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 Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.
๐ Starting a Conversation
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Hola
๐ซ๐ท French: Bonjour
๐ฉ๐ช German: Hallo
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Ciao / Salve
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Olรก
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Buenos dรญas
๐ซ๐ท French: Bonjour
๐ฉ๐ช German: Guten Morgen
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Buongiorno
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Bom dia
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Buenas tardes
๐ซ๐ท French: Bon aprรจs-midi
๐ฉ๐ช German: Guten Tag
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Buon pomeriggio
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Boa tarde
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Buenas noches
๐ซ๐ท French: Bonsoir / Bonne nuit
๐ฉ๐ช German: Guten Abend / Gute Nacht
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Buonasera / Buonanotte
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Boa noite
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?
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยฟQuรฉ tal?
๐ซ๐ท French: รa va ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wie lรคuft's?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Come va?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Tudo bem?
๐ง Introducing Yourself
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...
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Soy...
๐ซ๐ท French: Je suis...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich bin...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Sono...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu sou...
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?
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Mucho gusto
๐ซ๐ท French: Enchantรฉ(e)
๐ฉ๐ช German: Freut mich
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Piacere
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Prazer / Muito prazer
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Encantado / Encantada
๐ซ๐ท French: Enchantรฉ(e)
๐ฉ๐ช German: Sehr erfreut
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Lieto / Lieta di conoscerti
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Encantado / Encantada
โ Getting to Know Someone
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?
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Soy de...
๐ซ๐ท French: Je viens de...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich komme aus...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Sono di...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu sou de...
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?
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Vivo en...
๐ซ๐ท French: J'habite ร ...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich wohne in...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Vivo a...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu moro em...
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?
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Trabajo en...
๐ซ๐ท French: Je travaille dans...
๐ฉ๐ช German: Ich arbeite in...
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Lavoro in...
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Eu trabalho em...
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?
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
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยฟY tรบ?
๐ซ๐ท French: Et toi ? / Et vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Und du? / Und Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: E tu?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: E vocรช?
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยฟEn serio?
๐ซ๐ท French: Vraiment ?
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wirklich?
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Davvero?
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Sรฉrio?
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยกQuรฉ interesante!
๐ซ๐ท French: Comme c'est intรฉressant !
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wie interessant!
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Che interessante!
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Que interessante!
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: ยกQuรฉ bueno!
๐ซ๐ท French: C'est super !
๐ฉ๐ช German: Super! / Toll!
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Fantastico!
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Que bom!
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Claro
๐ซ๐ท French: Bien sรปr
๐ฉ๐ช German: Natรผrlich / Klar
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Certo
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Claro
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Exacto
๐ซ๐ท French: Exactement
๐ฉ๐ช German: Genau
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Esatto
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Exato
๐ Natural Responses
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.
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Muy bien.
๐ซ๐ท French: Trรจs bien.
๐ฉ๐ช German: Sehr gut.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Molto bene.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Muito bem.
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Mรกs o menos.
๐ซ๐ท French: Comme ci, comme รงa.
๐ฉ๐ช German: So lala.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Cosรฌ cosรฌ.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Mais ou menos.
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Todo bien.
๐ซ๐ท French: Tout va bien.
๐ฉ๐ช German: Alles gut.
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Tutto bene.
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Tudo bem.
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
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Hasta luego
๐ซ๐ท French: ร plus tard
๐ฉ๐ช German: Bis spรคter
๐ฎ๐น Italian: A dopo
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Atรฉ logo
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Nos vemos
๐ซ๐ท French: On se voit
๐ฉ๐ช German: Wir sehen uns
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Ci vediamo
๐ต๐น Portuguese: A gente se vรช
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Nos vemos pronto
๐ซ๐ท French: ร bientรดt
๐ฉ๐ช German: Bis bald
๐ฎ๐น Italian: A presto
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Atรฉ breve
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Cuรญdate
๐ซ๐ท French: Prends soin de toi
๐ฉ๐ช German: Pass auf dich auf
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Abbi cura di te
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Se cuida
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.
๐ช๐ธ Spanish: Adiรณs
๐ซ๐ท French: Au revoir
๐ฉ๐ช German: Auf Wiedersehen
๐ฎ๐น Italian: Arrivederci
๐ต๐น Portuguese: Adeus
๐ Adjusting Your Small Talk
Casual language is used with friends, classmates, coworkers, and people you know well.
How are you?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟCรณmo estรกs?
๐ซ๐ท Comment รงa va ?
๐ฉ๐ช Wie geht's?
๐ฎ๐น Come stai?
๐ต๐น Como vai?
What's your name?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟCรณmo te llamas?
๐ซ๐ท Comment tu t'appelles ?
๐ฉ๐ช Wie heiรt du?
๐ฎ๐น Come ti chiami?
๐ต๐น Como vocรช se chama?
Where are you from?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟDe dรณnde eres?
๐ซ๐ท D'oรน viens-tu ?
๐ฉ๐ช Woher kommst du?
๐ฎ๐น Di dove sei?
๐ต๐น De onde vocรช รฉ?
Formal language is common when speaking with strangers, customers, teachers, or in professional situations.
How are you?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟCรณmo estรก usted?
๐ซ๐ท Comment allez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช Wie geht es Ihnen?
๐ฎ๐น Come sta?
๐ต๐น Como estรก?
What's your name?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟCรณmo se llama?
๐ซ๐ท Comment vous appelez-vous ?
๐ฉ๐ช Wie heiรen Sie?
๐ฎ๐น Come si chiama?
๐ต๐น Qual รฉ o seu nome?
Where are you from?
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 rather than using a different pronoun.
๐ฌ Putting It All Together
A: Hi, how's it going?
๐ช๐ธ Hola, ยฟquรฉ tal?
๐ซ๐ท Salut, รงa va ?
๐ฉ๐ช Hallo, wie lรคuft's?
๐ฎ๐น Ciao, come va?
๐ต๐น Olรก, tudo bem?
B: Very well, thanks. And you?
๐ช๐ธ Muy bien, gracias. ยฟY tรบ?
๐ซ๐ท Trรจs bien, merci. Et toi ?
๐ฉ๐ช Sehr gut, danke. Und du?
๐ฎ๐น Molto bene, grazie. E tu?
๐ต๐น Muito bem, obrigado. E vocรช?
A: Good. My name is Laura. What's your name?
๐ช๐ธ Bien. Me llamo Laura. ยฟCรณmo te llamas?
๐ซ๐ท Bien. Je m'appelle Laura. Comment tu t'appelles ?
๐ฉ๐ช Gut. Ich heiรe Laura. Wie heiรt du?
๐ฎ๐น Bene. Mi chiamo Laura. Come ti chiami?
๐ต๐น Bem. Meu nome รฉ Laura. Qual รฉ o seu nome?
B: I'm Daniel. Nice to meet you.
๐ช๐ธ Soy Daniel. Mucho gusto.
๐ซ๐ท Je suis Daniel. Enchantรฉ.
๐ฉ๐ช Ich bin Daniel. Freut mich.
๐ฎ๐น Sono Daniel. Piacere.
๐ต๐น Eu sou Daniel. Prazer.
A: Likewise. Where are you from?
๐ช๐ธ Igualmente. ยฟDe dรณnde eres?
๐ซ๐ท Pareillement. D'oรน viens-tu ?
๐ฉ๐ช Ebenso. Woher kommst du?
๐ฎ๐น Altrettanto. Di dove sei?
๐ต๐น Igualmente. De onde vocรช รฉ?
B: I'm from Colombia. And you?
๐ช๐ธ Soy de Colombia. ยฟY tรบ?
๐ซ๐ท Je viens de Colombie. Et toi ?
๐ฉ๐ช Ich komme aus Kolumbien. Und du?
๐ฎ๐น Sono della Colombia. E tu?
๐ต๐น Eu sou da Colรดmbia. E vocรช?
A: I'm from Mexico.
๐ช๐ธ Soy de Mรฉxico.
๐ซ๐ท Je viens du Mexique.
๐ฉ๐ช Ich komme aus Mexiko.
๐ฎ๐น Sono del Messico.
๐ต๐น Eu sou do Mรฉxico.
A: What do you like to do on weekends?
๐ช๐ธ ยฟQuรฉ te gusta hacer los fines de semana?
๐ซ๐ท Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire le week-end ?
๐ฉ๐ช Was machst du gerne am Wochenende?
๐ฎ๐น Cosa ti piace fare nel fine settimana?
๐ต๐น O que vocรช gosta de fazer nos fins de semana?
B: I like to cook and go out with my friends. How about you?
๐ช๐ธ Me gusta cocinar y salir con mis amigos. ยฟY a ti?
๐ซ๐ท J'aime cuisiner et sortir avec mes amis. Et toi ?
๐ฉ๐ช Ich koche gerne und gehe mit Freunden aus. Und du?
๐ฎ๐น Mi piace cucinare e uscire con i miei amici. E a te?
๐ต๐น Eu gosto de cozinhar e sair com meus amigos. E vocรช?
A: I like to travel and discover new places.
๐ช๐ธ Me gusta viajar y conocer lugares nuevos.
๐ซ๐ท J'aime voyager et dรฉcouvrir de nouveaux endroits.
๐ฉ๐ช Ich reise gerne und entdecke neue Orte.
๐ฎ๐น Mi piace viaggiare e scoprire nuovi posti.
๐ต๐น Eu gosto de viajar e conhecer lugares novos.
B: How interesting!
๐ช๐ธ ยกQuรฉ interesante!
๐ซ๐ท Comme c'est intรฉressant !
๐ฉ๐ช Wie interessant!
๐ฎ๐น Che interessante!
๐ต๐น Que interessante!
A: Well, I have to go. It was a pleasure meeting you.
๐ช๐ธ Bueno, tengo que irme. Fue un placer conocerte.
๐ซ๐ท Bon, je dois y aller. Ce fut un plaisir de te rencontrer.
๐ฉ๐ช Also, ich muss gehen. Es war mir ein Vergnรผgen, dich kennenzulernen.
๐ฎ๐น Bene, devo andare. ร stato un piacere conoscerti.
๐ต๐น Bom, tenho que ir. Foi um prazer conhecรช-lo.
B: Likewise. See you!
๐ช๐ธ Igualmente. ยกNos vemos!
๐ซ๐ท Pareillement. On se voit !
๐ฉ๐ช Ebenso. Wir sehen uns!
๐ฎ๐น Altrettanto. Ci vediamo!
๐ต๐น Igualmente. A gente se vรช!
๐ Build Your Own Conversation
Try building a short conversation using one phrase from each step:
- Start: Hello / Good morning / How's it going?
- Introduce yourself: My name is... / I'm...
- Ask a question: Where are you from? / What do you do? / What do you like to do?
- React: That's great! / Really? / How interesting!
- Continue: And you?
- Finish: See you later / Take care / See you soon
Tip: Small talk does not require complicated English. A greeting, one simple question, a natural reaction, and a follow-up such as And you? can be enough to turn a few basic phrases into a real conversation.
