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Everyday expressions and real English conversations to help make your English conversations easier. Every week, we teach you a new phrase or expression.

Everyday expressions and real English conversations to help make your English conversations easier.

Every week, we teach you a new phrase or word you can use in conversation with The English We Speak.

And we bring you special series to improve your English conversation.

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Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Lit

    Tue 6 Jul 2021

    Learn an informal word to say something is amazing.

  • Yikes!

    Tue 29 Jun 2021

    Learn an informal word to express shock.

  • YOLO

    Tue 22 Jun 2021

    Do you live for the moment?

  • Vibe

    Tue 15 Jun 2021

    If you want to say something has a good aura, we have an expression you can use.

  • Noob

    Tue 8 Jun 2021

    Do you know what to call someone who鈥檚 new to something or very inexperienced?

  • Adulting

    Tue 1 Jun 2021

    Learn a word to describe behaving like an adult.

  • Push back

    Tue 18 May 2021

    Learn a phrase about delaying things.

  • The CEO of

    Tue 11 May 2021

    If you want to say you鈥檙e the best at something, you could use this expression!

  • Zip it!

    Tue 4 May 2021

    We all like to talk, but some people don鈥檛 know when to stop.

  • Botch job

    Tue 27 Apr 2021

    What do you call a job badly done?

  • It slaps!

    Tue 20 Apr 2021

    What do you think is absolutely amazing?

  • Have a lot of plates spinning

    Tue 13 Apr 2021

    A phrase about having a lot of things to do.

  • Pizzazz

    Tue 6 Apr 2021

    Do a lot of people remark on how glamorous you are?

  • Oomph

    Tue 30 Mar 2021

    A word to describe someone with charm and energy!

  • Snap up

    Tue 23 Mar 2021

    If you snap up something, you get it quickly or immediately and usually with enthusiasm.

  • Nothingburger

    Tue 16 Mar 2021

    Describing something insignificant

  • Awesomesauce

    Tue 9 Mar 2021

    Learn a new informal word to describe something amazing.

  • Clout

    Tue 2 Mar 2021

    Learn an expression about having influence.

  • GOAT

    Tue 23 Feb 2021

    'GOAT' is used to talk about things or people that we think are the best.

  • Workation

    Tue 16 Feb 2021

    'Workation' is a combination of the words 'work' and 'vacation'.

  • Moonshot

    Tue 9 Feb 2021

    Learn an expression used to describe an experimental project.

  • Slap-bang

    Tue 2 Feb 2021

    Learn a phrase to describe an exact position.

  • Sadfishing

    Tue 26 Jan 2021

    A word used when someone exaggerates their emotional problems to get attention.

  • Mic drop

    Tue 19 Jan 2021

    Roy and Feifei teach you a new English expression.

  • Tone deaf

    Tue 12 Jan 2021

    Learn when 'tone deaf' has nothing to do with music...

  • 'A' game

    Tue 5 Jan 2021

    Sometimes people need to be on top form and do their best work.

  • Frontliner

    Mon 28 Dec 2020

    We describe nurses and doctors who have been working on the frontline

  • On fleek

    Tue 15 Dec 2020

    From eyebrows to clothes, when they look good we like to say so.

  • Contact tracing

    Tue 8 Dec 2020

    Learn vocabulary related to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Key worker

    Tue 1 Dec 2020

    Someone who has become more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic.

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