BBC The English We Speak

The English We Speak

Make the English you speak sound more natural with The English We Speak from bbclearningenglish.com. Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme.
English United Kingdom Language Learning
240 Episodes
140 – 160

Fever pitch

The men’s football World Cup is coming, and excitement has reached fever pitch!
15 Nov 2022 3 min

Dog's dinner

Learn this phrase to describe a complete mess.
25 Oct 2022 2 min

Feast your eyes

Sometimes you can be amazed at what you see. Learn an expression for these moments.
11 Oct 2022 2 min

Put the brakes on

Learn a phrase about stopping or slowing down an activity.
4 Oct 2022 2 min

Second-guess

If you don't know what's going to happen next, you have to guess.
26 Sep 2022 2 min

Ins and outs

Learn about a new expression and why Feifei gets a shock!
20 Sep 2022 2 min

Yes and no

Not all answers in life are 'yes' or 'no'. Learn why with this phrase.
13 Sep 2022 2 min

Bug someone

Sometimes people or things just annoy you. Learn a phrase about this.
13 Sep 2022 2 min

Willy-nilly

Learn an informal expression about doing things without planning.
23 Aug 2022 2 min

Gnarly

Do you find something disgusting? Use this word to describe it.
16 Aug 2022 2 min

Smash it

Learn a phrase to give encouragement
9 Aug 2022 2 min

A doddle

Is this phrase easy to learn?
2 Aug 2022 1 min

Happy days

Learn a phrase to use when you hear good news.
19 Jul 2022 2 min

Double down

Learn a phrase about extra effort.
12 Jul 2022 2 min

Game face

Learn an expression about determination.
5 Jul 2022 2 min
140 – 160