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All Ears English Podcast

AEE 89: What NOT to Do if You Don’t Understand English Conversation

All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon

Business, Education, Language Learning

4.62K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2014

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Taking IELTS? Get our free IELTS video training course now Today you’ll learn what NOT to say when you don’t understand what someone says to you in an English conversation. Do you ever say “what??!!” when you don’t understand or when you don’t hear someone? Stop saying it! When you say “what?!” it’s too direct... Read More The post AEE 89: What NOT to Do if You Don’t Understand English Conversation appeared first on All Ears English Podcast | Real English Vocabulary | Conversation | American Culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is an All-Eirs English podcast episode 89.

0:03.7

What not to do if you don't understand English conversations.

0:07.6

Welcome to the All-Eirs English podcast where you'll finally get real native English

0:16.4

conversation and fluency for business and life. We believe in

0:21.9

connection not perfection when it comes to learning English.

0:26.6

Now here are your hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the New York Radio Girl coming to you from Boston

0:37.2

and New York City, USA. A. Do you always use the word what when you don't understand?

0:49.0

Today find out why this could be annoying and what to say instead.

0:57.0

Are you afraid of making mistakes when you talk with native speakers?

1:02.0

Do you just want to be able to have a smooth

1:04.0

conversation with clients or friends in English? Maybe you want to be able to speak in a

1:09.2

group. You need vocabulary, confidence, and connection.

1:13.1

Our connection method will get you there.

1:15.6

Start your study plan now in our English fluency course.

1:19.5

All ears English.com slash connection.

1:27.4

Hey Lindsay guess what? What?

1:31.1

You said the nerd word. The nerd word.

1:33.0

Am I a nerd now?

1:34.0

Does that make me a nerd?

1:35.0

No, it doesn't.

1:36.0

It just means you said the nerd word.

1:38.0

I was telling Lindsay about this.

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