This time I chat with Sonjide, a Bengali speaker raised in Sweden who now lives in London. We talk about how to learn English with music and TV, weird phrases in English and 
the power of curiosity. P.S. please sponsor me, Gramamrly :D 

Transcript coming soon.

Some vocabulary that might be new for you in this episode:

to be thrown into something - to suddenly be in a situation you are not prepared for

Liverpuddlian - somebody from Liverpool

Mancunian - somebody from Manchester

idiom - a phrase that makes no sense literally but has a set meaning

the best of both worlds - to enjoy the benefits of two different situations

learning curve - the time and difficulty of learning a new skill (usually used as 'big learning curve' to mean something that is difficult to learn)

gist - the loose meaning of something

nuance - the feeling or small difference in a situation

init - slang for 'isn't it';  used mostly by younger people to seek confirmation

Intro music is 'Just Relax' by Lesfm via  Pixabay.

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