#252 Words and Phrases to Describe Small...

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

Join my English Speaking Club- http://alesasenglish.com/uncategorized/english-speaking-club/ In this podcast I share with you synonyms for the word many. Learn the words numerous, abundant, and copious, with definitions and example sentences. Post your example sentences in the co ... Show More

Today I’m going to explain two phrases in English – one is saying “something speaks for itself” and the other is telling someone “speak for yourself.” These are very different, and I’ll teach them to you by using examples of situations where we’d use these expressions. To learn a ... Show More

There are lots of little phrases that native English speakers use in daily life. But if you don't live in an English-speaking country, then you don't have the chance to hear these expressions - except maybe in movies or TV shows. So today I’ll teach you 8 common informal phrases  ... Show More

There are many different ways of saying approximately in English, and some of them are more formal or informal than others. In this episode, we’ll look at some of the most common synonyms of approximately, and how to use them in different contexts.  Shownotes and more podcasts to ... Show More

Today we’re going to do a vocabulary with pictures lesson to help you learn 20 words for shapes in English, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional ones. You’ll learn both the noun form (the name of the shape itself) and the adjective form (how to describe something else with ... Show More

In this lesson, you will learn about the 5 types of English phrases. These include: noun phrases, adjective phrases, prepositional phrases, adverb phrases, and verb phrases. You will be able to listen to several examples to learn how they are constructed which will help you with ... Show More

In this episode, we’re going to learn 10 important adjectives that describe food, but also and more specifically, taste - but also how we can use these same words to describe people or events! For example, you can use “juicy” for gossip, or “rich” for an exaggeration, or “flaky” ... Show More