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Learn American English with your host Michael DiGiacomo from Happy English in New York City. This podcast brings you fun, practical, and useful English lessons which are ideal for English learners of all ages. Every week, you can learn English idioms, phrasal verbs, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar American Culture and so much more. Bite-sized English lessons you can take anywhere! Get Happy, Get English. Happy English!
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I wasn't really sure what I was going to talk about here on the podcast but then, I decided to do this. This lesson is going to be nothing but expressions using, but. And, but for a short conversation it's just going to be me doing the talking, as you know, I am but your humble English teacher. I couldn’t do anything this morning but think about ho…
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Last week, I took the heat for an English lesson with hot idioms. But trust me when I say that when the heat is on, I’m ready for it. I may even catch heat for this lesson...who knows! It was close to the 40 degree mark this past week in New York and all of that heat inspired me to help you with these heat idioms. There are 8 of them all together, …
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I know that this may be a hot potato but have you been in the hot seat recently? Or perhaps you have been hot under the collar because some hot head got you all hot and bothered. trust me I'm not full of hot air when I say this. I love helping you learn idioms because they make your English conversation sound much more natural and interesting. for …
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When I found out that the company picnic was off, I drove off from the park and went to the library to study. Since I was off today, I thought I could make good use of my time. Plus, I was a little off yesterday and couldn't focus on studying. Off is one of those interesting words in English that has a number of meanings and uses, just like what I …
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I went through a rough time when I had to go through with a speech last week. Of course, before I went on stage, I went through a couple of cups of coffee while going through the notes for the speech. That’s a lot to go through! Have you ever gone through a tunnel with your car? Or maybe a train you were on went through a tunnel. Well, when you go …
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I am gonna go to the store in order to buy milk. I am gonna go to the store to buy milk. I am gonna go to the store and buy milk. I am gonna go and buy milk. I’m gonna go buy milk. Go is a pretty basic verb in English, and I guess because it’s so basic, there are a lot of different phrases with go and different ways to use go. Today let’s look at s…
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I finally got around to cleaning out that garage. Let me tell you something, that is not a job I look forward to doing at all. I guess I'm more used to messing it up. Yeah I definitely can admit to doing that. You'll notice in all four cases, there's a there's a verb followed by TO followed by a gerund, you know the ING. But wait Michael, to should…
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I guess you know that NYC is known as the Big Apple. But did you know that the Big Apple is known for it’s pizza? As well, the City is known for being the city that never sleeps. I know that prepositions can be tricky and sometimes we can pair a word with a few different prepositions. Crazy, isn’t it! Today, we are going to look at the word known, …
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Don’t listen to this podcast unless you like learning English. Yeah, as long as you are a fan of learning English, I am sure you will enjoy this episode, that is provided you find this kind if thing interesting. We’ve talk about using IF to talk about a condition a few times before, right? Well, have you ever wondered if there are other words you c…
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Do you like to stay in bed late on the weekends? What time are you usually at work until? Have you ever been on a farm or in the mountains. Oh...maybe you see where this conversation is going, huh? Last week, in Episode 721, we talked about using at and in to talk about location. Today, I’d like to get into how we use in, at, and on in some set phr…
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Are you home or at home? In the office or at the office. Are you listening to this podcast at your house or in your house. Those tricky English prepositions always cause trouble - until today. Among the various aspects of learning English, prepositions seem to cause more problems than anything else. In particular, a lot of listeners to the podcast …
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I advise you listen to this whole podcast. I know that I have suggested this before, and I often recommend listening to podcasts as a way of improving your English. Well, I today I would like to propose you grab a pen and a notebook, and listen up! When you have advice that you want another person to consider, there are 4 verbs you can use. These a…
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Do yourself a favor. Stop studying English. Yeah I said that. Me, your humble English teacher. In this podcast English lesson, I’m going to explain why I suggest you stop studying English and what you can do instead to practice and improve your English. Today I want you to rethink what you do in English. I want you to move from the “I study English…
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Even though I was up with the chickens this morning, because of a train delay I got to the office just in the nick of time. I’m using the trains for the time being, but in the meantime, I’m looking for an apartment closer to the office. For this English lesson, let’s take a look at 6 phrases that you can use to talk about time. These are common phr…
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As you may already know, I’m a huge music lover. But as for sports, frankly, I couldn’t care less. For all I care, all the local teams could lose and it wouldn’t bother me! Would you care to know why? The verb care is an interesting word in English because it has a number of uses as well as idioms that are common in everyday English conversation. J…
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Have you ever heard of Louis Armstrong? Did you ever listen to jazz? Among all jazz musicians, Louis Armstrong has probably the most unique voice ever. I’m sure if you listen to his music, you’ll be ever so happy! The adverb ever means at any time, and that could mean at any time in the past or in the future. For today’s English lesson, let’s look …
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I'm not trying to let the cat out of the bag, but I have to tell you, I am dog tired. I'm going to guess that you're going to want to know why, but keep in mind curiosity killed the cat. Yup, today is all about cats and dogs. For today's English lesson let's have a look at idioms that deal with cats and dogs. I really love helping you learn idioms …
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