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
239 Episodes
200 – 220

Hits different

Here’s the expression you can use to talk about something special.
14 Sep 2021 2 min

Extra

Learn an expression to describe how exaggerated some people are.
7 Sep 2021 2 min

Zhuzh

Do you want to make something more interesting by changing it slightly?
31 Aug 2021 3 min

Lo and behold

Learn an expression to introduce a surprising part of a story.
24 Aug 2021 3 min

Bigwig

Here’s an expression to describe an important and powerful person.
17 Aug 2021 2 min

Cringe

A word for when you want to say that something is really embarrassing.
10 Aug 2021 3 min

Obvs

Some things are obvious but maybe this word isn’t. Listen to the programme.
27 Jul 2021 1 min

Down / Up for something

If there is something you are interested in doing now, we have an expression for you.
20 Jul 2021 2 min

Savage

Learn a new meaning of the word 'savage'.
13 Jul 2021 2 min

Lit

Learn an informal word to say something is amazing.
6 Jul 2021 3 min

Yikes!

Learn an informal word to express shock.
29 Jun 2021 2 min

YOLO

Do you live for the moment?
22 Jun 2021 2 min

Vibe

If you want to say something has a good aura, we have an expression you can use.
15 Jun 2021 3 min

Noob

Do you know what to call someone who’s new to something or very inexperienced?
8 Jun 2021 2 min

Adulting

Learn a word to describe behaving like an adult.
1 Jun 2021 2 min

Push back

Learn a phrase about delaying things.
18 May 2021 2 min

The CEO of

If you want to say you’re the best at something, you could use this expression!
11 May 2021 3 min
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