 English vocabulary word of the day, coach, from espressoenglish.net. First let's work on the pronunciation. The letters O-A simply have the sound of O, like in the words no, so, boat, and coat. The C-H at the end sounds like in the words chair, which, and match. Say the word after me, coach. A coach is a person who trains athletes or teams. A coach can be a man or a woman. The word is the same. We can also describe someone with the specific sport that they help to teach or train. For example, a soccer coach, a baseball coach, etc. The word coach can also be used outside of sports as a general word for someone who helps train or teach you. A vocal coach teaches you how to sing better. A business coach helps a company improve. And a career coach helps you find the right job or career. Now in the past the word coach also referred to a carriage pulled by horses. In the picture you can see a horse drawn coach. But we don't really have many of this vehicle anymore. Nowadays the word coach can be used for a bus designed for long distance passenger transportation. A coach bus usually runs in between cities, different from the local buses that stay inside the city. Finally, the word coach also refers to the regular part of an airplane which is not first class and not business class. Flying coach is usually the cheapest option. For example, we always fly coach to save money. This means we buy a ticket for a seat in the regular part of the airplane. Now you know all about the word coach and if you'd like to continue your study of vocabulary, click the links in the video to take some free sample lessons from my vocabulary builder course.