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Happy English Podcast826 - Please drop the TI know that you often listen to this podcast. Maybe it’s because you like to hear authentic American English and you find that this helps you speak English a little better. Well today, it’s all about dropping the TToday, we’re diving into one of those little pronunciation secrets that can really help you sound more natural when you speak English. You might’ve noticed that in a lot of words, the T sound just… disappears. Or sometimes, it sounds more like a D. Let's dive in!Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: http...2025-05-1910 minHappy English Podcast826 - Please drop the TI know that you often listen to this podcast. Maybe it’s because you like to hear authentic American English and you find that this helps you speak English a little better. Well today, it’s all about dropping the TToday, we’re diving into one of those little pronunciation secrets that can really help you sound more natural when you speak English. You might’ve noticed that in a lot of words, the T sound just… disappears. Or sometimes, it sounds more like a D. Let's dive in!Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: http...2025-05-1910 min
Happy English Podcast824 - Let’s Get Married In EnglishArmstrong, party of 4, your table’s ready. Party of 4. That’s an interesting way to count a group of people, don’t you think? Well if you like parties, you’re gonna love the party of wedding vocabulary I’ve got set up for you today.Spring is a lovely time for a wedding, right? And weddings, which are usually pretty formal events have a pretty unique and interesting set of vocabulary, and that’s what we’re going to look at today.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my websi...2025-05-1209 minHappy English Podcast824 - Let’s Get Married In EnglishArmstrong, party of 4, your table’s ready. Party of 4. That’s an interesting way to count a group of people, don’t you think? Well if you like parties, you’re gonna love the party of wedding vocabulary I’ve got set up for you today.Spring is a lovely time for a wedding, right? And weddings, which are usually pretty formal events have a pretty unique and interesting set of vocabulary, and that’s what we’re going to look at today.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my websi...2025-05-1209 min
Happy English Podcast815 - Casual Phrasal Verbs With UpListen, I’m not trying to butter you up, but I do want to say that I appreciate you listening to this podcast each week. Maybe you can learn something or just crack up from what I’m saying. In any case, buckle up because here comes another podcast English lesson, just for you!Thanks for joining me for another episode of the Happy English Podcast. I’m your English teacher Michael and i’m so glad you’ve decided to tune in. Today, we’re looking at some casual phrasal verbs that use the word up. Join my...2025-04-1408 minHappy English Podcast815 - Casual Phrasal Verbs With UpListen, I’m not trying to butter you up, but I do want to say that I appreciate you listening to this podcast each week. Maybe you can learn something or just crack up from what I’m saying. In any case, buckle up because here comes another podcast English lesson, just for you!Thanks for joining me for another episode of the Happy English Podcast. I’m your English teacher Michael and i’m so glad you’ve decided to tune in. Today, we’re looking at some casual phrasal verbs that use the word up. Join my...2025-04-1408 min
Happy English Podcast803 - Is it Really or VeryI think this is really going to be a helpful lesson for you today. Very and really are two very basic words in English, but I do know that they can be really confusing for a lot of English learners. So if you sometimes use one of them in the wrong situation, you’re going to want to listen to this podcast English lesson till the end. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2025-02-2408 minHappy English Podcast803 - Is it Really or VeryI think this is really going to be a helpful lesson for you today. Very and really are two very basic words in English, but I do know that they can be really confusing for a lot of English learners. So if you sometimes use one of them in the wrong situation, you’re going to want to listen to this podcast English lesson till the end. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2025-02-2408 min
Happy English Podcast800 - Deadlines With By, Until, and UnlessDeadlines, we all have them, and so we need to talk about them. Finish your homework by Friday. Work hard until the weekend. And you can’t have any fun unless you’re done doing what you have to do. By, until, and unless.We use the words by, until and unless to talk about a deadline, but the way we use these words can be a pain in the neck for a lot of English learners. Fear not, my friends. For today’s English lesson podcast, we’re going to do a deep dive into these similar, but tric...2025-02-1408 minHappy English Podcast800 - Deadlines With By, Until, and UnlessDeadlines, we all have them, and so we need to talk about them. Finish your homework by Friday. Work hard until the weekend. And you can’t have any fun unless you’re done doing what you have to do. By, until, and unless.We use the words by, until and unless to talk about a deadline, but the way we use these words can be a pain in the neck for a lot of English learners. Fear not, my friends. For today’s English lesson podcast, we’re going to do a deep dive into these similar, but tric...2025-02-1408 min
Happy English Podcast798 - Ache vs PainI visited my 97-year-old aunt in the nursing home the other day. I haven't seen her in a while and it was a bit of a pain in the neck to get there but it was totally worth it. She said that aside from a few aches and pains she's doing pretty good. Aches and pains - those are two words that tend to be a royal pain for a lot of English learners. Ache and pain are two words that can make your brain hurt when you try to remember how to use them, so for today’s Engli...2025-02-1008 minHappy English Podcast798 - Ache vs PainI visited my 97-year-old aunt in the nursing home the other day. I haven't seen her in a while and it was a bit of a pain in the neck to get there but it was totally worth it. She said that aside from a few aches and pains she's doing pretty good. Aches and pains - those are two words that tend to be a royal pain for a lot of English learners. Ache and pain are two words that can make your brain hurt when you try to remember how to use them, so for today’s Engli...2025-02-1008 min
Happy English Podcast797 - 5 Ways To Use Put OnThe first thing I do every morning when I get up is I put on the coffee maker. Then I put on a podcast and get dressed. It's been pretty cold lately so I always need to put on something warm.I know that learning phrasal verbs can be tricky, but they are such an essential part of English. And like I’ve mentioned before, using phrasal verbs will definitely make your English conversation sound more natural. So to help you with that, today, we’re going focus on the phrasal verb put on, which has five different mean...2025-02-0706 minHappy English Podcast797 - 5 Ways To Use Put OnThe first thing I do every morning when I get up is I put on the coffee maker. Then I put on a podcast and get dressed. It's been pretty cold lately so I always need to put on something warm.I know that learning phrasal verbs can be tricky, but they are such an essential part of English. And like I’ve mentioned before, using phrasal verbs will definitely make your English conversation sound more natural. So to help you with that, today, we’re going focus on the phrasal verb put on, which has five different mean...2025-02-0706 min
Happy English Podcast793 - Tired, Tired Of, Tired FromThe word tired is one of those words in English that has a number of different uses and while you may be familiar with the basic meaning of tired, which is sleepy, did you know that tired can also be used to mean that something is not fresh or that a machine is not in working condition? For today’s English lesson, we’re going to look at those uses of tired and the phrases tired of and tired from. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my websit...2025-01-2906 minHappy English Podcast793 - Tired, Tired Of, Tired FromThe word tired is one of those words in English that has a number of different uses and while you may be familiar with the basic meaning of tired, which is sleepy, did you know that tired can also be used to mean that something is not fresh or that a machine is not in working condition? For today’s English lesson, we’re going to look at those uses of tired and the phrases tired of and tired from. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my websit...2025-01-2906 min
Happy English Podcast792 - 5 Ways To Use AlwaysAlways is a commonly used word, and probably one that you learned when you first started studying English. I’m sure everyone listening today knows that we use always when we talk about something that happens consistently. Like, I always drink coffee in the morning. But what you might not know is that always can be used in five different ways in every day English conversation.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2025-01-2707 minHappy English Podcast792 - 5 Ways To Use AlwaysAlways is a commonly used word, and probably one that you learned when you first started studying English. I’m sure everyone listening today knows that we use always when we talk about something that happens consistently. Like, I always drink coffee in the morning. But what you might not know is that always can be used in five different ways in every day English conversation.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2025-01-2707 min
Happy English Podcast791 - Phrasal Verbs Related To StartingIt’s time to kick off another podcast English lesson. Boot up your ipod, and fire up your headphones. We’re about to dive into a bunch of phrasal verbs that talk about starting something. It’s been a while since we looked at phrasal verbs, and since the start of the year, I’ve been thinking about kicking off a lesson with them. For today’s podcast English lesson, let’s have a look at a group of phrasal verbs related to starting something. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript2025-01-2006 minHappy English Podcast791 - Phrasal Verbs Related To StartingIt’s time to kick off another podcast English lesson. Boot up your ipod, and fire up your headphones. We’re about to dive into a bunch of phrasal verbs that talk about starting something. It’s been a while since we looked at phrasal verbs, and since the start of the year, I’ve been thinking about kicking off a lesson with them. For today’s podcast English lesson, let’s have a look at a group of phrasal verbs related to starting something. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript2025-01-2006 min
Happy English Podcast790 - Using HowHow about this? Let’s look at the word how and see all the ways you can use how to make your English sound more natural. How come? I’m glad you asked that. Because you depend on me to tell you these things. And how!There are a lot of basic words in English that have multiple meanings and uses in everyday conversation. One good example of this is the question word how. There are a whole bunch of conversational phrases with how that we use in American English these days, and that's what we're going to talk...2025-01-1706 minHappy English Podcast790 - Using HowHow about this? Let’s look at the word how and see all the ways you can use how to make your English sound more natural. How come? I’m glad you asked that. Because you depend on me to tell you these things. And how!There are a lot of basic words in English that have multiple meanings and uses in everyday conversation. One good example of this is the question word how. There are a whole bunch of conversational phrases with how that we use in American English these days, and that's what we're going to talk...2025-01-1706 min
Happy English Podcast788 - It’s Over And AboveLet me tell you a bit about the setup I have here. First off, I’ve got two clocks in the office. One of them is on the wall above my desk, and the other one is above the whiteboard in the teaching area. I keep a sweater over the back of my chair to put over my shoulders when it gets too cold in here from the A/C.We can use both above and over to describe the position of something which is in a higher position than another thing. However, we use these two prepositions di...2025-01-0807 minHappy English Podcast788 - It’s Over And AboveLet me tell you a bit about the setup I have here. First off, I’ve got two clocks in the office. One of them is on the wall above my desk, and the other one is above the whiteboard in the teaching area. I keep a sweater over the back of my chair to put over my shoulders when it gets too cold in here from the A/C.We can use both above and over to describe the position of something which is in a higher position than another thing. However, we use these two prepositions di...2025-01-0807 min
Happy English Podcast787 - Is It Bring or TakeBring and take. Both of these words can be used in English to talk about moving something or someone from place to place. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, believe it or not, these two words tend to cause headaches for a lot of English learners. For today’s podcast English lesson, let’s have a look at how we use bring and take in everyday English.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2025-01-0708 minHappy English Podcast787 - Is It Bring or TakeBring and take. Both of these words can be used in English to talk about moving something or someone from place to place. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, believe it or not, these two words tend to cause headaches for a lot of English learners. For today’s podcast English lesson, let’s have a look at how we use bring and take in everyday English.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2025-01-0708 min
Happy English Podcast784 - Hand Phrasal VerbsI love my watch. It’s not a Rolex or anything like that, but it was handed down to me by my grandfather. He was a teacher too and I remember him telling me stories of how he would hand out the exams to his students wondering how many of them would hand it back with all the correct answers. Today we have another phrasal verb English lesson to look at six phrasal verbs with hand. I really love helping you learn phrasal verbs because they are so common in everyday English and using them will make your Eng...2024-12-1807 minHappy English Podcast784 - Hand Phrasal VerbsI love my watch. It’s not a Rolex or anything like that, but it was handed down to me by my grandfather. He was a teacher too and I remember him telling me stories of how he would hand out the exams to his students wondering how many of them would hand it back with all the correct answers. Today we have another phrasal verb English lesson to look at six phrasal verbs with hand. I really love helping you learn phrasal verbs because they are so common in everyday English and using them will make your Eng...2024-12-1807 min
Happy English Podcast779 - Kind, Kind of you, Kind of, and A Kind ofIt’s very kind of you to listen to this podcast. It’s a kind of English lesson, isn’t it? There are different kinds of English lessons out there, but maybe this one is one of a kind. Kind of. A kind of. The word kind is interesting because it has a number of different meanings and uses, depending on which word comes before and after it.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2024-12-0606 minHappy English Podcast779 - Kind, Kind of you, Kind of, and A Kind ofIt’s very kind of you to listen to this podcast. It’s a kind of English lesson, isn’t it? There are different kinds of English lessons out there, but maybe this one is one of a kind. Kind of. A kind of. The word kind is interesting because it has a number of different meanings and uses, depending on which word comes before and after it.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2024-12-0606 min
Happy English Podcast778 - 8 Meanings Of GetI get it. You got here because you want to get something new in English. You’re getting more and more interested in improving your English. I’m sure you’ll totally get this lesson.Let's explore all the different ways that you can use get in English. By the end of this podcast English lesson, you are going to be using get like a native speaker. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2024-12-0409 minHappy English Podcast778 - 8 Meanings Of GetI get it. You got here because you want to get something new in English. You’re getting more and more interested in improving your English. I’m sure you’ll totally get this lesson.Let's explore all the different ways that you can use get in English. By the end of this podcast English lesson, you are going to be using get like a native speaker. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2024-12-0409 min
Happy English Podcast777 - Is It Want, Wish, Or HopeI really want you to have a great experience learning English with me. And if you do, I hope you will tell your friends about this podcast. I wish I could tell you how happy I am that you study here with me. What's the difference between want, hope, and wish? That’s a question a lot of English learners have, and today, we’re gonna dive in and find out.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2024-12-0207 minHappy English Podcast777 - Is It Want, Wish, Or HopeI really want you to have a great experience learning English with me. And if you do, I hope you will tell your friends about this podcast. I wish I could tell you how happy I am that you study here with me. What's the difference between want, hope, and wish? That’s a question a lot of English learners have, and today, we’re gonna dive in and find out.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2024-12-0207 min
Happy English Podcast775 - Gerunds & ParticiplesI walked into the office wondering what to teach in this podcast and then I remembered that the students in my podcast learner’s study group were feeling confused about using gerunds & participles, or ING and ED adjectives. Sorry, I know grammar terms can be annoying! The idea behind my lesson for you today is to bring these grammar ideas out of the book and into your English conversation. I want to help you see how they can add a lot of depth and interest to your English. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://lear...2024-11-2507 minHappy English Podcast775 - Gerunds & ParticiplesI walked into the office wondering what to teach in this podcast and then I remembered that the students in my podcast learner’s study group were feeling confused about using gerunds & participles, or ING and ED adjectives. Sorry, I know grammar terms can be annoying! The idea behind my lesson for you today is to bring these grammar ideas out of the book and into your English conversation. I want to help you see how they can add a lot of depth and interest to your English. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://lear...2024-11-2507 min
Happy English Podcast773 - Relative ClausesThis podcast, which I produce for you each week, is designed to help you improve your English. I’m sure that English learners who listen to the Happy English podcast can find something useful in each episode. Did you notice those relative clauses? In a nut shell, relative clauses are kind of like these little phrases that we add into our sentences to give us extra information about a noun. And they're really useful for like, adding detail and making your sentences more interesting. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript2024-11-1810 minHappy English Podcast773 - Relative ClausesThis podcast, which I produce for you each week, is designed to help you improve your English. I’m sure that English learners who listen to the Happy English podcast can find something useful in each episode. Did you notice those relative clauses? In a nut shell, relative clauses are kind of like these little phrases that we add into our sentences to give us extra information about a noun. And they're really useful for like, adding detail and making your sentences more interesting. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript2024-11-1810 min
Happy English Podcast770 - 7 Other Ways To Say BecauseSeeing that you like learning English here, I thought you may be interested in sounding more fluent and sophisticated. Today, we’ll look at 7 different ways to give a reason, aside from because, for you need to always expand your vocabulary.Today's English lesson is all about helping you to explain yourself better. Like, when you want to say "why" something happened. Yeah, you could say “because,” but aren't you tired of just using because all the time? Today, let’s look at all those other ways you can use to explain a reason, so you can sound more flu...2024-11-0607 minHappy English Podcast770 - 7 Other Ways To Say BecauseSeeing that you like learning English here, I thought you may be interested in sounding more fluent and sophisticated. Today, we’ll look at 7 different ways to give a reason, aside from because, for you need to always expand your vocabulary.Today's English lesson is all about helping you to explain yourself better. Like, when you want to say "why" something happened. Yeah, you could say “because,” but aren't you tired of just using because all the time? Today, let’s look at all those other ways you can use to explain a reason, so you can sound more flu...2024-11-0607 min
Happy English Podcast765 - Idioms With Tree and LeafDo you like to leaf through a magazine when you’re waiting for a flight? Or maybe you’ve turned over a new leaf and started studying English more. Are you branching out into new interests? Well, unless I’m barking up the wrong tree, you’ve come to the right place today. For this English lesson podcast, it's all about idioms with tree and leafJoin my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2024-10-2111 minHappy English Podcast765 - Idioms With Tree and LeafDo you like to leaf through a magazine when you’re waiting for a flight? Or maybe you’ve turned over a new leaf and started studying English more. Are you branching out into new interests? Well, unless I’m barking up the wrong tree, you’ve come to the right place today. For this English lesson podcast, it's all about idioms with tree and leafJoin my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2024-10-2111 min
Happy English Podcast763 - How To Improve PronunciationThese days, it seems like a lot of people all over the world speak English, doesn't it? And that means that there are ton of different English accents out there. Which is totally fine, you know? But if you are concerned about your English pronunciation, then stick around till the end of this podcast - I have a lot of ideas to help you out.No matter which one you like to listen to and use, here are my top three tips for improving pronunciation and accent.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn...2024-10-1409 minHappy English Podcast763 - How To Improve PronunciationThese days, it seems like a lot of people all over the world speak English, doesn't it? And that means that there are ton of different English accents out there. Which is totally fine, you know? But if you are concerned about your English pronunciation, then stick around till the end of this podcast - I have a lot of ideas to help you out.No matter which one you like to listen to and use, here are my top three tips for improving pronunciation and accent.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn...2024-10-1409 min
Happy English Podcast760 - Ain’t I Talking About Ain’t?Even though I ain’t gonna tell you a deep history of English slang, let’s talk about a word that’s both loved and hated: ain’t!Over the years this powerful little word has been embraced in pop songs, TV shows and movies. Love it or hate it, ain’t has definitely made its mark on the English language! For today’s podcast lesson, let’s check out how we use ain’t in everyday, conversational English.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 fr...2024-10-0407 minHappy English Podcast760 - Ain’t I Talking About Ain’t?Even though I ain’t gonna tell you a deep history of English slang, let’s talk about a word that’s both loved and hated: ain’t!Over the years this powerful little word has been embraced in pop songs, TV shows and movies. Love it or hate it, ain’t has definitely made its mark on the English language! For today’s podcast lesson, let’s check out how we use ain’t in everyday, conversational English.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 fr...2024-10-0407 min
Happy English Podcast756 - Me Too, Me Neither, Me EitherIn everyday English conversations, we often use short phrases to express agreement or shared feelings. Three common phrases are "me too," "me neither," and "me either." While "me too" is usually easy to use, "me neither" and "me either" can be confusing for a lot of English learners. This lesson will help you understand how to use these phrases correctly and confidently. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand the differences between "me too," "me neither," and "me either" and use these phrases correctly in daily conversations.Join my Podcast Learner's S...2024-09-2506 minHappy English Podcast756 - Me Too, Me Neither, Me EitherIn everyday English conversations, we often use short phrases to express agreement or shared feelings. Three common phrases are "me too," "me neither," and "me either." While "me too" is usually easy to use, "me neither" and "me either" can be confusing for a lot of English learners. This lesson will help you understand how to use these phrases correctly and confidently. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand the differences between "me too," "me neither," and "me either" and use these phrases correctly in daily conversations.Join my Podcast Learner's S...2024-09-2506 min
Happy English Podcast754 - Past Perfect TenseDid you ever wish you could add a little more excitement and interest to your English conversations? Maybe you’d like to add some color and excitement to you English writing, especially when it comes to storytelling? Today, let’s take a deep dive into how the past perfect tense might just be the right spice for your next English dish.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2024-09-2107 minHappy English Podcast754 - Past Perfect TenseDid you ever wish you could add a little more excitement and interest to your English conversations? Maybe you’d like to add some color and excitement to you English writing, especially when it comes to storytelling? Today, let’s take a deep dive into how the past perfect tense might just be the right spice for your next English dish.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2024-09-2107 min
Happy English Podcast752 - 6 Ways To Use WhileWhile I was writing this lesson, I was thinking about the early days of my teaching career in Sendai, Japan. While living there, I had the chance to visit a lot of interesting places. While it was different from my life back home in New York, living there was quite an adventure.While is an interesting word in English, because it can be use as a noun, a conjunction, and an adverb. While you may think you know many of these uses, hopefully there is something new you can find in this podcast English lesson. Join m...2024-09-1606 minHappy English Podcast752 - 6 Ways To Use WhileWhile I was writing this lesson, I was thinking about the early days of my teaching career in Sendai, Japan. While living there, I had the chance to visit a lot of interesting places. While it was different from my life back home in New York, living there was quite an adventure.While is an interesting word in English, because it can be use as a noun, a conjunction, and an adverb. While you may think you know many of these uses, hopefully there is something new you can find in this podcast English lesson. Join m...2024-09-1606 min
Happy English Podcast751 - Phrasal Verbs For EducationI went over my notes today and after reading over everything I found out that we haven't run through any phrasal verbs here in a while. Have we fallen behind, or is it just that I’ve been mixing things up. Phrasal verbs are a huge part of English, especially spoken English and today, I have a set of ten phrasal verbs that you can use to talk about education - learning and studying. Before we dive in, let’s listen to a conversation between two high school teachers who are talking in the teacher’s office at the end...2024-09-1307 minHappy English Podcast751 - Phrasal Verbs For EducationI went over my notes today and after reading over everything I found out that we haven't run through any phrasal verbs here in a while. Have we fallen behind, or is it just that I’ve been mixing things up. Phrasal verbs are a huge part of English, especially spoken English and today, I have a set of ten phrasal verbs that you can use to talk about education - learning and studying. Before we dive in, let’s listen to a conversation between two high school teachers who are talking in the teacher’s office at the end...2024-09-1307 min
Happy English Podcast750 - Emphasis In EnglishI have to be honest, I do need a vacation. Wait, what? Did you notice that? I said, I do need a vacation. Do, need. Two verbs one after another. Do we need to talk about this! Are you tired of using very and really for emphasis? For today’s podcast English lesson, I’m going to help you take your English up to the next level, by using do and other verb patterns to express emphasis. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free En...2024-09-1107 minHappy English Podcast750 - Emphasis In EnglishI have to be honest, I do need a vacation. Wait, what? Did you notice that? I said, I do need a vacation. Do, need. Two verbs one after another. Do we need to talk about this! Are you tired of using very and really for emphasis? For today’s podcast English lesson, I’m going to help you take your English up to the next level, by using do and other verb patterns to express emphasis. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free En...2024-09-1107 min
Happy English Podcast749 - 6 Ear IdiomsI hope you don’t mind if I bend your ear a little bit today. This past week, I’ve been up to my ears in new ideas for English lessons, and today’s podcast English lesson is going to be something that I hope won’t go in one ear and out the other. Ears! Today, we’re going to look at six idioms that have to do with how you listen to something. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: htt...2024-09-0908 minHappy English Podcast749 - 6 Ear IdiomsI hope you don’t mind if I bend your ear a little bit today. This past week, I’ve been up to my ears in new ideas for English lessons, and today’s podcast English lesson is going to be something that I hope won’t go in one ear and out the other. Ears! Today, we’re going to look at six idioms that have to do with how you listen to something. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for over 3,000 free English lessons: htt...2024-09-0908 min
Happy English Podcast747 - Things You Can GetI first got my feet wet in the podcast world in 2014. In those days, everything was new to me, and it took a while for me to get my act together. Thankfully, I got my ducks in a row, and nowadays, I actually need to get my fix of doing this.As you can see, get is an interesting word in English because there are tons of idioms that use this versatile verb. For today’s English lesson we’re gonna look at things you can get - seven get idioms.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Grou...2024-09-0407 minHappy English Podcast747 - Things You Can GetI first got my feet wet in the podcast world in 2014. In those days, everything was new to me, and it took a while for me to get my act together. Thankfully, I got my ducks in a row, and nowadays, I actually need to get my fix of doing this.As you can see, get is an interesting word in English because there are tons of idioms that use this versatile verb. For today’s English lesson we’re gonna look at things you can get - seven get idioms.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Grou...2024-09-0407 min
Happy English Podcast746 - Using WouldWould you like to learn something interesting today? I knew you would say yes! It would seem that you're pretty interested in improving your English. Well, I would love to help. According to the dictionary, would is the past tense of will, which is the future, but talking about the future in the past is just one part of today’s podcast English lesson, where we’re gonna look at ten different ways we use would, in everyday English.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for o...2024-09-0207 minHappy English Podcast746 - Using WouldWould you like to learn something interesting today? I knew you would say yes! It would seem that you're pretty interested in improving your English. Well, I would love to help. According to the dictionary, would is the past tense of will, which is the future, but talking about the future in the past is just one part of today’s podcast English lesson, where we’re gonna look at ten different ways we use would, in everyday English.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website for o...2024-09-0207 min
Happy English Podcast743 - The Passive VoiceThanks for joining me for today’s podcast English lesson. Did you know that this podcast was started in 2014? On top of that, My company, Happy English was established in 2010. Those to facts have been presented to you using the passive voice, and that’s the focus of our lesson today. For this podcast English lesson, let’s look at what the passive voice is, how to form it, and when to use it. We’ll also go over some examples to help you understand this concept better. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myha...2024-08-2608 minHappy English Podcast743 - The Passive VoiceThanks for joining me for today’s podcast English lesson. Did you know that this podcast was started in 2014? On top of that, My company, Happy English was established in 2010. Those to facts have been presented to you using the passive voice, and that’s the focus of our lesson today. For this podcast English lesson, let’s look at what the passive voice is, how to form it, and when to use it. We’ll also go over some examples to help you understand this concept better. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myha...2024-08-2608 min
Happy English Podcast723 - Unless, Should, As Long As, ProvidedDon’t listen to this podcast unless you like learning English. Yeah, as long as you are a fan of learning English, I am sure you will enjoy this episode, that is provided you find this kind if thing interesting. We’ve talk about using IF to talk about a condition a few times before, right? Well, have you ever wondered if there are other words you can us to talk about a condition? If so then you are in the right place. By the end of this podcast English lesson, you’ll be able to use unless, should...2024-05-2007 minHappy English Podcast723 - Unless, Should, As Long As, ProvidedDon’t listen to this podcast unless you like learning English. Yeah, as long as you are a fan of learning English, I am sure you will enjoy this episode, that is provided you find this kind if thing interesting. We’ve talk about using IF to talk about a condition a few times before, right? Well, have you ever wondered if there are other words you can us to talk about a condition? If so then you are in the right place. By the end of this podcast English lesson, you’ll be able to use unless, should...2024-05-2007 min
Happy English Podcast719 - Stop Studying EnglishDo yourself a favor. Stop studying English. Yeah I said that. Me, your humble English teacher. In this podcast English lesson, I’m going to explain why I suggest you stop studying English and what you can do instead to practice and improve your English. Today I want you to rethink what you do in English. I want you to move from the “I study English” to the “I use English” mindset. Let’s jump in!Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2024-04-2210 minHappy English Podcast719 - Stop Studying EnglishDo yourself a favor. Stop studying English. Yeah I said that. Me, your humble English teacher. In this podcast English lesson, I’m going to explain why I suggest you stop studying English and what you can do instead to practice and improve your English. Today I want you to rethink what you do in English. I want you to move from the “I study English” to the “I use English” mindset. Let’s jump in!Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/2024-04-2210 min
Happy English Podcast713 - Day to Day EnglishDay in and day out, I try to come up with topics to talk about here on the Happy English podcast. Most of my ideas come from questions or problems my students have. At the end of the day, it’s always best to keep trying new things. In this day and age, I think most people are interested in learning something. That’s plain as day, no? Today, let’s look as 10 idioms and expressions that relate to time and day.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://www.my...2024-03-1110 minHappy English Podcast713 - Day to Day EnglishDay in and day out, I try to come up with topics to talk about here on the Happy English podcast. Most of my ideas come from questions or problems my students have. At the end of the day, it’s always best to keep trying new things. In this day and age, I think most people are interested in learning something. That’s plain as day, no? Today, let’s look as 10 idioms and expressions that relate to time and day.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://www.my...2024-03-1110 min
Happy English Podcast710 - The Tiny WAmerican English pronunciation is interesting. A lot of English learners tell me that Americans talk to quickly. But I would say it’s more the style of speaking than the speed. One interesting feature of spoken American English is the fact that We. Do. Not. Like. To. Stop. After. Each. Word. In. A. Sentence. Quite often, the end of one word links with the beginning of the next word. For this English lesson, we’re going look at one particular sound that happens when one word ends with a vowel sound, and the next word begins with a vowel sound.2024-02-1908 minHappy English Podcast710 - The Tiny WAmerican English pronunciation is interesting. A lot of English learners tell me that Americans talk to quickly. But I would say it’s more the style of speaking than the speed. One interesting feature of spoken American English is the fact that We. Do. Not. Like. To. Stop. After. Each. Word. In. A. Sentence. Quite often, the end of one word links with the beginning of the next word. For this English lesson, we’re going look at one particular sound that happens when one word ends with a vowel sound, and the next word begins with a vowel sound.2024-02-1908 min
Happy English Podcast707 - American Conversational PhrasesGuess what! This lesson is all about conversational phrases in American English. And maybe you’re wondering…can I find a lesson like this in a book? Not exactly. “How come?,”you may ask. How come indeed. Let’s check it out.For this English lesson, I’m going to show you how to sound more American, by using words and phrases that will make your English conversations sound, well, less like a text book. By the end of this lesson, you be able to use and understand this English. Let’s dive in.Join my Podcast Learner's Stud...2024-01-2908 minHappy English Podcast707 - American Conversational PhrasesGuess what! This lesson is all about conversational phrases in American English. And maybe you’re wondering…can I find a lesson like this in a book? Not exactly. “How come?,”you may ask. How come indeed. Let’s check it out.For this English lesson, I’m going to show you how to sound more American, by using words and phrases that will make your English conversations sound, well, less like a text book. By the end of this lesson, you be able to use and understand this English. Let’s dive in.Join my Podcast Learner's Stud...2024-01-2908 min
Happy English Podcast703 - New Year IdiomsLearning idioms can make your English conversations sound more natural and today, we’re going to look at five idioms you might use in your English conversations at the beginning of the year. By the end of this podcast, you’ll learn these idioms and the history behind how we started saying them!Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/FREE Workshop to build your vocabulary: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/vocabulary-workshop-signupGet TOEIC Mastery: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/TOEIC-Mastery-Online-English-Course2024-01-0309 minHappy English Podcast703 - New Year IdiomsLearning idioms can make your English conversations sound more natural and today, we’re going to look at five idioms you might use in your English conversations at the beginning of the year. By the end of this podcast, you’ll learn these idioms and the history behind how we started saying them!Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/FREE Workshop to build your vocabulary: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/vocabulary-workshop-signupGet TOEIC Mastery: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/TOEIC-Mastery-Online-English-Course2024-01-0309 min
Happy English Podcast696 - Learning English With Gregory DiehlIn this podcast English lesson, I'm speaking with author and English teacher, Gregory Diehl. Gregory has a new book out called Our Global Lingua Franca: An Educator's Guide to Spreading English Where EFL Doesn't Work which explores the cultural and economic importance of spreading English as a universal language. Gregory has taught in more than a dozen countries and observed the persistent flaws that prevent the majority of learners from developing even conversational English fluency, let alone true fluency. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://www.myhappyenglish...2023-11-0629 minHappy English Podcast696 - Learning English With Gregory DiehlIn this podcast English lesson, I'm speaking with author and English teacher, Gregory Diehl. Gregory has a new book out called Our Global Lingua Franca: An Educator's Guide to Spreading English Where EFL Doesn't Work which explores the cultural and economic importance of spreading English as a universal language. Gregory has taught in more than a dozen countries and observed the persistent flaws that prevent the majority of learners from developing even conversational English fluency, let alone true fluency. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://www.myhappyenglish...2023-11-0629 min
Happy English Podcast694 - InversionHad I known this English point was a pain in the neck for a lot of English learners, I would have covered it before. Can you imagine? How I missed this is beyond me! Sometimes the word order of a sentence is changed. In particular, we sometimes reverse the order of the subject and verb. And this is called, inversion. For today’s English lesson, lets look at five situations where this happens.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript2023-10-2306 minHappy English Podcast694 - InversionHad I known this English point was a pain in the neck for a lot of English learners, I would have covered it before. Can you imagine? How I missed this is beyond me! Sometimes the word order of a sentence is changed. In particular, we sometimes reverse the order of the subject and verb. And this is called, inversion. For today’s English lesson, lets look at five situations where this happens.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcript2023-10-2306 min
Happy English Podcast693 - Confidence? You Got This!You know? The three things you need to do to boost and keep your confidence in English are:1. Keep a positive attitude about English. 2. Practice using English every day 3. Read more. Let’s discuss.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/FREE Workshop to build your vocabulary: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/vocabulary-workshop-signup2023-10-1611 minHappy English Podcast693 - Confidence? You Got This!You know? The three things you need to do to boost and keep your confidence in English are:1. Keep a positive attitude about English. 2. Practice using English every day 3. Read more. Let’s discuss.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/FREE Workshop to build your vocabulary: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/vocabulary-workshop-signup2023-10-1611 min
Happy English Podcast681 - The 4 Skills To Improve EnglishLanguage has input and output. Input is reading and listening. Output is speaking and writing. All together, these are known as the 4 skills of English. The 4 skills you need to work on in order to improve your English. Let’s discuss.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/Get TOEIC Mastery: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/TOEIC-Mastery-Online-English-Course2023-07-2507 minHappy English Podcast681 - The 4 Skills To Improve EnglishLanguage has input and output. Input is reading and listening. Output is speaking and writing. All together, these are known as the 4 skills of English. The 4 skills you need to work on in order to improve your English. Let’s discuss.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://www.myhappyenglish.com/Get TOEIC Mastery: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/TOEIC-Mastery-Online-English-Course2023-07-2507 min
Happy English Podcast678 - Ways To Take SomeoneIf you visit New York, let me know and I’ll take you out for a pizza. Did that take you by surprise? I hope you take me up on that. And please…trust me when I say that I won’t take you for a ride.Idioms can add color and richness to your English, and today I have a set of idioms that use the verb take and various prepositions. These are commonly used phrases in English conversations that you can use with your friends, family, and in the workplace. Let’s check them out.Lis...2023-07-1407 minHappy English Podcast678 - Ways To Take SomeoneIf you visit New York, let me know and I’ll take you out for a pizza. Did that take you by surprise? I hope you take me up on that. And please…trust me when I say that I won’t take you for a ride.Idioms can add color and richness to your English, and today I have a set of idioms that use the verb take and various prepositions. These are commonly used phrases in English conversations that you can use with your friends, family, and in the workplace. Let’s check them out.Lis...2023-07-1407 min
Happy English Podcast677 - Phrasal Verbs From SportsHave you recently taken up a sport or do you get worn out just thinking about playing sports. Or maybe, you like to cheer on professional athletes when they do sports. Have these questions warmed you up for this lesson?Learning phrasal verbs can make your English conversations sound more natural and give you an edge on those pesky English exams like TOEIC, TOFEL and IELTS. For today's podcast English lesson, we're going to look at phrasal verbs that you can use to talk about sports. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com...2023-07-1309 minHappy English Podcast677 - Phrasal Verbs From SportsHave you recently taken up a sport or do you get worn out just thinking about playing sports. Or maybe, you like to cheer on professional athletes when they do sports. Have these questions warmed you up for this lesson?Learning phrasal verbs can make your English conversations sound more natural and give you an edge on those pesky English exams like TOEIC, TOFEL and IELTS. For today's podcast English lesson, we're going to look at phrasal verbs that you can use to talk about sports. Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com...2023-07-1309 min
Happy English Podcast675 - Can You Improve Your English Without Goals?Here is another great question that I got from one of my followers on Instagram. Is it true that if you don't have any certain goals, then you won't be improving your English? Is that true? Do you need specific goals to improve your English? Let’s discuss.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/Get TOEIC Mastery: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/TOEIC-Mastery-Online-English-Course2023-07-1009 minHappy English Podcast675 - Can You Improve Your English Without Goals?Here is another great question that I got from one of my followers on Instagram. Is it true that if you don't have any certain goals, then you won't be improving your English? Is that true? Do you need specific goals to improve your English? Let’s discuss.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/Get TOEIC Mastery: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/TOEIC-Mastery-Online-English-Course2023-07-1009 min
Happy English Podcast674 - 3 Ways To Use Should With ConditionalsShould is a pretty versatile word in the world of English grammar. I’ve talked about using should in a few other episodes of the Happy English podcast, and today I’d like to talk about how we use should with conditionals. Some of this has a formal sound, which means these three patterns are likely to show up on English exams, like the TOEIC.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website : https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/Get TOEIC Mastery: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/TOEIC-Mastery-Online-English-Course2023-07-0606 minHappy English Podcast674 - 3 Ways To Use Should With ConditionalsShould is a pretty versatile word in the world of English grammar. I’ve talked about using should in a few other episodes of the Happy English podcast, and today I’d like to talk about how we use should with conditionals. Some of this has a formal sound, which means these three patterns are likely to show up on English exams, like the TOEIC.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit my website : https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/Get TOEIC Mastery: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/TOEIC-Mastery-Online-English-Course2023-07-0606 min
Happy English Podcast673 - Summer Festival Idioms In Business EnglishYesterday was Independence Day here in the USA, which is a holiday with lots of fireworks, and it got me thinking of some related idioms. Today, let’s have a look at six idioms that have a connection to summer festivals which you can use in daily conversation and even in the office.This podcast English lesson has a dialog where you can hear these idioms in context: Fireworks, Skyrocket, Hotdogging, To go up in smoke, To grill someone, to rake someone over the coals Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.my...2023-07-0510 minHappy English Podcast673 - Summer Festival Idioms In Business EnglishYesterday was Independence Day here in the USA, which is a holiday with lots of fireworks, and it got me thinking of some related idioms. Today, let’s have a look at six idioms that have a connection to summer festivals which you can use in daily conversation and even in the office.This podcast English lesson has a dialog where you can hear these idioms in context: Fireworks, Skyrocket, Hotdogging, To go up in smoke, To grill someone, to rake someone over the coals Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group here: https://learn.my...2023-07-0510 min
Happy English Podcast672 - Business English Phrasal VerbsEnglish Lesson and DialogDid you dive into your work today? Did you finish up everything or have you put something off? Once you put everything together and then have it all wrapped up, let me know and I'll follow up with you. Today's English lesson and conversation is all about these phrasal verbs for business. Join my podcast learner's study group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/Get TOEIC Mastery: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/TOEIC-Mastery-Online-English-Course2023-07-0508 minHappy English Podcast672 - Business English Phrasal VerbsEnglish Lesson and DialogDid you dive into your work today? Did you finish up everything or have you put something off? Once you put everything together and then have it all wrapped up, let me know and I'll follow up with you. Today's English lesson and conversation is all about these phrasal verbs for business. Join my podcast learner's study group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/Get TOEIC Mastery: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/TOEIC-Mastery-Online-English-Course2023-07-0508 min
Happy English Podcast671 - Improving Pronunciation As An Adult LearnerToday, we’re going to talk about improving pronunciation. As an adult English learner, improving your pronunciation is a worthwhile goal and something that’s going to definitely enhance your overall communication skills and especially, your confidence using English. Here are a few things that you can do to improve your English pronunciation.Join my podcast learner's study group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/Get TOEIC Mastery: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/TOEIC-Mastery-Online-English-Course2023-07-0307 minHappy English Podcast671 - Improving Pronunciation As An Adult LearnerToday, we’re going to talk about improving pronunciation. As an adult English learner, improving your pronunciation is a worthwhile goal and something that’s going to definitely enhance your overall communication skills and especially, your confidence using English. Here are a few things that you can do to improve your English pronunciation.Join my podcast learner's study group here: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/transcriptVisit: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/Get TOEIC Mastery: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/TOEIC-Mastery-Online-English-Course2023-07-0307 min
English At Home Is Fun05a – Naho and Michael – Naho’s English Life at Home & A Tongue Twister!Naho and Michael chat about Naho’s English life at home. Naho shares the basic three things that she does at home using English! We also have a tongue twister for you which is all about critters and baby sitters Here is the tongue twister! Critters give me jitters, so do baby sitters!2017-07-1708 minEnglish At Home Is Fun05 – Noriko & Michael: Mom’s English LevelNaho and Michael talk about mom’s English ability. A lot of mom’s and dad’s have a question about their own English like, “Is my English good enough to teach my child?” This is a great topic and you may be surprised to know the answer. We also talk about the concept that English at home is not a school subject. Please check out this week’s podcast!2017-07-1416 min