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

A necessary evil 17.07.2018

Can you accept something you don't like?

If the cap fits 10.07.2018

Learn an expression about accepting criticism

My bad 03.07.2018

Learn a phrase about accepting blame

To have a good nose (for something) 26.06.2018

Rob and Feifei sniff out a new phrase to learn

Friends in High Places 19.06.2018

Learn a phrase about important people

Catch-22 12.06.2018

Learn an expression for a no-win situation.

Let the dust settle 05.06.2018

Learn a phrase about allowing a situation to become calm again

Nothing to shout about 29.05.2018

Learn a phrase about not saying much

Let sleeping dogs lie 22.05.2018

Learn about a trouble-free phrase

Bleed someone dry 15.05.2018

An expression for a financial injury

Small change 08.05.2018

A phrase for trivial things

That'll teach you 01.05.2018

Learn from what you've done

An old hand 24.04.2018

Someone who's skilled and experienced

Out of the loop 17.04.2018

Learn a phrase about missing out.

Rub it in 10.04.2018

Learn an expression about enjoying someone's misfortunes.

Smombie 03.04.2018

Are you a smartphone zombie?

Freegan 27.03.2018

Are you someone who only eats food that has been wasted or thrown away? Learn a word that describes what you are

Barking up the wrong tree 20.03.2018

Have you ever made the wrong assumption? Here's a dog-related phrase to describe your actions

Cloud cuckoo land 13.03.2018

Can you make the impossible possible? This phrase implies you can't but what's it got to do with a cuckoo?

A taste of your own medicine 06.03.2018

Payback time

Happy-go-lucky 27.02.2018

Relaxed about the future? Here's a phrase that might describe your character

Whizz-kid 20.02.2018

Young, clever and successful: find out a phrase that describes someone like this

The best of both worlds 13.02.2018

Can you enjoy the advantages of two different situations at the same time? You can if you use this phrase

Bone idle 06.02.2018

Are you taking it easy or just being lazy? Here's a phrase to describe your condition

To cut a long story short 30.01.2018

Have you got a story to tell? Here's a phrase about just telling the important bits

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