Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Today’s expression and dialog: peachy Hi! Long time no see! Yeah, good to see you! How’s everything? Everything’s peachy! Yourself? Couldn’t be better! How is your Friday going? Great? Fine? Wonderful? Those are good words to describe your day...but should we ALWAYS use the SAME words? No--that's too boring! Today, let's use a different word! I like today's word and I think you will, too! Have NOT...

Today’s expression and dialog: ~ gives me a complex Let’s go to John’s barbecue this Sunday. No. He gives me a complex. What? Why? His life is so perfect. My life is so blah~~ How has your week been? Has anyone made you feel uncomfortable? Inadequate? Not good enough? Small? Stupid? Weak? If yes, WHO? Give me their name--I'll take care of them~~While I make them understand what a great person you...

Today’s expression and dialog: blah~ You look a little… Blah? Yeah! I’m am blah~ Nothing’s going right in my life~~ YOU have the power to CHOOSE how you feel. You have the ability. So, when you are NOT feeling "great", find a way to feel better! Today's expression is a word that we use when we do NOT feel great! It's a word we all need to know...and a word we all need to defeat!! Have a HAPPY day,...

Today’s expression and dialog: fingers crossed John failed his exam. Ha! I’m glad. He never studied. But you told him you would keep your fingers crossed for him. Yeah, but I crossed my fingers on my other hand when I said it! Right now I'm installing Windows 10 on one of my computers. Wish me luck. I have heard that Windows 10 is nice, BUT it totally allows Microsoft to follow everything I do...w...

Today’s expression and dialog: travel halfway around the world to… I’d travel halfway around the world to meet Celine Dion. She lives about 10 miles from you. Yeah, but she’d never meet me~ True~ But I’m sure your “heart will go on!” Some things that I would LOVE to do, but will probably never get a chance...Travel to space. Go to the top of the Giza Pyramid. Go on a safari in Kenya. Ski across Al...

Today’s expression and dialog: to leave no stone unturned Did you find them yet? No. I’m still looking. Leave no stone unturned. I need them! How can anyone lose their glasses?!! If you have EVER lost something, then you can use today's expression! In fact, I want you to use today's expression to me! Please tell me when the last time was that you lost something. Tell me what it was that you lost a...

Today’s expression and dialog: cut to the chase I’ve got a big favor to ask. Go ahead. Well, you know how I love you. And I think you’re the greatest… Cut to the chase! Can I get 20 dollars? The expression that I want you to learn and master and use today is actually a very old expression--but we still use it a LOT! But I wonder if it is a good expression to use in other "cultures"... Remember, so...

Today’s expression and dialog: to put lipstick on a pig What do you think of my business proposal? Well, I don’t think it’ll work. What if I add more graphs and pictures? That’s just putting lipstick on a pig! Sorry~ Let's be real. Being real is NOT equal to being nice. Let's be real. I have a used car. It is old. It has many scratches. It has many dents. If I wash my car, do you think it will loo...

Today’s expression and dialog: heading VS going Going somewhere? I’m heading out. Where you going? I’ll head over to Mike’s then home. Did you have a busy day today? Me...a little. This morning I WENT into town to help my mom with her computer. Then I WENT to a store to buy some rice and coffee. After that I WENT to the post office...no mail~ Then I WENT back home. I made lunch, did a bunch of ema...

Today’s expression and dialog: What’s all this racket? What’s all this racket? I’m trying to fix the sink. It sounds like your destroying it. Then YOU do it! Have a SUPER week, everyone! Coach Shane Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to parmyproductions@gmail.com Or you can go here: www.patreon.com/coachshane Our spo...

Today’s expression and dialog: Will do. You going over to Mike’s? Yeah. I’m on my way now. Tell him I’ll see him on Friday. Will do. I hope your Sunday is a nice day for you--what are your plans? Today, I think I will go hiking...if it's not too hot. Yesterday was STILL hot...hurry fall weather! Just a reminder: we have a FREE COMMUNITY on our website--letsmasterenglish-- GO THERE! You do NOT need...

Today’s expression and dialog: in a nutshell Do you think I can use this song in my YouTube video? Well, the copyright laws are very strict. And complicated. Yeah. But in a nutshell, if you didn’t make it, don’t use it. Lots of people ask me, "How did you become an English teacher?" Well, to be honest, it is a pretty long and boring story. If I were to tell you, you would be sleeping after five mi...

Today’s expression and dialog: What the… What the… What’s wrong? The bank charged me a fee for putting money in my account! What? Are you serious? According to my iPhone's weather APP...it is SNOWING IN MOSCOW! I am so jealous~ If you are in Russia and can take a picture of the snow, please TWEET me! For me, in Las Vegas, the weather is still quite warm--but the nights are cooler. Right now it is...

Today’s expression and dialog: weather vs climate How’s the weather today? It’s raining! It’s great! I thought it never rained there. Rarely. The climate here is really dry! How's the weather where you are? What about the climate? Is the weather matching the climate? Has your climate changed in the past few weeks? Months? Years? Find out the DIFFERENCE between weather and climate and DON'T make a...

Today’s expression and dialog: to be stoked Wow! 500 E-cubed lessons! That’s a lot, huh? Yes! You must be exhausted! No way! I’m stoked! 500 more!! 500 PODCASTS!! Please, if you get a chance, tell me APPROXIMATELY you have listened to!! I really want to know^^ Thank you all SO much,Coach Shane Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On P...

Today’s expression and dialog: cry me a river Paris was wonderful, but the wine was so expensive. Uh-huh. Really. And we paid over 100 euros every night for dinner. Cry me a river~~ 499!! Tomorrow will be our 500th E-cubed expression!! Wow! Thank you all for listening to my podcasts! I wonder if any of you have listened to all 500...hmm! Did you know that you can download ALL of them on our websit...

Today’s expression and dialog: but no~~~ Want some more KFC? No! I could have been grilling, but no~~~ Quit complaining. The rain is nice! I wanted hamburgers on the grill! It's Sunday night...Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest for me...BUT NOT TODAY~! No, actually was very busy. Not doing too many work-related things, but doing other things that I have been neglecting. Housework, cleaning my...

Today’s expression and dialog: a bug (body-related) Wash your hands with soap. Alright~~ There’s a bug going around. Okay! BE CAREFUL. Right now, we are going through a change of seasons. In some areas, the change is A LOT!! So, when the weather changes a lot, sometimes our bodies have a difficult time adapting...and we lose our ability to FIGHT viruses...and we get sick! Don't get sick. Eat well,...

Today’s expression and dialog: a bug So, how’s the update? There’s a major bug! What? My battery life was cut in half! I switched back to the old system. I really do NOT like to use the word "hate". It's a very strong word. And, honestly, I can't think of many things that I hate...almost zero. But I think too many people use the word to much. Anyway, I will tell you something that I HATE...bugs. I...

Today’s expression and dialog: out of date What are you doing? I’m updating the software. It’s out of date. Oh, I should do that, too. I’ll let you know if it’s any good. Do you have an iPhone? Which version of the software do you have? I keep getting a notification that there is a new UPDATED version ready. But, it seems, every time I update my iPhone my phone gets SLOWER! What about you? Should...

Today’s expression and dialog: a poor excuse He broke up with you? Why? He said, “You’re too good for me.” Oh~ That’s a poor excuse! He has a woman!! I know~ He’s such a loser~~ I remember when I was in 7th grade--I was 13 years old--and I had taken an English test but I got a REALLY bad grade. I think it was a D! Which is about 67%~ Not good, for me. My teacher asked me, "What happened?" I told h...

Today’s expression and dialog: to talk a mile a minute Did you understand anything he said? No! He talks a mile a minute~ He should be a sports announcer! Yeah! He’d be perfect for the World Cup^^ Do you talk? Of course you do!! But, are you a SLOW talker, a normal talker or a FAST talker? I'm a normal talker, I think. When I speak English or Korean, the speed is the same. I have a friend who's a...

Today’s expression and dialog: take a dip It’s so hot. Let’s go take a dip. Great idea! The lake? Too far. Let’s go to the pool. Fall (autumn) began on September 23rd. Are you experiencing fall? I hope you enjoy it! For me, in the desert, it's still summer. Today the temperature was 41 degrees...so hot~ Today's expression is about WHAT TO DO when it is too hot! It's a super great expression and I...

Today’s expression and dialog: to feign something Here comes the boss. He saw us watching the game. Quick--feign death. Were you men watching the game? Guys? Sue, bring my gun. Let’s make sure they’re dead. Today's expression will be VERY useful if you meet a bear in the woods! Or...if you do NOT want to go to work or school after the weekend! Most of us probably don't want to!!Do you have plans f...

Today’s expression and dialog: You name it. You wanna name my cat? No! You name it! What should I name it? You name it! How about…Shane?! Are you "flexible"? If your friend wants to watch a movie, is ANY movie okay with you? If your wife/husband wants to go to a restaurant, is ANY restaurant okay with you? When your family wants to go on vacation, is ANY destination okay with you? If you answer YE...