In our Phrasebook you'll find the most important English phrases for many different conversations. Click on a topic to see the list of phrases. Then select a phrase to learn more about its use, to hear it pronounced, and to discover ways to respond to it. Use our phrasebook on the go and to review all the phrases you've learned in our courses.
- How are you?
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At the Restaurant
- How many are in your party?
- Do you have a reservation?
- Please follow me.
- Can I start you off with drinks?
- Do you need a couple more minutes to decide?
- I'll have a bowl of potato soup.
- I'd like a Greek salad.
- I'll take a pizza.
- Can I get a glass of white wine?
- Could you bring us a bottle of red wine?
- How was everything?
- Have a nice night.
- Telephoning
- At the Job Interview
- Where Are You From?
- The Family
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Introducing Yourself
- Hello!
- How's it going?
- What's your name?
- My name is Steven.
- I'm Tyler.
- Nice to meet you.
- Pleasure to meet you.
- Pleasure.
- Nice to meet you too.
- Let me introduce myself.
- I'd like to introduce Sarah.
- Let me introduce my brother, John.
- This is David.
- This is my sister, Michelle.
- Have we met before?
- What do you do?
- Where do you work?
- What brings you here?
- Where are you from?
- How old are you?
- What do you do for fun?
- What kind of hobbies do you have?
- It was nice meeting you.
- Let's keep in touch.
- Let's get together again some time.
- Here is my number 584-2453.
- Let's go for a coffee sometime.
- Do you want to meet up again some time next week?
- Take care!
- I hope to see you soon.
- Here is my card.
- It has been a pleasure, we'll speak again soon.
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The Weather
- What's the weather like?
- Is it snowing yet?
- How windy is it?
- Is the sun shining?
- What's the weather going to be like?
- Is it going to storm?
- How many degrees is it outside?
- What's the temperature like?
- How warm is it?
- What did the forecast say this morning?
- It's cold outside.
- It looks nice out.
- It's raining right now.
- It looks like it's going to rain.
- The forecast said it will rain later.
- The weather is beautiful.
- It's 86 °F degrees out.
- Be careful, it's slippery out!
- It's so cloudy today.
- It's a stormy day.
- We're finally getting some snow.
- It's absolutely shorts weather!
- It's raining cats and dogs!
- I hope that it won't rain.
- I'm looking forward to when the sun comes out.
- I'm loving this warm weather.
- I can't wait for it to snow!
- I'm freezing right now.
- I'm too cold.
- I don't like when it's too hot out.
- I feel completely warm now.
- I'm a cold weather kind of person.
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The Time
- What time is it?
- Do you know what time it is?
- Do you have the time?
- Could you tell me the time?
- When do you want to meet?
- What time does the flight leave?
- How long is this flight going to take?
- How long will this class take?
- I have been waiting for half an hour.
- When should we be ready to go?
- It's exactly 12 o'clock.
- It's almost four o'clock.
- It's 9:30 am.
- It's half past nine.
- It's around 3:45 pm.
- It's quarter after three.
- It's 5:45 am.
- It's 12:45 pm.
- The drive will take about two hours.
- Dinner is at seven o'clock.
- Time is flying by!
- Apologizing
- Shopping for Clothes
- Giving Compliments
- At the Airport
- Formal Introduction
- Using Public Transport
- At the Train Station
- Cooking Together
- Pets
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Relaxing
- How do you chill out after work?
- I usually watch TV.
- I like to write.
- I relax by listening to music.
- I need a personal day.
- At least now you can let your hair down for a bit.
- I need to take a breather.
- I'm just going to kick back now and watch the game.
- It's time to just read and recharge my batteries.
- It helps me tune out the world for a bit.
- It's a great way to turn off my mind.
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At the Supermarket
- Can I help you?
- Is someone looking after you?
- Excuse me, do you work here?
- Do you have any whole-grain cereals?
- Where can I find the international food section?
- How much is a bottle of milk?
- Did you find everything you needed?
- Can I pay with a credit card?
- You don't happen to have any change, do you?
- Could you help me with the self-checkout please?
- Flirting
- Booking a Hotel Room