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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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    Caught red-handed

    Tue 14 Mar 2023

    Learn an expression about being caught doing something wrong.

  • Rabbit on

    Tue 7 Mar 2023

    Learn a phrase about talking too much.

  • Thanks a bunch

    Tue 28 Feb 2023

    When does 鈥榯hanks鈥� not mean 鈥榯hanks鈥�? Find out about an ironic English phrase.

  • Slow walk

    Tue 21 Feb 2023

    How do you describe something making slow progress?

  • Take something to heart

    Tue 14 Feb 2023

    Learn a phrase about taking advice or criticism personally and very seriously.

  • Take something to heart

    Mon 13 Feb 2023

    If someone takes something to heart, what does it mean?

  • Know the score

    Tue 7 Feb 2023

    Learn a phrase about understanding the situation.

  • Jog your memory

    Tue 31 Jan 2023

    Learn a phrase about remembering.

  • A flying start

    Tue 24 Jan 2023

    Learn an expression we use to say a new task is going very well.

  • Steal someone's thunder

    Tue 17 Jan 2023

    If you get more attention than someone else, what are you doing? Here's a useful phrase!

  • Call it a day

    Mon 9 Jan 2023

    A phrase about doing enough

  • Off the top of my head

    Tue 3 Jan 2023

    When you don鈥檛 have the facts and figures at hand, you have to make a quick guess.

  • Change for the better

    Tue 27 Dec 2022

    Do you want to make a positive change for 2023? We have an expression for you to learn.

  • The gift that keeps on giving

    Tue 20 Dec 2022

    Learn a phrase about receiving presents.

  • Quiet quitting

    Tue 13 Dec 2022

    Learn a phrase about just doing enough.

  • Hang in there

    Tue 6 Dec 2022

    Times can be challenging but don鈥檛 give up. We have a phrase to spur you on.

  • Bite your tongue

    Tue 29 Nov 2022

    What does 鈥榖ite your tongue鈥� mean?

  • Win hands down

    Tue 22 Nov 2022

    An easy phrase for an easy win!

  • Fever pitch

    Tue 15 Nov 2022

    The men鈥檚 football World Cup is coming, and excitement has reached fever pitch!

  • Twiddle your thumbs

    Tue 8 Nov 2022

    A phrase for boring times.

  • Get your act together

    Tue 8 Nov 2022

    A phrase about good organisation.

  • Dog's dinner

    Tue 25 Oct 2022

    Learn this phrase to describe a complete mess.

  • Sitting pretty

    Tue 18 Oct 2022

    Learn a phrase to describe a good situation.

  • Feast your eyes

    Tue 11 Oct 2022

    Sometimes you can be amazed at what you see. Learn an expression for these moments.

  • Put the brakes on

    Tue 4 Oct 2022

    Learn a phrase about stopping or slowing down an activity.

  • Second-guess

    Mon 26 Sep 2022

    If you don't know what's going to happen next, you have to guess.

  • Ins and outs

    Tue 20 Sep 2022

    Learn about a new expression and why Feifei gets a shock!

  • Yes and no

    Tue 13 Sep 2022

    Not all answers in life are 'yes' or 'no'. Learn why with this phrase.

  • Eat your words

    Tue 13 Sep 2022

    Learn a phrase about being wrong.

  • Bug someone

    Tue 13 Sep 2022

    Sometimes people or things just annoy you. Learn a phrase about this.

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