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Improve your English with these short easy podcasts.
Every week, we have a real conversation in Easy English to help you learn.
What’s your favourite meal? Do you like birthdays? Do you play any sports? Learn to answer these questions and hear what our presenters say - in English you can understand.
Practise your listening and hear natural spoken English.
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Teamwork makes the dream work in competitive sports! Every week, we have a real conversation in Easy English to help you learn, and this episode is all about playing sports. Listen to Neil and Georgie talking about sports and learn language for playing them.Receive an email from your favourite presenters each week! Subscribe to our newsletter:
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What's a milestone birthday? Listen to a real conversation in easy English about birthdays – the time of year you celebrate the day you were born. Learn to talk about throwing parties, blowing out candles and making wishes.Receive an email from your favourite presenters each week! Subscribe to our newsletter:
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Are you raising a child? Or have you thought about becoming a parent? Learn vocabulary by listening to Phil and Beth have a real conversation in easy English about having kids. WATCH THIS PODCAST:
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Do you like taking risks, feeling adrenaline or being adventurous? Learn vocabulary by listening to Neil and Beth have a real conversation in easy English about extreme sports.WATCH THIS PODCAST:
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Are you scared of speaking in English? Neil and Beth have a real conversation in easy English about practising languages. Learn to talk about learning languages.WATCH THIS PODCAST:
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Neil and Beth have a real conversation in easy English about animals – the creatures that walk, crawl, swim, slither and soar around planet Earth. Learn to talk about wild animals, and what you would like to see living in the wild.WATCH THIS PODCAST: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/real-easy-english/260123 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters IS SPEAKING ENGLISH SCARY? ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxietyWATCH THE LONDON LETTER CHALLENGE: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the_london_letter_challenge/ FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:
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Neil and Beth talk about the different hot and cold beverages that they like to drink. Would you rather drink still or sparkling water? Learn to talk about what you prefer to drink.WATCH THIS PODCAST:
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Beth and Neil have a real conversation in easy English about colours – reds, blues, pinks and many other colours and shades. Learn to talk about colours that suit you... and colours that clash!WATCH THIS PODCAST:
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Neil and Georgie have a real conversation in easy English about their plans and goals for 2026. Learn to talk about what you want to do over the next year.WATCH THIS PODCAST:
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Neil and Georgie have a real conversation in easy English about the highlights of 2025. Learn to talk about what you are proud of, and what you regret about this year.WATCH THIS PODCAST:
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Georgie and Phil have a real conversation in easy English about laughing – what we do when we find someone or something funny. Learn to talk about jokes, sitcoms and stand-up comedians.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER:
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Phil and Georgie have a real conversation in easy English about dinner – the meal we have in the evening. Learn to talk about what time you normally eat, who mostly does the cooking and what you might decide to make.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER:
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Neil and Beth have a real conversation in easy English about winter – the coldest season of the year. Look forward to learning about staying in and feeling cosy.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER:
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Beth and Neil have a real conversation in easy English about watching sports – the different ways in which we can see our favourite athletes and teams do what they do best. Learn to talk about crowds, atmosphere and nail-biting drama!SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER:
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Learn to talk about having habits, breaking habits, and turning over a new leaf! Neil and Georgie talk about their bad habits.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER:
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Neil and Georgie have a real conversation in easy English about naps – the short sleeps people sometimes have during the day. Learn to talk about yawning, crashing and snoozing!SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters WATCH THIS PODCAST: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/real-easy-english/251114 WATCH THE LONDON LETTER CHALLENGE: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the_london_letter_challenge/ FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:
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extreme sports ورزشهای خطرناک و پرهیجان skydiving پرش از هواپیما، چتربازی از هواپیما adrenaline هورمون آدرنالین bungee jumping پرش بانجی( با طناب کشسان) bounce پریدن و بالا پایین رفتن adventurous ماجراجو shark-cage diving غواصی در قفس کوسه
motivated انگیزهمند embarrassed خجالتزده awkward ناجور / معذب anxious نگران / مضطرب memories خاطرات fluent روان (در زبان) fluently بهطور روان exam امتحان
wild animals حیوانات وحشی the wild طبیعتِ وحشی / محیط طبیعی gazelle غزال elegant ظریف / خوشمنظر float شناور شدن / معلق حرکت کردن bounce جَستن / بالا و پایین پریدن squirrels سنجابها rat موش صحرایی / موش بزرگ deer گوزن hedgehog جوجهتیغی vicuna ویکونیا (نوعی شترسان کوچک شبیه لاما) lama لاما alpaca آلپاکا circumstances شرایط / اوضاع safari سافاری (گشت حیاتوحش) hippos اسبهای آبی
ginger زنجبیل fizzy گازدار (نوشیدنی) Coke نوشابه کوکاکولا swallow قورت دادن sparkling water آب گازدار still water آب بدون گاز squash شربت cola نوشابه کولا tap water آب شیر
lime green سبز لیمویی green jumper پلیور سبز( uk) knitted بافتنی bright روشن، درخشان suits you بهت میاد clash رنگها با هم جور نیستند beige رنگ بژ، زرد قهوهای روشن
I prefer herbal tea to regular tea. I drink ginger, peppermint and chamomile. I drink water to stay hydrated. I drink lemon water in the morning after I wake up.
half marathon مسابقه نیمه ماراتون take up دست به کاری زدن، شروع کردن (کاری) I am not very dedicated من زیاد پیگیر یا اهل پشتکار نیستم New Year's resolutions تصمیمات سال نو goal هدف motivated باانگیزه wish your life away در آرزوی آینده زندگی کردن / از حال غافل شدن
I love how u always end the podcast with a little laugh.♡
festive شاد و حال و هوای جشن times flies زمان مثله برق میگذرده، نفهمیدیم زمان کی گذشت highlights خاطره خاص یا بهترین خاطره سال، لحظات برجسته organized person فرد منظم proud مغرور، افتخار soloist تکنواز sugar intake مصرف قند ankle زانو
hormones هورمون dopamine دوپامین (هورمون شادی) put on silly voice صدای خندهدار درآوردن comedy کمدی ،طنز sitcom سریال طنز با شخصیتهای ثابت سیتکام ، کمدی موقعیت joke جوک ، شوخی stand-up comedy اجرای زندهی طنز روی صحنه، استندآپ کمدی
leftovers باقیمانده ها، ته مانده غذا leek soup سوپ تره فرنگی evening meal=dinner =supper=tea (uk) شام lamb chops گوشت بره cabbage کلم choir گروه کر occasionally گاهی اوقات modal verbs افعال کمکی
tucked up یعنی در حالت راحتی قرار گرفتن، مثلاً در پتو پیچیده شدن یا جمع شدن برای استراحت crisp خنک و تازه (هوا)، ترد (غذا) looking forward منتظر چیزی بودن cosy دنج و نرم و گرم stay in در خانه ماندن
packed full کاملا پر (از نظر زمانی) atmosphere فضا، جو crowd جمعیت rivalry رقابت drama درام nail-biting نفس گیر، هیجان انگیز
My bad habit is checking my phone after I wake up and using my phone during lunch time when I am eating.
habit عادت break habit ترک عادت turn over a new leaf زندگی تازه ای شروع کردن، توبه کردن، ورق تازه ای زدن sugar intake مصرف قند
nap چرت زدن afterwards پس از آن got up (p. get up) بیدار شدن، بلند شدن switch herself on and off like lights مثل چراغیه که با یه کلید خودش رو روشن خاموش میکنه boost تقویت کردن energy crash افت انرژی، خستگی ناگهانی، بی حالی شدید yawn خمیازه کشیدن breathe نفس کشیدن snooze چرت زدن
pastry شیرینی porridge فرنی، حریره cinnamon دارچین cereal غلات hash brown هاش براون(نوعی صبحانه محبوب امریکایی) croissant کروسانت (نوعی نان یا شیرینی فرانسوی) syrup شربت eat on the go / eat on the move غذا خوردن در حال حرکت / در مسیر takeaway غذای بیرونبر / غذای آماده برای بردن fills you up سیرت میکنه / شکمتو پر میکنه sweet شیرین savoury خوشطعم / نمکی یا تند full English breakfast صبحانه کامل انگلیسی
spooky شبح وار، ترسناک wore (p. wear) پوشیدن cushion کوسن dress up لباس پوشیدن trick or treat شیرینی بده یا اذیتت (شوخی) میکنم. ( رسمی در جشن هالوین)
savoury خوش طعم munch جویدن، خوردن greedy حریص your eyes are bigger than your belly چشمش بیشتر از شکمش (غذا) خواسته moreish بیشتر و بیشتر، خوش خوراک