About PhraseMix

PhraseMix began in 2009 in New York City. Our mission was to teach real English the way that it's used in the real world.

Instead of learning single words and boring grammar rules, PhraseMix teaches you to look for meaningful phrases. When you study phrases, you learn both vocabulary and grammar at the same time.

In each lesson, we introduce a natural English sentence, explain when you can use it, and break it down into meaningful words and phrases.

What's so great about PhraseMix?


1. We teach natural language

Most classes and textbooks teach a formal style of English that's used in writing. But it's not as useful for real-world situations. That's one reason that you might have trouble understanding native English speakers, even if you've studied English for a long time in school.

PhraseMix lessons are organized around different realistic situations that you might find yourself in. The phrases we teach are all natural responses to that situation. So you don't have to worry about learning English that sounds "strange".


2. We don't just teach one thing

Most websites and books that promise to teach you English phrases teach idioms like these:

It's raining cats and dogs.

I have two left feet.

But PhraseMix teaches you a lot of different kinds of English, including collocations:

It's such a nice day out.

Phrasal verbs:

We'll just have to make do with what we have.

And even complete proverbs:

Actions speak louder than words.


3. We make the phrases easy to memorize

PhraseMix gives clear explanations if each new word and grammar point. But explanations aren't helpful unless you can remember the phrases. It's easy to remember PhraseMix lessons because:

  • The sentences are short and don't include too many difficult words.
  • Each sentence is tied to a specific and easy-to-imagine situation.
  • There's a fun illustration to help you picture the situation.

Once you've memorized the phrase, it should be easy to remember the words and phrases that are part of it.