This podcast challenges the idea that two words really can have the same meaning. In each episode, we’ll compare two synonyms, and dig deep to find differences in connotation, formality, sense & more.

No Such Thing as a Synonym

In this podcast you will learn how to say OH MY GOSH in different Vietnamese accents

In the South, people often say "trời ơi" / "trời đất ơi"

In the North, you may hear people say "ối dồi ôi" / "ới giời ơi"

In Hue, people often say "ôi chu choa mọa ơi"

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How do Vietnamese people say OH MY GOSH?

Fao nos cuenta cómo llega justo a la revolución turca del Gezi park, se enamora de la belleza de Istanbul, conoce los paisajes lunares de Capadoccia, hace un viaje al interior del sufismo en Konia y aprende complejos ritmos con su maestro de darbuka. 

Ritmos del mundo

#8 Viaje a Turquía I

What do you often say when praised by others?

Knowing Everything About Chinese Cultrue

2What do you often say when praised by others?

If you want to encourage someone to do something then maybe you can give them an incentive, or incentivise them to do something! This is a formal word that we can use to talk about giving people reasons to achieve their goals and rewards as encouragement toward certain behaviors. Another great piece of professional, business English vocabulary that you can use at work!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

If you succeed, I'll give you this!

こんにちは、あかりです。日本の料理(りょうり)はこれがあれば大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)！

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Slow Japanese

Episode #71 - Japanese meal Tips!

This time, about how we got a ticket to get out of there, how we escaped the curfew, how they didn't want to put us up and how I ended up in Ezeiza (Argentina's main airport) on top of a bus with people I didn't know.

Viajes, viajes y mas viajes 🚲

ABOUT HOW I LIVED IN AUSTRALIA, WENT ON HOLIDAY IN SRI LANKA AND ENDS UP IN ARGENTINA: CHRONICLE OF A PANDEMIC - Part 2.

The newest Express to Impress Podcast episode will give you tons of new English vocabulary. Tune in to learn fun idioms like Burn a Bridge.

This episode is part two of 4 Tips for How to Negotiate a Job Offer. Learning to detect and use English idioms in use will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers. You won’t feel confused when you hear English idioms and phrases and will keep up with the conversation. 

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Episode originally published August 5, 2021.

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Original theme music by Lucas Knutter

Express to Impress

Burn a Bridge and Other ESL Idioms

3 common mistakes Italians make in English (A2 - B1), based on my experience as an ESL teacher.
