{"podcast":{"title":"Espresso English Podcast","slug":"espresso-english-podcast-201470","podcast_index_feed_id":201470,"rss_url":"https://espressoenglish.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.espressoenglish.net","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/b/3/c/7b3c885f8577bc6a/podcastespressoenglish051.jpg","author":"Shayna Oliveira","episode_count":728,"summary":"On the Espresso English podcast, you'll learn English grammar, vocabulary, phrases, idioms, and more. Espresso English lessons are clear and practical, making it easy to learn the language quickly and effectively. Visit http://www.espressoenglish.net to get English courses and e-books that will help you learn faster!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T02:19:19.983896+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/espresso-english-podcast-201470"},"episode":{"title":"[BEST LESSONS] - How to start conversations in English: 40 phrases","slug":"best-lessons-how-to-start-conversations-in-english-40-phrases","published_at":"2026-05-12T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/espresso-english-podcast-201470/best-lessons-how-to-start-conversations-in-english-40-phrases","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/espresso-english-podcast-201470","url":"https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-how-to-start-conversations-in-english/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/espressoenglish/BEST-How_to_start_conversations_in_English.mp3?dest-id=212704","summary":"DOWNLOAD LESSON PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-how-to-start-conversations-in-english/ Do you have difficulty speaking English? Sometimes the hardest part is simply starting a conversation . Today you'll learn 40 conversation starters that native English speakers use in various real life situations – formal or informal, at work, school, or other contexts! These aren't especially \"deep\" conversation starters like you might want to use on a first date, when you're interested in getting to know someone extremely well. Instead, they are more suited for \"small talk \" – casual conversation about topics of general interest. You will learn lots more phrases inside my Everyday English Speaking Courses - they cover tons of situations, like what to say during: travel shopping eating in restaurants socializing agreeing/disagreeing making invitations and requests giving criticism or advice expressing your thoughts ...and much more. I hope to see you inside!","meta_description":"DOWNLOAD LESSON PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-how-to-start-conversations-in-english/ Do you have difficulty speaking English? Sometimes…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":482,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/espresso-english-podcast-201470/episodes/best-lessons-how-to-start-conversations-in-english-40-phrases/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/espresso-english-podcast-201470/best-lessons-how-to-start-conversations-in-english-40-phrases.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}