It's the end of January: these are the coldest days of the year in some parts of the world! Let's learn the Italian words related to winter. Iniziamo!

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3 minutes Italian

L'inverno in Italia - 3 minutes Italian

Here you will find necessary words to describe your home.

ROMANIAN

Locuința mea. My home.

去to go;  公园 park
有 还有 have, have also
边 next to
草grass 花flower 树tree 沙sand  土soil  水water
玩 to play

Simple Chinese

去公园 Go to the park

If you are serious about English, it's time to build your vocabulary.

English for IT Pros

Vocabulary Building

En el episodio de hoy hablo sobre un fenómeno presente en muchos idiomas, la repetición de palabras o conceptos. En este episodio te cuento porque usamos la repetición en español, qué tipos de redundancias existen y comparto algunas redundancias muy comunes, que es posible que incluso hayas escuchado (o usado) en algún momento.

Es un tema muy interesante que espero que disfrutes.

No te olvides de decirme qué opinas tú sobre el tema en los comentarios o visitando mi Instagram, ¿te habías dado cuenta de este fenómeno en español? ¿Tú usas las redundancias?

También me encantaría que me dijeras si en tu país existe este tipo de repetición.


Blanca to go 

23 - La redundancia en español

内卷. The word 内 (nèi) means "inside," and 卷 (juǎn) means "to roll." Together, it looks like something is "rolling inward."
But in real life, 内卷 describes intense competition where everyone tries harder and harder, but the effort doesn’t lead to real progress. Instead, people just get more tired and stressed.


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1. 内卷

Understanding the most common prefixes and suffixes in English is a great way to build your vocabulary. In this blog post, I cover how we form adjectives in English using "-y" as a suffix.  

For the full text of the article, go to https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/adjectives-that-end-with-y/.

For a visualizer, go to:  https://youtu.be/eWxfzuEqlvs.

Difficult English Explained

Adjectives that end with "-y"

Hey guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today’s podcast we’ll talk about: Portuguese/English false friends (2).
Before I start, everything that I say here will be in the podcast description for you to read, you just need to click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-ugmjR8Qhtxsbgtqitz7UnrBNHEjRk6iU5QXD6ZsnOo/edit?usp=sharing
And  if you’re an advanced student you can skip directly to the Portuguese part at one minute and forty seconds. Let 's go?

Portuguese Drops 

Portuguese/English false friends (2)

In part two, Teacher Smith discusses how our brains learn best. They explain that traditional English lessons often struggle to help us remember words, especially when we try to translate them. Teacher Smith suggests that emotional connections help us remember words better, similar to how we know song lyrics by heart.

They introduce mnemonics as memory tricks, like acronyms or phrases, to aid in remembering information. However, while helpful for tests, mnemonics can be slow to recall and aren't ideal for speaking fluently.

Teacher Smith then introduces "Word Webs," which are interconnected networks of words that help with memory retention. They compare word webs to spider webs, emphasizing their resilience even if some connections are lost.

The episode reveals the "Billion-Dollar Memory Secret," explaining how leading companies secure top-of-mind awareness. They highlight the challenge for new companies to establish themselves in consumers' minds and draw parallels to remembering new words automatically.

Finally, Teacher Smith discusses the challenge of replacing memories in the brain, especially when learning a new language. They explain how thinking in one's native language can hinder the recall of English words and suggest creating new mental categories to bridge the gap.

In the next episode, Teacher Smith promises to explore solutions to this problem.