This is an All-Ears English podcast episode 1486, mini-fridge, mini-golf, mini-van,

how to talk about small things in English.

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In today's episode we show you five English words that begin with mini.

What do they mean how can you you use them? Plus get two hit

pop culture suggestions to have better conversations in English.

Hey Lindsay, how are you?

How are you? Doing awesome, Michelle. How are you doing?

I'm good. I feel, I feel very, well, I feel full, but I could have had a couple.

So I actually, I had a, but I could have had a couple.

So I actually, I had a mini bagel this morning.

Do you ever have mini bagels?

Not really.

Did you buy it from the grocery store

or is there some kind of bagel shop

that you like to go to?

No, this is just from the bagel shop that you like to go to. No, this is just from the bagel. I mean, no, from the bagel. This is from the grocery store. Yeah, mini bagels. The bagel tree. Yeah, exactly. But have you seen many bagels? Yeah, I guess so. I think I have.

What is so great about them just because they're bite size?

Yeah, they're bite size, they're good for a snack. Sometimes I don't want the whole bagel.

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