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We’re the Three English Experts – Birgit Kasimirski, Rebecca Deacon and David Preston – with over 60 years of combined experience teaching business English and professional English communication. We help German professionals speak clearer, more confident English with practical, real-world strategies that actually work.
Rebecca and Dave bring native British English expertise, while Birgit offers the insider perspective of a native German business English coach. Between us we speak seven languages, so we’ve faced the same challenges you face, and we know what truly helps you progress and build your English fluency.
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Everyday British Slang for English Learners
2026-05-10 23 min
Want to sound more natural in British English? In this fun episode, the 3 English Experts unpack everyday British slang like “mate,” “cheers,” “gutted,” “knackered,” “dodgy,” “skint” and many more. You’ll learn what the words really mean, when to use them, and when to be careful—so you have more confidence in understanding native speakers better, and improve your English by adding a few authentic phrases to your own English.
- 0:03 – Introduction to the episode and podcast
- 1:38 – “All right” as a British greeting
- 2:28 – “Mate” and informal ways to address people
- 4:14 – “Cheers” as more than a drinking toast
- 4:54 – “To faff about” meaning to waste time or be unfocused
- 5:25 – “Bob’s your uncle” meaning something is easily done
- 6:51 – “Banter” and British joking culture
- 8:58 – “Bloke” and “gutted”
- 9:32 – “Gutted” as strong disappointment
- 9:50 – “Gobsmacked” as shocked or speechless
- 10:52 – “Knackered” and Cockney rhyming slang
- 13:06 – “Quid” as slang for pounds
- 15:00 – “Rubbish” as nonsense or poor quality
- 15:32 – “Grand” for a thousand
- 16:00 – “The loo” as a casual word for the toilet
- 16:40 – “To nick,” “the nick,” and being “nicked”
- 17:06 – “Gaff” as a slang word for home
- 17:34 – “Dodgy” as suspicious, unsafe, or not quite right
- 18:16 – “To pop one’s clogs” as an informal way to say someone died
- 19:38 – “Skint” as having no money
- 20:03 – Golden nugget: “the guy” and “thingy”
- 21:23 – Preview of the next episode: forming questions correctly
- 22:19 – Closing message and listener support
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Möchtest du dich im britischen Englisch natürlicher ausdrücken? In dieser unterhaltsamen Folge erklären die 3 English Experts alltägliche britische Slangausdrücke wie „mate“, „cheers“, „gutted“, „knackered“, „dodgy“, „skint“ und viele mehr. Du erfährst, was die Wörter wirklich bedeuten, wann man sie verwendet und wann man vorsichtig sein sollte – damit du mehr Selbstvertrauen gewinnst, Muttersprachler besser zu verstehen, und dein Englisch verbesserst, indem du ein paar authentische Ausdrücke in deinen eigenen Wortschatz aufnimmst.
- 0:03 – Einführung in die Folge und den Podcast
- 1:38 – „All right“ als britische Begrüßung
- 2:28 – „Mate“ und informelle Anreden
- 4:14 – „Cheers“ als mehr als nur ein Trinkspruch
- 4:54 – „To faff about“ bedeutet, Zeit zu verschwenden oder unkonzentriert zu sein
- 5:25 – „Bob’s your uncle“ bedeutet, dass etwas leicht zu erledigen ist
- 6:51 – „Banter“ und die britische Kultur des Scherzens
- 8:58 – „Bloke“ und „gutted“
- 9:32 – „Gutted“ als Ausdruck starker Enttäuschung
- 9:50 – „Gobsmacked“ als schockiert oder sprachlos
- 10:52 – „Knackered“ und Cockney-Reimslang
- 13:06 – „Quid“ als Slang für Pfund
- 15:00 – „Rubbish“ als Unsinn oder schlechte Qualität
- 15:32 – „Grand“ für tausend
- 16:00 – „The loo“ als umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck für die Toilette
- 16:40 – „To nick“, „the nick“ und „nicked“
- 17:06 – „Gaff“ als Slangausdruck für „Zuhause“
- 17:34 – „Dodgy“ im Sinne von „verdächtig“, „unsicher“ oder „nicht ganz in Ordnung“
- 18:16 – „To pop one’s clogs“ als umgangssprachliche Redewendung für „sterben“
- 19:38 – „Skint“ im Sinne von „kein Geld haben“
- 20:03 – Goldene Perle: „the guy“ und „thingy“
- 21:23 – Vorschau auf die nächste Folge: Fragen richtig bilden
- 22:19 – Schlusswort und Unterstützung durch die Hörer
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