Synopsis
Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme. From BBC World Service
Episodes
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The English We Speak: Happy Bunny
20/02/2012 Duration: 03minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Happy bunny'.
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The English We Speak: Get your hands dirty
13/02/2012 Duration: 02minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Get your hands dirty'.
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The English We Speak: Don't get me wrong!
06/02/2012 Duration: 02minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak, Li finds Neil's cat 'just a bit surprising' and teaches us a useful phrase to prevent people taking offence at something.
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The English We Speak: Dragon
30/01/2012 Duration: 04minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the meaning of the word 'Dragon'.
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The English We Speak: Easy Tiger!
23/01/2012 Duration: 02minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'Easy tiger!'.
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The English We Speak: Stuffed
16/01/2012 Duration: 02minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the words 'stuff' and 'stuffed'.
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The English We Speak: Bubbly
09/01/2012 Duration: 03minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'bubbly'.
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The English We Speak: All the trimmings
02/01/2012 Duration: 03minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week we talk about Christmas and the phrase 'all the trimmings'.
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The English We Speak: Cheesy
26/12/2011 Duration: 02minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at new meanings of the word 'cheesy'.
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The English We Speak: Work for peanuts
19/12/2011 Duration: 04minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'work for peanuts'.
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The English We Speak: Sinking Feeling
12/12/2011 Duration: 04minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'sinking feeling'.
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The English We Speak: Head over Heels
05/12/2011 Duration: 03minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'head over heels'.
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The English We Speak: Nailed It!
28/11/2011 Duration: 03minNeil needs to put a clock on the studio wall, but can he nail it? Find out more in this week's programme.
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The English We Speak: Lairy
21/11/2011 Duration: 03minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'lairy'.
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The Creeps
07/11/2011 Duration: 02minIn our special Halloween edition Neil and Li try to give you the creeps.
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The English We Speak: 'Get Lost'
24/10/2011 Duration: 02minThe English countryside is beautiful but causes problems for Helen and Rob. Find out more about this phrasal verb in this week's The English We Speak.
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The English We Speak: Playing Up
20/10/2011 Duration: 02minEveryone likes to see children playing, but do we also want them to play up? Find out more about this phrasal verb with Rob and Helen.
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The English We Speak: Heavy
10/10/2011 Duration: 02minIn this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at new meanings of the word 'heavy'.