Episode 90

90: How to Start a Conversation in English

April 20th, 2026

21 mins 35 secs

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About this Episode

Mitch and Isi give you advice on things you shouldn't do, things you should do when making conversations with strangers in English in different, everyday scenarios.

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Transcript

Intro

Mitch:
[0:22] Welcome aboard the HMS Easy English.

Isi:
[0:27] Her Majesty's sail.

Mitch:
[0:29] Her Majesty's ship.

Isi:
[0:30] Why are we on a ship?

Mitch:
[0:32] I don't know, because people are on a journey with us when they listen to the Easy English Podcast. And if we had to pick any mode of transport, we'd pick a boat.

Isi:
[0:40] I just realised that I didn't have this peach tea. Little fun fact for that.

Mitch:
[0:45] Fun fact.

Isi:
[0:46] For months and months.

Mitch:
[0:48] Fun fact.

Isi:
[0:49] I think I got a bit sick of it. I love a certain peach tea from Germany that we always bring to England.

Mitch:
[0:54] Oh yeah, you do. That has nothing to do with today's episode. Today's episode, we're going to be talking about introductions, specifically, how to start conversations in English and when in England or in the UK, because starting conversations is always quite difficult, in these in different scenarios, right?

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