๐ฌ Small Talk Phrases
In this lesson you will learn useful English phrases for small talk. With a few simple greetings, questions, and friendly responses, you can introduce yourself, get to know someone, and keep a casual conversation going. Each English phrase includes translations in several languages.
๐ Starting a Conversation
๐ Hello
a simple greeting you can use at any time of day
๐ซ๐ท French: Bonjour
๐ฉ๐ช German: Hallo
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Ciao / Salve
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Olรก
a simple greeting you can use at any time of day
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Hola๐ซ๐ท French: Bonjour
๐ฉ๐ช German: Hallo
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Ciao / Salve
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Olรก
๐
Good morning
use this greeting before noon
๐ซ๐ท French: Bonjour
๐ฉ๐ช German: Guten Morgen
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Buongiorno
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Bom dia
use this greeting before noon
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Buenos dรญas๐ซ๐ท French: Bonjour
๐ฉ๐ช German: Guten Morgen
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Buongiorno
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Bom dia
๐ Good afternoon
use this greeting after noon
๐ซ๐ท French: Bon aprรจs-midi
๐ฉ๐ช German: Guten Tag
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Buon pomeriggio
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Boa tarde
use this greeting after noon
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Buenas tardes๐ซ๐ท French: Bon aprรจs-midi
๐ฉ๐ช German: Guten Tag
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Buon pomeriggio
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Boa tarde
๐ Good evening / Good night
good evening is a greeting; good night is usually a goodbye
๐ซ๐ท French: Bonsoir / Bonne nuit
๐ฉ๐ช German: Guten Abend / Gute Nacht
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Buonasera / Buonanotte
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Boa noite
good evening is a greeting; good night is usually a goodbye
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Buenas noches๐ซ๐ท French: Bonsoir / Bonne nuit
๐ฉ๐ช German: Guten Abend / Gute Nacht
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Buonasera / Buonanotte
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Boa noite
๐ How are you?
a polite question used to start a conversation
๐ซ๐ท French: Comment allez-vous ? / Comment รงa va ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wie geht es dir? / Wie geht's?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Come stai?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Como vai? / Como estรก?
a polite question used to start a conversation
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยฟCรณmo estรกs?๐ซ๐ท French: Comment allez-vous ? / Comment รงa va ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wie geht es dir? / Wie geht's?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Come stai?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Como vai? / Como estรก?
๐ How's it going?
a more casual way to ask how someone is
๐ซ๐ท French: รa va ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wie lรคuft's?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Come va?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Tudo bem?
a more casual way to ask how someone is
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยฟQuรฉ tal?๐ซ๐ท French: รa va ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wie lรคuft's?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Come va?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Tudo bem?
๐ง Introducing Yourself
๐ My name is...
use this to say your name
๐ซ๐ท French: Je m'appelle...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich heiรe...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Mi chiamo...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Meu nome รฉ... / Eu me chamo...
use this to say your name
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Me llamo...๐ซ๐ท French: Je m'appelle...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich heiรe...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Mi chiamo...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Meu nome รฉ... / Eu me chamo...
๐ I'm...
a shorter way to introduce yourself
๐ซ๐ท French: Je suis...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich bin...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Sono...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu sou...
a shorter way to introduce yourself
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Soy...๐ซ๐ท French: Je suis...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich bin...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Sono...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu sou...
โ What's your name?
use this to ask someone else's name
๐ซ๐ท French: Comment tu t'appelles ? / Comment vous appelez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wie heiรt du? / Wie heiรen Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Come ti chiami?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Qual รฉ o seu nome? / Como vocรช se chama?
use this to ask someone else's name
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยฟCรณmo te llamas?๐ซ๐ท French: Comment tu t'appelles ? / Comment vous appelez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wie heiรt du? / Wie heiรen Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Come ti chiami?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Qual รฉ o seu nome? / Como vocรช se chama?
๐ค Nice to meet you
say this when you meet someone for the first time
๐ซ๐ท French: Enchantรฉ(e)
๐ฉ๐ช German: Freut mich
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Piacere
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Prazer / Muito prazer
say this when you meet someone for the first time
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Mucho gusto๐ซ๐ท French: Enchantรฉ(e)
๐ฉ๐ช German: Freut mich
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Piacere
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Prazer / Muito prazer
๐ Pleased to meet you
a slightly more formal way to greet someone new
๐ซ๐ท French: Enchantรฉ(e)
๐ฉ๐ช German: Sehr erfreut
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Lieto / Lieta di conoscerti
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Encantado / Encantada
a slightly more formal way to greet someone new
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Encantado / Encantada๐ซ๐ท French: Enchantรฉ(e)
๐ฉ๐ช German: Sehr erfreut
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Lieto / Lieta di conoscerti
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Encantado / Encantada
โ Getting to Know Someone
๐ Where are you from?
ask about a person's country or hometown
๐ซ๐ท French: D'oรน viens-tu ? / D'oรน venez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Woher kommst du? / Woher kommen Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Di dove sei?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: De onde vocรช รฉ?
ask about a person's country or hometown
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยฟDe dรณnde eres?๐ซ๐ท French: D'oรน viens-tu ? / D'oรน venez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Woher kommst du? / Woher kommen Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Di dove sei?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: De onde vocรช รฉ?
๐ I'm from...
use this to answer with your country or city
๐ซ๐ท French: Je viens de...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich komme aus...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Sono di...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu sou de...
use this to answer with your country or city
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Soy de...๐ซ๐ท French: Je viens de...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich komme aus...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Sono di...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu sou de...
๐ Where do you live?
ask about the city or place where someone lives now
๐ซ๐ท French: Oรน habites-tu ? / Oรน habitez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wo wohnst du? / Wo wohnen Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Dove vivi?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Onde vocรช mora?
ask about the city or place where someone lives now
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยฟDรณnde vives?๐ซ๐ท French: Oรน habites-tu ? / Oรน habitez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wo wohnst du? / Wo wohnen Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Dove vivi?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Onde vocรช mora?
๐ก I live in...
use this to say where you live
๐ซ๐ท French: J'habite ร ...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich wohne in...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Vivo a...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu moro em...
use this to say where you live
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Vivo en...๐ซ๐ท French: J'habite ร ...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich wohne in...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Vivo a...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu moro em...
๐ผ What do you do?
a common way to ask about someone's job
๐ซ๐ท French: Que fais-tu dans la vie ? / Quel est votre mรฉtier ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Was machst du beruflich?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Di che lavoro ti occupi?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: O que vocรช faz?
a common way to ask about someone's job
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยฟA quรฉ te dedicas?๐ซ๐ท French: Que fais-tu dans la vie ? / Quel est votre mรฉtier ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Was machst du beruflich?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Di che lavoro ti occupi?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: O que vocรช faz?
๐ข I work in...
use this to talk about your job or workplace
๐ซ๐ท French: Je travaille dans...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich arbeite in...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Lavoro in...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu trabalho em...
use this to talk about your job or workplace
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Trabajo en...๐ซ๐ท French: Je travaille dans...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich arbeite in...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Lavoro in...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu trabalho em...
๐ฏ What do you like to do?
ask about hobbies or free-time activities
๐ซ๐ท French: Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Was machst du gerne?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Cosa ti piace fare?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: O que vocรช gosta de fazer?
ask about hobbies or free-time activities
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยฟQuรฉ te gusta hacer?๐ซ๐ท French: Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Was machst du gerne?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Cosa ti piace fare?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: O que vocรช gosta de fazer?
โค๏ธ I like...
use this to share something you enjoy
๐ซ๐ท French: J'aime...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich mag...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Mi piace...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu gosto de...
use this to share something you enjoy
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Me gusta...๐ซ๐ท French: J'aime...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich mag...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Mi piace...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu gosto de...
๐ฌ Keeping the Conversation Going
๐ And you?
turn the question back so the other person can answer too
๐ซ๐ท French: Et toi ? / Et vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Und du? / Und Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: E tu?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: E vocรช?
turn the question back so the other person can answer too
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยฟY tรบ?๐ซ๐ท French: Et toi ? / Et vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Und du? / Und Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: E tu?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: E vocรช?
๐ฒ Really?
show surprise or interest
๐ซ๐ท French: Vraiment ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wirklich?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Davvero?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Sรฉrio?
show surprise or interest
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยฟEn serio?๐ซ๐ท French: Vraiment ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wirklich?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Davvero?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Sรฉrio?
๐คฉ How interesting!
a friendly reaction when someone shares something new
๐ซ๐ท French: Comme c'est intรฉressant !
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wie interessant!
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Che interessante!
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Que interessante!
a friendly reaction when someone shares something new
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยกQuรฉ interesante!๐ซ๐ท French: Comme c'est intรฉressant !
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wie interessant!
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Che interessante!
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Que interessante!
๐ That's great!
use this when you hear good news
๐ซ๐ท French: C'est super !
๐ฉ๐ช German: Super! / Toll!
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Fantastico!
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Que bom!
use this when you hear good news
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยกQuรฉ bueno!๐ซ๐ท French: C'est super !
๐ฉ๐ช German: Super! / Toll!
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Fantastico!
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Que bom!
๐ Of course / Sure
a natural way to agree
๐ซ๐ท French: Bien sรปr
๐ฉ๐ช German: Natรผrlich / Klar
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Certo
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Claro
a natural way to agree
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Claro๐ซ๐ท French: Bien sรปr
๐ฉ๐ช German: Natรผrlich / Klar
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Certo
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Claro
โ
Exactly
use this when you agree completely
๐ซ๐ท French: Exactement
๐ฉ๐ช German: Genau
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Esatto
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Exato
use this when you agree completely
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Exacto๐ซ๐ท French: Exactement
๐ฉ๐ช German: Genau
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Esatto
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Exato
๐ Natural Responses
๐ I'm doing well, thanks.
a polite answer to "How are you?"
๐ซ๐ท French: Je vais bien, merci.
๐ฉ๐ช German: Mir geht's gut, danke.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Sto bene, grazie.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Estou bem, obrigado / obrigada.
a polite answer to "How are you?"
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Estoy bien, gracias.๐ซ๐ท French: Je vais bien, merci.
๐ฉ๐ช German: Mir geht's gut, danke.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Sto bene, grazie.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Estou bem, obrigado / obrigada.
๐ Very well.
a short positive reply
๐ซ๐ท French: Trรจs bien.
๐ฉ๐ช German: Sehr gut.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Molto bene.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Muito bem.
a short positive reply
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Muy bien.๐ซ๐ท French: Trรจs bien.
๐ฉ๐ช German: Sehr gut.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Molto bene.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Muito bem.
๐ So-so.
use this when things are okay, but not great
๐ซ๐ท French: Comme ci, comme รงa.
๐ฉ๐ช German: So lala.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Cosรฌ cosรฌ.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Mais ou menos.
use this when things are okay, but not great
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Mรกs o menos.๐ซ๐ท French: Comme ci, comme รงa.
๐ฉ๐ช German: So lala.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Cosรฌ cosรฌ.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Mais ou menos.
๐ Everything's good.
a relaxed way to say things are fine
๐ซ๐ท French: Tout va bien.
๐ฉ๐ช German: Alles gut.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Tutto bene.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Tudo bem.
a relaxed way to say things are fine
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Todo bien.๐ซ๐ท French: Tout va bien.
๐ฉ๐ช German: Alles gut.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Tutto bene.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Tudo bem.
๐ Not bad.
a mild positive answer
๐ซ๐ท French: Pas mal.
๐ฉ๐ช German: Nicht schlecht.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Non c'รจ male.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Nรฃo estรก mal.
a mild positive answer
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: No estรก mal.๐ซ๐ท French: Pas mal.
๐ฉ๐ช German: Nicht schlecht.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Non c'รจ male.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Nรฃo estรก mal.
๐ Ending a Conversation
๐ See you later
a friendly goodbye when you expect to meet again
๐ซ๐ท French: ร plus tard
๐ฉ๐ช German: Bis spรคter
๐ฎ๐น Italian: A dopo
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Atรฉ logo
a friendly goodbye when you expect to meet again
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Hasta luego๐ซ๐ท French: ร plus tard
๐ฉ๐ช German: Bis spรคter
๐ฎ๐น Italian: A dopo
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Atรฉ logo
๐ See you
a short, casual goodbye
๐ซ๐ท French: On se voit
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wir sehen uns
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Ci vediamo
๐ต๐น Portuguese: A gente se vรช
a short, casual goodbye
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Nos vemos๐ซ๐ท French: On se voit
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wir sehen uns
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Ci vediamo
๐ต๐น Portuguese: A gente se vรช
๐ See you soon
use this when you hope to meet again before long
๐ซ๐ท French: ร bientรดt
๐ฉ๐ช German: Bis bald
๐ฎ๐น Italian: A presto
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Atรฉ breve
use this when you hope to meet again before long
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Nos vemos pronto๐ซ๐ท French: ร bientรดt
๐ฉ๐ช German: Bis bald
๐ฎ๐น Italian: A presto
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Atรฉ breve
๐ซถ Take care
a warm way to say goodbye
๐ซ๐ท French: Prends soin de toi
๐ฉ๐ช German: Pass auf dich auf
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Abbi cura di te
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Se cuida
a warm way to say goodbye
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Cuรญdate๐ซ๐ท French: Prends soin de toi
๐ฉ๐ช German: Pass auf dich auf
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Abbi cura di te
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Se cuida
๐ค It was a pleasure meeting you.
a polite way to end a first conversation
๐ซ๐ท French: Ce fut un plaisir de vous rencontrer.
๐ฉ๐ช German: Es war mir ein Vergnรผgen, Sie kennenzulernen.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: ร stato un piacere conoscerti.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Foi um prazer conhecรช-lo / conhecรช-la.
a polite way to end a first conversation
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Fue un placer conocerte.๐ซ๐ท French: Ce fut un plaisir de vous rencontrer.
๐ฉ๐ช German: Es war mir ein Vergnรผgen, Sie kennenzulernen.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: ร stato un piacere conoscerti.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Foi um prazer conhecรช-lo / conhecรช-la.
๐ช Goodbye
a standard way to end a conversation
๐ซ๐ท French: Au revoir
๐ฉ๐ช German: Auf Wiedersehen
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Arrivederci
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Adeus
a standard way to end a conversation
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๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Adiรณs๐ซ๐ท French: Au revoir
๐ฉ๐ช German: Auf Wiedersehen
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Arrivederci
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Adeus
๐ Adjusting Your Small Talk
๐ซต Casual English
used with friends, classmates, coworkers, and people you know well
How's it going?
What's your name?
Where are you from?
๐ซ๐ท Comment รงa va ?
๐ฉ๐ช Wie geht's?
๐ฎ๐น Come stai?
๐ต๐น Como vai?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟCรณmo te llamas?
๐ซ๐ท Comment tu t'appelles ?
๐ฉ๐ช Wie heiรt du?
๐ฎ๐น Come ti chiami?
๐ต๐น Como vocรช se chama?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟDe dรณnde eres?
๐ซ๐ท D'oรน viens-tu ?
๐ฉ๐ช Woher kommst du?
๐ฎ๐น Di dove sei?
๐ต๐น De onde vocรช รฉ?
used with friends, classmates, coworkers, and people you know well
How's it going?
What's your name?
Where are you from?
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๐ช๐ธ ยฟCรณmo estรกs?๐ซ๐ท Comment รงa va ?
๐ฉ๐ช Wie geht's?
๐ฎ๐น Come stai?
๐ต๐น Como vai?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟCรณmo te llamas?
๐ซ๐ท Comment tu t'appelles ?
๐ฉ๐ช Wie heiรt du?
๐ฎ๐น Come ti chiami?
๐ต๐น Como vocรช se chama?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟDe dรณnde eres?
๐ซ๐ท D'oรน viens-tu ?
๐ฉ๐ช Woher kommst du?
๐ฎ๐น Di dove sei?
๐ต๐น De onde vocรช รฉ?
๐ค Formal English (similar to casual)
common with strangers, customers, teachers, or in professional situations
How are you?
What's your name?
Where are you from?
๐ซ๐ท Comment allez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช Wie geht es Ihnen?
๐ฎ๐น Come sta?
๐ต๐น Como estรก?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟCรณmo se llama?
๐ซ๐ท Comment vous appelez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช Wie heiรen Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Come si chiama?
๐ต๐น Qual รฉ o seu nome?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟDe dรณnde es usted?
๐ซ๐ท D'oรน venez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช Woher kommen Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Di dove รจ?
๐ต๐น De onde o senhor / a senhora รฉ?
common with strangers, customers, teachers, or in professional situations
How are you?
What's your name?
Where are you from?
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๐ช๐ธ ยฟCรณmo estรก usted?๐ซ๐ท Comment allez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช Wie geht es Ihnen?
๐ฎ๐น Come sta?
๐ต๐น Como estรก?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟCรณmo se llama?
๐ซ๐ท Comment vous appelez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช Wie heiรen Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Come si chiama?
๐ต๐น Qual รฉ o seu nome?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟDe dรณnde es usted?
๐ซ๐ท D'oรน venez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช Woher kommen Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Di dove รจ?
๐ต๐น De onde o senhor / a senhora รฉ?
Beginner tip: English doesn't have separate words like Spanish tรบ and usted. Instead, English speakers sound more formal by using polite words like please, could, and would, and by speaking in a respectful tone.
๐ฌ Putting It All Together
Meeting someone new
a short first conversation with greetings, names, and hometowns
A: Hi, how's it going?
B: Very well, thanks. And you?
A: Good. My name is Laura. What's your name?
B: I'm Daniel. Nice to meet you.
A: Likewise. Where are you from?
B: I'm from Colombia. And you?
A: I'm from Mexico.
๐ช๐ธ B: Muy bien, gracias. ยฟY tรบ?
๐ช๐ธ A: Bien. Me llamo Laura. ยฟCรณmo te llamas?
๐ช๐ธ B: Soy Daniel. Mucho gusto.
๐ช๐ธ A: Igualmente. ยฟDe dรณnde eres?
๐ช๐ธ B: Soy de Colombia. ยฟY tรบ?
๐ช๐ธ A: Soy de Mรฉxico.
๐ซ๐ท A: Salut, รงa va ?
๐ซ๐ท B: Trรจs bien, merci. Et toi ?
๐ซ๐ท A: Bien. Je m'appelle Laura. Comment tu t'appelles ?
๐ซ๐ท B: Je suis Daniel. Enchantรฉ.
๐ซ๐ท A: Pareillement. D'oรน viens-tu ?
๐ซ๐ท B: Je viens de Colombie. Et toi ?
๐ซ๐ท A: Je viens du Mexique.
๐ฉ๐ช A: Hallo, wie lรคuft's?
๐ฉ๐ช B: Sehr gut, danke. Und du?
๐ฉ๐ช A: Gut. Ich heiรe Laura. Wie heiรt du?
๐ฉ๐ช B: Ich bin Daniel. Freut mich.
๐ฉ๐ช A: Ebenso. Woher kommst du?
๐ฉ๐ช B: Ich komme aus Kolumbien. Und du?
๐ฉ๐ช A: Ich komme aus Mexiko.
๐ฎ๐น A: Ciao, come va?
๐ฎ๐น B: Molto bene, grazie. E tu?
๐ฎ๐น A: Bene. Mi chiamo Laura. Come ti chiami?
๐ฎ๐น B: Sono Daniel. Piacere.
๐ฎ๐น A: Altrettanto. Di dove sei?
๐ฎ๐น B: Sono della Colombia. E tu?
๐ฎ๐น A: Sono del Messico.
๐ต๐น A: Olรก, tudo bem?
๐ต๐น B: Muito bem, obrigado. E vocรช?
๐ต๐น A: Bem. Meu nome รฉ Laura. Qual รฉ o seu nome?
๐ต๐น B: Eu sou Daniel. Prazer.
๐ต๐น A: Igualmente. De onde vocรช รฉ?
๐ต๐น B: Eu sou da Colรดmbia. E vocรช?
๐ต๐น A: Eu sou do Mรฉxico.
a short first conversation with greetings, names, and hometowns
A: Hi, how's it going?
B: Very well, thanks. And you?
A: Good. My name is Laura. What's your name?
B: I'm Daniel. Nice to meet you.
A: Likewise. Where are you from?
B: I'm from Colombia. And you?
A: I'm from Mexico.
Show translations
๐ช๐ธ A: Hola, ยฟquรฉ tal?๐ช๐ธ B: Muy bien, gracias. ยฟY tรบ?
๐ช๐ธ A: Bien. Me llamo Laura. ยฟCรณmo te llamas?
๐ช๐ธ B: Soy Daniel. Mucho gusto.
๐ช๐ธ A: Igualmente. ยฟDe dรณnde eres?
๐ช๐ธ B: Soy de Colombia. ยฟY tรบ?
๐ช๐ธ A: Soy de Mรฉxico.
๐ซ๐ท A: Salut, รงa va ?
๐ซ๐ท B: Trรจs bien, merci. Et toi ?
๐ซ๐ท A: Bien. Je m'appelle Laura. Comment tu t'appelles ?
๐ซ๐ท B: Je suis Daniel. Enchantรฉ.
๐ซ๐ท A: Pareillement. D'oรน viens-tu ?
๐ซ๐ท B: Je viens de Colombie. Et toi ?
๐ซ๐ท A: Je viens du Mexique.
๐ฉ๐ช A: Hallo, wie lรคuft's?
๐ฉ๐ช B: Sehr gut, danke. Und du?
๐ฉ๐ช A: Gut. Ich heiรe Laura. Wie heiรt du?
๐ฉ๐ช B: Ich bin Daniel. Freut mich.
๐ฉ๐ช A: Ebenso. Woher kommst du?
๐ฉ๐ช B: Ich komme aus Kolumbien. Und du?
๐ฉ๐ช A: Ich komme aus Mexiko.
๐ฎ๐น A: Ciao, come va?
๐ฎ๐น B: Molto bene, grazie. E tu?
๐ฎ๐น A: Bene. Mi chiamo Laura. Come ti chiami?
๐ฎ๐น B: Sono Daniel. Piacere.
๐ฎ๐น A: Altrettanto. Di dove sei?
๐ฎ๐น B: Sono della Colombia. E tu?
๐ฎ๐น A: Sono del Messico.
๐ต๐น A: Olรก, tudo bem?
๐ต๐น B: Muito bem, obrigado. E vocรช?
๐ต๐น A: Bem. Meu nome รฉ Laura. Qual รฉ o seu nome?
๐ต๐น B: Eu sou Daniel. Prazer.
๐ต๐น A: Igualmente. De onde vocรช รฉ?
๐ต๐น B: Eu sou da Colรดmbia. E vocรช?
๐ต๐น A: Eu sou do Mรฉxico.
Talking about interests
a conversation that moves from hobbies to a polite goodbye
A: What do you like to do on weekends?
B: I like to cook and go out with my friends. How about you?
A: I like to travel and discover new places.
B: How interesting!
A: Well, I have to go. It was a pleasure meeting you.
B: Likewise. See you!
๐ช๐ธ B: Me gusta cocinar y salir con mis amigos. ยฟY a ti?
๐ช๐ธ A: Me gusta viajar y conocer lugares nuevos.
๐ช๐ธ B: ยกQuรฉ interesante!
๐ช๐ธ A: Bueno, tengo que irme. Fue un placer conocerte.
๐ช๐ธ B: Igualmente. ยกNos vemos!
๐ซ๐ท A: Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire le week-end ?
๐ซ๐ท B: J'aime cuisiner et sortir avec mes amis. Et toi ?
๐ซ๐ท A: J'aime voyager et dรฉcouvrir de nouveaux endroits.
๐ซ๐ท B: Comme c'est intรฉressant !
๐ซ๐ท A: Bon, je dois y aller. Ce fut un plaisir de te rencontrer.
๐ซ๐ท B: Pareillement. On se voit !
๐ฉ๐ช A: Was machst du gerne am Wochenende?
๐ฉ๐ช B: Ich koche gerne und gehe mit Freunden aus. Und du?
๐ฉ๐ช A: Ich reise gerne und entdecke neue Orte.
๐ฉ๐ช B: Wie interessant!
๐ฉ๐ช A: Also, ich muss gehen. Es war mir ein Vergnรผgen, dich kennenzulernen.
๐ฉ๐ช B: Ebenso. Wir sehen uns!
๐ฎ๐น A: Cosa ti piace fare nel fine settimana?
๐ฎ๐น B: Mi piace cucinare e uscire con i miei amici. E a te?
๐ฎ๐น A: Mi piace viaggiare e scoprire nuovi posti.
๐ฎ๐น B: Che interessante!
๐ฎ๐น A: Bene, devo andare. ร stato un piacere conoscerti.
๐ฎ๐น B: Altrettanto. Ci vediamo!
๐ต๐น A: O que vocรช gosta de fazer nos fins de semana?
๐ต๐น B: Eu gosto de cozinhar e sair com meus amigos. E vocรช?
๐ต๐น A: Eu gosto de viajar e conhecer lugares novos.
๐ต๐น B: Que interessante!
๐ต๐น A: Bom, tenho que ir. Foi um prazer conhecรช-lo.
๐ต๐น B: Igualmente. A gente se vรช!
a conversation that moves from hobbies to a polite goodbye
A: What do you like to do on weekends?
B: I like to cook and go out with my friends. How about you?
A: I like to travel and discover new places.
B: How interesting!
A: Well, I have to go. It was a pleasure meeting you.
B: Likewise. See you!
Show translations
๐ช๐ธ A: ยฟQuรฉ te gusta hacer los fines de semana?๐ช๐ธ B: Me gusta cocinar y salir con mis amigos. ยฟY a ti?
๐ช๐ธ A: Me gusta viajar y conocer lugares nuevos.
๐ช๐ธ B: ยกQuรฉ interesante!
๐ช๐ธ A: Bueno, tengo que irme. Fue un placer conocerte.
๐ช๐ธ B: Igualmente. ยกNos vemos!
๐ซ๐ท A: Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire le week-end ?
๐ซ๐ท B: J'aime cuisiner et sortir avec mes amis. Et toi ?
๐ซ๐ท A: J'aime voyager et dรฉcouvrir de nouveaux endroits.
๐ซ๐ท B: Comme c'est intรฉressant !
๐ซ๐ท A: Bon, je dois y aller. Ce fut un plaisir de te rencontrer.
๐ซ๐ท B: Pareillement. On se voit !
๐ฉ๐ช A: Was machst du gerne am Wochenende?
๐ฉ๐ช B: Ich koche gerne und gehe mit Freunden aus. Und du?
๐ฉ๐ช A: Ich reise gerne und entdecke neue Orte.
๐ฉ๐ช B: Wie interessant!
๐ฉ๐ช A: Also, ich muss gehen. Es war mir ein Vergnรผgen, dich kennenzulernen.
๐ฉ๐ช B: Ebenso. Wir sehen uns!
๐ฎ๐น A: Cosa ti piace fare nel fine settimana?
๐ฎ๐น B: Mi piace cucinare e uscire con i miei amici. E a te?
๐ฎ๐น A: Mi piace viaggiare e scoprire nuovi posti.
๐ฎ๐น B: Che interessante!
๐ฎ๐น A: Bene, devo andare. ร stato un piacere conoscerti.
๐ฎ๐น B: Altrettanto. Ci vediamo!
๐ต๐น A: O que vocรช gosta de fazer nos fins de semana?
๐ต๐น B: Eu gosto de cozinhar e sair com meus amigos. E vocรช?
๐ต๐น A: Eu gosto de viajar e conhecer lugares novos.
๐ต๐น B: Que interessante!
๐ต๐น A: Bom, tenho que ir. Foi um prazer conhecรช-lo.
๐ต๐น B: Igualmente. A gente se vรช!
๐ Final Practice
English in the Real World:
Read the situation. Choose the phrase that fits. Do not pick a more formal or stronger line if a simple everyday one is better.
Read the situation. Choose the phrase that fits. Do not pick a more formal or stronger line if a simple everyday one is better.
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