#208 Happy Easter 2022

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

In today's podcast we talk all about Easter traditions and how this festival is celebrated in the US, the UK, and Australia. Easter is originally a religious tradition, but nowadays a lot of people see it as a family celebration where you get to share delicious Easter chocolate e ... Show More

An Ostern feiern die Christen die Auferstehung von Jesus Christus, das wisst Ihr sicherlich. An Ostern ist die Fastenzeit nach 40 Tagen zu Ende. Man darf wieder alles essen, was man möchte. Die Fastenzeit beginnt am Aschermittwoch (nach Fasching) und endet an Ostern. Aber das Fes ... Show More

Re-release Orthodox Easter in Georgia. In this episode, Tom chats to Baia from Red Fedora Diary about Georgian Easter Traditions. They Discuss:How Orthodox Easter is different from other Easter celebrationsCommon traditions during EasterWhat food to expect during Easter and the i ... Show More

Ever wondered what Easter has to do with chocolate bunnies? Well…you won’t find out in this podcast. You will, however, learn how to talk about this important holiday in Mandarin Chinese. Listen in to this podcast and learn how to discuss Easter in Chinese, and learn some words t ... Show More

Easter! It's a big deal, all across the world. And just like earlier celebrations of spirituality, it's been commodified in the United States. In today's episode, Ben, Max, and Noel sneak into the Sunday service just a bit late to explore how the ancient commemorations of rebirth ... Show More

In den meisten europäischen Sprachen leitet sich das Wort für das wichtigste Fest im Christentum vom hebräischen «Pessach» ab, so heisst es etwa im Welschland Pâques, im Tessin Pasqua und auf Rätoromanisch Pasca. Nur auf Englisch und Deutsch heisst es «Easter», respektive «Ostern ... Show More

Lent has passed, Easter Sunday is a day full of glory... and then what? We are so excited to celebrate and talk all about this season of Easter we've just entered. Longer than Lent, this time will bring it's own opportunity of encountering the Lord in a very real way. And ... Show More

How do Italians celebrate Easter? Where do they go? What do they do? Do they eat as much chocolate as we do? Find out, and learn the special “gossip” form of Italian verbs you can use to talk about what other people are doing. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free ... Show More