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I’ll be honest with you—I don’t really enjoy going to the dentist. I think most people feel the same way. It can be a little scary, right? Now imagine you’re not speaking your native language. If you already feel nervous about the dentist, trying to explain everything in English ... Show More

Last time, we talked about false friends—words that look similar in English and your native language, but mean something very different. Get the text on my website: https://speakenglishpodcast.com/351-false-friends Example 1: Actual This one’s a classic false friend. In Spanish, ... Show More

Hi! I want to talk about something that can really help you understand English vocabulary better — especially if you speak a Romance language like Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, or Romanian. These languages all come from Latin — you know, the language spoken by the Romans ... Show More

Irena aus Prag hat mich gebeten, über deutsche Marken zu sprechen. Und was fällt mir als Erstes ein? Schokolade natürlich. Milka und Ritter Sport. Milka ist die Schokolade mit der lila Kuh als Symbol. Und Ritter Sport sind kleine quadratische Schokoladentafeln. Gut, die Marke Mil ... Show More

The fashion industry offers many career possibilities. There are many different types of roles as well as many different types of companies you can work for. From emerging brands to the iconic names of the industry, up to luxury companies.Dream  of working at brands such as Dior, ... Show More

Today’s English expression and dialog: “A” is a household name! Who’s that? Babe Ruth. Um…who’s that? What? Babe Ruth is a household name! He’s a part of Americana! GET FREE LESSONS: Say, “Free lessons, CS!” Subscribe on iTunes and get my English podcast FRESH! I'm from the USA, ... Show More

Do you pronounce these brand names correctly? Join us in this fun episode, where Cassé and Thiago will teach how to pronounce some of the world’s most famous brands in English.   Show notes here. .......... We’re super excited to announce that we have publicly launched much antic ... Show More

Today’s English expression and dialog: Pet name What’s a good pet name? Cupcake? Sugar? Sweet pea? For a dog? Oh, I thought you meant for your wife! How about Rover? GET FREE LESSONS: I’m on iTunes and everywhere else they have podcasts! Coach Shane? I'm from the USA and I live i ... Show More

Today’s English expression and dialog: a blood blister What’s that? I got a blood blister. I told you to be careful. Who are you calling? 911! GET FREE LESSONS: I’m on iTunes and everywhere else they have podcasts! Coach Shane? I'm from the USA, I make videos and podcasts for 𝐄� ... Show More

Today’s English expression and dialog: t-shirt, sweatshirt, dress shirt undershirt You wear a dress shirt under a sweatshirt? Yeah! It looks good. And under that an undershirt. Don’t you? No! A T-shirt. That’s what normal people do~ Boring~! GET FREE LESSONS: In China? WeChat! Jo ... Show More

Today’s English expression and dialog: going commando I like these pants. They’re nice. Try them on. Are you kidding? What if the last guy that tried them on was going commando? Gross…   GET FREE LESSONS: Say, “Free lessons, CS!” Subscribe on iTunes and get my English podcast FRE ... Show More

BoF’s Daniel-Yaw Miller unpacks why — and how — sports stars including Russell Westbrook and Megan Rapinoe are running their own labels, with full financial and creative control.  Background:  Athletes have long been part of the fashion conversation. In the past, they’ve capitali ... Show More