10 Practical Phrasal Verbs for Socializing

Hi students! Today we'll learn 10 English phrasal verbs for socializing. These phrasal verbs are used very frequently when native English speakers talk about getting together with other people, and I want to help you use them confidently. After you watch this lesson, make sure to download the free lesson PDF, which also includes a practice quiz. Just click on the link under this video to get that free gift by email. All right, ready to learn these common phrasal verbs? Let's get started. Number one is come over. When someone comes over, they come to your home. For example, why don't you come over to my place after class? We can do the homework together. Number two is ask someone out. If you ask someone out, it means you invite the person to go out for a romantic encounter, for a date. For example, Bill asked me out, but I turned him down. That means I said no. He's just not my type. Number three, have someone over. Have over is the general term for hosting, for receiving people who visit your house or apartment. For example, we're having several people over for Thanksgiving dinner. That means we've invited them to our home. Number four, hang out. Hang out is an informal way to talk about spending time with someone casually. For example, when I was a teenager, I liked to hang out at the mall with my friends. How about you? Where do you like to hang out when you were a child, when you were a teenager, and where do you like to hang out now? Number five, pop in, stop in, and stop by. These all mean to enter a place for a short period of time. For example, I just stopped by to say hi. I need to go in about 10 minutes. Number six, drop in and drop by. This means to visit unexpectedly. For example, my sister always drops by while I'm in the middle of doing something important. I wish she'd call me before she comes over. Number seven, drop someone off. This is when you take the person in your car and then leave them in another place. For example, I'm going to drop my husband off at the airport. He's traveling to London. Number eight, pick someone up. Pick up is the opposite of drop off. So if you pick someone up, you go and drive to a place and the person gets into your car. For example, my husband gets back on Thursday. I'll pick him up from the airport at noon. Remember that you drop someone off at a place and you pick someone up from a place. Number nine, meet up with someone. To meet up with someone is to get together at a particular time and place. For example, I'm going to meet up with some friends at the bar tonight. And number 10, show up. To show up means to arrive, to be present at a place. For example, I invited five friends over for dinner, but only three showed up. Well, thank you for showing up for this lesson. And now you know 10 phrasal verbs for socializing. But did you know that there are thousands of phrasal verbs in the English language? We learned come over today, but there's also come around, come about, come in, come on, come out, come off, and a lot more. Learning phrasal verbs can be really difficult. And that's why I like to teach them inside conversations like I do in my phrasal verbs course. It's designed to teach you phrasal verbs naturally, again, through conversations. And help you practice them through homework in just about 10 minutes a day. Click on the link under the video or visit EspressoEnglish.net for more information, and to sign up for Phrasal Verbs in Conversation. And now that you've seen examples of those 10 phrasal verbs for socializing, can you try writing your own sentences with them? Give it a try. Remember to download the free PDF guide and quiz. And thanks for joining me. I'll see you next time.