Happy English Podcast

746 - 10 Different Ways To Use Would In English

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Would you like to learn something interesting today? I knew you would say yes! It would seem that you're pretty interested in improving your English. ...

745 - American English Idioms To Talk About Back To School

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the end of August, and you know what that means, right? It’s back to school season here in the US. The school schedule, and education in gene...

744 - Driving Idioms, Vocabulary, And Culture In American English

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One of the things that I like about being self-employed is that I’m in the driver’s seat. Being independent like that and not having a boss is one...

743 - The Meaning, Usage, and Grammar Of The Passive Voice In English

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks for joining me for today’s podcast English lesson. Did you know that this podcast was started in 2014? On top of that, My company, Happy Engl...

742 - English Vocabulary and Phrases Related To Immigration In America

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

They say that New York City is a melting pot, and if you’ve been here before, you certainly know how true that is. As you walk down the streets and ...

741 - English Idioms and Phrases Using ALL

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I've been working all month long to bring you variety of podcasts to learn English and American culture. All along, I had an idea that these would be ...

740 - English Vocabulary Related To Job Culture In America

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re going to look at the topic of job culture in America. I’ll show you how these concepts shape the daily lives of American workers, and ...

739 - The American Dream

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I started my own company, Happy English in 2010, but it wasn’t until several years later that it dawned on me that both of my grandfathers were also...

738 - Be Off

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I was off work yesterday, so I decided to go off the grid and spend a quiet day at a little park which is totally off the beaten path. Well, I was way...

737 - Baseball

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Right off the bat, I want to let you know that I’m not exactly a big sports fan. I hope my saying that wasn’t a curveball, but maybe for some of y...

736 - Hamburgers

10 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The other day we looked at the iconic hot dog, and how can we not discuss fast food without mentioning the hamburger, a staple of American cuisine. Th...

735 - American Dogs

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The other day, someone asked me what’s a classic American food. The beloved hotdog is the first thing that comes to mind. Whether you get one from a...

734 - Summertime

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you like to have fun in the sun? Would you rather take a road trip, or laze around the house? Maybe you’re one of those people who likes to hit t...

733 - Be Down

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I told my coworker Bob that there was a new pizza shop down the street and he said that since the internet was down now, he was down with going there....

732 - Pig Idioms

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There’s nothing better than a summer barbecue. You can pig out on burgers and hot dogs, even make a total pig of your self and everyone there is as ...

731 - Using BUT

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 express...

730 - Heat Idioms

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 cat...

729 - Hot Idioms

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 g...

728 - 7 Ways to Use OFF

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

727 - Go Through

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 co...

726 - Things You Can Go

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

725 - TO ING

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

724 - Known As, By, For, To Be, And To Do

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 bei...

723 - Unless, Should, As Long As, Provided

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 epi...

722 - Phrases With At, In, and On

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

721 - On vs. At

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 prepos...

720 - Advise, Propose, Request, and Suggest

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

719 - Stop Studying English

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

718 - TIme Phrases

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

717 - Care

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

716 - Using Ever

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

715 - Cats & Dogs

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

714 - Ability and Possibility

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When I was younger I could play the piano a lot better than I can now. You know? I'm glad I was able to tell you that. Knowing modal verbs like can an...

713 - Day to Day English

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Day in and day out, I try to come up with topics to talk about here on the Happy English podcast. Most of my ideas come from questions or problems my ...

712 - Negative Questions

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Wouldn't it be nice if we could learn another language quickly and easily? Oh, don’t worry, this isn’t a commercial, just an intro to this lesson....

711 - Business Phrases

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’m sure you have a lot on your plate, so thanks a lot for checking out my podcast. Today I have something special for everyone working in an inter...

710 - The Tiny W

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

American English pronunciation is interesting. A lot of English learners tell me that Americans talk to quickly. But I would say it’s more the style...

709 - 9 Ways To Use Have

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For this English lesson, We’re going to look at nine different ways that we use the verb have. Have is one of those interesting words in English tha...

708 - Checking Information

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For this English lesson, I'm going to show you a couple of different types of questions that you can ask when you want to check that the information y...

707 - American Conversational Phrases

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Guess what! This lesson is all about conversational phrases in American English. And maybe you’re wondering…can I find a lesson like this in a boo...

706 - 6 Causative Forms Of Have

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever seen the movie, Good Morning Vietnam with Robin Williams? In that movie, an army base had William’s character work as a radio dj, and ...

705 - Things You Can Do With Time

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks again for spending time with the Happy English podcast. I remember the time I first started doing this in 2014. I was killing time on social me...

704 - Six Things You Can Pay

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let me ask you something. Would you rather pay train fare or a highway toll? Do you think the admission charge at the movie theater is reasonable? In ...

703 - New Year Idioms

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Learning idioms can make your English conversations sound more natural and today, we’re going to look at five idioms you might use in your English c...

702 - A Visit From International St. Nicholas

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Merry Christmas 2023. For today’s podcast, I’ve gotten together an amazing group of English learners from all over the world to bring to you a ver...

701 - 5 Things You Can HIT

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For today's English lesson we're going to take a look at five idioms which are things that you can hit: Hit the ceiling, hit the hay / sack, hit the j...

700 - Part II Water Idioms

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you determined to do anything, come hell or high water? Are you able to keep your head above water these days? Is there anything you want to try ...

699 - Water Idioms

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever felt like a fish out of water? Maybe you’ve been in hot water recently, or in deep water with your boss. Do you feel like your relatio...

698 - Arrive

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After you arrive in New York, you can probably arrive at your hotel within an hour. Since you’ll be arriving with luggage, I’d suggest taking a ta...

697 - I Suppose I’m Supposed To

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I suppose you’re listening to this podcast in order to learn something about English. I also suppose you’ll be taking notes. Why? Well, suppose yo...

696 - Learning English With Gregory Diehl

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast English lesson, I'm speaking with author and English teacher, Gregory Diehl. Gregory has a new book out called <em>Our Global Li...

695 - Longer Conversations

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I think that learning another language is not just about grammar and vocabulary. How about you? Oh, and that reminds me. I wanted to let you know what...

694 - Inversion

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Had I known this English point was a pain in the neck for a lot of English learners, I would have covered it before. Can you imagine? How I missed thi...

693 - Confidence? You Got This!

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You know? The three things you need to do to boost and keep your confidence in English are:1. Keep a positive attitude about English. 2. Practice usin...

692 - Jessica From IELTS Energy

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talking the IELTS exam? If so, you need to hook up with Jessic from IELTS Energy. So lucky to have her on the podcast today. She's got some tips and i...

691 - Spooky Idioms

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you spilled your guts recently? Have you seen or heard about anything which made your boil or left you scared stiff? Well, before those bad dream...

690 - Face-Part Vocabulary

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At the office this morning, Hank was checking out a breathtaking presentation that Annie put together. Hank praised the eye-popping visuals and mouthw...

689 - Hacking Language With Kyra Sage

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is my chat with Kyra Sage from LanguageHack.co. We talk about learning and hacking languages, plus you can hear all about how Kyra got into teach...

688 - Business Change Phrasal Verbs

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When Jack’s company was taken over by another firm, they closed down their branch offices in Boston and Denver, and laid off all the staff. After tw...

687 - New York Pizza

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to having a slice, probably the most important thing people consider is the crust. That’s right the crust - not to thick, but not so t...

686 - Room for Time and Space

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve recently moved my office into a different room and it has more than enough room for all of my stuff. Now I can do my work with enough space. My...

685 - 4 Conditional Patterns

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me about conditional sentences, I’d be a millionaire. Do you have questions like that? Well, if I wer...

684 - Something, Anything, Nothing

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I have something for you to learn. There is nothing else more important than this podcast. Ok, maybe that’s not something smart to say, but anything...

683 - 3 Ways to Use ING Adjectives

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I saw a magician last night. He was amazing. In fact, he was amazing the audience from the moment he stepped on to the stage. What an amazing magician...

682 - Past Perfect Tense

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I came late today because I had forgotten my train ticket at home. So I went back home and by the time I got there, it had started raining. What a mor...

681 - The 4 Skills To Improve English

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Language has input and output. Input is reading and listening. Output is speaking and writing. All together, these are known as the 4 skills of Englis...

680 - Using DARE

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Don’t you dare tell anyone about this lesson. Wait, on second thought, I dare you to do it. How dare you not tell people about this podcast. Dare…...

679 - Am vs. Do In Simple Present Tense

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a pen. You probably learned a sentence like that back in the day, right? Well, the be verb, you know, am, is are, and the verb do can be confu...

678 - Ways To Take Someone

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you visit New York, let me know and I’ll take you out for a pizza. Did that take you by surprise? I hope you take me up on that. And please…tru...

677 - Phrasal Verbs From Sports

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you recently taken up a sport or do you get worn out just thinking about playing sports. Or maybe, you like to cheer on professional athletes whe...

676 - Idioms From Sailing

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you usually on board with your boss or have you thought about jumping ship? Are you the kind of person who likes to rock the boat or make waves? ...

675 - Can You Improve Your English Without Goals?

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here is another great question that I got from one of my followers on Instagram. Is it true that if you don't have any certain goals, then you won't b...

674 - 3 Ways To Use Should With Conditionals

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Should is a pretty versatile word in the world of English grammar. I’ve talked about using should in a few other episodes of the Happy English podca...

673 - Summer Festival Idioms In Business English

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday was Independence Day here in the USA, which is a holiday with lots of fireworks, and it got me thinking of some related idioms. Today, let’...

672 - Business English Phrasal Verbs

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

English Lesson and DialogDid you dive into your work today? Did you finish up everything or have you put something off? Once you put everything togeth...

671 - Improving Pronunciation As An Adult Learner

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we’re going to talk about improving pronunciation. As an adult English learner, improving your pronunciation is a worthwhile goal and somethi...

670 - Past Modal Would Have

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we’re going to continue talking about some of the tricky grammar points that come up on the TOEIC exam. I hope this will come in handy for yo...

669 - Past Modal Could Have

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I’m going to start a series of podcasts to help you with some of the tricky grammar points that come up on the TOEIC exam. I hope this will c...

668 - Things You Can Run

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this English lesson, let's have a look a things you can run. Some examples are run a business, run the show, run a tight ship, run the risk, run er...

667 - Phrasal Verbs With RUN

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we're going to look at phrasal verbs with run. These include run along, run across, run into, run behind, and run off with. Visit: ht...

666 - Idioms With RUN + Adjective

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast English lesson, we're going to look at idioms with RUN followed by an adjective. These include run dry,  run deep, run late, run low,...

665 - Stop Apologizing

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of English learners fall into the bad habit of apologizing for their language skills. Are you in that boat? In this episode, I'm going to talk a...

664 - Idioms With Animals

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, you can learn idioms with animals. 

663 - Singing for Learning English

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

662 - Communicating With Touch

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

661 - Improving English With TV

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

660 - 6 Field Idioms

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

659 - Using BE IN

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

658 - Work Idioms

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

657 – 6 Ways To Use TO

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

656 - Phrasal Verbs Using FOR

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

655 - Idioms Using AS

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

654 - Use To, Used To, Be Used To

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

653 - Coach Shane Interview

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

652 - Itsy-Bitsy Words

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

651 - Using Decide

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

650 - Phrasal Verbs With Bring

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

649 - 8 Idioms With CATCH

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

648 – Phrasal Verbs With CHECK

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

647 - Improving English With Listening

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas