Many people are confused by when to use you’re or your. This is such a common confusion that many native English speakers also get confused. Here are the simple rules to…
When spoken, maybe and may be sound exactly the same, however when written they have 2 different meanings. Let’s take a look at the different meanings. Maybe Maybe is an adverb. It…
Here at Funky English we love to share our favourite idioms with you. In this article we’ll list our Top 10 English Animal Idioms! Which one do you…
In this lesson we shall take a look at how numbers are used in the English language. Most of the time using numbers is easy, but you should be aware…
In this English lesson we’ll take a look at how we use the present continuous tense when talking about things that we are doing now.
In this English lesson we’ll take a look at how we use the present simple tense when talking about daily routines, as well as taking a quick look at adverbs of frequency.
In this English lesson we’ll take a look at how we use the past continuous tense when talking about things that we were doing in the past.
In this article about British culture we take a look at the most popular British drink – tea! We take a look at the history of British tea and we discuss the way that British people enjoy their tea.
In this article about British culture we take a look at the phrase “touch wood”. We learn why British people might feel the need to “touch wood” or “knock on wood”.
In English there are many slang expressions we can use to say somebody is pregnant. We can say: Expecting Carrying a child With child Preggers or Prego Pregnancy Slang…
In this lesson we’ll take a look at how we use the past simple tense when talking about things that we have done in the past – as well as looking at adverbial phrases of time.
If you’ve spent any time with native English speakers, watched American and British TV shows, or read English books you’ll probably have come across the phrase Man’s Best…
Listen: A Faithful Hound The Legend of Gelert is a very famous story that has been told for hundreds of years. Beddgelert is a small village in North…
There are many phrases in English that have hidden meanings. One of these phrases is – We need to talk. This phrase is a seemingly innocent phrase. Upon…
People in Great Britain love to eat! We are lucky to have a great selection of food from all over the world in our restaurants and takeaways. Fish…
Find out what is said and done on the first day of each month in Great Britain. Learn how to use this interesting English phrase correctly – and how to respond!
