Obeidalla Aabdoun

Learning English Conversations

Everyday expressions and real English conversations to help make your English conversations easier. Every week, we teach you a new phrase or word you can use in conversation with The English We Speak. And we bring you special series to improve your English conversation. Try Beating Speaking Anxiety to learn how to fight your fears of speaking English. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

Author

Obeidalla Aabdoun

Category

Education

Podcast website

www.spreaker.com

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

It escapes me 21.06.2022

A phrase about forgetting something

Onboarding 13.06.2022

Starting a new job means becoming familiar with new duties!

Thereby hangs a tale 06.06.2022

When there is more to say....

The royal treatment 31.05.2022

Are you ready to feel like a king or a queen?

Tell me about it 24.05.2022

Sometimes people say something that you can’t help but agree with. Learn a new phrase.

Creatively bankrupt 17.05.2022

Do you ever feel like your creativity just vanishes? Here's a phrase for that situation.

As if 10.05.2022

A phrase to use when someone says something that is ridiculous or blatantly untrue.

Bad hair day 04.05.2022

How are you looking today? Could you be having a bad hair day?

'Ish' - The English We Speak 03.05.2022

Make the English you speak sound more natural

Promises, promises 19.04.2022

Learn a new expression about not believing someone’s promises.

Not see hide nor hair 12.04.2022

Sometimes it’s impossible to find someone. Here's a phrase to use in this situation.

A curate's egg 05.04.2022

Learn an odd expression which means something is a little good but mainly bad

That'll be the day 29.03.2022

Learn a phrase about things that are unlikely to happen.

Gathering dust 22.03.2022

What’s gathering dust in your house?

Easier said than done 15.03.2022

Talking about doing things can be easy, but doing them can be a bit more complicated.

The plot thickens 08.03.2022

A phrase for when a situation becomes more mysterious.

All at sea 01.03.2022

Discover more about this nautical phrase in The English We Speak.

Don't mind me 22.02.2022

If you want tell someone to ignore what you’re doing, what can you say?

Cramp my style 15.02.2022

Who’s cramping your style?

You couldn't make it up 08.02.2022

Learn an expression for unbelievable events.

Cool cat 01.02.2022

Do you know someone who is really hip and trendy?

There's nothing to it 25.01.2022

Sometimes we do things that are simple. Learn an 'easy' phrase to describe this.

As sick as a parrot 18.01.2022

Learn a phrase about disappointment.

Eke out 13.01.2022

We have the perfect phrase to describe making the most of what you’ve got left.

Say no more 04.01.2022

Learn a phrase about understanding someone.

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