Today we're talking about the idiom "bells and whistles", we'll also hear the phrase, "nice-to-have". I hope you find today's vocabulary useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I don't really need these bells and whistles! 

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쌤통이다

쌤통이다 뭐예요? 
What is 쌤통? 

The word "쌤통" means the feeling of delight in someone's misfortune or failure.

In fact, there is a technical term for this in psychology.
Schadenfreude. 
"Schadenfreude" is a German word that refers to the experience of pleasure or joy that comes from witnessing or learning about others’ misfortune.

"Especially, when someone I am jealous of makes a mistake and stumbles in front of others, I find myself secretly happy."
When you feel this, you can say 쌤통이다. 

But be careful!
it is generally considered a negative emotion so you should not express that emotion inside out. 

Don’t forget this!
쌤통이다.

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한 걸음씩(One Step At A Time)

"Schadenfreude" in Korean? OOOO!

A : 여기에 앉아도 돼요?
B : 네, 앉아도 돼요.
**
A : 여기에서 음식을 먹어도 돼요?
B : 그럼요.

A : May I seat here?
B : Yes.
**
A : May I eat food here?
B : Of course.

Grammar Points
V-아도/어도 되다
'-아도/어도 되다' is used to express permission.
In a question, this pattern is used to ask permission from another person.
In a declarative sentence, it expresses the permission of the speaker.
verb stem's last vowels ending with 'ㅏ' or 'ㅗ' + -아도 돼요 : 가다 -> 가도 돼요.
verbs ending with '하다', 하다 -> 해도 돼요 : 전화하다 -> 전화해도 돼요.
In all other cases, add '-어도 돼요' : 먹다 -> 먹어도 돼요.

Plus.
When giving a full agreement, expressions such as "그럼요", "물론이지요", "네, 괜찮아요." are used.

Reading Korea.

Asking for permission

Quali sono i passi da fare quando ci si trasferisce in un altro Paese?
Vi racconto come io ho affrontato questa ennesima avventura.
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Ricominciare da zero... ancora una volta
Fare un passo alla volta, ma fare un passo tutti i giorni
Costruire una routine
Uscire di casa e fare qualcosa di nuovo tutti i giorni
Ogni prima volta non tornerà più quindi GODERSELA!



Vita da expat: mi sono trasferita in Bahrain!

Mi sono trasferita in Bahrain - Episodio 2

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Perhaps, if you learn spanish, you could understand brazilian portuguese. If you learn brazilian portuguese, you could understan spanish :)
Juliana (de Brasil) y yo (de México) platicamos sobre la música de los 60s y 70s que se esuchaba en nuestro respectivo país. Lo interesante, es que cada quién habló en su lengua materna, y ninguno de los dos, ha estudiado formalmente el idioma del otro.

Checa el perfil de Juliana para escuchar otro episodio sobre el arte surrealista.
https://www.italki.com/teacher/6026108

Hablando Al Chile

Música de los 60s y 70s🎧🎵

In this episode, Ted explores asking questions about topics that are foreign to you, mainly interests, hobbies, and passions of others. With 5 steps he helps you embrace your lack of knowledge and seek to genuinely learn more. 

The Art of Asking Questions

Episode 4: Tackling Topics You Know Little/Nothing About

In this episode you'll find out what made me laugh.  Spoil alert: It's about sound of animals. 

Shay的中文小课堂

Chat Episode1-动物的叫声

KRISTEL TALKS

PRIVACY IS POWER

Model IELTS 2023 Answer. Part 2.  Describe a person you met at a party and enjoyed a conversation with.

You should say

Who was the person?
What topics did you discuss?
How did you feel?

Please Note: You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.

Please listen to all words that will stand out and record some of your own ideas to employ in your IELTS answers to have more flexibility when communicating your ideas in the test.

If you feel frightened about the test and want to speak at ease - join one of my private classes and be better prepared for the test.

See you in my next class.

To Your Success,
Anatoly