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English for Teasing

124 real scenes from 57 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for teasing.

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3 minC1
“Bait the hook well. This fish will bite!”

Don Pedro Tricks Benedick · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 11/24

  • Teasing
  • Persuasion
  • Persuading
5 minB2
“I've been 41 for three years.”

Telling Steve He's Living the Dream · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 7/20

  • Teasing
  • Phone calls
  • Complimenting
4 minC1
“I am a fellow of the strangest mind in the world.”

Sir Andrew Boasts About Dancing · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 3/25

  • Parties
  • Teasing
  • Persuading
3 minB2
“Relax. They're falling around like dead flies.”

The Football Game Turns Into a Brawl · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 21/22

  • Arguments
  • Teasing
  • Complaining
4 minA2
“Can't believe I almost walked right off that cliff.”

Arthur Saves Them from the Cliff · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 12/19

  • Travel & hotels
  • Teasing
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“He hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing in the figure of a lamb the feats of a lion!”

Beatrice and Benedick's Merry War · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 1/24

  • Small talk
  • Teasing
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“I've got an albatross around my neck, and it's got the face of Michael Sheen.”

Coogan and Brydon Compare Careers · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 16/20

  • Teasing
  • Complaining
4 minC1
“Infirmity, that decays the wise, doth ever make a better fool.”

Feste Proves Olivia a Fool · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 4/25

  • Teasing
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“I remember him from the pros. They call him "Super Bug." Had one year with the Rams before the army.”

MASH Football Game, First Half · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 19/22

  • Arguments
  • Teasing
  • Complaining
2 minB1
“My wife would be so mad at me if she knew I was up here right now.”

Michael Rescues Olivia Mid-Air · Arthur the King 2024 · Ch. 9/19

  • Asking for help
  • Teasing
  • Warning
4 minC1
“She speaks poniards, and every word stabs.”

Beatrice Outwits Benedick · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 8/24

  • Teasing
  • Proposals
  • Complaining
6 minB2
“I ramble through the hills and occasionally at dinner parties.”

Shushed on the B Roads · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 14/20

  • Travel & hotels
  • Teasing
  • Explaining
3 minC2
“In nature, there's no blemish but the mind.”

Antonio Is Arrested, Viola Hopes · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 20/25

  • Arguments
  • Teasing
  • Explaining
3 minC1
“He were an excellent man that were made in the midway between him and Benedick.”

Beatrice Refuses to Marry · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 6/24

  • Teasing
  • Parties
  • Saying no
5 minB2
“Sex without love is an empty experience, but as empty experiences go, it's one of the best.”

Dad Phones Joe About Drinking · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 17/20

  • Phone calls
  • Teasing
  • Warning
4 minC2
“Not black in my mind, though yellow in my legs.”

Malvolio Appears in Yellow Stockings · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 17/25

  • Teasing
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
3 minC1
“The fashion of the world is to avoid cost, and you encounter it.”

Beatrice and Benedick Trade Insults · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 2/24

  • Teasing
  • Arguments
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“Yes, well, it's as broad as it's long, isn't it?”

Steve Leaves His Parents · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 20/20

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Teasing
  • Explaining
3 minC2
“Journeys end in lovers meeting every wise man's son doth know.”

Feste Sings for a Drunken Party · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 8/25

  • Parties
  • Teasing
  • Inviting
3 minB2
“Do you question me for my simple true judgement, or would you have me speak as a professed tyrant to their sex?”

Benedick Scorns Hero and Marriage · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 3/24

  • Teasing
  • Arguments
  • Confessing love
6 minB2
“I don't dislike it, but I'm never sure about it.”

Mock Eulogy at the Grave · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 18/20

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Teasing
  • Promising
3 minC2
“If you desire the spleen and will laugh yourself into stitches, follow me.”

Maria's Crew Goes to Watch Malvolio · Twelfth Night 2012 · Ch. 16/25

  • Teasing
  • Small talk
  • Thanking
3 minC1
“become the argument of his own scorn by falling in love.”

Benedick Mocks Men in Love · Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Ch. 10/24

  • Monologues
  • Teasing
  • Complaining
4 minB2
“I think anyone over 40 who amuses themself by doing impressions needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror.”

The Michael Caine Impression Duel · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 3/20

  • Teasing
  • Arguments
  • Explaining