Espresso English Podcast
612 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 355 ratingsOn the Espresso English podcast, you'll learn English grammar, vocabulary, phrases, idioms, and more. Espresso English lessons are clear and practical, making it easy to learn the language quickly and effectively.
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10 Prefixes + 30 Example Words
July 01, 2024 12:01 - 5 minutes - 6.09 MBDownload FREE PDF - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-10-prefixes-examples/ Vocabulary Builder Courses - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/vocabulary-builder-course/ Advanced Vocabulary & Collocations Course - https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-vocabulary-and-collocations-course/ Prefixes are added to the beginnings of words to change their meaning. For example, the prefix UN- means the opposite: happy :-) unhappy :-( The prefix OVER- means "too much:" spend - ove...
Quick Fix - 10 Vocabulary & Spelling Mistakes
June 21, 2024 12:00 - 4 minutes - 5.11 MB200 Common Errors in English Course: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/200-common-errors-course/ 🤩 Free samples from my courses: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-sample-lessons-pdf/ Today I'll teach you 10 super-fast fixes for vocabulary and spelling mistakes! I hope you enjoyed this "lightning round" of quick fixes for spelling and vocabulary mistakes - and I also hope to see you inside the 200 Common Errors Course.
Quick Fix: 5 Pronunciation Mistakes
June 19, 2024 12:00 - 3 minutes - 4.16 MB⭐ 200 Common Errors Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/200-common-errors-in-english-course/ 🤩 Free samples from my courses: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-sample-lessons-pdf/ Are you pronouncing these words wrong? Let me share 5 quick fixes for pronunciation mistakes that I often hear among English learners. There are even more of these inside my 200 common errors in English course, where we cover grammar, vocabulary, spelling, AND pronunciation mistakes. When you make ...
Quick Fix: 5 Grammar Mistakes
June 17, 2024 12:00 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MB200 Common Errors in English Course: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/200-common-errors-course/ 🤩 Free samples from my courses: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-sample-lessons-pdf/ Hey students! Today you’ll learn 5 quick fixes for common grammar mistakes that English learners often make. If you want to learn a LOT more, come join my 200 Common Errors Course at my website EspressoEnglish.net
20 collocations with BREAK
June 10, 2024 12:00 - 4 minutes - 4.63 MBDownload free PDF + quiz: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-quiz-20-collocations-break/ 1000 Collocations E-Book: https://www.espressoenglish.net/1000-english-collocations-in-10-minutes-a-day/ Advanced Vocabulary & Collocations Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-vocabulary-and-collocations-course/ Break is one of the most common verbs in the English language - so let’s learn 20 common collocations, meaning words that are frequently used together. After watchin...
ALL English Verb Tenses in 10 Minutes!
June 03, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 12.5 MBDownload FREE lesson PDF - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-verb-tenses/ Advanced English Grammar Course - https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/ Want to learn all the English verb tenses in less than ten minutes? That’s what you’re going to do in this video! I’ll teach you the 12 essential verb tenses AND when to use them, with examples. There’s a LOT of information in this lesson, so make sure to download the free lesson guide. You can save it, pr...
Me neither or me either?
May 31, 2024 12:00 - 1 minute - 2.21 MBDownload 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons! - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/
Create better sentences with relative clauses!
May 29, 2024 12:00 - 6 minutes - 7.07 MBWant to make better sentences in English? Use relative clauses! I’ll teach you all about them today. You can download a free PDF of this lesson which also includes a quiz for practice - click here to download it - you’ll definitely want it because we’re going to cover a lot of information. And if you want to take your English grammar to the next level, come check out my Advanced English Grammar Course.
10 Phrasal Verbs with TURN + Quiz
May 27, 2024 12:00 - 6 minutes - 6.31 MBTurn on, turn in, turn off, turn out, turn away - what do these phrasal verbs mean? Some of them are used in multiple ways! Today you’ll learn 10 common English phrasal verbs with TURN - and I’ve also got a quiz to help you practice. Download it for free by clicking here: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-phrasal-verbs-with-turn/ You can learn more than 500 more common phrasal verbs when you join my Phrasal Verbs in Conversation course, which teaches you easily and naturally....
What does NGL mean and when do we use it?
May 24, 2024 12:00 - 2 minutes - 2.66 MBDownload 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons! - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/
Some, Any, or No + Quiz
May 22, 2024 12:00 - 5 minutes - 5.67 MBLet's learn about 3 tiny little words that can cause mistakes and confusion for English learners: some, any, and no. When exactly do we use these, and how can you avoid errors? I'll explain it all clearly in today's lesson! Make sure to download the free lesson guide to try the quiz inside - click here: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-some-any-no/ I want to make sure your English grammar is correct, so that you can be confident about it. You can learn a lot more inside my bas...
Learn 30 internet abbreviations in less than 10 minutes
May 20, 2024 12:00 - 8 minutes - 8.74 MBDownload FREE PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-30-internet-abbreviations/ Let’s learn common internet abbreviations used in online chats and comments as well as text messaging. There are hundreds or thousands of these, and new ones are being invented all the time – but today you’ll learn 30 of the most common abbreviations so that you’ll understand when you see them online, and you can chat or text message more confidently in English. I’m going to go through these pretty...
Whose vs. Who's in 2 minutes!
May 17, 2024 12:00 - 2 minutes - 2.31 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ 600+ Confusing Words Explained E-Book: https://www.espressoenglish.net/600-confusing-english-words-explained/
Agenda, Itinterary, or Schedule?
May 15, 2024 12:00 - 3 minutes - 3.71 MBIn today’s lesson I’ll teach you the difference between the words agenda, itinerary, and schedule - three similar words that can often be confused by English learners. For more lessons like this one, get my e-book called 600+ Confusing English Words Explained - https://www.espressoenglish.net/600-confusing-english-words-explained/
Advanced Prepositions Quiz
May 13, 2024 12:00 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MBHow well do you know English prepositions? Let’s find out with this quiz! I’ll show you a sentence, and you’ll try to choose the correct preposition. After a few seconds, I’ll show you the right answer. There are 15 questions - keep track of your score and leave a comment letting me know how you did. Good luck! 1 dollar English grammar e-books: http://www.1dollargrammar.com Advanced English Grammar Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/
10 different words for SURPRISED
May 10, 2024 12:00 - 1 minute - 2.06 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ Vocabulary Builder Courses - https://www.espressoenglish.net/vocabulary-builder-courses/
30 Reporting Verbs + Examples
May 08, 2024 12:00 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MBDownload FREE PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-30-reporting-verbs/ Reported speech is when we talk about what someone said in the past - and the verbs we use for it are called “reporting verbs” - ones like say, tell, ask, recommend, advise, warn, promise, and more. But there are some important little details to remember about the sentence structure when using each of these reporting verbs, so a lot of English learners make mistakes with them. Today I’ll teach you 30 comm...
Direct & Indirect Objects - and MISTAKES!
May 06, 2024 12:00 - 5 minutes - 5.54 MBDownload FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-direct-indirect-objects/ Do you know how to use direct and indirect objects CORRECTLY in English? Today I'll help you avoid two very common mistakes I see English learners make! Want to correct your mistakes and learn to use English more confidently? Check out my Advanced English Grammar Course! One of my students says this course has helped him correct a lot of errors: “This is the best English course I’ve ev...
BATTLE vs. BOTTLE pronunciation
April 26, 2024 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.44 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ American English Pronunciation Course - https://www.espressoenglish.net/american-english-pronunciation-course/
Phrasal Verbs: Transitive, Intransitive, Separable, Inseparable
April 24, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 6.07 MB⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-types-of-phrasal-verbs-examples/ ⭐ Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/phrasal-verbs-intensive-course/ What Are Phrasal Verbs? They are verbs with two or three words: main verb + particle (preposition or adverb). Phrasal Verbs are very common in the English language! I wake up at 7:30 every day. Please turn off the TV. My brother and I don’t get along. We fight all the time. S...
50+ Contractions in English!
April 22, 2024 13:00 - 12 minutes - 12.3 MBContractions combine two words into a short form with an apostrophe – for example, I am becomes I’m; could not becomes couldn’t... and many more that you’ll learn in this lesson. Contractions are extremely common in spoken English and informal written English, and today you’re going to learn 50 of them – yes, we do have that many contractions in English! Make sure to download the free PDF guide to this lesson so you can save the full contractions list and all the example sentences. ⭐ D...
MAYBE vs. MAY BE (with examples)
April 19, 2024 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.23 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ 600+ Confusing Words Explained E-Book - https://www.espressoenglish.net/600-confusing-english-words-explained/
Learn 20 LINKING verbs in English
April 17, 2024 13:00 - 8 minutes - 8.69 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-linking-verbs/ ⭐ $1 grammar e-books: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-grammar-e-books-audio-mp3/ ⭐ Advanced Grammar Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/ Linking verbs do not describe an action – instead, they connect the subject of the sentence to a word describing it or providing additional information about it. For example: - I feel tired. (“tired” describes me) - He seems ...
Gotcha, Gotta, Got it - How to use these in English!
April 15, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes - 3.43 MBOur question of the day is “What do gotcha, gotta, and got it mean – and how do we use them in informal spoken English?” All of these involve the word “got,” but they are different! Thanks for the great question - you can download lots of our past ask the teacher lessons by clicking on the link below. ⭐ Download FREE PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ Everyday English Speaking Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/everyday-english-speaking-course/
How to use "I beg to differ" and other phrases
April 12, 2024 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.61 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ Everyday English Speaking Courses: https://www.espressoenglish.net/everyday-english-speaking-course/
How to APOLOGIZE and respond to apologies in English
April 10, 2024 13:00 - 4 minutes - 5.23 MBDo you know how to apologize in English, beyond just the single word “Sorry”? Let’s learn some phrases for making apologies and then phrases for responding to an apology. If you want to download this lesson, you can click here to download your free PDF lesson guide! JOIN MY COURSE TO LEARN MORE: In my Everyday English Speaking Course, you’ll learn real English phrases for daily life – in the context of conversations! It’s a fast and fun way to improve your fluency.
20 words you're pronouncing WRONG (yes, even you, native English speakers!)
April 08, 2024 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.92 MB⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/20-commonly-mispronounced-words/ ⭐ American English Pronunciation Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/american-english-pronunciation-course/ You’re probably pronouncing these words wrong - yes, even you, native English speakers! Today I’m going to teach you the right way to say 20 English words that are often mispronounced - so you can say them confidently. Because this lesson focuses on pronunciation, I’m not goin...
What exactly does HOOK UP mean?
April 05, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes - 3.08 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/phrasal-verbs-intensive-course/
How to use FOOL in English!
April 02, 2024 13:00 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MB⭐ Vocabulary Builder Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/vocabulary-builder-course/ April 1 is an informal holiday known as April Fools’ Day! People celebrate by playing jokes and trying to trick people in funny and harmless ways. You might be wondering about this word “fool” – how is it used in English? I’ll teach you all about it in today’s lesson.
Canceled or Cancelled? Traveled or Travelled?
March 29, 2024 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.72 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ 200 Common Errors in English Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/200-common-errors-in-english-course/
Your definately spelling these words incorectly!
March 26, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 6.05 MB⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-100-commonly-misspelled-words/ ⭐ 200 Common Errors Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/200-common-errors-in-english-course/ Hi! It’s Shayna from EspressoEnglish.net and today you’ll learn 20 words that most people spell wrong. In fact, two of them are in the title of this video! 1. The word definitely does NOT have an “A.” Some people even write “defiantly” which is a completely different word. But the co...
When we use YEAR OLD vs. YEARS OLD
March 22, 2024 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.67 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ $1 English Grammar E-Books: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-grammar-e-books-audio-mp3/
Different future tenses for different situations in English
March 20, 2024 13:00 - 8 minutes - 8.5 MB⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-different-future-tenses/ ⭐ Advanced Grammar Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/ Let’s learn and practice future tenses in English! We have a whole bunch of ways to talk about the future in English, including: Will and won’t Going to Future continuous Future perfect Present continuous Present simple (yes! You can use those to talk about the future in specific cases) ...
Run up, run off, run after, run over, and more phrasal verbs with RUN!
March 18, 2024 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.41 MBToday we’re going to learn phrasal verbs with RUN - run around, run for, run off, run on, and many more. Because these phrasal verbs are all so similar, it’s essential to test yourself by taking a quiz to see if you remember the difference. Download the lesson guide to try the quiz! If you want to be fluent in English, then you need to know phrasal verbs, because we use them all the time! Most traditional English textbooks don’t focus on phrasal verbs, but I have a course that w...
There IS or there ARE an apple and two bananas on the table?
March 15, 2024 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.54 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ $1 English Grammar E-Books: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-grammar-e-books-audio-mp3/
Phrases for expressing REGRET in English
March 13, 2024 13:00 - 4 minutes - 5.15 MB⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-phrases-for-regret/ ⭐ Everyday English Speaking Courses: https://www.espressoenglish.net/everyday-english-speaking-course/ Today you’ll learn 6 different ways to talk about regrets in English. Regrets are things in the past where you made a mistake or did something bad and now you feel bad about it and you wish you had done things differently. You can download the PDF guide to this lesson by clicking here! As y...
20 Excellent Expressions with Alliteration
March 11, 2024 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.5 MBDownload free lesson PDF! - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-20-excellent-expressions-with-alliteration/ Alliteration is repeating the same (or similar sounds) at the beginning of words - hey - “similar sounds” - that’s an example! Alliteration is often used in poetry and music because it helps the phrase flow nicely - and we also have a number of common expressions that use it. Today you’ll learn 20 of them! Download this lesson by clicking here.
"What's the past tense of LEAD, READ, and DREAM?"
March 08, 2024 14:00 - 1 minute - 1.73 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ ⭐ $1 English Grammar E-Books: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-grammar-e-books-audio-mp3/ What exactly is the past tense of the words lead, read, and dream? That’s our question of the day!
How to pronounce 50+ nationalities in English
March 06, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 5.68 MBDownload free PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-200-countries-and-nationalities/ One challenge for English learners is how to pronounce the names of countries as well as nationalities - nationalities are adjectives describing someone or something from that country. So today we'll practice 50 of them! Nationalities in English follow some patterns, so I've organized these words into categories. And when you download the lesson guide, you'll find more - I think I've listed o...
20 POWERFUL Adjectives in English!
March 04, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 5.79 MBDownload FREE PDF + quiz: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-20-powerful-adjectives/ Stop using the same basic English words all the time - today you'll learn 20 powerful adjectives in English, such as excruciating, destitute, miraculous, absurd, and jittery. These words are a little more advanced, so they’re great for helping your English sound more fluent. Make sure to practice your pronunciation by repeating these words after me, and study the example sentences to see how th...
"Can we say LESS TALL in English?"
March 01, 2024 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.4 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ A student asks - "Can we say 'less tall' for the opposite of taller?" Listen to this "ask the teacher" lesson to find the answer! $1 English grammar e-books: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-grammar-e-books-audio-mp3/
⚠️ Do NOT mix up these phrasal verbs!!! ⚠️
February 28, 2024 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.42 MBPhrasal Verbs in Conversation Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/phrasal-verbs-intensive-course/ You do NOT want to mix up the phrasal verbs in this lesson, because mistakes with them could be quite embarrassing! So let's make sure you know the difference between these.
100 phrasal verbs in 15 minutes!
February 25, 2024 13:00 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MB⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF + quizzes: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-download-100-phrasal-verbs/ ⭐ Phrasal Verbs Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/phrasal-verbs-intensive-course/ Do you want to learn 100 phrasal verbs in the next 15 minutes? Get ready because that’s exactly what we’re going to do! I’ll tell you right now that we’re going to go through them fast, so there’s no way you’ll remember them all just by watching this video once. That’s why you should definitel...
What is "wishful thinking"?
February 23, 2024 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.4 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ Our question of the day is from a student who asked what the expression “wishful thinking” means. Wishful thinking is when there’s something you hope or want to happen… but the reality is that it probably won’t; it’s actually very unlikely. Let me give you a couple examples! Everyday English Speaking Course - https://www.espressoenglish.net/everyday-english-speaking-cour...
10 Words Ending in -FUL
February 21, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes - 5.64 MBDownload free PDF + quiz: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-10-words-ending-in-ful/ In a previous lesson we learned 10 words ending in -less, which means without, and today we’ll learn 10 words ending in -ful, which means something like “full of”: Something that’s “beautiful” is full of beauty Someone who is “successful” is “full of success,” they have a lot of success. Note that the suffix is -ful, only one L, different from the word “full” which has two Ls. After learnin...
10 Words Ending in -LESS
February 19, 2024 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.79 MBDownload free PDF + quiz: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-10-words-ending-in-less/ In English, the suffix -less means “without.” For example, something that is “colorless” is white or transparent; it has no color. Or someone who is “homeless” has no place to live; they are without a home. Some of these words are simple like that, but others are not so obvious - you might be surprised by the definitions of restless and priceless, which we’ll learn in this lesson. Today we’ll...
"Call someone out" - What does it mean?
February 16, 2024 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.11 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ What does it mean to “call someone out”? That’s our question of the day! Here's the definition and a few examples. ⭐ Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/phrasal-verbs-intensive-course/
20 English phrases with the word MIND
February 14, 2024 14:00 - 7 minutes - 7.77 MB⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF + quiz: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-20-phrases-with-mind/ ⭐ Everyday English Speaking Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/everyday-english-speaking-course/ The English word “mind” refers to the center of your thoughts, memory, and imagination. It’s one of our most common words, and we use it in a whole bunch of different phrases and expressions - from “make up my mind” to “never mind” to “out of your mind.” So today I’ll teach you 20 comm...
Sports Idioms in English
February 12, 2024 13:00 - 7 minutes - 8.23 MBDownload free PDF + quiz: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-sports-idioms/ Sports are a huge part of American culture, and we even have a lot of sports idioms in English - informal expressions that come from baseball, football, tennis, and more! Today you’ll learn 12 sports idioms, what they mean, and how to use them. I recommend you download the PDF guide to this lesson, because it includes a quiz to help you practice these expressions. You can do that by clicking here get t...
Light up, Lighten up, or Enlighten?
February 09, 2024 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.41 MB⭐ Download FREE PDF - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ Today's student question - what's the difference between light up, lighten up, and enlighten? These have some meanings you might not expect! ⭐ Join Complete Program - https://www.espressoenglish.net/get-a-50-discount-when-you-buy-the-complete-espresso-english-program/