Running Into a Neighbor
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Running Into a Neighbor" is an A1-level English conversation about greetings and goodbyes, 8 lines long (about 1 minute) between Tom & Emma. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.
Dialogue script
Each entry shows the English sentence first, with the translation on the line below it. To practise speaking, cover the translation and repeat after the audio.
- Line 1Tom 0:00
Hi, how is everything?
- Line 2Emma 0:02
Not bad, just busy.
- Line 3Tom 0:04
Me too. It's good to see you.
- Line 4Emma 0:07
Yes, long time no see.
- Line 5Tom 0:10
How's it going at work?
- Line 6Emma 0:11
It's fine.
- Line 7Tom 0:13
That's good. Have a nice day.
- Line 8Emma 0:15
You too. Take care.
Native audio, line-by-line recording and pronunciation scoring for this dialogue are in the EngTalk app.
Key vocabulary
Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.
- bad /bæd/ adjective
of poor quality or low standard; unpleasant
- busy /ˈbɪzi/ adjective
having a lot to do; full of activity
- good /ɡʊd/ adjective
of high quality or pleasant
- see /si/ verb
to notice with the eyes or understand
- long /lɔŋ/ adjective
having great length or lasting much time
- time /taɪm/ noun
what clocks measure; a point or period
- work /wɝk/ noun
a job, task, or effort
- fine /ˈfaɪn/ adjective or noun
satisfactory or a money penalty
- nice /naɪs/ adjective
pleasant, kind, or good
- day /deɪ/ noun
a period of twenty-four hours
- take /teɪk/ verb/noun
to get, carry, use, or require something
- care /kɛr/ verb
to feel concern or interest; to look after someone