The Vocab Man - Fluent Vocabulary

Audiogram version: https://share.descript.com/view/OW7tejYoHYY Interesting vocabulary in this episode: -permutations -IELTS 0:00 Start Hello guys, this is the Vocab Man. I am Daniel, and this is meant to be a bonus episode. I hope you're going to like it. It is actually an excerpt of an interview I conducted with Alastair and I think that there are many gems in it and I thought that it would be a...

Audiogram version with subtitles: https://share.descript.com/view/dhzSEl2wiZY Full Transcript: Up in the air Hey Daniel and Hey Vocab Man listeners. This is Steph from the Geopats Podcast coming to you from Rome, Italy. I'm an American expat, who has turned into a digital nomad. And so my current location is where I'm living right now. And that will change at the end of my three months in Italy. A...

For the video version with the subtitles in it: https://share.descript.com/view/H4H4oBGx8Uo Full transcript: Today's expression is to lean into someone or something. Hello guys. This is Daniel Goodson. It's good to have you back here on the Vocab Man, where the listeners and me as well are trying to get better in English by listening very closely to different clips or expressions from daily life....

This is the video version of episode 76. Unfortunately, it didn't work the way I wanted. If you still want to watch the video you need to click on this link: https://www.myfluentpodcast.com/76-not-my-circus-not-my-monkeys/ If you want to listen to the audio-only verison use this link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/48700037 What is YOUR favorite expression? Use the link below and send in your me...

This is the audio-only version of the episode. For the video version use this link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/48700225 or select the second file with the number 76. What is YOUR favorite expression? Use the link below and send in your message (audio-only, video or text-only) https://www.videoask.com/fwegskglw Full Transcript: "not my circus, not my monkeys" Hello guys, this is Daniel. I am...

Today, we are going to learn the expression "to get one's head around" Here is the Audiogram version of the podcast: https://share.descript.com/view/cMpj06yu2TG Transcript: Get one's head around. Hello guys, this is the Vocab Man. Let's try to understand the spoken words from different clips. And at the same time learn the expression to get one's head around. 0:20 Clip 1 That in 1999 I got incredi...

We tried to learn the expression "rain check" or "To take a rain check" together. = You can't accept an invitation now but you would like to do it later. British English might say something like 'I'll give it a miss' or 'I'll catch you/it next time'. Other weather related expressions: - a storm in a teacup: unnecessary anger or worry about an unimportant thing - it never rains but it pours: bad lu...

Audiogram version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/_-jIEBIOj6o Vocab Man Website: https://www.myfluentpodcast.com/73-you-can-have-your-cake-and-it-it-too/ What is your favorite expression? For more info see the link below! https://www.videoask.com/fwegskglw Full transcript: Next time you're making chocolate cake. I hope you'll consider some of these sweet tips so you can have your cake and eat it...

What is your favorite expression? For more info see the link below! https://www.videoask.com/fwegskglw Transcript: Link to the video version with transcripts in it: https://youtu.be/VhtlJCmLBBQ Forget raining cats and dogs in Guam. It's raining mice. Omar. Do you have a favorite expression or an idiom in English? That is good question. idiom idiom like that. I could say for example I live in Ecuad...

Transcript: In this episode we are going to cover the phrasal verb to make up to someone. I am Daniel. and you are listening to the Vocab Man. 0:14 What does to make up to someone mean? It means to do something to show that you are sorry about the problems you have caused someone. Let's listen to an example from a woman who forgot about their marriage anniversary. 0:26 example 1: You're always for...

What is your favorite expression? For more info see the link below! https://www.videoask.com/fwegskglw This is a bonus episode of my other podcast called My Fluent Podcast Link to the original full video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvPysMmxoVU&list=PLTF3BphrUaC2J2qtAkU4p_5c00bCUHljB&index=14 https://www.youtube.com/c/TeacherZdenek teaching method: Dogme (improvised conversation, emerging langu...

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Transcript: Hello, Daniel and hello vocab man listeners. This is Stephanie from the Geopats Language Podcast coming to you with another guest episode. And this time we're going to be talking about "cut me some slack" cut me some slack Taylor. Cut me some slack. I used to be a cop. First I want to tell you where I am. I'm not in the park today as in my previous episodes, I am in an outdoor cafe in...

Check out the YouTube version! https://youtu.be/h0EUMOLwTz0 What is your favorite expression? For more info see the link below! https://www.videoask.com/fwegskglw Transcript: So on the off chance that you are hoping to visit Scotland, or you just particularly like that accent, this is a fantastic TV show. Hello guys today, we are going to cover the expression "on the off chance", which basically m...

Transcript: Slag off. Welcome back, dear English, enthusiasts. This is Daniel. I'm the Vocab Man. And I was wondering, I mean, Don't get me wrong. I strongly believe that I have been learning a lot in the last four years here producing the Vocab Man for you, but let's take a closer look at it. Today is episode 66 and yeah, I have been producing over five hours in total. So. Let's imagine if I prod...

Transcript: Don't get me wrong. I love it! Don't get me wrong. Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to get you or anything. In this episode, you will get familiar with the expression "don't get me wrong". And as usual here on the Vocab Man you'll listen to several examples of the expression that we are going to cover so that you can memorize it in a very easy way. 0:32 Example 1 Surely recycling can...

YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/FPxQ2H_ZEy0 Transcript: Dither - dither - dither The world doesn't have that much time to dither! Hello. I am the Vocab Man. After producing over 63 episodes consisting of five hours of audio materials in total, after more than 21,000 downloads. Thank you for that guys. The time has come to make a decision. Yeah, well actually, I've been dithering about what to do...

YouTube version: https://youtu.be/DLlUsVPj53A Transcript: Gotcha. Hi, Daniel and hello Vocab Man listeners. This is Stephanie from the Geopats Language podcast here with another commonly used phrase "gotcha" (I got you). This is a tricky one. There's a lot of different informal situations where you can use this, but there's also a lot of ways you can misuse it or you can use it incorrectly. First...

YouTube version: https://youtu.be/xpPy7W8KbqA Transcript: No sweat. There is a little chore I have for you, which is the Phoenix palm fronds More have fallen onto the lawn. Oh! Those! Those..., no sweat. I'll deal with them. No sweat. I'll deal with them. Welcome to the Vocab Man, this is Daniel. And as you may already know on this podcast and YouTube channel, we try to become fluent in English. S...

Transcript: And I kid you not. Okay. I kid you not. It comes back with 2,500 corrections and I am just fricking astounded. Now, how can this be now? Obviously the way she counts, if a comma is in the wrong place where she cuts it, it's one. She puts it back. It's two. So let's be conservative. Let's say it's 1,250 problems. I'm still, my mind is boggled. So anyway And I kid you not. Okay. I kid yo...

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/ZAWTalBW4cg Transcript: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. Welcome back. My dear English enthusiasts . I am the Vocab Man. And this time you're going to learn the proverb. You can lead a horse to water. But you can't make it drink. As the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. You can influence people in cir...

What is your favorite expression? For more info see the link below! https://www.videoask.com/fwegskglw Dont' forget to watch this episode on YouTube (with an audiogram) Full English Transcript: I'll take my chances. All right. Hello guys. This is the Vocab Man. Recording on the go. So I'll take my chances and record while on the go. Usually I am recording in my studio at home, but today we are goi...

BONUS EPISODE! Transcript of Ricardo's speech When you asked me what was my favourite idiom, my first sensation was I “was scared out of my wits” and I “was shaking in my shoes” because I knew you “had high expectations” on that. I didn’t wish to “take a dislike to you” because you “have a heart in the right place”. I was “at a crossroads”. So I finally “came to terms with” and thought: -I’ll do t...

What is your favorite expression? For more info see the link below! https://www.videoask.com/fwegskglw Links: The Vocab Man YouTube channel with transcripts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGeFQ81EnxPmfmCi3RlFMxw https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/geopats-language-1323254 https://www.stephfuccio.com/podcasts Transcript: The following program contains explicit language. Today, on the Vocab Man, I...