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To and for are some of the most common prepositions in English—you see them everywhere, in almost every sentence. That’s what makes it so frustrating to get them mixed up; after all, the for and to difference isn’t exactly easy to understand.

Word pairings that use to:
access to
addiction/addicted to
attraction/attracted to
change to
contribute to
dedicate/dedication to
new to
react/reaction to
refer/reference to
respond/response to
threat to
transition to
to some extent
to [someone’s] surprise
to [someone’s] face
to this day
Common phrasal verbs with to:

get around to
get down to
get to
look up to
see to
Word pairings that use for
advertise/advertisement for
approval for
argue/argument for
care for
cure for
hunger/hungry for
pay for
recipe for
room for
search for
study for
talent for
thirst/thirsty for
for a living
for a while
for free
for good
for now
for sale
for starters
for sure
for the best
for the record
for the time being
Common phrasal verbs with for:

go for
look for
look / watch out for

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🎉 Dear children, welcome to our podcast for young French language learners! 🇫🇷🎧
📖 Follow our short stories about little cat Léo 🐱 and learn new words in French!

📢 In today's episode, we learn the new word: "copain" 🤗👫
Let's discover it together! 👇
🐱 Léo, le chat, et Baguette, le chien 🐶 vivent dans la même maison.
❌ Mais ils ne sont pas copains.
🌧️ Un jour, il pleut. BOUM ! ⛈️ Le tonnerre gronde !
😿 Léo a peur. Il se cache.

🐶 Baguette s’approche et dit :
💬 — Viens avec moi !
🤔 Léo hésite… puis il se couche contre Baguette.
💛 Depuis ce jour, ils sont copains.

IN ENGLISH:

🐱 Léo the cat and Baguette the dog live in the same house.
❌ But they are not friends.
🌧️ One day, it rains. BOOM! ⛈️ Thunder rumbles!
😿 Léo is scared. He hides.
🐶 Baguette the dog comes closer and says:
💬 — Come with me!
🤔 Léo hesitates… then he lies down next to Baguette.
💛 Since that day, they are friends.


🧠 The word of the day is: "le copain" 👫
❓ Did you understand what "COPAIN" means?
✅ Correct! "Copain" means "friend" in French.



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Le chat Léo a un copain

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In today's podcast, ex-IELTS examiner Cambridge David guides you through some great ways that you can boost your IELTS Speaking score, by replacing common words with higher value expressions used by native speakers.
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Today we're joined by Galina, a Russian student from Moscow who recently relocated with her husband to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. In the podcast, Galina talks about the things she misses from home, and the things she loves about her new country. She describes the difficulties of starting a new life, and talks about the importance of English in her journey. If you've ever thought about starting a new life in a new land, this podcast is for you. Listen now to Galina's inspiring story.

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前回のポッドキャストで初詣の話をしたのを覚えていますか？
あの後、私たちはそれぞれ初詣に行って、おみくじを引いてきました。
今回は、その結果について話します。

Do you remember that we talked about 初詣 in our last podcast?
After that, we went to 初詣 and draw おみくじ.
This time, we talk about the results.

♤ キーワード 
・正真正銘（しょうしんしょうめい：genuine, authentic） 
・矛盾（むじゅん：contradiction） 
・渋い（しぶい：sour, bitter, not totally pleasant or happy） 
・はしごする（go from one … to another） 
・吉凶を占う（きっきょうをうらなう：tell someone’s fortune） 
・ひねくれる（get twisted）   

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ  
1. 二人のおみくじの結果は？  
2. アヤが神社をはしごした理由は？  

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1. アヤが初詣でいつもすることは？  
→ おみくじを引く 
2. フミがそれを躊躇（ちゅうちょ）してしまう理由は？
→ ネガティブなことが書いてあると嫌だから  

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 22：おみくじの結果

Este es el segundo episodio en el que aprenderás expresiones coloquiales en español con la palabra "ojo". Si no escuchaste el primer episodio, puedes escucharlo en mi podcast. 
 ¡Estaré una semana explicando expresiones con la palabra "OJO" así que SUBSCRÍBETE para no perderte ningún episodio! 🚀¡Consigue fluidez y confianza hablando español! 🎯Reserva una clase conmigo y te acompañaré en el proceso. 📩 Apúntate a mi boletín de noticias para aprender una palabra coloquial al día: https://acortar.link/d8H9at