3 minB2“No, buddy, you look like a shrink-wrapped Rolls Royce.”H Meets the Fortico Crew · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 2/13
- Office chat
- Small talk
- Teasing
Situation
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“Hey aren t you supposed to be running interference for me”Guests Board the Boat to Hawthorn · The Menu 2022 · Ch. 1/13
- Small talk
- Parties
- Complaining
5 minB1“So do I. And I mean to have it, too.”Tea With Princess Mary · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 6/22
- Small talk
- Office chat
- Complaining
4 minB1“It's about not drawing attention to ourselves, you little hobo.”The Millers Fly to Mexico · We're the Millers 2013 · Ch. 5/21
- Travel & hotels
- Small talk
- Warning
3 minB1“Yeah, people always come around. Trust me.”The Stray Dog Shows Up · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 7/19
- Small talk
- Teasing
- Complimenting
2 minC1“Apparently our government's not sharing any research with the Russians.”Chevalier Suggests Passing Secrets · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 11/28
- Small talk
- Office chat
- Explaining
4 minB2“My girl's dead. The guys that did it are up at Spago's eating chicken marsala.”Joe and Jimmy Team Up · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 10/20
- Teasing
- Small talk
- Warning
3 minB1“See what I mean? It's the same old shit all the time.”The 'What Do You Drive' Pickup Line · Swingers 1996 · Ch. 11/17
- First dates
- Small talk
- Complaining
6 minC1“Don't have a good day, have a great day!”Guy's Morning in Free City · Free Guy 2021 · Ch. 1/13
- Monologues
- Small talk
- Explaining
4 minB2“But, in the end, I just felt like I was some kind of symbol of lost youth or unfulfilled dreams.”Gabe Meets Rain's Parents · Husbands and Wives 1992 · Ch. 10/15
- Small talk
- Confessing
- Inviting
3 minB2“Behind all the Sidney Bruhl dialogue, I am peeing the Sidney Bruhl pants.”Helga Ten Dorp Arrives · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 13/30
- Crime scenes
- Small talk
- Comforting
3 minB2“- That's foolish, isn't it? - No, just one thing is foolish: You're living somebody else's life.”The Tobacconist Gossips About Windward · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 5/28
- Small talk
- Apologies
- Explaining
2 minB2“He's gonna be a heavyweight, the way you're carryin' him.”Lenny Visits the Boxing Gym · Mighty Aphrodite 1995 · Ch. 12/15
- Small talk
- Storytelling
- Complaining
6 minB1“Oh, sweetie, we're not under any illusions that you two don't sleep in the same bed.”Andrew Brings Margaret Home to Sitka · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 6/14
- Small talk
- Phone calls
- Teasing
3 minB1“I don't know how to do anything.”Tiana Teaches Naveen to Cook · The Princess and the Frog 2009 · Ch. 9/14
- Teasing
- Small talk
- Complimenting
3 minB1“Everything clicked. It's as if I was meant to be here.”Randall Meets David at the Gas Station · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 1/20
- Small talk
- Asking for help
- Explaining
2 minB1“I wish I thought my family could get past it, but I don't.”Wally Pushes Frank to Come Out · Uncle Frank 2020 · Ch. 6/17
- Family dinners
- Small talk
- Confessing
2 minA2“So, you went and married Norm son-of-a-Gunderson.”Marge Meets Mike Yanagita · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 13/16
- Small talk
- Teasing
2 minB1“- She still loves him. - I beg your pardon?”Sabrina's Soufflé Gives Her Away · Sabrina 1954 · Ch. 3/18
- Small talk
- Talking to the boss
- Complimenting
3 minB1“Are you kidding me? Out of the gate? This is not happening!”Riley Introduces Herself and Cries · Inside Out 2015 · Ch. 4/6
- Small talk
- Storytelling
- Explaining
2 minB2“Once we settle on a project, we can spend a year or more investigating it.”Baron Meets Robinson for a Drink · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 1/21
- Talking to the boss
- Small talk
- Explaining
2 minB1“You'll have to top and tail with Jamie, I'm afraid.”Jamie and Steven Read in Bed · Beautiful Thing 1996 · Ch. 3/11
- Small talk
- Arguments
- Asking
4 minB1“I never thought I'd see you again!”Woody Reunites With Bo Peep · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 9/22
- Small talk
- Asking for help
- Asking
5 minB1“"Much Ado About Nothing," which you love to make much ado about.”Shane's Mother Visits the Office · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 6/18
- Office chat
- Small talk
- Teasing