If you follow this blog regularly, you've probably read a very popular post on how to end a conversation. Here comes another one - how to start a conversation! The best way to learn a language is to use it as much as possible. When in an English speaking country, the phrases for starting a conversation will surely come in handy:

• Can you believe this weather ?
• Are you going all the way to the ...?
• Excuse me, is anyone sitting here ?
• Have you got the time ?

I also found quite a lot of good conversation openers on these sites:

1. Start a conversation when you have nothing to talk about :))))
2. List of questions divided into topics - About.com
3. A bunch of great phrases on doing it for me site
4. An insightful article about conversation starters - TowerOfPower

The list of all the functions and situations listed on this blog can be found in the introductory post about the difference between functions and phrases.

English Phrases in Situations

• General phrases
• Saying hello
• Saying goodbye
• Phone conversation
• At the bank
• At the supermarket
• At the market
• At the chemist's
• At the hotel
• At the restaurant
• At the cafe or bar
• At the post office
• At the travel agency
• At the doctor's
• At the dentist's