Communication
hold a conversation
maintain a conversation
To take part in a meaningful back-and-forth conversation with someone.
Hear it in real life
How is your French now?
I can hold a conversation, but I still make mistakes.
After six months of lessons, I could hold a conversation in Spanish.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: make a conversation
Say: have a conversation
Use "have" or "hold" a conversation, not "make" one.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
hold or have a conversation in a language; hold or have a conversation with someone
Your turn: say it out loud
After six months of lessons, I could hold a conversation in Spanish.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
hold a conversation
maintain a conversation
“After six months of lessons, I could hold a conversation in Spanish.”
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