Vocabulary practice · Episode 200

Review the useful expressions from the episode

Study the episode’s central expressions with English definitions, nuance and examples, plus reviewed support-language versions where available.

B1–B2Everyday EnglishAbout 3 min + dynamic ads5 PDF versions available
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Expression 1

explain something to someone

To make an idea or situation clear to a person.

Nuance: With a person as the object, explain normally uses to: explain the rule to me.

Please explain the new schedule to the team.

Can you explain this word to me?

Expression 2

explain to someone why / what / how

To give someone the reason, information or method by using a question clause.

Nuance: Place to the person before the longer question: explain to me why it changed.

Please explain to us why the meeting moved.

She explained to me how the app works.

Expression 3

tell someone something

To give a person information, news or a message.

Nuance: Tell commonly allows the person directly after it: tell me the answer; explain normally needs to.

Tell me the answer, please.

I told my colleague the news this morning.

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