How to sound more natural: describing experiences instead of using 'nice' or 'good'

如何听起来更自然:用描述经历代替使用“好”或“棒”

Learn English with Coffee Break English

2026-08-03

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Do you often describe everything as 'good', 'nice' or 'interesting'? In this episode, Nick shares two simple techniques that will instantly help your English sound more expressive, natural and confident: describing the experience rather than the object, and describing how something made you feel. You'll hear plenty of everyday phrases you can start using straight away, in conversations, on holiday, in meetings and beyond. ➡️ Click here to watch the video version of this episode. ➡️ To receive regular free mini-lessons like this straight to your inbox, visit: https://coffeebreaklanguages.kit.com/newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Hi, it's Nick from Coffee Break English.

  • Do you ever feel like your English sounds a little repetitive?

  • Maybe everything is good, nice or interesting.

  • The problem is, when we repeat these simple phrases all of the time,

  • our English can start to sound less expressive and less natural.

  • But the good news is that you probably know much more English than you actually use.

  • So in this episode, we're going to look at two simple ways to make your English sound more descriptive,

  • more natural and more confident by describing both the experience

  • and your reaction to it without having to learn lots of new complicated words.

  • So let's get started.

  • So let's start with the easiest change you can make.

  • Instead of describing things as good, nice or interesting, start describing the experience itself.

  • It's easy to describe something as good or bad, but it's much more interesting to say why it was good or bad.

  • Describe the experience, not the object.

  • So let's look at a really common situation.

  • If I say the restaurant was good, what was good about it though?

  • How was the food, the atmosphere or your experience?

  • Instead, you could say the food was amazing.

  • The atmosphere was really relaxed and we had a fantastic meal.

  • Notice what's happening here.