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
220 – 239

Zip it!

We all like to talk, but some people don’t know when to stop.
4 May 2021 2 min

Botch job

What do you call a job badly done?
27 Apr 2021 2 min

It slaps!

What do you think is absolutely amazing?
20 Apr 2021 2 min

Pizzazz

Do a lot of people remark on how glamorous you are?
6 Apr 2021 3 min

Oomph

A word to describe someone with charm and energy!
30 Mar 2021 3 min

Snap up

If you snap up something, you get it quickly or immediately and usually with enthusiasm.
23 Mar 2021 2 min

Awesomesauce

Learn a new informal word to describe something amazing.
9 Mar 2021 2 min

Clout

Learn an expression about having influence.
2 Mar 2021 2 min

GOAT

'GOAT' is used to talk about things or people that we think are the best.
23 Feb 2021 3 min

Workation

'Workation' is a combination of the words 'work' and 'vacation'.
16 Feb 2021 2 min

Moonshot

Learn an expression used to describe an experimental project.
9 Feb 2021 3 min

Slap-bang

Learn a phrase to describe an exact position.
2 Feb 2021 2 min

Sadfishing

A word used when someone exaggerates their emotional problems to get attention.
26 Jan 2021 3 min

Mic drop

Roy and Feifei teach you a new English expression.
19 Jan 2021 2 min

Tone deaf

Learn when 'tone deaf' has nothing to do with music…
12 Jan 2021 3 min

'A' game

Sometimes people need to be on top form and do their best work.
5 Jan 2021 2 min

Frontliner

We describe nurses and doctors who have been working on the frontline
28 Dec 2020 2 min
220 – 239