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General conversation

Here are some common phrases for general conversation with people you already know, as well as some phrases related to smoking.


Asking how someone is

how are you?
how's it going? (quite informal)
how are you doing? (quite informal)
 
how's life? (quite informal)
how are things? (quite informal)
 
I'm fine, thanks
I'm OK, thanks
not too bad, thanks
alright, thanks
not so well
 
how about you?
and you?
and yourself?

Asking what someone is or has been doing

what are you up to?
 
what have you been up to?
 
working a lot
studying a lot
I've been very busy
same as usual
not much or not a lot
 
I've just come back from ...
Portugal

Asking where someone is

where are you?
 
I'm ...
at home
at work
in town
in the countryside
at the shops
on a train
at Peter's
sound

Sound is available for all the English phrases on this page — simply click on any phrase to hear it.

Asking about someone's plans

do you have any plans for the summer?
 
what are you doing for ...?
Christmas
New Year
Easter

Smoking

do you smoke?
 
yes, I smoke
no, I don't smoke
 
do you mind if I smoke?
 
would you like a cigarette?
 
have you got a spare cigarette?
have you got a light?
have you got an ashtray?
 
I've stopped smoking
I've given up
I'm trying to give up