#057 Banking vocabulary in English - Len...

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

In this episode, we're talking about money! I share lots of very useful words related to finances, making and saving money, as well as some useful ways of describing people's attitudes towards money. How do you feel about your financial situation? I'm sure for most ... Show More

Today’s English expression and dialog: to put something into perspective The US is 20 trillion dollars in debt? Yep. That’s a lot. Hmm…yeah. Could you put that into perspective for us? Sure! One trillion dollars in $1000 bills would be 101 km high! So, that’s a lot of money!     ... Show More

Loan, lend and borrow are confusing English verbs. I teach you the difference between these words and how to use them properly in everyday spoken English. Practice the example sentences I share and come up with your own sentences using these three tricky English verbs! 📝 Full Le ... Show More

Today’s English expression and dialog: Social currency   Why do you give away so many lessons? I’m building my social currency. What? My online value. By sharing good lessons, people like me, they enjoy learning with me and they tell their friends.   GET FREE LESSONS: I’m on iTun ... Show More

Today’s English expression and dialog: consensus Cash or a gift card? Is the consensus in? The general consensus wants cash. Fools~ A hundred dollars in cash is more popular than a $120 gift card~ GET FREE LESSONS: In China? WeChat! Join my English Camp! Follow my Camp Director a ... Show More

TGIF! Have a super weekend everyone^^ Don't forget to check out my new FREE lesson: www.youtube.com/dailydictation Subscribe, learn and SHARE, please!!   Today’s English expression and dialog: beneath contempt   Bankers are beneath contempt. Come on~ They’re just regular guys. Ta ... Show More

🌍 It doesn't matter where you are in the world, we all have to talk about money, even when we don't have any! Today we explain in detail 14 British https://adeptenglish.com/ banking terms, used (nearly everyday) when talking about money. We explain the terms, how to say them cor ... Show More

Today’s English expression and dialog: who knows    Do you think it will rain much in June? Who knows~ Yeah…I want to have an early summer wedding. That sounds nice. But first, you need a man~ Will I ever find one? Who knows~ GET FREE LESSONS: I’m on iTunes and everywhere else th ... Show More