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Polyglot English · Episode 10

Everyday Phrasal Verbs: Sound Natural, Not Textbook

Level B1–B221:14 minHosts Maya, Leo & Nina

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What you'll learn

"I postponed the meeting." Correct. "I put off the meeting." Natural. Same meaning, completely different feeling — and that difference is phrasal verbs.

In this episode, Maya and Leo tame the verbs learners fear most: what a phrasal verb really is (a common verb + a small word = a brand new meaning), the one pronoun rule that prevents the classic mistake ("pick it up," never "pick up it"), and a walk through your whole day in phrasal verbs — morning routine, workday, social life. You'll hear the same story told twice (formal vs natural), money verbs, the classic mistakes to delete, a full weekend-trip conversation, the three-a-day learning method, a full-sentence quiz, and where songs and movies quietly teach you more verbs. Plus Nina's sixty-second story — count the phrasal verbs.

Made for intermediate learners (CEFR B1–B2).

Key phrases this episode

“I put off the meeting” — not “postponed”
“Pick it up” — never “pick up it”
Phrasal verbs across your whole day
The three-a-day learning method
Where songs and movies teach you verbs

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