#265 English Riddles: Listen, Laugh, Lea...

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

Hoy, en este episodio… Continúo con más adivinanzas para ejercitar el español y el cerebro. No te preocupes si algunas son difíciles porque a mí también me resultan difíciles. Tenemos las respuestas, que es lo importante. A continuación, una pequeña mini-historia de preguntas y r ... Show More

Hoy, en este episodio… Te presentaré algunas adivinanzas populares y te pediré que adivines la respuesta. Si no sabes qué es una adivinanza, no te preocupes porque te lo explico. A continuación, un punto de vista en pasado y presente. Te presentaré un acertijo bastante curioso. Y ... Show More

  There is a lot about the English language that makes very little sense at all.In this episode we look at some of these illogicalities, paying close attention to homonyms, homographs, homophones, and even something called lonely negatives.How many words are there in English?Engl ... Show More

To finish with, German students can test their listening comprehension once again with a little quiz. Eulalia and Compu present four listening exercises that need to be solved. Which words are missing? For the last episode, the team at Radio D have thought up something special. E ... Show More

  Wondering what the English Learning for Curious Minds podcast is all about, who is behind it, and whether it's for you?In today's inaugural episode, we'll cover who should be listening to the podcast (hint - if you want to improve your English and learn interesting things about ... Show More