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

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

A thing 29.01.2018

Beards have been 'a thing' for a while. Is it now time to shave them off?

Just the ticket 23.01.2018

Rob and Feifei help teach a phrase to describe something you really want or need

Do a runner 09.01.2018

Is it time to go? Here's a phrase about avoiding a tricky situation

All that jazz 26.12.2017

We love slang, idioms, phrases and all that jazz! Learn a new phrase with us

Not gonna lie 18.12.2017

A phrase to use when you're being brutally honest

Up your game 12.12.2017

Don't know which one to use? You need to up your emoji game

To shout it from the rooftops 05.12.2017

Have you heard the good news? This programme has something to shout about!

To blow the cobwebs away 28.11.2017

No spiders involved. It's time to get lively and learn a new English phrase

A knees-up 21.11.2017

Want to go to a party? This phrase might help you get an invitation

To put someone on the map 14.11.2017

Need directions to learn a new English phrase? Here's one about a map and being famous

Down in the dumps 07.11.2017

Feeling unhappy? Here's a phrase to describe your mood but don't take it too literally!

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