Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTube: Here Work. Job. Two very common words, right? But a lot of people get confused about how to use them. Do you say, “I have a work,” or “I have a job”? Can you say, “I’m going to my work” or “I’m going to my job” I mean like, what’s …
1027 – Bored vs. Boring – What’s the Difference?
Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTube: Here Bored. Boring. Two simple words, right? But this is something that a lot of people mix up all the time. Like, if the party wasn’t so good, is it, “I’m boring,” or “I’m bored”? And what about if someone says, that teacher is so boring. If you’ve ever been …
1026 – Borrow, Lend, Rent, Lease – What’s The Difference?
Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTube: Here Borrow. Lend. Rent. Lease. Four simple words, right? But it seems like it’s easy to mix these up. Is it , can you lend me a pen? Or can you borrow me… wait… can I borrow. So what IS the difference? When can we use borrow, lend, rent, and …
1022 – Play vs Do vs Go – How to Talk About Sports Naturally
Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTube: Here Have you ever tried talking about sports in English and suddenly, you get mixed up with using play, do, or go? Is it “I play skiing”? “I do skiing”? “I go skiing”? Or maybe you’ve heard things like, “I play tennis”… but also “I go swimming”… and then someone …
1021 – Win, Lose, Beat – How to Talk About Sports in English
Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTube: Here Game. Match. Two simple words, right? But then when you watch sports in English, you understand the game… but not always the language. Which one should you use? Sometimes I hear people say things like, “I watched a baseball match,” and yeah… it’s understandable, but not so natural. So …
1019 – Just vs Already vs Yet – How to Really Use Them
Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTube: Here Just. Already. Yet. Three little words. They should be simple, right? But then when you try to use them in conversation, you’re not really sure which one sounds right. Should you say, “I just finished”? Or “I already finished”? Or “I haven’t finished yet”? These are small words, but …
942 – Come vs. Go in English – How to Use Them Correctly
Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTube: Here So I got invited to another one of Jack’s parties. If I go by myself, there’s a good chance I won’t know anyone, which is ok, unless a lot of people come. But if Jenny comes with me, then there’s a better chance of having fun. I wonder if …
581 – Affect vs. Effect
Today let’s have a look at two words that are often confused in English – affect, which is spelled with an A and effect, which is spelled with an E. These two words are confusing for even native English speakers, so I can imagine how much trouble they can cause for English learners. Well, in this English lesson, I’m going …
554 – Big vs. Large
Hey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. What’s the difference between big and large? This is a question that my students often ask. Big and large are very similar in meaning but the way that we use these words is different. For today’s English lesson, we’re going to have a look at …
512 – Live, Live, and Life
Hey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and I’m back with another English lesson podcast. It’s September, and here in the USA that means it’s the start of a new school year. I think that even as adults, September brings us some feeling that something new is in the air. That’s especially true for me here at Happy English. …