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SBS Learn English

SBS•www.sbs.com.au
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Language Learning
Ease into the English language and Australian culture. We make learning English convenient, fun and practical. Don’t just learn a language, love language!
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Episodes

#108 Talking about the cost of living

Learn English useful for talking about money, expenses, and financial pressure. Practise everyday phrases for describing rising costs, managing a budget, and explaining financial challenges.

Apr 14, 2026•9 min

#106 Mmm or Hmm? Trying new and unusual food

Learn useful English for talking about unusual or strong flavours. Practise everyday phrases for reacting to new foods, sharing opinions, and encouraging someone to try something new.

Mar 17, 2026•9 min

#105 Celebrating small wins at work

Learn useful English for talking about small wins at work. Practise phrases for celebrating achievements, staying motivated, and making progress step by step.

Mar 03, 2026•7 min

#103 Talking about online dating (Med)

Learn everyday English phrases for online dating. Practise expressions like “match,” “ghosted,” and “slide into DMs” while improving your speaking skills.

Feb 03, 2026•10 min

#102 Getting organised (Med)

This episode focuses on practical English phrases for organizing daily life, covering planning, managing responsibilities, and meeting deadlines. It explains terms like "getting your act together," "juggling a lot," and "staying on top of things," offering strategies for time management and breaking down tasks. The discussion aims to help learners effectively manage their schedules and avoid falling behind.

Jan 20, 2026•9 min

Bonus Practice: #102 Getting organised (Med)

Join this bonus practice episode to enhance your English speaking skills by repeating dialogue segments. The focus is on a conversation about practical strategies for getting organized, such as planning ahead, using reminders, breaking down tasks, and managing deadlines, all aimed at improving time management.

Jan 20, 2026•3 min

Bonus Practice: #101 Having a laugh (Med)

Enhance your English speaking skills with this practice episode. You'll repeat dialogue from "Having a Laugh," focusing on pronunciation and conversational rhythm. This session is designed to boost your fluency with short, engaging phrases from everyday conversations. For detailed explanations of phrases, listeners are directed to the main episode.

Jan 06, 2026•3 min

#101 Having a laugh (Med)

Learn how to talk about things that make you laugh. Practise phrases that help you share stories, react to jokes, and enjoy conversations more.

Jan 06, 2026•10 min

MiniPod: To be stuffed | Words we use

Learn a new phrase and make your English sound more natural and interesting. Words We Use is a bilingual series that helps you understand idioms like 'to be stuffed'.

Dec 11, 2025•2 min

MiniPod: Sleep on it | Words we use

Learn a new phrase and make your English sound more natural and interesting. Words We Use is a bilingual series that helps you understand idioms like 'sleep on it'.

Dec 04, 2025•3 min

To be stuffed | Words we use

SBS Learn English ရဲ့ Words We Use အစီအစဥ််််ကို နားဆင်နိုင်ပါတယ်။ ဒီသင်ခန်းစာတွေဟာ နေ့စဥ်််သုံး အင်္ဂလိပ် ဘန်းစကားတွေကို အနေအထား အမျိုးမျိုးမှာ ဘယ်လို အသုံးပြုနိုင်သလဲ ဆိုတာတွေကို တင်ဆက် ပေးထားပါတယ်။ ဒီကနေ့မှာတော့ 'to be stuffed' ဆိုတဲ့ စကားစုကို လေ့လာကြမှာ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

Dec 02, 2025•4 min

MiniPod: To shout | Words we use

Learn a new phrase and make your English sound more natural and interesting. Words We Use is a bilingual series that helps you understand idioms like 'to shout'.

Nov 27, 2025•2 min

MiniPod: Take it easy | Words we use

Learn a new phrase and make your English sound more natural and interesting. Words We Use is a bilingual series that helps you understand idioms like 'take it easy'.

Nov 20, 2025•3 min

MiniPod: Call it a day | Words we use

Learn a new phrase and make your English sound more natural and interesting. Words We Use is a bilingual series that helps you understand idioms like 'call it a day'.

Nov 13, 2025•3 min

#99 Saying ‘No’ to alcohol

Learn polite ways to refuse a drink in English. Discover useful expressions for taking it slow, sitting one out or explaining you're on a permanent dry spell.

Nov 11, 2025•8 min
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