Proper British English Podcast

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Welcome to the Proper British English Podcast! The podcast designed for intermediate and advanced English learners that want to learn more about British people, British culture and of course British English. Improve your listening and comprehension skills, learn some new words and expressions that us Brits use, and even learn something about life in the UK. Perfect for anyone visiting or living in England. Hosted by Dan from Britspeak, who was born and raised in Sheffield, Yorkshire. He will guide you through various topics and aspects of daily life in the UK.

Episodes

  1. 6D AGO

    009 - What Is Pancake Day in the UK? (And Why We Run With Frying Pans)

    Get My Free BritSpeak Starter Kit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/starter-kit⁠⁠⁠⁠ Download the transcript for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of the Proper British English Podcast, I talk about: Why we have a special day for pancakesWhat causes us to run around with frying pansThe differences between UK and US pancakes Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/proper-british-english-pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to the Proper British English Podcast. The podcast designed to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English. My name is Dan from BritSpeak and I am a CELTA qualified ESL teacher with over 10 years experience. I’m originally from Sheffield, UK, but I moved to Japan in 2016. I help people learn British English so they can build better connections and do more cool stuff in their lives, such as: Live and work in the UKAdvance their careersFeel more confident in everyday conversations More from BritSpeak: BritSpeakPod - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@brit-speak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Articles - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/britspeak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me: Lessons: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/courses

    15 min

  2. FEB 6

    008 - British Insults (That Don’t Sound Like Insults)

    Get My Free BritSpeak Starter Kit - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/starter-kit⁠⁠⁠ Download the transcript for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of the Proper British English Podcast, I talk about: Why Brits love to be mean to people we likeInsults that don't sound like insultsHow you should approach these expressions Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/proper-british-english-pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to the Proper British English Podcast. The podcast designed to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English. My name is Dan from BritSpeak and I am a CELTA qualified ESL teacher with over 10 years experience. I’m originally from Sheffield, UK, but I moved to Japan in 2016. I help people learn British English so they can build better connections and do more cool stuff in their lives, such as: Live and work in the UKAdvance their careersFeel more confident in everyday conversations More from BritSpeak: BritSpeakPod - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@brit-speak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Articles - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/britspeak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me: Lessons: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/courses

    19 min

  3. JAN 30

    007 - Stuff Brits Don’t Realise Is Weird

    Get My Free BritSpeak Starter Kit - ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/starter-kit⁠⁠ Download the transcript for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of the Proper British English Podcast, I talk about: Stuff that Brits think is normal, but actually isn'tWhy we never really question itHow moving to Japan changed my perspective Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/proper-british-english-pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to the Proper British English Podcast. The podcast designed to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English. My name is Dan from BritSpeak and I am a CELTA qualified ESL teacher with over 10 years experience. I’m originally from Sheffield, UK, but I moved to Japan in 2016. I help people learn British English so they can build better connections and do more cool stuff in their lives, such as: Live and work in the UKAdvance their careersFeel more confident in everyday conversations More from BritSpeak: BritSpeakPod - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@brit-speak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Articles - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/britspeak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me: Lessons: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/courses

    23 min

  4. JAN 23

    006 - What Is Burns Night?

    Get My Free BritSpeak Starter Kit - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/starter-kit⁠ Download the transcript for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of the Proper British English Podcast, I talk about: Burns night and what it isWhat you can expect at a burns supperSome interesting traditions at this time of year Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/proper-british-english-pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to the Proper British English Podcast. The podcast designed to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English. My name is Dan from BritSpeak and I am a CELTA qualified ESL teacher with over 10 years experience. I’m originally from Sheffield, UK, but I moved to Japan in 2016. I help people learn British English so they can build better connections and do more cool stuff in their lives, such as: Live and work in the UKAdvance their careersFeel more confident in everyday conversations More from BritSpeak: BritSpeakPod - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@brit-speak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Articles - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/britspeak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me: Lessons: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/courses

    16 min

  5. JAN 16

    005 - Most Used British Slang Words

    Get My Free BritSpeak Starter Kit - https://www.britspeak.co/starter-kit Download the transcript for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of the Proper British English Podcast, I talk about: Different expressions we use all the timeWhether you need to use them or notWhy slang is a good idea to learn Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/proper-british-english-pod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to the Proper British English Podcast. The podcast designed to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English. My name is Dan from BritSpeak and I am a CELTA qualified ESL teacher with over 10 years experience. I’m originally from Sheffield, UK, but I moved to Japan in 2016. I help people learn British English so they can build better connections and do more cool stuff in their lives, such as: Live and work in the UKAdvance their careersFeel more confident in everyday conversations More from BritSpeak: BritSpeakPod - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@brit-speak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Articles - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/britspeak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me: Lessons: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/store⁠⁠⁠⁠ Courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/courses

    20 min

  6. JAN 9

    004 - How Do Brits say "It's Cold"?

    Get my Free slang guide: https://www.britspeak.co/slang-guide Download the transcript for this episode: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/transcripts⁠⁠⁠ In this episode of the Proper British English Podcast, I talk about: Different ways we say it's coldUK expressions for winter timeHow we get creative with intensifiers Want more episodes? ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/proper-british-english-pod⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to the Proper British English Podcast. The podcast designed to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English. My name is Dan from BritSpeak and I am a CELTA qualified ESL teacher with over 10 years experience. I’m originally from Sheffield, UK, but I moved to Japan in 2016. I help people learn British English so they can build better connections and do more cool stuff in their lives, such as: Live and work in the UKAdvance their careersFeel more confident in everyday conversations More from BritSpeak: BritSpeakPod - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@brit-speak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Articles - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/britspeak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me: Lessons: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/store⁠⁠⁠ Courses: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/courses

    16 min

  7. JAN 2

    003 - British TV Shows To Help Improve Your English

    Download the transcript for this episode: ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/transcripts⁠⁠ In this episode of the Proper British English Podcast, I talk about: TV shows that will help you improve your EnglishUK shows from different genresA big mistake people make with TV shows for learning Want more episodes? ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/proper-british-english-pod⁠⁠ Welcome to the Proper British English Podcast. The podcast designed to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English. My name is Dan from BritSpeak and I am a CELTA qualified ESL teacher with over 10 years experience. I’m originally from Sheffield, UK, but I moved to Japan in 2016. I help people learn British English so they can build better connections and do more cool stuff in their lives, such as: Live and work in the UKAdvance their careersFeel more confident in everyday conversations More from BritSpeak: BritSpeakPod - ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@brit-speak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Articles - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/britspeak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me: Lessons: ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/store⁠⁠ Courses: ⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/courses

    19 min

  8. JAN 2

    002 - How To Understand Different UK Accents

    Download the transcript for this episode: ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/transcripts⁠ In this episode of the Proper British English Podcast, I talk about: The different accents in the UKThe most common techniques they useHow to identify different UK accents Want more episodes? ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/proper-british-english-pod⁠ Welcome to the Proper British English Podcast. The podcast designed to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English. My name is Dan from BritSpeak and I am a CELTA qualified ESL teacher with over 10 years experience. I’m originally from Sheffield, UK, but I moved to Japan in 2016. I help people learn British English so they can build better connections and do more cool stuff in their lives, such as: Live and work in the UKAdvance their careersFeel more confident in everyday conversations More from BritSpeak: BritSpeakPod - ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@brit-speak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Articles - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/britspeak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me: Lessons: ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/store⁠ Courses: ⁠https://www.britspeak.co/courses

    16 min

  9. JAN 2

    001 - Welcome To The Proper British English Podcast

    Download the transcript for this episode: https://www.britspeak.co/transcripts In this episode of the Proper British English Podcast, I talk about: What this podcast is all aboutWho I am and my teaching journeyWhat you can expect from me Want more episodes? https://www.britspeak.co/proper-british-english-pod Welcome to the Proper British English Podcast. The podcast designed to help you understand British life, British culture, and of course, British English. My name is Dan from BritSpeak and I am a CELTA qualified ESL teacher with over 10 years experience. I’m originally from Sheffield, UK, but I moved to Japan in 2016. I help people learn British English so they can build better connections and do more cool stuff in their lives, such as: Live and work in the UKAdvance their careersFeel more confident in everyday conversations More from BritSpeak: BritSpeakPod - https://www.britspeak.co/britspeakpod YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@brit-speak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Articles - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.britspeak.co/blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/britspeak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me: Lessons: https://www.britspeak.co/store Courses: https://www.britspeak.co/courses

    12 min
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Welcome to the Proper British English Podcast! The podcast designed for intermediate and advanced English learners that want to learn more about British people, British culture and of course British English. Improve your listening and comprehension skills, learn some new words and expressions that us Brits use, and even learn something about life in the UK. Perfect for anyone visiting or living in England. Hosted by Dan from Britspeak, who was born and raised in Sheffield, Yorkshire. He will guide you through various topics and aspects of daily life in the UK.

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