Are you looking for English phrases to start a conversation?
Today, get 10 English conversation starters to fill the silence at your next dinner party!
Awkward silences can kill a dinner party. Nobody wants to sit in silence, but people must have something to talk about. Creating this opportunity is as easy as asking a simple question.
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There are many kinds of questions that can be asked, but for a dinner party, the obvious topics are the food and the home where the party is being held. Open-ended questions are also good because they provoke others to respond. Here are some common questions for each of these categories.
Food
- “Did you make this?”
- “Do you cook often?”
- “What else do you cook?”
Home
- “How long have you lived here?”
- “Did you make that?” or “Where did you get that?”
Open-ended Questions
- “How do you spend your days?”
- “What are you into?”
- “What’s new in your life?”
- “Are you reading anything interesting?”
- “How did you two meet?” (for couples)
Have you been to any dinner parties lately?
What kind of questions do you ask to start conversations?
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