Simplified Speech #232 – Indiana’s surprise birthday trip

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🗓️ 8 November 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this Simplified Speech episode, Andrew and Indiana chat about Indiana’s surprise 30th birthday trip to Las Vegas. You’ll hear how her husband planned the trip, what Las Vegas is really like, and how she felt when she discovered the big surprise he had prepared for her. Andrew and Indiana also talk about cultural expressions and ideas linked to Las Vegas, like “Sin City” and “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.”

What you’ll learn with this episode:

* How to talk about milestone birthdays, surprise trips, and travel experiences in natural English
* Useful expressions and idioms connected to Las Vegas, like Sin City and What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
* How native speakers share personal stories, react to surprises, and express excitement naturally

This episode is perfect for you if:

* You want to start thinking in English instead of translating from your first language
* You want to sound more natural and confident when telling personal stories
* You want to expand your vocabulary with expressions you can actually use

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to simplified speech, the Culep series, which features clear, natural, and easy to understand English conversations between two native speakers.
0:10.7	And joining me today for this episode is Indiana.
0:14.9	Hey there, Indiana. How's it going?
0:17.1	Hey, Andrew. I'm doing awesome as I have just turned 30 and I'm coming off of a great trip with my husband last week, so I'm in a pretty good mood.
0:27.2	Awesome. Well, happy belated birthday from me and all of our Culep's listeners on behalf of all of our listeners as well. I'm sure they would love to wish you a happy birthday.
0:39.3	And happy belated birthday is what we can say when your birthday has already passed, right?
0:46.8	Like, Indiana, your birthday was, what, a week ago, several days ago.
0:51.0	It was pretty recent, right?
0:52.3	But when it's already passed, but you still feel like you want to congratulate someone
0:57.1	on a birthday, then you can say happy belated birthday.
1:01.0	So, yeah, Indiana, happy belated birthday.
1:04.0	And today, in this episode, you are really going to be the star, Indiana.
1:08.4	We're going to talk all about your birthday, how you celebrated it,
1:12.9	and a special surprise trip that you took. But everyone, before we get started, let me tell you
1:19.6	that there is a helpful study guide and an interactive transcript to accompany this episode.
1:26.0	They are awesome study tools, and they're available to all
1:29.4	Culeps members. If you'd like to sign up and become a member and take your English to the next
1:34.4	level with Culeps, just visit our website, Culeps.com. You can learn all the details and you can
1:39.3	sign up and become a member today. Okay. And with that announcement, out of the way, Indiana, I think we should jump right in
1:47.7	and get started with your story.
1:50.4	So let's start at the start.
1:53.4	Where do you want to begin?
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