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

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Author

Obeidalla Aabdoun

Category

Education

Podcast website

www.spreaker.com

Latest episode

Oct 13, 2026

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Episodes

Have a lot of plates spinning 13.04.2021

A phrase about having a lot of things to do.

Pizzazz 06.04.2021

Do a lot of people remark on how glamorous you are?

Oomph 30.03.2021

A word to describe someone with charm and energy!

Snap up 23.03.2021

If you snap up something, you get it quickly or immediately and usually with enthusiasm.

Nothingburger 16.03.2021

Describing something insignificant

Awesomesauce 09.03.2021

Learn a new informal word to describe something amazing.

Clout 02.03.2021

Learn an expression about having influence.

GOAT 23.02.2021

'GOAT' is used to talk about things or people that we think are the best.

Workation 16.02.2021

'Workation' is a combination of the words 'work' and 'vacation'.

Moonshot 09.02.2021

Learn an expression used to describe an experimental project.

Slap-bang 02.02.2021

Learn a phrase to describe an exact position.

Sadfishing 26.01.2021

A word used when someone exaggerates their emotional problems to get attention.

Mic drop 19.01.2021

Roy and Feifei teach you a new English expression.

Tone deaf 12.01.2021

Learn when 'tone deaf' has nothing to do with music...

'A' game 05.01.2021

Sometimes people need to be on top form and do their best work.

Frontliner 28.12.2020

We describe nurses and doctors who have been working on the frontline

On fleek 15.12.2020

From eyebrows to clothes, when they look good we like to say so.

Contact tracing 08.12.2020

Learn vocabulary related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Key worker 01.12.2020

Someone who has become more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sharenting 24.11.2020

Don't share too many photos of your children!

Plastic footprint 17.11.2020

It's similar to 'carbon footprint', but this focuses on your plastic usage.

Spoiler alert! 10.11.2020

A warning when we're going to reveal part of the story of a film, book or TV series.

Listicle 02.11.2020

Find out more about a portmanteau that combines the words 'list' and 'article'.

Doomscrolling 27.10.2020

Learn a word about the addiction to looking at depressing news on social media.

Crowdsourcing 20.10.2020

Learn a word that might be useful when you’re developing an idea and need help.

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