{"id":11948,"date":"2025-12-03T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/?p=11948"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:30:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:30:06","slug":"how-to-keep-a-conversation-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/how-to-keep-a-conversation-going\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask These Simple Questions To Keep a Conversation Going"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/how-to-keep-a-conversation-going\/#Ask_%E2%80%9CWhat_About_You%E2%80%9D\" >Ask \u201cWhat About You?\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/how-to-keep-a-conversation-going\/#Ask_%E2%80%9CWhy%E2%80%9D\" >Ask \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/how-to-keep-a-conversation-going\/#Ask_%E2%80%9CHow%E2%80%9D\" >Ask \u201cHow?\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/how-to-keep-a-conversation-going\/#Ask_%E2%80%9CWhat_Do_You_Think%E2%80%9D\" >Ask \u201cWhat Do You Think?\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/how-to-keep-a-conversation-going\/#Ask_%E2%80%9CWhat_If%E2%80%9D\" >Ask \u201cWhat If?\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/how-to-keep-a-conversation-going\/#%E2%80%9CTell_Me_More%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cTell Me More!\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/how-to-keep-a-conversation-going\/#Time_to_Practice\" >Time to Practice!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>While making <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/5-easy-tips-for-making-small-talk-in-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">small talk<\/a> in English is an important skill, sometimes you want the conversation to last longer. So what can you do if your chats are ending too quickly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We're here to help! In this article, we\u2019ve collected some common questions you can ask in an English conversation to keep you and your partner talking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ask_%E2%80%9CWhat_About_You%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>Ask \u201cWhat About You?\u201d<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply asking \u201cWhat about you?\u201d is one of the easiest ways to stop a conversation from ending too quickly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if your conversation partner asks if you like spicy food, you can answer and then <em>return<\/em> the question \u2014 ask them the same question with \"What about you?\":<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141604\/avatar_11.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Alex<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">Do you like spicy food?<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-right\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141747\/avatar_30.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Briana<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">Yes, I love it! <strong>What about you?<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you're chatting with more than two people, this is also a good way to bring the third or fourth person into the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141604\/avatar_11.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Alex<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">Do you like spicy food?<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-right\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141747\/avatar_30.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Briana<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">Yes, I love it! <strong>What about you, Sarah?<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141857\/avatar_39.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Sarah<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">It's OK, but it's not my favorite.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ask_%E2%80%9CWhy%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>Ask \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Asking someone for reasons is also a good way to keep a conversation going.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, simply asking \u201cWhy?\u201d can sound too direct. Instead, it's often better to use one of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why is that?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How come?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can think of \u201cHow come?\u201d as a shorter form of \u201cHow did you come to that opinion?\u201d or \u201cHow did you reach that opinion?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See how it\u2019s used in the following dialogue:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141547\/avatar_6.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Danny<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">I don't drink alcohol.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-right\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141859\/avatar_40.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Zach<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\"><strong>How come?<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141547\/avatar_6.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Danny<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">Well, I don't really like the taste.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Notice that by saying \u201cHow come?\u201d Zach means, \u201cWhy not?\u201d or \u201cWhy don\u2019t you drink alcohol?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/bottoms-up-english-expressions-for-drinking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bottoms Up! English Expressions for Drinking<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another very casual option is to say, \"Oh yeah?\" This shows that you're surprised or interested by what your partner has said and that you'd like to hear more about it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141737\/avatar_28.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Maxine<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">I decided to quit my job.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-right\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141854\/avatar_38.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Kat<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\"><strong>Oh yeah?<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141737\/avatar_28.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Maxine<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">Yeah, the workload is starting to stress me out.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ask_%E2%80%9CHow%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>Ask \u201cHow?\u201d<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another choice for extending conversations is to ask questions starting with \u201cHow.\u201d Both Why and How questions are open-ended, which means they encourage longer answers with more explanation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, Who, What, Where and When questions can be answered with very short responses \u2014 and that might make a conversation end faster than you'd like!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some examples of How questions you can ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How did you get into this (new hobby)?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How did you decide to (join this company)?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How did you reach that conclusion?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How so?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow so?\u201d means \u201cHow is it so?\u201d \u201cSo\u201d replaces an adjective. For example, if your brother tells you your hair looks weird, you can say, \u201cHow so?\u201d to mean \u201cHow is it weird?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s another example:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141554\/avatar_8.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Flora<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">I went to a Japanese hair salon today and it was really nice!<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-right\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141624\/avatar_16.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Jo<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\"><strong>How so?<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141554\/avatar_8.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">Flora<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">Well, they didn't just cut my hair; they also gave me a head massage!<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Jo's \u201cHow so?\u201d means \u201cHow was it nice?\u201d That's why Flora gives more detail about her experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ask_%E2%80%9CWhat_Do_You_Think%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>Ask \u201cWhat Do You Think?\u201d<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One great way to develop a conversation is to ask someone for their opinion on something. Here are three ways you can do this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do you think about this?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do you feel about this?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are your thoughts on this?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis\u201d in the questions above can be replaced with whatever you want to ask about. For example, \u201cWhat do you think about the new law?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that \u201cthink\u201d as a verb is used with \u201cabout\u201d: \u201cWhat do you think <em>about<\/em> this?\u201d But the noun form, \u201cthought,\u201d is used with \u201con\u201d: What are your thoughts <em>on<\/em> this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do you think about the new law?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are your thoughts on the new law?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ask_%E2%80%9CWhat_If%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>Ask \u201cWhat If?\u201d<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/08\/26081921\/keep_a_conversation_going_2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Two people keeping a conversation going while seated and drinking coffee\" class=\"wp-image-11952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/08\/26081921\/keep_a_conversation_going_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/08\/26081921\/keep_a_conversation_going_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/08\/26081921\/keep_a_conversation_going_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/08\/26081921\/keep_a_conversation_going_2-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/08\/26081921\/keep_a_conversation_going_2-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/hypothetical\/uMdBT3RSSXWeInE1acBubg\">Hypothetical<\/a> questions usually ask <em>what<\/em> you might do <em>if<\/em> something happened. That\u2019s why they\u2019re also called \"What-if\" questions. While they don\u2019t have to start with \u201cWhat if \u2026,\u201d many do include \u201cif\u201d statements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the conversation topic, you can ask about hypothetical situations, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What if they gave you a raise? Would you still want to quit?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What if your friend apologized to you? Would you forgive her?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you were planning the event, what would you do differently?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can review the grammar for making sentences like these <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/grammar-grammar-subjunctive-ii-counterfactual-if-statements-if-as-if-if-i-were-you-i-would-cook-more\/adCrqGcIEeeIqD9RgY5rDA?category_id=6r1fXsYHEeimuzOlcF_9gA&amp;course_id=1llXaMYPEeiWI9-YoYwf4A\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTell_Me_More%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>\u201cTell Me More!\u201d<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, you can ask your partner to tell you more about something.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interesting. Tell me more!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Could you tell me more about that?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I\u2019d love to hear more about that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_to_Practice\"><\/span><strong>Time to Practice!<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So now you know that instead of Who, What, Where and When, you should use more How, Why and What-if questions to keep your English conversations going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would you like to practice in a real English chat? <a href=\"http:\/\/engoo.com\/tutors\">Engoo tutors<\/a> are available 24\/7 and have helped thousands of students improve their conversation skills for business and casual situations. Give it a try yourself!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While making small talk in English is an important skill, sometimes you want the conversation to last longer. So what can you do if your chats are ending too quickly? 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