Jale Qaraqan

Daily English Pod

Education EN ↓ 699 episodes

Daily English Pod is a space for learning English beyond grammar and textbooks. During the week, you’ll learn practical vocabulary, expressions, idioms, and real-life English, the language people actually use in everyday conversations, emotions, and work. On weekends, we slow down. Through ideas from psychology, philosophy, and real human experience, we explore language as a way to better understand life, emotions, identity, and growth. This podcast is created by Jale, an English teacher with 13 years of teaching experience and a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from Canada, who teaches...

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Jale Qaraqan

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Gentle Resolutions 28.12.2025 4:14

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There is more to it 27.12.2025 2:44

You live and you learn 26.12.2025 2:30

I'll take your word for it 25.12.2025 2:40

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I hear you 24.12.2025 2:31

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Let's take a step back 23.12.2025 2:45

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Warm someone's heart 22.12.2025 3:47

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I can't get it off my mind 21.12.2025 3:46

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That crossed a line 20.12.2025 2:21

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I'm not buying it 19.12.2025 2:14

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Let's call it what it is 18.12.2025 2:30

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I didn't see that coming 17.12.2025 2:47

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It didn't land 16.12.2025 2:39

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Time slips by 15.12.2025 3:35

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The good old days 14.12.2025 3:11

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It doesn't add up 13.12.2025 2:32

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Noted 12.12.2025 2:58

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Put two and two together 11.12.2025 2:48

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Make do with sth 10.12.2025 2:56

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Take sth lightly 09.12.2025 2:54

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Get your night back 08.12.2025 3:59

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One thing at a time 07.12.2025 3:42

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Not my finest moment 06.12.2025 2:50

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Second nature 05.12.2025 2:53

Send us Fan Mail Google form for lessons with Jale: https://forms.gle/LhVoDyQusKBt61Cf8 For checking the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 Second nature it means you can do it easily and automatically — without thinking — because you’ve done it many times. It becomes natural, familiar, almost instinctive. Examples: 1- There was a time when she had to think about every single verb te...

I don't take it for granted 04.12.2025 3:41

Send us Fan Mail Google form: https://forms.gle/FW5XqRQFk5kQfbci7 For checking the transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379282 ] Don't take it for granted. means to truly appreciate it — to recognize that it’s valuable, not automatic, and not guaranteed. Examples 1- Every time someone presses play on this podcast — from a corner of this planet, on a bus, during a walk, or in the middle of...