My English Matters

My English Matters

We're the Shurfa sisters from Malaysia—Azimah, Amnah and Aisya. After spending eight years in the U.K. as children, we know the importance of mastering a second language. We created My English Matters as a platform to help second language learners learn to speak, write and communicate in English with confidence! The My English Matters podcast is an extension of all that we do—it's a place for us to connect with you on a whole new level. You can learn with us while you're on your commute to work, washing the dishes or picking your kids up from school! So let's get started, shall we?

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Jul 3, 2026

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Episodes

82. Countable & Uncountable Nouns: Part 2 13.02.2023

This is part two of Countable & Uncountable Nouns.  If you haven't already listened to part one of the lesson, make sure you go ahead and listen to that first in the previous episode! To learn even more with us, make sure to sign up to our FREE course, Speaking with Confidence. Go to myenglishmatters.com/subscribe to sign up!

81. Countable vs Uncountable Nouns: Part 1 03.02.2023

In this episode, Amnah talks about countable and uncountable nouns and how to use them correctly.   This is part one of the lesson. We will continue with part two in our next video. To learn even more with us, make sure to sign up to our FREE course, Speaking with Confidence. Go to myenglishmatters.com/subscribe to sign up!

80. How to Ask Questions Correctly When Speaking and Writing: Part 2 30.01.2023

This is part two of How to Ask Questions Correctly When Speaking and Writing. In this lesson, Madam Azimah teaches you how to form indirect questions and use question tags! If you haven't already listened to part one of the lesson where Madam Azimah teaches you all about modal auxiliary verbs and how to use them to ask direct questions, make sure you go ahead and listen to that one first!  To...

79. How to Ask Questions Correctly When Speaking and Writing: Part 1 19.01.2023

In this episode of the My English Matters podcast, Madam Azimah teaches you all about modal auxiliary verbs and how to use them to ask direct questions.    To learn even more with us, make sure to sign up to our FREE course, Speaking with Confidence. Go to myenglishmatters.com/subscribe to sign up!

78. Tips for Learning English as an Adult 13.01.2023

In this episode, our guest Qudsia Karimi from Canada shares her journey on learning the English language and shares tips for learning English as an adult.   To learn even more with us, make sure to sign up to our FREE course, Speaking with Confidence. Go to myenglishmatters.com/subscribe to sign up!

77. Essay Writing: What's Your Style? 05.01.2023

In this episode of the My English Matters podcast, Madam Azimah talks to copy editor Kikie Jahn about two different types of writers and how each type should approach writing essays.   To learn even more with us, make sure to sign up to our FREE course, Speaking with Confidence. Go to myenglishmatters.com/subscribe to sign up!

76. 6 Tips for Better Public Speaking 30.12.2022

In this week's podcast, Madam Azimah shares six tips for better public speaking.    This was a special live online session Madam Azimah conducted for students from the Faculty of Law and International Relations at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin.    In this episode, Madam Azimah talks about:    - How to look for great content - Why it’s important to know your audience...

75. British English vs American English Pronunciation 22.12.2022

In this episode of the My English Matters Podcast, Madam Azimah talks to English communication trainer Nasyeela Dzulkifli about the differences between British English and American English pronunciation.   To learn even more with us, make sure to sign up to our FREE course, Speaking with Confidence. Go to myenglishmatters.com/subscribe to sign up!

74. British English vs American English 15.12.2022

While English is used in both the UK and North America, the version in America evolved over time into its own distinct version known as American English.   In this episode of the My English Matters Podcast, Madam Azimah talks to English communication trainer Nasyeela Dzulkifli about the differences between British English and American English.   To learn even more with us, make sure to s...

73. English Words That Are Unique to Malaysians 08.12.2022

In today's episode, Madam Azimah talks to Dr Nor Azikin Mohd Omar, head of the Centre for English Language Studies at UniSZA, about 10 English words that are unique to Malaysians!   To learn even more with us, make sure to sign up to our FREE course, Speaking with Confidence. Go to myenglishmatters.com/subscribe to sign up!

72. Why Does English Matter? 01.12.2022

This episode of the My English Matters podcast features an interview with Madam Azimah hosted by Siti Nurfatihah from The Selangor International Islamic University College's English Language and Literature Society.   In this interview, Madam Azimah and Siti Nurfatihah talk about why learning and communicating in English matters. Madam Azimah also shares several tips on how to improve your Eng...

71. Why Motivation is Key to Learning English 24.11.2022

In this episode, Madam Azimah talks to Teacher Asiyah about why motivation is important when it comes to learning English as a second language.   Want more tips? Go to https://www.myenglishmatters.com and sign up to join our FREE video course, Speaking with Confidence. We’ll send you seven tips to your email address!

70. Ways to Say Hello and Goodbye 17.11.2022

In this video, Madam Azimah shares some phrases that you can use to say hello and goodbye!   Want more tips? Go to https://www.myenglishmatters.com and sign up to join our FREE video course, Speaking with Confidence. We’ll send you seven tips to your email address!

69. Commonly Mispronounced Dishes & Beverages 10.11.2022

Is it bolog-neez or buh-leu-neiz?   In this episode, our guest, Terengganu Hired English Language Personnel (THELP) and foodie Nurul Atiqah Hj Roshali goes through a list of commonly mispronounced dishes and beverages and teaches us how to pronounce their names correctly.   Want more tips? Go to https://www.myenglishmatters.com and sign up to join our FREE video course, Speaking with Con...

68. Bilingualism in the Malaysian Context 03.11.2022

According to my guest in today’s episode, Dr Rabiah Tul Adawiyah, a researcher on child language development, children have less fear of making mistakes compared to adults. Adults, on the other hand, have a tendency to overthink, which inhibits them from getting enough speaking practice. This is one of the reasons why children surpass adults when it comes to becoming confident and active bilingual...

67. 11 Manglish Words 27.10.2022

Manglish is an informal form of Malaysian English that contains words, expressions, and sentence structures from multiple languages such as English, Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese, Mandarin and Tamil. What makes Manglish fun and unique (but challenging for non-Malaysians to understand us) is the way Malaysians use direct translations from the Malay language to change the meanings of some English words....

66. Nine English idioms to help you sound fluent 20.10.2022

Sometimes it’s hard to understand fluent speakers of the English language when they start using idioms in a conversation. That’s not entirely your fault. Idioms (or peribahasa in Malay) are a group of words in a fixed order whose meaning differs from the phrase’s literal meaning. Because idioms are unique to the culture of a particular region, you cannot simply take a wild guess of their meaning w...

65. Using Contractions: "Gonna" vs "Going to" 29.09.2022

Join Amnah as she talks about using contractions like "gonna" and "wanna" when you speak!    To learn even more with us, make sure to sign up to our FREE course, Speaking with Confidence. Go to myenglishmatters.com/subscribe to sign up!

64. Words and Phrases to Use to Sound Polite 08.09.2022

In today’s episode, Madam Azimah shares words, phrases and modal verbs that you can use to sound polite without saying ' sorry' too many times. There's also a fun quiz at the end! To learn even more with us, make sure to sign up to our FREE course, Speaking with Confidence.  Go to myenglishmatters.com/subscribe to sign up!

63. What to do when you don't understand someone in English 01.09.2022

Sometimes the reason you don't understand someone may have nothing to do with your English! There may be several reasons you don't understand someone in English: 1) The person speaks with a very thick accent that you're not familiar with 2) The person is from a different field or industry, so they use language or terms that you're not familiar with 3) The person is just not explaining something ve...

62. How to Recover From Negative Feedback 17.06.2022

In this episode of the My English Matters podcast, Madam Azimah and Aisya talk about how to recover from negative feedback. To learn even more with us, make sure to sign up to our FREE course, Speaking with Confidence. Go to myenglishmatters.com/subscribe to sign up!

61. 5 Things to Ask Yourself Before Your Presentation 09.06.2022

In this week's episode of the My English Matters podcast, Madam Azimah and Amnah discuss five important questions you should ask yourself before your presentation. To learn even more with us, make sure to sign up to our FREE course, Speaking with Confidence. Go to myenglishmatters.com/subscribe to sign up!

60. How to Avoid Overexplaining 02.06.2022

Join Madam Azimah and Amnah in this episode of the My English Matters podcast as they talk about how to avoid overexplaining. To learn even more with us, make sure to sign up to our FREE course, Speaking with Confidence. Go to myenglishmatters.com/subscribe to sign up!

59. Saying Sorry and Responding to an Apology 12.05.2022

Learn new phrases for apologising and responding to an apology!  To learn even more with us, make sure to join our FREE video training called Speaking with Confidence! Just sign up at myenglishmatters.com/subscribe and you'll get seven tips with videos via email.  See you there!

58. How to Practise for Your Upcoming Presentation 28.04.2022

Learn five ways to practise for your upcoming presentation with Madam Azimah!   To learn even more with us, make sure to join our FREE video training called Speaking with Confidence! Just sign up at myenglishmatters.com/subscribe and you'll get seven tips with videos via email. See you there!

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