Language practice dialogues
30 short everyday chats, each written in English, Japanese, Korean and Spanish with a translation toggle. Read them, say them aloud, change a few words and keep your own version as a picture.
A practice tool, not a lesson. The translations were written by the ChatsRat team and have not been checked by a native-speaker teacher. Check anything important with a teacher or a native speaker. Every conversation is invented.
Beginner
- Ordering coffeeYou order a coffee and a pastry at a cafe.
- Asking for directionsYou ask a passer-by how to get to the station.
- Buying a train ticketYou buy a single ticket at the station.
- Introducing yourselfYou meet a new neighbour.
- At the supermarketYou ask where something is and pay.
- Checking into a hotelYou check in and ask about breakfast.
- Ordering at a restaurantYou order a meal and ask for the bill.
- Buying clothesYou ask for a different size.
- Making weekend plansYou and a friend agree on a plan.
- Saying sorry and thanksYou bump into someone and apologise.
Intermediate
- Job interview small talkYou make small talk before an interview.
- Viewing a flatYou ask questions during a viewing.
- At the pharmacyYou ask for something for a cold.
- Calling in sickYou message your manager that you cannot come in.
- Returning a productYou return a faulty item.
- Booking a doctor appointmentYou book a check-up by message.
- Asking a colleague for helpYou ask a colleague to review a document.
- Rescheduling a meetingYou ask to move a meeting.
- Complaining politelyYour order is wrong and you say so kindly.
- Small talk at a partyYou start a conversation with someone you do not know.
Advanced
- Negotiating a deadlineYou ask for more time and offer a plan.
- Giving feedback to a teammateYou give honest, kind feedback on a presentation.
- Declining an invitationYou say no kindly and suggest another time.
- Explaining a delayYou tell a client about a delay and offer a fix.
- Apologising for a mistakeYou own an error and say how you will fix it.
- Disagreeing politelyYou disagree with a plan and suggest another.
- Recommending a bookYou recommend a book and explain why.
- Comforting a friendYou support a friend who had a bad day.
- Asking for a pay reviewYou ask your manager for a review of your pay.
- Negotiating a priceYou negotiate politely at a market.
Looking for stories instead? See the story script library or the chat template galleries.