#147 Why is it so difficult to speak Eng...

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

I hope you’re ready to learn some awesome words! You don’t want to use the same basic English words over and over... instead, you want to use interesting and powerful words to express yourself better. Today I'll teach you 20 verbs that will supercharge your vocabulary. That’s act ... Show More

In today’s lesson you will listen to one English dialogue and learn 2 new English vocabulary words. The two vocabulary words are "deplete" and "devastated". These English vocabulary words will enhance your ability to properly use advanced English vocabulary words. This lesson wil ... Show More

In today’s lesson you will listen to one English dialogue and learn 2 new English vocabulary words. The two vocabulary words are "delete" and "delineate". These English vocabulary words will enhance your ability to properly use advanced English vocabulary words. This lesson will ... Show More

In today’s lesson you will listen to one English dialogue and learn 2 new English Vocabulary words. The two vocabulary words are "Abandon" and "Abdicate". These vocabulary words will enhance your ability to properly use advanced English vocabulary words. This lesson will help you ... Show More

Today let’s expand your vocabulary by learning 40 interesting collocations (combinations of words) with the key words comment, conversation, and speech. This is a free sample lesson from our newest course - Advanced Vocabulary and Collocations - so if you like the lesson, join th ... Show More

Download free lesson guide PDF - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-40-funny-sounding-words-in-english/  Let’s have some fun today - we’re going to learn and practice 40 words that sound kind of silly and they’re fun to say. A lot of these words are a little more advanced ... Show More