Expressing Yourself 😃😍 | Slow English Podcast | Episode 195 | English With Us Podcast | With Subtitles

David, let's start with the most important question.

What does express yourself mean?

Express yourself means show or explain your thoughts, feelings, ideas, or personality to other people.

So if I tell a friend that I am worried about something, I am expressing myself.

Exactly.

A useful sentence is, "I want to explain how I feel."

Another one could be, "Sometimes I find it difficult to express myself."

Yes.

Difficult means not easy.

Quick check, David.

Express yourself means communicate your thoughts, feelings, or ideas, right?

Yes, exactly.

That is correct.

David, feelings are a big part of expressing yourself.

Absolutely.

A simple way to talk about feelings is to say, "I feel," and then explain the feeling.

For example, "I feel happy today."

Exactly.

You can also say, "I feel tired," "I feel nervous," or, "I feel excited."

What if the feeling is connected to a situation?

Then you can add more information.

For example, "I feel nervous about tomorrow's meeting."

That sounds very natural.

Another useful sentence is, "I feel much better now."

So we can describe how our feelings change, too.