Happy English Podcast
Learn American English with your host Michael DiGiacomo from Happy English in New York City. Michael has been teaching English since 1994. This is an English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) podcast that brings you fun, practical, and useful English lessons which are ideal for intermediate and advanced level English learners everywhere. This podcast is perfect for university students, business professionals, homemakers, retirees and anyone who is interested in learning and improving their English skills. Every week, you are going to learn American English idioms, conversational expressions and phrasal verbs. As your American English teacher, I will help you learn real and natural American English pronunciation and conversational style. You will get the chance to improve your vocabulary and have a clear understanding of practical English grammar. I also help you have a deeper understanding of American Culture through language learning. Join my podcast learner's study group to practice these lessons with me each week on zoom. Get Happy, Get English. Happy English!
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 881
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
741 - Phrases With All
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 helpful and all in all, I think I was right. Than…
00:08:29 |
Wed 21 Aug 2024
740 - Job Culture in America
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 then we’ll go over some useful vocabulary words that …
00:10:01 |
Mon 19 Aug 2024
739 - The American Dream
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 entrepreneurs. As immigrants, their families came …
00:08:02 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
738 - Be Off
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 off the mark because as soon as I sat down, ther…
00:09:37 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
737 - Baseball
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 you, that came out of left field. Well, today we’re go…
00:08:41 |
Mon 12 Aug 2024
736 - Hamburgers
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. This totally customizable food is a crowd pleaser e…
00:06:43 |
Sat 10 Aug 2024
735 - American Dogs
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 street vendor with mustard, or grill one at home w…
00:06:45 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
734 - Summertime
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 the beach and soak up the sun.
Today we're gonna div…
Today we're gonna div…
00:07:09 |
Sun 04 Aug 2024
733 - Be Down
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. He was a little down because the boss was down o…
00:06:00 |
Mon 29 Jul 2024
732 - Pig Idioms
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 happy as a pig in mud. One of my friends asked me w…
00:09:56 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
731 - Using BUT
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 expressions using, but. And, but for a short conversatio…
00:06:36 |
Mon 15 Jul 2024
730 - Heat Idioms
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 catch heat for this lesson...who knows!
It was close …
It was close …
00:07:01 |
Mon 08 Jul 2024
729 - Hot Idioms
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 got you all hot and bothered. trust me I'm not fu…
00:07:38 |
Mon 01 Jul 2024
728 - 7 Ways to Use OFF
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 make good use of my time. Plus, I was a little o…
00:06:28 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
727 - Go Through
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 coffee while going through the notes for the speech…
00:09:51 |
Mon 17 Jun 2024
726 - Things You Can Go
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 buy milk. I’m gonna go buy milk.
Go is a pretty ba…
Go is a pretty ba…
00:06:45 |
Mon 10 Jun 2024
725 - TO ING
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 to messing it up. Yeah I definitely can admit to d…
00:06:51 |
Mon 03 Jun 2024
724 - Known As, By, For, To Be, And To Do
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 being the city that never sleeps.
I know that prepos…
I know that prepos…
00:05:44 |
Mon 27 May 2024
723 - Unless, Should, As Long As, Provided
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 episode, that is provided you find this kind if thing …
00:07:04 |
Mon 20 May 2024
722 - Phrases With At, In, and On
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 you see where this conversation is going, huh?
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00:06:39 |
Mon 13 May 2024
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