128 phrases · 22 groups
English phrases, sorted by what you want to say
Grammar is indexed by what a structure is called, which only helps if you already know the name. This index is the other way round: find the thing you are trying to do — agree, disagree, apologise, ask for something, buy yourself a second to think — and take the phrase that does it.
Browse by what you want to say
Each group is a set of fixed shapes you fill in — the fastest kind of English to learn, because there is nothing to assemble.
- Asking for information8A1–B1
- Disagreeing without a fight8B1–C1
- Making yourself clear8B1–B2
- Presenting to a room8B1–B2
- Asking for something7A1–B1
- Saying what you want5A1–B1
- Starting and ending5A1–A2
- Suggesting an idea5A2–B1
- When it goes wrong mid-sentence5A2–B1
- Agreeing4A2–B1
- Apologising4A1–A2
- Buying yourself a second4A2–B2
- Describing things and people4A2–B1
- Giving your opinion4B1–B2
- Likes and dislikes4A1–B1
- Offering to help4A1–A2
- Saying what you have to do4A1–B1
- Talking about the past4A2–B1
- Talking about what will happen4A2–B2
- Telling what happened4B1–B1
- What you usually do4A1–A2
- When you are not sure4A1–B1
Still being written
Fewer phrases so far. They are readable, and they grow as the library does.
Browse by situation instead
Or start from where you are rather than from what you want to say.
- InterviewsYou are in an interview.
- At workYou are at work.
- Everyday lifeYou are talking to a friend.
- On the phoneYou are on the phone.
- CollegeYou are at college.
- TravellingYou are travelling.
- Shops and servicesYou are in a shop.
- Messages and emailYou are writing a message.
For the rules underneath these phrases, see English grammar; for the situations they are used in, see English speaking.
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