The English We Speak
BBC Radio
The English We Speak
BBC Radio
Tuesday 20 April 2021 : What do you think is absolutely amazing?
Tuesday 13 April 2021 : A phrase about having a lot of things to do.
Tuesday 06 April 2021 : Do a lot of people remark on how glamorous you are?
Tuesday 30 March 2021 : A word to describe someone with charm and energy!
Tuesday 23 March 2021 : If you snap up something, you get it quickly or immediately and usually with enthusiasm.
Tuesday 16 March 2021 : Describing something insignificant
Tuesday 09 March 2021 : Learn a new informal word to describe something amazing.
Tuesday 02 March 2021 : Learn an expression about having influence.
Tuesday 23 February 2021 : 'GOAT' is used to talk about things or people that we think are the best.
Tuesday 16 February 2021 : 'Workation' is a combination of the words 'work' and 'vacation'.
Tuesday 09 February 2021 : Learn an expression used to describe an experimental project.
Tuesday 02 February 2021 : Learn a phrase to describe an exact position.
Tuesday 26 January 2021 : A word used when someone exaggerates their emotional problems to get attention.
Tuesday 19 January 2021 : Roy and Feifei teach you a new English expression.
Tuesday 12 January 2021 : Learn when 'tone deaf' has nothing to do with music...
Tuesday 05 January 2021 : Sometimes people need to be on top form and do their best work.
Monday 28 December 2020 : We describe nurses and doctors who have been working on the frontline
Tuesday 15 December 2020 : From eyebrows to clothes, when they look good we like to say so.
Tuesday 08 December 2020 : Learn vocabulary related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday 01 December 2020 : Someone who has become more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday 24 November 2020 : Don't share too many photos of your children!
Tuesday 17 November 2020 : It's similar to 'carbon footprint', but this focuses on your plastic usage.
Tuesday 10 November 2020 : A warning when we're going to reveal part of the story of a film, book or TV series.
Monday 02 November 2020 : Find out more about a portmanteau that combines the words 'list' and 'article'.
Tuesday 27 October 2020 : Learn a word about the addiction to looking at depressing news on social media.
The English We Speak
BBC Radio
It slaps!
What do you think is absolutely amazing?
Have a lot of plates spinning
A phrase about having a lot of things to do.
Pizzazz
Do a lot of people remark on how glamorous you are?
Oomph
A word to describe someone with charm and energy!
Snap up
If you snap up something, you get it quickly or immediately and usually with enthusiasm.
Nothingburger
Describing something insignificant
Awesomesauce
Learn a new informal word to describe something amazing.
Clout
Learn an expression about having influence.
GOAT
'GOAT' is used to talk about things or people that we think are the best.
Workation
'Workation' is a combination of the words 'work' and 'vacation'.
Moonshot
Learn an expression used to describe an experimental project.
Slap-bang
Learn a phrase to describe an exact position.
Sadfishing
A word used when someone exaggerates their emotional problems to get attention.
Mic drop
Roy and Feifei teach you a new English expression.
Tone deaf
Learn when 'tone deaf' has nothing to do with music...
'A' game
Sometimes people need to be on top form and do their best work.
Frontliner
We describe nurses and doctors who have been working on the frontline
On fleek
From eyebrows to clothes, when they look good we like to say so.
Contact tracing
Learn vocabulary related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Key worker
Someone who has become more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sharenting
Don't share too many photos of your children!
Plastic footprint
It's similar to 'carbon footprint', but this focuses on your plastic usage.
Spoiler alert!
A warning when we're going to reveal part of the story of a film, book or TV series.
Listicle
Find out more about a portmanteau that combines the words 'list' and 'article'.
Doomscrolling
Learn a word about the addiction to looking at depressing news on social media.
