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Learn English, make new friends
 
   

Making friends

Here are some phrases to use when meeting new people.

Introductions

what's your name?
my name's ...
I'm ...
this is ...
nice to meet you
pleased to meet you
how do you do? (formal expression used when meeting someone new; the correct reply is how do you do?)

Where are you from?

where are you from?
where do you come from?
whereabouts are you from?
I'm from ...
England
 
whereabouts in ... are you from?
Canada
 
what part of ... do you come from?
Italy
 
where do you live?
I live in ...
London
France
 
I'm originally from ... but now live in ...
I was born in ... but grew up in ...

Further conversation

what brings you to ...?
England
I'm on holiday
I'm on business
I live here
I work here
I study here
 
how long have you lived here?
I've only just arrived
a few months
about a year
just over two years
three years
 
how do you know each other?
we work together
we used to work together
we were at school together
we're at university together
we went to university together
through friends

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Ages and birthdays

how old are you?
I'm ...
twenty-two
 
when's your birthday?
it's ...
16 May

Living arrangements

who do you live with?
 
I live with my ...
boyfriend
girlfriend
partner
husband
wife
parents
 
do you live on your own?
I live on my own
I share with one other person
I share with ... others
two
three

Asking for contact details

what's your phone number?
what's your email address?
 
could I take your phone number?
could I take your email address?