Happy English Podcast

By Michael DiGiacomo Happy English

What's Happy English Podcast about?

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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Happy English Podcast episodes:

04.22.2024
719 - Stop Studying English
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...
04.15.2024
718 - TIme Phrases
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...
04.08.2024
717 - Care
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...
04.01.2024
716 - Using Ever
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...
03.26.2024
715 - Cats & Dogs
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...
03.18.2024
714 - Ability and Possibility
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 and be able to is not only important...
03.11.2024
713 - Day to Day English
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 students have. At the end of the day, it’s...
03.04.2024
712 - Negative Questions
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. Isn’t that why you’re here? Negative questions are questions that begin with the negative...
02.26.2024
711 - Business Phrases
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 international environment. I’m not saying that I have the silver...
02.19.2024
710 - The Tiny W
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 of speaking than the speed. One interesting feature of spoken American English is the fact...
02.12.2024
709 - 9 Ways To Use Have
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 that has multiple meanings and uses, as well as a number of different...
02.05.2024
708 - Checking Information
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 you have is right. Basically, these are tag questions and negative...
01.29.2024
707 - American Conversational Phrases
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 book? Not exactly. “How come?,”you may ask. How come indeed. Let’s check it out.For this...
01.22.2024
706 - 6 Causative Forms Of Have
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 his personality had everyone on the base laughing. Except of course his supervisors,...
01.15.2024
705 - Things You Can Do With Time
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 medial when I first knew about podcasts. Those were interesting times! Time? Times?...
01.08.2024
704 - Six Things You Can Pay
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 your country, what percentage of a doctor's fee do patients usually need...
01.03.2024
703 - New Year Idioms
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 conversations at the beginning of the year. By the end of this podcast, you’ll...
12.25.2023
702 - A Visit From International St. Nicholas
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 very special reading of A Visit From St. Nicholas, the iconic Christmas poem written by...
12.18.2023
701 - 5 Things You Can HIT
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 jackpot, hit the sauce, and hit the townBy the end...
12.11.2023
700 - Part II Water Idioms
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 and test the waters? Has anyone told you a story...
12.04.2023
699 - Water Idioms
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 relationship with the boss is like oil and water, or is...
11.27.2023
698 - Arrive
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 taxi. When you arrive by taxi, the hotel will have a special entrance just...
11.13.2023
697 - I Suppose I’m Supposed To
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 you want to remember these English points. You’re supposed to do that, you know! Let’s discuss....
11.06.2023
696 - Learning English With Gregory Diehl
In this podcast English lesson, I'm speaking with author and English teacher, Gregory Diehl. Gregory has a new book out called Our Global Lingua Franca: An Educator's Guide to Spreading English Where EFL Doesn't Work which explores the cultural and...
11.01.2023
695 - Longer Conversations
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 today’s lesson is all about. And by the way, I’m sure you’re...
10.23.2023
694 - Inversion
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 this is beyond me! Sometimes the word order of a...
10.16.2023
693 - Confidence? You Got This!
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 using English every day 3. Read more. Let’s discuss.Join my Podcast Learner's Study Group...
10.09.2023
692 - Jessica From IELTS Energy
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 ideas to help you reach your dream score on the...
10.03.2023
691 - Spooky Idioms
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 dreams come back to haunt you, let’s discuss. This English lesson is all about...
09.26.2023
690 - Face-Part Vocabulary
At the office this morning, Hank was checking out a breathtaking presentation that Annie put together. Hank praised the eye-popping visuals and mouthwatering content, telling Annie that he was sure it would prevent their sales from nose-diving. Let’s discuss!Join my...
09.18.2023
689 - Hacking Language With Kyra Sage
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 teaching English, as well as her own language learning journeyKyra Sage online: https://www.languagehack.coKyra's Book:...
09.11.2023
688 - Business Change Phrasal Verbs
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 two years, the company was doing so well, they started to branch out and...
09.05.2023
687 - New York Pizza
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 thin that you can’t pick up a slice with one hand. For...
08.28.2023
686 - Room for Time and Space
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 new desk has a space for my computer and...
08.14.2023
685 - 4 Conditional Patterns
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 were you, I’d listen carefully to this podcast episode. Basically, there are four...
08.08.2023
684 - Something, Anything, Nothing
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 else may not work. What?In this English lesson, let's look at 5 different grammar...
08.02.2023
683 - 3 Ways to Use ING Adjectives
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. In this English lesson podcast, let's look at 3 ways we...
07.31.2023
682 - Past Perfect Tense
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 morning. If I had known it was going to...
07.24.2023
681 - The 4 Skills To Improve English
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 English. The 4 skills you need to work on in order to improve your English....
07.19.2023
680 - Using DARE
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…that’s an interesting word in English. Let's study together.Join my Podcast...
07.17.2023
679 - Am vs. Do In Simple Present Tense
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 confusing sometimes, especially in a negative sentence. Let's study...
07.14.2023
678 - Ways To Take Someone
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…trust me when I say that I won’t take...
07.13.2023
677 - Phrasal Verbs From Sports
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 when they do sports. Have these questions warmed you up for this lesson?Learning...
07.12.2023
676 - Idioms From Sailing
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? If so I hope you're not in deep water....
07.10.2023
675 - Can You Improve Your English Without Goals?
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 be improving your English? Is that true? Do you need specific...
07.06.2023
674 - 3 Ways To Use Should With Conditionals
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 podcast, and today I’d like to talk about how we use should with conditionals....
07.05.2023
673 - Summer Festival Idioms In Business English
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’s have a look at six idioms that have a connection to summer festivals...
07.05.2023
672 - Business English Phrasal Verbs
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 together and then have it all wrapped up, let me know and I'll follow up...
07.03.2023
671 - Improving Pronunciation As An Adult Learner
Today, we’re going to talk about improving pronunciation. As an adult English learner, improving your pronunciation is a worthwhile goal and something that’s going to definitely enhance your overall communication skills and especially, your confidence using English. Here are a...
06.26.2023
670 - Past Modal Would Have
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 you if you are taking the exam, and even if not, I’m...

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Happy English Podcast episodes:

719 - Stop Studying English

718 - TIme Phrases

717 - Care

716 - Using Ever

715 - Cats & Dogs

714 - Ability and Possibility

713 - Day to Day English

712 - Negative Questions

711 - Business Phrases

710 - The Tiny W

709 - 9 Ways To Use Have

708 - Checking Information

707 - American Conversational Phrases

706 - 6 Causative Forms Of Have

705 - Things You Can Do With Time

704 - Six Things You Can Pay

703 - New Year Idioms

702 - A Visit From International St. Nicholas

701 - 5 Things You Can HIT

700 - Part II Water Idioms

699 - Water Idioms

698 - Arrive

697 - I Suppose I’m Supposed To

696 - Learning English With Gregory Diehl

695 - Longer Conversations

694 - Inversion

693 - Confidence? You Got This!

692 - Jessica From IELTS Energy

691 - Spooky Idioms

690 - Face-Part Vocabulary

689 - Hacking Language With Kyra Sage

688 - Business Change Phrasal Verbs

687 - New York Pizza

686 - Room for Time and Space

685 - 4 Conditional Patterns

684 - Something, Anything, Nothing

683 - 3 Ways to Use ING Adjectives

682 - Past Perfect Tense

681 - The 4 Skills To Improve English

680 - Using DARE

679 - Am vs. Do In Simple Present Tense

678 - Ways To Take Someone

677 - Phrasal Verbs From Sports

676 - Idioms From Sailing

675 - Can You Improve Your English Without Goals?

674 - 3 Ways To Use Should With Conditionals

673 - Summer Festival Idioms In Business English

672 - Business English Phrasal Verbs

671 - Improving Pronunciation As An Adult Learner

670 - Past Modal Would Have