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 | |
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Asking about someone's plans
| do you have any plans for the summer? | |
| what are you doing for ...? | |
| Christmas | |
| New Year | |
| Easter | |