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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

Episodes to download

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    You've sold it to me

    Tue 22 Mar 2016

    Learn a different way to express 'you've convinced me'

  • Full of the joys of spring

    Tue 15 Mar 2016

    A seasonal idiom that puts you in a good mood

  • Six of one, half a dozen of the other

    Tue 1 Mar 2016

    This expression may not have anything to do with numbers

  • Test the water

    Tue 23 Feb 2016

    A water phrase which may have nothing to do with water

  • To lie through your teeth

    Tue 16 Feb 2016

    Telling lies? Here's an honest phrase to use

  • To make a monkey out of me

    Tue 9 Feb 2016

    Looking stupid? This is a phrase for you!

  • There's method to my madness

    Tue 26 Jan 2016

    A phrase to describe your seemingly strange behaviour

  • In good nick

    Tue 19 Jan 2016

    Learn a phrase to describe something in top condition

  • Cheap and cheerful

    Tue 12 Jan 2016

    A phrase to describe an inexpensive but fun product

  • A bitter pill to swallow

    Tue 5 Jan 2016

    Learn a phrase to describe having to accept something

  • I'm game

    Tue 22 Dec 2015

    Neil is dying for a game of squash but Li is not game

  • That'll put hairs on your chest!

    Tue 15 Dec 2015

    An expression said when someone is about to have a strong alcoholic drink

  • Down the pan

    Tue 1 Dec 2015

    Learn a phrase to describe a disastrous situation

  • Sweet tooth

    Tue 17 Nov 2015

    Do you have a sweet tooth?

  • Bumper-to-bumper

    Tue 10 Nov 2015

    It looks pretty bad on the road

  • Eye candy

    Tue 3 Nov 2015

    Going out with a good-looking but uninteresting person?

  • Thingy

    Tue 27 Oct 2015

    An expression for when you forget English words

  • Across the pond

    Tue 20 Oct 2015

    Learn an expression which makes an ocean sound very small indeed

  • People person

    Tue 13 Oct 2015

    An expression for those who get along with people

  • It's a steal!

    Tue 6 Oct 2015

    An expression for when you get a bargain

  • Bull and bear market

    Tue 29 Sep 2015

    Learn what we call when share prices go up and when they go down

  • Social media words

    Tue 22 Sep 2015

    'Trolls' and 'haters' 鈥� the words for people who are just there to annoy you online

  • Don't give up the day job

    Tue 15 Sep 2015

    Learn a phrase to give someone some friendly advice

  • A barrel of laughs

    Tue 8 Sep 2015

    How to describe someone who is fun

  • To know something like the back of your hand

    Tue 1 Sep 2015

    A popular expression for letting people know you are an expert

  • Give me credit

    Tue 18 Aug 2015

    What are you doing if you give someone credit?

  • To keep the wolf from the door

    Tue 11 Aug 2015

    Who's at the door?

  • Red tape

    Tue 14 Jul 2015

    Fed up with rules and regulations? You must learn this expression

  • To drink someone under the table

    Tue 30 Jun 2015

    An expression for people who like a drink

  • Cyberbullying

    Tue 16 Jun 2015

    Is there someone tormenting you online?

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