Use the prompts below to inspire ideas for conversation practice with your teacher or with a friend.

Animal – Human (for kids or storytelling practice) in a  library

Aunt/Uncle – Niece/Nephew in a  home

Bank Teller – Client in a  bank

beggar-giver on the street

Best Friends with a Secret in a  park

Bodhisattva – Seeker on a  pilgrimage

Border Guard – Pilgrim at a border crossing

boss-employee in an  office

Bride–groom in a  restaurant

buddies in a  café

Chant Leader – Participant in a  temple

Child – Imaginary Friend in a  bedroom

classmates in a  classroom

coworkers in an  office

Craftsman–apprentice at a  construction site

Customer – Tailor in a  clothing shop

Customs Agent – Tourist at an airport

Dating Couple on a  picnic

Debate Partners (Dharma debate style) in a  debate hall

Demon – Monk (in a symbolic or teaching tale) on stage in a play

Doctor–patient in a  hospital

Dream Character – Dreamer on stage in a play

Driver – Hitchhiker in a  car

Exes (amicable or awkward!) in a  café

Flight Attendant – Passenger in an  airplane

Friend–newcomer at a party

Friends Planning a Trip in a  computer lab

friend-sick friend in a  hospital room

Grandparent–grandchild in a  pharmacy

Guide – Trekker on a  mountain

Hotel Cleaner – Guest in a  hotel room

Hotel guest–receptionist at a hotel reception

Interviewee–interviewer on  the street

Job Applicant – Employer in an  office

Lama – Westerner on the street

Landlord – Tenant in an  apartment

Librarian – Patron in a  library

Local – Backpacker Asking Directions on the street

Lost Tourist – Helpful Local on the street

Mechanic – Car Owner in a  garage

Mentor – Mentee in an  office

Monastery Cook – Visitor in a  monastery kitchen

Monk – Government Official in a  government office

Monk – School Teacher in a  monastery courtyard

monk-layperson in a  debate hall

monk-lay sponsor in a  publishing house

monks in a  meditation hall

Neighbours in Conflict in a  corridor

neighbours on a  front stoop

Nun – Young Girl at a festival

Old Friends Reuniting in a  café

Oracle – Visitor Seeking Guidance in a  receiving room

parent-child in a  car

Past Life Self – Present Life Self on stage in a play

Patient – Pharmacist in a  pharmacy

Pilgrim – Local Elder on the street

pilgrim-monk on the street

Plumber – Homeowner in a  bathroom

Police Officer – Civilian in a  courtroom

Post Office Clerk – Visitor in a  post office

Practical / Daily Life in a  grocery store

Restaurant server–customer in a  restaurant

Ritual Master – Attendant in a  receiving room

roommates in a  living room

Roommates Discussing Chores in a  kitchen

seller-buyer in a  real estate office; clothing store; furniture store; general store

senior monk-junior monk in a  debate hall

Shopkeeper – Bargaining Customer in a  carpet store

Siblings in a  bus

Spirit – Meditator on stage in a play

spouses in a  kitchen

Statue – Visitor (statue “speaks” in the imagination) on stage in a play

Street Vendor – Curious Foreigner on the street

Taxi driver–passenger in a  car

teacher colleagues in a  staff room

teacher-disciple in a  temple

teacher-student in a  classroom

Time Traveler – Villager on stage in a play

Tourist–guide on the street

translator-teacher in a  temple

traveler-local on the street