All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2623: Whatever Happens, You Should Be Using This Vocabulary!
26 May 2026
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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This is an All Ears English podcast episode 2623. Whatever happens, you should be using this vocabulary. Welcome to the All Ears English podcast, downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling stuck with your English?
Chapter 2: What vocabulary should you use to express uncertainty?
We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection with your American host, Aubrey Carter, the IELTS whiz. and Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, coming to you from Arizona and Colorado, USA. To get real-time transcripts right on your phone and create your personalized vocabulary list, try the All Ears English app for iOS and Android.
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Sometimes in life, we feel uncertain about a big step we're about to take. What can you say to support a friend or family member in these key pivotal moments? Find out today.
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Hey there, Aubrey. What are you doing this weekend?
Well, I haven't been to the movies in ages. So whatever happens, I want to see a movie.
Oh, I just went to the movies on Friday. Oh, what'd you see? I saw that movie Send Help. Oh, I haven't even heard of it. It was interesting. It was a little crazy. Would not recommend. Zero stars. No. I feel like there are not a ton of great movies out right now.
I, you know, there's a new one, but you know, by the time this comes out, it'll be old anyway. But yeah, yeah, it's true. We're having a bit of a drought on like amazing movies that are worth going to the theater for.
I'm like, I can wait for streaming. But I love going to the theater, so I'll go to an average movie just to go to the theater. Same.
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Chapter 3: How can you support a friend during pivotal moments?
Whatever happens, right? Or whatever happens, happens, I guess, too. Don't we sometimes add happens again?
You could just say that by itself, like whatever happens, happens. But we'll also use that in a phrase, like, for example, whatever happens tomorrow, I'm proud of you for trying.
Or we'll stay friends, whatever happens.
Exactly. Yeah. So the direct translation of that is just whatever happens, happens. We will often use this Latin phrase to que sera, sera, which means the same thing. We'll hear it in music sometimes.
It means the exact same thing. Yeah, for sure. But you're saying we use it in English. We take the Spanish and we use it in English sometimes, right? Is what you mean? Yeah. Well, I guess that's Spanish.
I was thinking it was Latin, but I think it is Spanish to say que sera, sera. Que sera, sera. I think it's Spanish. Maybe it's just two ways of saying that. Listeners write in, tell us, is that Latin or Spanish? Or both. Maybe it's the same in Latin and Spanish.
Maybe it's the same. But in English, there are other things you could say, like no matter what happens, right? This basically has the same meaning. It's a little bit stronger, more definite than whatever happens. It's used to emphasize a true commitment. You are committed to this person, this scenario, whatever it is. We're not giving up no matter what happens.
I'm imagining like a survival situation, right? Yeah.
Exactly. Yeah, right. And I'm realizing, I'm like that, is that French? Because it would be que sera, sera means will be. So but with that accent, the way we say que sera sera is not very French. So interesting. I'm curious now.
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Chapter 4: What phrases can replace 'whatever happens' in English?
We'll stay friends. And usually, unfortunately, that's not the case, at least for me.
Some of them, some of them, yes, but
I lost touch with a lot of people from high school, even from college. I'm terrible at staying in touch with people.
Me too. I'm so bad at it. The other person has to be very intentional. Otherwise, it's probably not going to happen.
Right. That's so true. Unfortunately. Yeah.
All right. I can't believe I'm actually leaving tomorrow. I'm excited about this new job, but I'm also terrified.
That's completely normal. It's a huge change. What if it doesn't work out? Whatever happens, you're brave for giving it a chance. Not everyone would be up for it. I'm worried I'm going to lose touch with friends. Well, no matter what happens, we'll stay friends. You promise? Absolutely. You're stuck with me, come what may.
You got a little poetic in the end there, right?
Yeah, I was kind of, I'm intentionally getting emotional. We're saying goodbye. We might not see each other for a long time. I could see myself using this phrase in this way to be like, you know, yeah, a little poetic.
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Chapter 5: What does 'que sera, sera' mean and how is it used?
It felt really big and like this huge change. And so, yeah, I definitely felt it, but luckily it all worked out.
So maybe you remember someone that talked you through it. So we remember these moments, right? And, and, and usually that person is quite stable and like, well, you need someone who's counteracting your anxiety in a
Yeah, I remember talking to my mom about it the night before my wedding. And I wasn't, it's not that I was having cold feet, but I was like, wow, this is a big change, you know, and she probably would have said something like this, like, no matter what happens, you're going to be fine. It's all going to work out.
Yeah, I love that. I love that. So these are connection moments because we do remember them 20 years later, right? I mean, for me, I think when I moved to Japan, I just think it was such a big change. And I remember, I think my parents took me out for dinner. I think I had a flight out of New York and they took me out for dinner the night before.
And I was going through the crisis of I'm moving to Japan for the next two years. What? What did I even do? You know, what am I thinking?
Right? This very conversation you might have had with your mom or your dad, right? Yes. I'm excited, but I'm also terrified.
But in a way, it's really good because the more of these big chances we take in life, kind of the richer our life does ultimately end up being.
Imagine if you went back, if you had never taken that chance, how much you changed and grew as a person, you wouldn't change that for anything.
Absolutely. 100%. So today's episode really matters for that connection, for thinking back to the people that mattered that were there for you, right? And to each of our listeners, you guys can think about those moments for you too, and how you might have this conversation in English.
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