.”Jackson Meets Ally at the Drag Bar · A Star Is Born 2018 · Ch. 2/13
- Small talk
- First dates
- Complimenting
2 minB2“I just feel so much calmer and more grounded.”Vashti Reads the Update to Andy · Be Here Now 2015 · Ch. 16/27
- Small talk
- Comforting a friend
- Explaining
3 minB1“The universe is literally yours!”Giulia Shows Luca the Stars · Luca 2021 · Ch. 7/9
- Small talk
- Comforting a friend
- Comforting
3 minA2“I don't know much but bits and pieces. I hear things.”Sandy Tells Jeffrey About the Singer · Blue Velvet 1986 · Ch. 1/9
- Investigation
- Small talk
- Explaining
3 minB2“There I fell, and there I first saw Willoughby.”Marianne Revisits Where She Fell · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 26/27
- Small talk
- Comforting a friend
- Explaining
3 minB1“They've got a hell of a nerve coming in here, eating our food.”Hawkeye and Duke Report for Duty · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 1/22
- Small talk
- Talking to the boss
- Explaining
3 minB2“This place is like a piece of me.”Franco Gives the House Tour · This Is the End 2013 · Ch. 3/27
- Parties
- Small talk
- Teasing
2 minB1“Well, praise be to God. My daughter's gay.”The Gayest Town in Newfoundland · Come from Away 2021 · Ch. 13/22
- Small talk
- Parties
- Comforting
3 minB1“Excuse my costume. I'll take it right off.”The Kirbys Come on the Wrong Night · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 14/27
- Family dinners
- Small talk
- Apologizing
2 minB2“Sometimes it's worse to stay than it is to run.”Jeff and Stella Watch the Neighbors · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 5/13
- Small talk
- Investigation
- Explaining
2 minB2“Folks don't find him, he finds them.”The Legend of O.W. Grant · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 1/22
- Storytelling
- Small talk
- Explaining
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 have, but if I tell you, the odds'll come down.”The Family Debates Moving to Australia · Belfast 2021 · Ch. 10/14
- Small talk
- Marriage trouble
- Persuading
2 minB2“God, what a surprise. I cannot get over it. My ex-husband.”Isaac and Mary Run Into Her Ex · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 19/23
- Small talk
- Arguments
- Teasing
3 minB2“We're about to witness the greatest miracle of the Machine Age.”Violet Wins the Third Golden Ticket · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 · Ch. 5/18
- Small talk
- Speeches
- Explaining
3 minB2“I know. It was just supposed to be different.”Brenda's Surprise Visit Goes Wrong · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 16/27
- Couple fights
- Small talk
- Complaining
4 minB1“I'm sorry, son, but you must have me confused with someone else.”Joey Meets Kareem in the Cockpit · Airplane! 1980 · Ch. 4/10
- Small talk
- Travel & hotels
- Asking
2 minB2“It'll make the whole seduction part less repugnant.”Joel and Clementine Meet · Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · Ch. 3/20
- First dates
- Small talk
- Inviting
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