01 Greetings - Beginner

Kevin: Inde-inde yetafa sew! Hulu selam noew? sira qeyersh ende? Ende! A vanished person! Is everything at peace (well)? Did you change your job? Chéri: Selam noew yemesgen! ere Izaw negn alqeyerkum. Ante mech meteh taqaleh? Everything is at peace (well). I am still there...I hav ...  Show more

PODCAST - past tense Kevin: Balefew amet le’erefet min aderegsh? What did you do for break last year? Sherry: Wede Ethiopia hedku. verb, future, present, past (mehed, ehedalew, eyehedku, hedku) I went to Ethiopia. Kevin: Eshi endet neber? Ok, how was it? Sherry: Betam tiru neber. ...  Show more

Welcome to the very first episode of 5-Minute English Talk — your daily dose of real, simple, and practical English!

In this episode, we kick things off with a warm welcome and dive into one of the most common phrases in English: “How are you?”

In this English lesson I will help you learn 14 different responses to the English question, "How's it going?". In my part of the English speaking world this is a very common greeting. In fact, it's the one I use quite a bit to greet colleagues, cashiers, customers at market, fri ...  Show more

The King of England broke tradition recently, by fist-bumping people in favour of a handshake. What are some of the ways we greet people? And are some better than others?Newstalk’s Henry McKean has been greeting the public to get their thoughts. 

“Goodbye” is correct — but in real conversations, it can sound too formal or even a little cold. In this episode of 5-Minute English Talk, we’ll show you how native English speakers say goodbye in everyday life. From casual phrases like “See ya” to polite ones like “Tak ...