Practise the English people really say

158 free packs on 9 lines of British life: real phrases, what they mean and when to say them.

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“You alright?”

Just 'hello'. Answer 'Yeah, good thanks, you?' They're not asking if something's wrong.

Don’t say “Why? Do I look ill?” It's just hello; they aren't worried about you.

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Chat and the British code26 packssmall talk, banter, sorry
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Health and the NHS17 packsthe GP, the pharmacy, 111
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Home and bills17 packsrenting, repairs, neighbours
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Work25 packsmeetings, interviews, payslips
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Out and about29 packsthe pub, trains, shops, London
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Family and school17 packsthe school gate, a new baby
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Money, papers and the law12 packsthe bank, visas, the police
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Through the year6 packsBonfire Night, Christmas
Word lists9 packsacademic, medical, travel
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1. Details

Information

Price: Free, all 158 packs
Account: Word lists and saving, with Google
Daily: Reviews first; word lists 5, 10, 20
Sources: 150 lists, CC BY-SA 4.0, 8 by Talk
6 of the 9 word packs adapt published word lists from the NGSL Project, each credited on its own page. Talk picked the other 3 (Science & tech, Travel phrases, British sounds) from the words its videos say, and drafted the 8 Daily life in London packs from the English Londoners use today, checked against dictionaries and British media, and picked the 7 everyday situation packs from phrases its videos say, and wrote the 126 British life packs. The work phrases: Talk picked them for the meetings of a working week; each pack's page says how.
Pack Words from Licence
How Brits say how they feel Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Office small talk Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Hello and goodbye, UK style Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Work email and chat decoded Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Money talk and cost of living Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Everyday British manners Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
School gate small talk Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Sorry, the British way Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Supermarkets and returns Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Tea, biscuits and meal names Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Texting and WhatsApp Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Weather and small talk Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Weather talk Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
What Brits say vs mean Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
British food words Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Flatmates and house rules Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Banter and mild swearing Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
UK greetings and pet names Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Teen slang for parents Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting a GP appointment Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Buying and selling second-hand Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Visiting someone's home Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
What Brits really mean Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Banter and sarcasm Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Birthdays and cards Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Deliveries and parcels Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Dog walk small talk Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Invitations and fake plans Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Neighbours and noise Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Playdates and kids' parties Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Pub etiquette and rounds Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Saying no politely at work Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
School letters and term dates Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
London slang decoded Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Estate agent speak decoded Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Saying UK place names Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Football and pub chat Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Calling in sick at work Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Compliments, British style Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Eye tests and glasses Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Seeing an NHS dentist Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Repairs and tradespeople Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
UK TV lines everyone quotes Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Parents' evening Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
At the hairdresser or barber Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Serving customers at work Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Ordering at a café Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Queueing and public manners Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Tube, buses and contactless Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Rotas, shifts and swaps Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Banks, cards and paying Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Bins, council tax and bills Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Describing symptoms and pain Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Your first weeks at work Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Speaking up in meetings Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting on with neighbours Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Phone calls and complaints Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Starting nursery Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Talk for delivery drivers Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
At the pharmacy Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Kids' clubs and activities Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Post and parcels Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Takeaways and delivery Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Train tickets and stations Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
When your child is poorly Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
At the pub Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Complaining politely Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
999, 111 or A&E? Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Asking for directions Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Bins, council tax and voting Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Broadband and mobile deals Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Home emergencies Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Friends, flirting and dating Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Visiting a British home Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Gym manners and contracts Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Taxis, minicabs and Uber Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Calling in sick Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting help safely Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Bedside talk for care staff Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
New baby: NHS care and forms Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Shift handover on the ward Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Mental health and therapy Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Uni life in the UK Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Fuel, parking and police stops Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Hospital stays and visiting Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Job hunting in the UK Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Payslips, leave and notice Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Pregnancy, birth and after Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Prescriptions and repeats Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Referrals and waiting lists Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Ordering, paying and tipping Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting SEND support at school Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
School years and admissions Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Self-employed and invoicing Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Appraisals and pay rises Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Caring for an ageing parent Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Credit, debt and arrears Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Registering with a GP Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Rights at work Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Flat hunting and viewings Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Job interviews in the UK Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Life in the UK and citizenship Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Tenancy and deposit rights Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
B2 speaking test phrases Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Buying a home Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Funerals and condolences Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Jobcentre and Universal Credit Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Payslips, tax codes and HMRC Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Talking to the police Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Raising a problem at school Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Know your rights as a tenant Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Sympathy and bad news Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
After a death: the paperwork Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Home Office and visa words Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Energy bills and the heating Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Christmas and New Year chat Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Days out and bank holidays Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Christmas to Hogmanay Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Halloween to Remembrance Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Jabs and vaccinations Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Spring and summer in the UK Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
The office Christmas do Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Weddings: invites and the do Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Airports and flying Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
School fairs and local events Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving house Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Academic English New Academic Word List 1.2 by Browne, C., Culligan, B. & Phillips, J. CC BY-SA 4.0
Everyday conversation New General Service List-Spoken 1.2 by Browne, C. & Culligan, B. CC BY-SA 4.0
Work & business Business Service List 1.2 by Browne, C. & Culligan, B. CC BY-SA 4.0
Workplace English TSL 1.2 by Browne, C. & Culligan, B. CC BY-SA 4.0
Medical English Medical Oral English List by Chartrand, R. & Dilenschneider, R. CC BY-SA 4.0
Sport & fitness Fitness English List 1.2 by Browne, C. & Culligan, B. CC BY-SA 4.0
Science & tech Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel phrases Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
British sounds Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Mornings in London Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Out and about in London Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Food and shops in London Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Feelings and health in London Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Home life in London Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Friends and nights out in London Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Downtime in London Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
How Londoners talk Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Queues, shops and parcels Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Taxis, traffic and directions Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Coffee shops and takeaways Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Restaurants and the pub Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Appointments Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Calls and neighbours Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0
Walks and the weather Picked by Talk CC BY-SA 4.0

Pack	Words from	Licence
How Brits say how they feel	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Office small talk	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Hello and goodbye, UK style	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Work email and chat decoded	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Money talk and cost of living	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Everyday British manners	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
School gate small talk	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Sorry, the British way	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Supermarkets and returns	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Tea, biscuits and meal names	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Texting and WhatsApp	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Weather and small talk	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Weather talk	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
What Brits say vs mean	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
British food words	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Flatmates and house rules	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Banter and mild swearing	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
UK greetings and pet names	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Teen slang for parents	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting a GP appointment	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Buying and selling second-hand	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Visiting someone's home	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
What Brits really mean	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Banter and sarcasm	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Birthdays and cards	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Deliveries and parcels	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Dog walk small talk	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Invitations and fake plans	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Neighbours and noise	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Playdates and kids' parties	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Pub etiquette and rounds	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Saying no politely at work	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
School letters and term dates	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
London slang decoded	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Estate agent speak decoded	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Saying UK place names	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Football and pub chat	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Calling in sick at work	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Compliments, British style	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Eye tests and glasses	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Seeing an NHS dentist	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Repairs and tradespeople	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
UK TV lines everyone quotes	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Parents' evening	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
At the hairdresser or barber	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Serving customers at work	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Ordering at a café	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Queueing and public manners	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Tube, buses and contactless	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Rotas, shifts and swaps	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Banks, cards and paying	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Bins, council tax and bills	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Describing symptoms and pain	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Your first weeks at work	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Speaking up in meetings	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting on with neighbours	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Phone calls and complaints	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Starting nursery	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Talk for delivery drivers	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
At the pharmacy	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Kids' clubs and activities	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Post and parcels	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Takeaways and delivery	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Train tickets and stations	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
When your child is poorly	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
At the pub	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Complaining politely	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
999, 111 or A&E?	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Asking for directions	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Bins, council tax and voting	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Broadband and mobile deals	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Home emergencies	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Friends, flirting and dating	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Visiting a British home	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Gym manners and contracts	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Taxis, minicabs and Uber	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Calling in sick	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting help safely	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Bedside talk for care staff	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
New baby: NHS care and forms	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Shift handover on the ward	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Mental health and therapy	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Uni life in the UK	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Fuel, parking and police stops	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Hospital stays and visiting	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Job hunting in the UK	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Payslips, leave and notice	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Pregnancy, birth and after	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Prescriptions and repeats	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Referrals and waiting lists	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Ordering, paying and tipping	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting SEND support at school	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
School years and admissions	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Self-employed and invoicing	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Appraisals and pay rises	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Caring for an ageing parent	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Credit, debt and arrears	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Registering with a GP	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Rights at work	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Flat hunting and viewings	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Job interviews in the UK	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Life in the UK and citizenship	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Tenancy and deposit rights	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
B2 speaking test phrases	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Buying a home	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Funerals and condolences	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Jobcentre and Universal Credit	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Payslips, tax codes and HMRC	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Talking to the police	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Raising a problem at school	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Know your rights as a tenant	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Sympathy and bad news	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
After a death: the paperwork	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Home Office and visa words	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Energy bills and the heating	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Christmas and New Year chat	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Days out and bank holidays	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Christmas to Hogmanay	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Halloween to Remembrance	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Jabs and vaccinations	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Spring and summer in the UK	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
The office Christmas do	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Weddings: invites and the do	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Airports and flying	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
School fairs and local events	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving house	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Academic English	New Academic Word List 1.2 by Browne, C., Culligan, B. & Phillips, J.	CC BY-SA 4.0
Everyday conversation	New General Service List-Spoken 1.2 by Browne, C. & Culligan, B.	CC BY-SA 4.0
Work & business	Business Service List 1.2 by Browne, C. & Culligan, B.	CC BY-SA 4.0
Workplace English	TSL 1.2 by Browne, C. & Culligan, B.	CC BY-SA 4.0
Medical English	Medical Oral English List by Chartrand, R. & Dilenschneider, R.	CC BY-SA 4.0
Sport & fitness	Fitness English List 1.2 by Browne, C. & Culligan, B.	CC BY-SA 4.0
Science & tech	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel phrases	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
British sounds	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Mornings in London	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Out and about in London	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Food and shops in London	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Feelings and health in London	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Home life in London	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Friends and nights out in London	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Downtime in London	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
How Londoners talk	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Queues, shops and parcels	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Taxis, traffic and directions	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Coffee shops and takeaways	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Restaurants and the pub	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Appointments	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Calls and neighbours	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0
Walks and the weather	Picked by Talk	CC BY-SA 4.0