This week Mona and I discuss the phrase OUT OF THE WOODS. 

Is it about German fairytales, recovering from an illness or just resolving any problem? And what does it say about human psychology? Listen to find out.

Brentoni's English Podcast

044 - out of the woods

Der erste Zungenbrecher 
Kleine Kinder können keine kleinen Kirschkerne knacken.
Small children cannot crack small cherry stones.

Der zweite  Zungenbrecher
Blaukraut bleibt Blaukraut und Brautkleid bleibt Brautkleid.
Red cabbage is red cabbage and a wedding dress is a wedding dress.

Der dritte Zungenbrecher
Hundert Hasen haben Hunger. Hundert Hasen haben Durst.
A hundred rabbits are hungry. A hundred rabbits are thirsty.

Der vierte Zungenbrecher
Nachbars Hund heißt Kunterbunt, Kunterbunt heißt Nachbars Hund.
Neighbor's dog is called Kunterbunt, Kunterbunt is neighbor's dog.

Der fünfte Zungenbrecher
Zwischen zwei Steinen lagen zwei Schlangen und zischten dazwischen
Two snakes were laying between two stones and hissed between them.

Der sechste Zungenbrecher
Die Katze zerkratzt mit ihrer Tatze die Matratze; die Matratze zerkratzt die Katze mit ihrer Tatze.
The cat scratches the mattress with its paw; the mattress is scratched by the cat with its paw.

Der siebte Zungenbrecher
Die Fliegen, die fliegen, heißen Fliegen, weil sie fliegen, aber die Fliegen, die sitzen, heißen nicht Sitzen, obwohl sie sitzen, sondern Fliegen, wie die Fliegen, die fliegen.
The flies that fly are called flies because they fly, but the flies that sit are not called sitters, although they sit, but flies, like the flies that fly.

Deutsch mit Anna B1-C1

Challenge: Read these tongue twisters in German with me

紙婚式（かみこんしき）

私は先月（せんげつ）結婚（けっこん）１周年（いっしゅうねん）を迎（むか）えた。去年（きょねん）東京オリンピックが開幕（かいまく）する頃（ころ）あたりに結婚し、あっという間（ま）に１年（いちねん）が経（た）った。母から「あんたたちは“紙婚式”だね」と言われた。「銀（ぎん）婚式」や「金（きん）婚式」は聞いたことがあったが、紙婚式は聞いたことがなかった。これらの記念日（きねんび）は、海外（かいがい）から入ってきた風習（ふうしゅう）らしい。「紙婚式」には紙に関（かん）する物（もの）をパートナーに贈（おく）るそうだ。とても素敵（すてき）だと思うが、私たち夫婦（ふうふ）は物は贈り合（あ）わないことにしている。私たちにとって、2人（ふたり）で旅行（りょこう）に行くことの方（ほう）が何よりの幸（しあわ）せなのだ。

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紙婚式

Hi everyone, I am Sara and this is Persian made EZ. 
Let's begin with Persian greetings.

“Salām” in Persian is “hi”, and “khosh-bakht am” is “nice to meet you”.

As a response to “khosh-bakht am”, we can say “khosh-bakht am” back, or “ham-chenin”.
“Ham-chenin” means “likewise”.

So if someone says, “Salām, khosh-bakht am!”, you can say “Salām, khosh-bakht am!”, or “Salām, ham-chenin!”.

Persian Script 

سَلام: hello, hi
خوشبَختَم: nice to meet you
هَمچِنین: likewise

Latin Script 

Salām: hello, hi
Khosh-bakht am: nice to meet you 
Ham-chenin: likewise


Persian Made Easy 

Persian Made Easy, Episode 1

Tajik dialects

안녕하세요, 여러분! 오늘은 한국의 독특한 전통 음식, 미역국에 대해 이야기해 볼게요. 혹시 한국 사람들이 생일날 꼭 미역국을 먹는 이유를 들어본 적 있나요? 이 음식은 단순한 국이 아니라, 깊은 문화적 의미와 역사를 담고 있답니다.

먼저, 미역국의 기원을 살펴볼게요. 옛날, 삼국시대 때 고구려 사람들이 고래가 출산 후 미역을 먹는 모습을 관찰했다고 해요. 고래들이 미역을 통해 건강을 회복하는 것을 보고, 사람들도 출산 후에 미역을 먹기 시작했죠. 미역은 철분과 칼슘이 풍부해서 산모의 회복을 돕는 음식으로 자리 잡았습니다.

그런데 이 전통이 발전하면서 생일 문화와도 연결되었어요. 생일날 미역국을 먹는 건 자신을 낳아주신 어머니를 기리고, 그분의 희생에 감사하는 의미예요. 그래서 한국 사람들에게 생일날 미역국은 꼭 먹어야 하는 상징적인 음식이 되었죠.

재미있는 점은, 미역국과 관련된 속어도 있다는 거예요. 한국에서는 "미역국을 먹다"라는 표현이 실패를 뜻하기도 해요. 미역이 미끄러운 식감을 가지고 있기 때문에, 기회가 미끄러지듯 사라졌다는 의미에서 나온 표현이죠. 그리고 아주 독특한 욕도 있는데요, 바로 “너네 엄마가 널 낳고 먹은 미역국이 아깝다”라는 말이에요. 이건 "엄마의 고생이 헛되었다"는 뜻인데, 절대 사용하지 않는 게 좋겠죠? 😅

여러분의 나라에도 생일이나 출산 후 먹는 특별한 음식이 있나요? 아니면 실패를 표현하는 독특한 말이 있다면 공유해 주세요!

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Most employers won’t voluntarily tell you you’re out of the running for a job, nonetheless, outline the reasons you weren’t selected. 

Why? They likely have many applicants, don’t want to provoke you, and even fear being sued. Yet, it is possible to get feedback after an interview, if you know how to ask for it the right way. 

In this Express to Impress Podcast episode, you will learn how to ask for an employer’s feedback after your interview. Specifically, you will learn exactly what to write and say to get the feedback you desire. I will share a couple of effective strategies on how to get a valuable and honest response from an employer. 

In addition, you will hear some real-life stories from the employers’ perspective, as well as my clients’ experience in getting feedback. Finally, you will learn how to react to the employer’s feedback to leave a good impression. 

At the end of the episode, we’ll discuss five idioms you can use to improve your English. 

Episode originally published on July 7, 2020.
Transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/feedback-after-interview/
Infographics at pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/

Express to Impress

How to Ask for Feedback After an Interview

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