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Learning English Vocabulary

Learning English Vocabulary

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Build your English vocabulary with these short programmes.

Each week we explore a new topic to improve your English vocabulary. Learn words for the weather, how to talk about people’s jobs, adjective order, and so much more.

Plus, in our English in a Minute episodes, give your vocabulary a boost in under a minute.

Find more at bbclearningenglish.com

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  • 636 - Prefixes: dys- de- dis-

    Do you suffer from DYSpepsia? Could a DEtox diet help? Neil and Finn talk about prefixes.

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    Try one of our other podcasts, including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Grammar

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026
  • 635 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'money'

    What phrases do you know with 'money'? Learn some here with Beth.

    TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/s5english_in_a_minute

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    Thu, 09 Apr 2026
  • 634 - Ordinal numbers

    What's the date today? Do you know how to say it? Listen to the programme to find out.

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    Tue, 07 Apr 2026
  • 633 - English in a Minute: Phrases with 'thing'

    What's the next big thing, and what's a thing of the past? Learn these 'thing' phrases and more here.

    TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/s5english_in_a_minute

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    Wed, 01 Apr 2026
  • 632 - Short spoken forms

    Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why?

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    Mon, 30 Mar 2026
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