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Hello and welcome to the English we speak with me, Faye Faye.

And me, Roy, oh, I'm so hungry. I haven't had anything to eat all day. Where are the pizzas?

What are you talking about? You sent me a message saying you had lots of pizzas, so I'm

ready to eat? No Roy, I said I had real pizzazz. I was saying how glamorous I was. Pizazz is spelled P I Z Z Z A Z Z. It doesn't look anything like pizzas.

I thought you were writing pizzas with extra zs to be cool. Now it makes more sense.

Pizazz relates to being glamorous or having vitality.

Anyway I would never buy you pizzas. I have too much pizzazz to eat pizzas.

If I were feeling generous, I would buy you a glass of water from the tap.

Uh, but that's free. Exactly. Well, why don't you go and eat while we listen to these examples?

Have you seen the latest episode? That new actress has real pizzazz. I think the colour scheme on your painting is so vibrant.

It has real pizzazz.

The moment I listened to the song for the first time I couldn't stop dancing to it.

The tune has real energy and pizzazz.

You're listening to the English we speak from BBC Learning English and we're talking about the expression

Pazazz

If someone or something has Pazazz

They are glamorous or have real energy. Roy, what are you eating?

I'm just about to eat a slice of pizza. I am so hungry. I would offer you a slice but I know you don't think it has real

pizzazz. Well I could make an exception this time. Go on I'll have a slice of your pizza.

But I only have one slice.

You should give it to me. I'll tell everyone how much pizzazz you have.

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