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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

Ciao ragazzi! Bentornati nel mio podcast! Nella puntata di oggi, vi insegnerò come utilizzare due verbi molto importanti, che gli italiani usano molto nelle conversazioni di tutti i giorni. I due verbi in questione sono, “dire” e “parlare”. Possono sembrare molto facili da usare, ... Show More

Ciao ragazzi! Bentornati nel mio podcast! Nella puntata di oggi, parleremo dei diversi significati della parola “Prego” in italiano, sentirete come questa semplice parola abbia moltissimi significati diversi l’uno dall’altro. Oggi, vi indicherò quali sono i significati più comuni ... Show More

Prepositions in English can be hard! In today's episode, I break down the different ways we use "for" and "to" to give meaning to sentences. For example, in the sentence, "I am giving this gift to you for your friend!", do you know why I use both "for" and "to"? This is one of ma ... Show More

In today’s podcast, Andrea and Ollie teach you lots of expressions and phrasal verbs with the word look, which is an extremely useful word that you can use in a variety of different everyday situations. When it comes to phrasal verbs, we know that they tend to be difficult to lea ... Show More

Have you ever heard someone say that something speaks volumes? Or ever wondered about the difference between “speak up” and “speak out”? In today’s podcast Ethan, Andrea and Ollie talk all about different expressions with the word “speak.” Not only will you learn what these actua ... Show More

Hi Friends, Welcome to Episode 8 of the English Vocabulary Help Podcast Today’s episode will teach you six useful English phrases that you can use to sound more NATURAL in an English conversation. These are all phrases that I promise you fluent or native English speakers will und ... Show More

Hi Friends, Welcome to Episode 9 of the English Vocabulary Help Podcast Thank you so much for studying English with me friend! Today's episode is all about natural English phrases that you can use to sound like an American. Many of these phrases will be useful to you when speakin ... 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

If you visit New York, let me know and I’ll take you out for a pizza. Did that take you by surprise? I hope you take me up on that. And please…trust me when I say that I won’t take you for a ride. Idioms can add color and richness to your English, and today I have a set of idioms ... Show More