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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

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

Do you ever notice that we use the word “said” a lot? He said this, she said that, then I said something else. Now there’s nothing wrong with the word “said,” it’s perfectly fine – but the English language has TONS of other options. Today we’re going to learn 40 words you can use ... Show More

Today I’m going to teach you 3 different meanings for the word "vet." Do you know them all? Let’s find out. Lots of English words do have multiple meanings, and this is why it’s good to learn words in context, not in isolation or by studying lists. My Vocabulary Builder Courses m ... 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

I see a lot of people make this mistake. The word "advice" is what we call a noncount noun meaning that it cannot be made plural- ever. There are ways to make this word plural by using other words around it in the plural form. In this podcast episode, I help you with how to use t ... Show More

El verbo "settle" tiene muchos usos, tanto phrasal verbs como frases hechas y un poco de word formation. Lee los ejemplos y más en la web https://madridingles.net/settle Apoya el podcast con una donación aquí: madridingles.net/donar 

Today let's expand your vocabulary by learning 20 different words for lights - from lamps to lighthouses to lightning (which you shouldn't get confused with lighting). As you learn each word, repeat it after me to practice your pronunciation. Do you ever have trouble remembering ... Show More