Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
People need friends. Let me teach you how to introduce and describe YOUR friends in English! Get ready to ask and answer common friendship questions, too. For example, *“How do you know each other?” “How did you meet?”* and *“How long have you known each other?”* This is a great lesson for *B1–B2 intermediate English learners* who want to practice their speaking and listening skills. After the lesson, do the quiz on EngVid at engvid.com/how-to-talk-about-friends-in-english and practice talking about your friends in the comments.
Get practical ebooks and other English resources on my website: EnglishAlex.com
More videos about English for everyday life:
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In this lesson:
0:00 Talking about friends in English
0:38 My friend Phill
1:28 How to introduce a friend
2:52 How to describe a friend
4:19 How do you know each other?
5:48 How long have you known each other?
7:06 How did you meet?
8:12 Staying in touch
9:30 Things friends say
12:16 Test your comprehension
TRANSCRIPT:
People need friends. Friends give us someone to talk to, to share our ideas, and our experiences, and our thoughts with. From the bottom of my heart, I hope you have people like that in your life, because that is the topic of today's video. We will talk about friends. You will learn how to introduce your friends, how to talk about the length of time you have known them, about the characteristics of your friends, and much more.
To begin, I want to tell you about one of my friends. Huh. Do you know Phil? This is Phil. He's a really good guy, and he's one of my oldest friends. We have known each other since high school. We actually met through another friend. We became friends because we were both into video games, basketball, and movies. Today, we still keep in touch regularly, even though we live far away from each other.
Did you catch all that? If not, that's okay. I will repeat this information at the end of the video, and you will be able to talk about your own friends in the same way when we finish. So, stick around.
And first, we are going to talk about how to introduce a friend. So, at the beginning of the video, I introduced Phil. I said, "Do you know Phil?" Right? So, when you introduce one of your friends to a family member or another friend, you can say, "Oh, do you know Phil?" or "Have you met? Have you met Phil?" I can also say, "This is my friend, Phil." Right? "This is my friend, Phil." A little more formal, "Let me introduce you to Phil." And more casual, if you have a friend and your friend's name is James, say, "James, Phil. Phil, James." A little more friendly, a little more casual.
So, repeat after me, just to practice your speaking, your pronunciation here. "Do you know Phil? Have you met Phil? This is my friend, Phil. Let me introduce you to Phil." "James, Phil. Phil, James." Good.
When you describe your friend, usually you use adjectives. You talk about ways that make them unique, for example. If I'm talking about Phil, I can say, "Oh, he's a funny guy. He's a good guy. He's a smart guy." For example. So, you can use... Think of any adjective, really, that fits your friend. "He's an interesting guy." For example. "Guy" is used for men. You can also talk about female friends, you know, "She is really creative. She's really ambitious. She's really caring." For example. Right? So, you have many ways here.
And let's do "he's into". This means he likes, right? These are his interests. "He's into tennis. He's into fitness. He's into rap." For rap music, for example. Okay. "Repeat after me. He's a good guy. He's a smart guy. She's really creative. He's into tennis." Good. Okay.
Now, we have a good beginning. Let's continue with some questions. The three questions we care about now are "How do you know each other?", "How long have you known each other?", and "How did you meet?" or "How did you become friends?", for example. So, for example, "How do you know each other?" If you have a person beside you and your colleague says, "Oh, who's that? How do you know each other?" "Oh, we're friends." Right? Or, "He's a friend of mine." I can also just say, "He's a friend.", "He's my friend.", "This is my friend Phil.", for example, for the introduction. I can also say, "Oh, we are good friends. We are old friends. We are best friends.", for example. And I can say, "Oh, he's one of my oldest friends, one of my closest friends, one of my best friends.", for example. So, just repeat after me. I want you to practice speaking to "We're friends.", "We're old friends.", "He's one of my best friends."
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People need friends. Let me teach you how to introduce and describe YOUR friends in English! Get ready to ask and answer common friendship questions, too. For example, *“How do you know each other?” “How did you meet?”* and *“How long have you known each other?”* This is a great lesson for *B1–B2 intermediate English learners* who want to practice their speaking and listening skills. After the lesson, do the quiz on EngVid at engvid.com/how-to-talk-about-friends-in-english and practice talking about your friends in the comments.
Get practical ebooks and other English resources on my website: EnglishAlex.com
More videos about English for everyday life:
youtu.be/4TbnTbf7QB4
youtu.be/pX91MG83Etc
In this lesson:
0:00 Talking about friends in English
0:38 My friend Phill
1:28 How to introduce a friend
2:52 How to describe a friend
4:19 How do you know each other?
5:48 How long have you known each other?
7:06 How did you meet?
8:12 Staying in touch
9:30 Things friends say
12:16 Test your comprehension
TRANSCRIPT:
People need friends. Friends give us someone to talk to, to share our ideas, and our experiences, and our thoughts with. From the bottom of my heart, I hope you have people like that in your life, because that is the topic of today's video. We will talk about friends. You will learn how to introduce your friends, how to talk about the length of time you have known them, about the characteristics of your friends, and much more.
To begin, I want to tell you about one of my friends. Huh. Do you know Phil? This is Phil. He's a really good guy, and he's one of my oldest friends. We have known each other since high school. We actually met through another friend. We became friends because we were both into video games, basketball, and movies. Today, we still keep in touch regularly, even though we live far away from each other.
Did you catch all that? If not, that's okay. I will repeat this information at the end of the video, and you will be able to talk about your own friends in the same way when we finish. So, stick around.
And first, we are going to talk about how to introduce a friend. So, at the beginning of the video, I introduced Phil. I said, "Do you know Phil?" Right? So, when you introduce one of your friends to a family member or another friend, you can say, "Oh, do you know Phil?" or "Have you met? Have you met Phil?" I can also say, "This is my friend, Phil." Right? "This is my friend, Phil." A little more formal, "Let me introduce you to Phil." And more casual, if you have a friend and your friend's name is James, say, "James, Phil. Phil, James." A little more friendly, a little more casual.
So, repeat after me, just to practice your speaking, your pronunciation here. "Do you know Phil? Have you met Phil? This is my friend, Phil. Let me introduce you to Phil." "James, Phil. Phil, James." Good.
When you describe your friend, usually you use adjectives. You talk about ways that make them unique, for example. If I'm talking about Phil, I can say, "Oh, he's a funny guy. He's a good guy. He's a smart guy." For example. So, you can use... Think of any adjective, really, that fits your friend. "He's an interesting guy." For example. "Guy" is used for men. You can also talk about female friends, you know, "She is really creative. She's really ambitious. She's really caring." For example. Right? So, you have many ways here.
And let's do "he's into". This means he likes, right? These are his interests. "He's into tennis. He's into fitness. He's into rap." For rap music, for example. Okay. "Repeat after me. He's a good guy. He's a smart guy. She's really creative. He's into tennis." Good. Okay.
Now, we have a good beginning. Let's continue with some questions. The three questions we care about now are "How do you know each other?", "How long have you known each other?", and "How did you meet?" or "How did you become friends?", for example. So, for example, "How do you know each other?" If you have a person beside you and your colleague says, "Oh, who's that? How do you know each other?" "Oh, we're friends." Right? Or, "He's a friend of mine." I can also just say, "He's a friend.", "He's my friend.", "This is my friend Phil.", for example, for the introduction. I can also say, "Oh, we are good friends. We are old friends. We are best friends.", for example. And I can say, "Oh, he's one of my oldest friends, one of my closest friends, one of my best friends.", for example. So, just repeat after me. I want you to practice speaking to "We're friends.", "We're old friends.", "He's one of my best friends."
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