A phrasal verb is a verb plus a small word, like get plus up, that together make a new meaning. Americans use them all day at home, much more than formal verbs. A learner might say "I will descend from the bus" or "I recovered from my cold," which is correct but sounds like a textbook. In this episode: • Moving your body: up, in, out, on, off • People and feelings • Managing life • Starting, leaving and avoiding • Separable or not? • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: get up — leave your bed: I get up at seven. get in the car — enter a car: Get in, we're late! get out of the car — leave a car get on the bus — enter a bus, train or plane get off the bus — leave a bus, train or plane get back — return: When do you get back from work? get home — arrive home: I got home late. get along (with) — have a friendly relationship: My kids get along really well. get together — meet socially: Let's get together this weekend. get back to — reply later: I'll get back to you tonight. (polite, neutral) get by — manage with little: We get by on one car. get through — finish something hard: I got through all the laundry. get through — survive a hard time: We'll get through this. get around — travel from place to place: How do you get around without a car? get around to — finally find time for: I never get around to fixing the fence. get ahead — make progress: I want to get ahead on chores this weekend. get into — start to enjoy: I'm getting into gardening. get into — enter a place or school: She got into a great college. Season 2 · Real American English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — accent, everyday grammar, prepositions, articles, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.