The Real Life English with Gabby Podcast
Welcome to The Real Life English with Gabby Podcast, the podcast that helps you understand and speak English like a pro! I'm Gabby, your fun and friendly English teacher from NYC.
In this podcast, I teach you real life slang, phrasal verbs and expressions that you need to speak English confidently. In each episode, I share interesting stories that are real-life scenarios in the U.S.A. These stories are full of words and phrases that Americans use every day. After the story, we'll take a closer look at the words, so you not only know them but also feel confident using them in your own conversations.
Real English with Gabby is here to make learning fun and practical. We want to help you speak English like a native speaker and understand what's going on in everyday conversations. Listening to this podcast will help you better understand American TV shows and movies AND will help you understand native speakers in every day conversations.
To make your learning even better, we've got Study Guides for each episode. Each Study Guide comes with the transcript, listening activities, vocabulary definitions and examples and practice activities to help you practice and remember what you've learned.
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Episodes
83 episodes
#81-20 Words for Risks and Taking Chances
Welcome to Episode 81: 20 Words for Risk & Taking ChancesAre you ready to sound more natural when talking about bold decisions and big life moves? In this episode, you’ll learn 20 real-life phrasal verbs, idioms, and slang expression...
#80- 18 Words for Leadership, Influence and Legacy
Welcome to The Real Life English with Gabby Podcast. In this episode, you’ll learn 18 powerful phrasal verbs, idioms, and slang expressions used to talk about leadership and influence in real American English.From everyday conversations ...
#79- Murder Mysteries and True Crime Part 2- 18 MORE Popular English Words
Are you an English learner who loves talking about true crime, murder mysteries, and criminal investigations? Or maybe you just need to learn about this topic so that you can talk about current events with confidence? In Part 2 of our murder my...
#78- 18 Words for Murder Mysteries and True Crime
Are you an English learner who loves talking about true crime, murder mysteries, and criminal investigations? Or maybe you just need to learn about this topic so that you can talk about current events with confidence? In this episode of The...
#77- 18 Words for Motivation & Ambition
In this episode of The Real Life English with Gabby podcast, you’ll learn 18 real-life phrasal verbs, idioms, and slang expressions that Americans to talk about starting over, leaving the past behind, and turning life around.Thr...
#76- 15 Words for Fresh Starts & New Beginnings
In this episode of The Real Life English with Gabby podcast, you’ll learn 15 real-life phrasal verbs, idioms, and slang expressions that Americans actually use when talking about starting over, leaving the past behind, and turning life...
#75- 15 Words for Talking about Hopes, Dreams and Predictions in 2026!
The new year is usually full of excitement, motivation, and big goals, but 2026 feels different for many Americans. In episode #75 of The Real Life English with Gabby Podcast, you’ll learn how Americans actually talk about the...
#74- 16 Expressions from TV Shows That Textbooks Don’t Teach
Welcome to episode #74 of The Real Life English with Gabby Podcast! In this special episode, you’ll learn 16 popular vocabulary words and expressions that come straight from American TV shows like Friends, Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, ...
#73- Vocabulary for Good Luck & Good Fortune
In this episode of The Real Life English with Gabby, we’re exploring the world of luck, good fortune, and all the expressions native speakers use to talk about those magical moments when everything seems to go right in your li...
#72- 18 Military Words Americans Use for Business and in Everyday Life
Welcome to Episode #72 of The Real Life English with Gabby Podcast. In this episode inspired by Veteran’s Day, Gabby teaches 18 military phrasal verbs, slang words and idioms that Americans use at work and in their everyday lives. In this episo...
#71- 13 Words for Superstitions, Bad Luck & Fate
Welcome to The Real Life English with Gabby Podcast. Have you ever felt like everything was going wrong, like maybe you had bad luck? Did you ever do something that you thought might change your luck in some way? In episode #71, we dive into th...
#70- 18 Words for Halloween and Being Scared
Welcome to episode #70 of The Real Life English with Gabby. In this episode, you're learning all about Halloween and being scared! This episode will teach you 18 popular phrasal verbs, slang words and idioms, such as tense up, goosebumps,...
#69- 16 Phrasal Verbs, Slang Words & Idioms for Photography
Welcome to episode #69 of The Real Life English with Gabby. In this episode, you're learning about photography language! You'll walk away from this episode with 16 popular phrasal verbs, slang words and idioms, such as photobomb, a can...
#68- 16 Phrasal Verbs, Idioms & Slang Words all about Weather & Natural Disasters
Welcome to episode #68 of The Real Life English with Gabby. In this episode, we dive into the language of natural disasters and explore 16 essential phrasal verbs, slang words and idioms, such as ride out the storm, make landfall, ...
#67- 16 Popular Fall/Autumn Phrasal Verbs, Slang Words and Idioms
Welcome to Episode #67 of The Real Life English with Gabby PodcastIn this episode, you’ll learn 16 popular English slang words, idioms, and phrasal verbs for the Fall/Autum...
#66- 25 Popular Words for Fashion & Style
Welcome to Episode #66 of The Real Life English with Gabby PodcastIn this episode, you’ll learn 25 popular English slang words, idioms, and phrasal verbs for fashion and st...
#65- 20 Words for Smalltalk & Networking
Welcome to Episode #65 of The Real Life English with Gabby Podcast. In this episode, you’ll learn 20 important English slang words, idioms, and phrasal verbs for small...
#64- 18 Phrasal Verbs, Idioms and Slang Words for Body Language
Welcome to Episode #64 of The Real Life English with Gabby Podcast. In this episode, you’ll learn 18 fun and useful English slang, idioms, and phrasal verbs for things...
#63- Survival, Danger and Difficult Situations
Welcome to episode #63- 20 Words for Survival, Danger and Difficult Situations. In this fun and exciting episode, you'll learn real-life phrasal verbs, slang words and idioms you can use when talking about survival, danger, and difficult situat...
#62- 18 Words for Home Organization and Decluttering
Welcome to episode #62! In this episode of The Real Life English with Gabby Podcast, you'll be learning useful vocabulary about home organization and decluttering. You’ll learn real-life phrasal verbs, slang, and idioms like <...
#61- 18 Words for Work, Business and The Office
Welcome to episode #61 of the Real Life English with Gabby Podcast! In this episode, you'll learn 18 popular phrasal verbs, slang words, and idioms that you’ll hear in real American conversations about work and business. This is such an i...
#60- 20 Words for Mental Health & Self Care
Welcome to episode #60 of the Real Life English with Gabby Podcast! In this episode, you'll learn 20 commonly used phrasal verbs, slang words, and idioms that you’ll hear in real American conversations about mental health and self care. This is...
#59- 18 Words for Freedom, Liberty & Fighting for Justice
Welcome to episode #59 of the Real Life English with Gabby Podcast! In this episode, you'll learn 18 commonly used phrasal verbs, slang words, and idioms that you’ll hear in real American conversations about freedom, liberty and fighting for ju...
#58- 18 Words for Making Decisions
Welcome to episode #58 of the Real Life English with Gabby Podcast! In this fun and practical episode, you'll learn 18 commonly used phrasal verbs, slang words, and idioms that you’ll hear in real American conversations about decision making
#57- 16 Words for Cooking, Baking and Being in the Kitchen
Welcome to episode #57 of the Real Life English with Gabby Podcast! In this fun and practical episode, you'll learn 16 commonly used phrasal verbs, slang words, and idioms you’ll hear in real American conversations about cooking and baking....