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
160 – 180

Bad hair day

How are you looking today? Could you be having a bad hair day?
4 May 2022 2 min

Promises, promises

Learn a new expression about not believing someone’s promises.
19 Apr 2022 2 min

Not see hide nor hair

Sometimes it’s impossible to find someone. Here's a phrase to use in this situation.
12 Apr 2022 2 min

A curate's egg

Learn an odd expression which means something is a little good but mainly bad
5 Apr 2022 2 min

Easier said than done

Talking about doing things can be easy, but doing them can be a bit more complicated.
15 Mar 2022 3 min

All at sea

Discover more about this nautical phrase in The English We Speak.
1 Mar 2022 2 min

Don't mind me

If you want tell someone to ignore what you’re doing, what can you say?
22 Feb 2022 2 min

Cool cat

Do you know someone who is really hip and trendy?
1 Feb 2022 2 min

There's nothing to it

Sometimes we do things that are simple. Learn an 'easy' phrase to describe this.
25 Jan 2022 3 min

Eke out

We have the perfect phrase to describe making the most of what you’ve got left.
13 Jan 2022 2 min

Say no more

Learn a phrase about understanding someone.
4 Jan 2022 2 min

Scrub up well

Learn a phrase about making a special effort to dress smartly.
28 Dec 2021 1 min
160 – 180