Apr 3

#376 Happy Easter 2026! Learn English with Easter Traditions, Food, and a Fun Mini-Story

Happy Easter, everyone! 🐰🌸 A new episode of the Speak English Now Podcast is here: Happy Easter 2026! Learn English with Easter Traditions, Food, and a Fun Mini-Story In this episode, we talk about: 🥚 Easter traditions 🍖 popular Easter food in the US 🐇 the Easter Bunny 🎧 an ... Show More

11m 37s

Mar 27

375 Two measurement systems - Imperial and Metric

Today, we're going to talk about two systems of measurement that are used around the world: the Imperial system and the Metric system. These are important to know, especially if you plan to travel or communicate with people from different countries. Get the transcript here: https ... Show More

17m 31s

Mar 5

#374 The 90% Rule: How to choose English listening level

How to choose English listening level? Listening is powerful… but it must be comprehensible You already know that I insist on one thing again and again: you need to listen a lot.You need to listen every day, and you need to repeat the same lessons many times, because repetition h ... Show More

21m 22s

Nov 2022

Let's pronounce 15 DIFFICULT words!

<p>Once I asked my students, "What are the most difficult English words for you to pronounce?" and I got a lot of great answers!<br /> <br /> <a href= "https://www.espressoenglish.net/15-difficult-english-words-to-pronounce/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= " ... Show More

6m 49s

Jun 2022

Let's say 96 words with SILENT letters!

<div> <div> <div> <div>The English language has a lot of <span class= "il">silent</span> <span class="il">letters</span> that cause difficulties for both native speakers and English learners, because they make the spelling of words different from their pronunciation.</div> <br /> ... Show More

8m 6s

Mar 2022

English words with DISAPPEARING syllables!

<p>The pronunciation of many English words sounds different from the way they appear to be written. Some English words have <a href= "https://www.espressoenglish.net/18-english-words-with-disappearing-syllables/"> <strong>"disappearing or dropped syllables"</strong></a> - reducti ... Show More

3m 51s

Apr 2021

12 words in which we DO pronounce the final "E"

<p>You probably know that an English word ends in -E, the -E is usually silent; we don't pronounce it - like in the words date, cheese, fine, spoke, and rude.<br /> <br /> But there are a few exceptions!<br /> <br /> Many of these words came into English from other languages and ... Show More

8m 10s

Apr 2016

085 - Top English Pronunciation Problems

<p><span data-sheets-value="[null,2,"In this lesson, you\u2019re going to practice English words with very similar sounds. Many English learners have problems pronouncing these words correctly. If you can master the differences in pronunciation between these words, you\u2019ll im ... Show More

7m 45s

Apr 2020

263 - How to pronounce long, complicated words in English

<p>Today I'm going to teach you an exercise for <a href= "https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-to-pronounce-difficult-words-in-english/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>practicing the pronunciation of long, difficult multi-syllable words.</strong></a><br /> <br /> Our examp ... Show More

6m 26s

#159 English pronunciation practice - Di...