The Real American English Podcast

Rayah

Rayah hosts The Real American English Podcast, which is a podcast for English as a Second/Foreign Language Learners. Whether you’re a beginner, elementary, intermediate, or advanced level learner, you’ll definitely benefit from listening to different episodes. If you’re interested in listening to native American English speakers discussing various topics, then you’ve come to the right place! By listening to this podcast, you’ll Improve your listening skills, learn useful and natural phrases and expressions, enhance your vocabulary, and more!

Episodes

  1. 10/02/2025

    The Silent 'B' in English - 5 words

    How do you pronounce the 'b' the word 'Dumb'? Do you pronounce it like you would in the words 'Boy, Bank, and Bench'? If you do, you're pronouncing it wrong. In this episode, I'm going to give you some information about the silent 'b' in some English words that have the 'mb' combination. And, I'll give you the meaning of, each along with some example sentences. The 5 words I'll talk about today are: 1. Dumb 2. Thumb 3. Numb 4. Crumb 5. Plumber   Make sure to listen to the end for 2 additional words with the silent 'b' and an idiom to help you remember the meaning of both words and how to pronounce them!   Registration for Group Classes Starts January 5th! Classes start January 19th! I have started offering group classes and registration starts January 5th and ends January 11th. There are different types of group classes available, Business English, General English, Academic English and more. The classes will help you to improve your fluency and overall English skills - including speaking, listening, writing, and reading, help you expand and deepen your vocabulary, and develop your grammar comprehension. There are three different group sizes and different prices. The price starts at $10 per lesson for larger groups and then goes up to $13 and $15 per lesson for medium-sized and smaller groups respectively. If you’re interested in finding out more information about the group classes, go to my website, www.englishwithrayah.com and complete the Group Class Survey. Term 1 begins January 19th, so sign up now!

    17 min
  2. 07/12/2025

    5 Useful Idioms with the word 'Blue'

    In this episode, Rayah talks about 5 idioms that are used pretty often by American speakers using the word 'Blue'. Those idioms are: 1. Out of the blue 2. Once in a blue moon 3: Black and blue 4: Until someone is blue in the face 5: Feel blue  Have you heard or used any of them before? Idioms are used quite often in English, so it's essential to learn many of them to be able to understand what people are saying. Being able to use them in different situations will allow you to sound more like a native American English speaker. So, sit back and enjoy the episode!   Registration for Group Classes Starts January 5th! Classes start January 19th! I have started offering group classes and registration starts January 5th and ends January 11th. There are different types of group classes available, Business English, General English, Academic English and more. The classes will help you to improve your fluency and overall English skills - including speaking, listening, writing, and reading, help you expand and deepen your vocabulary, and develop your grammar comprehension. There are three different group sizes and different prices. The price starts at $10 per lesson for larger groups and then goes up to $13 and $15 per lesson for medium-sized and smaller groups respectively. If you’re interested in finding out more information about the group classes, go to my website, www.englishwithrayah.com and complete the Group Class Survey. Term 1 begins January 19th, so sign up now!

    9 min

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Rayah hosts The Real American English Podcast, which is a podcast for English as a Second/Foreign Language Learners. Whether you’re a beginner, elementary, intermediate, or advanced level learner, you’ll definitely benefit from listening to different episodes. If you’re interested in listening to native American English speakers discussing various topics, then you’ve come to the right place! By listening to this podcast, you’ll Improve your listening skills, learn useful and natural phrases and expressions, enhance your vocabulary, and more!

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