Unlock the secrets to impeccable English pronunciation in this episode of our podcast! Join us as we delve into the most common pronunciation mistakes learners encounter and provide expert tips for honing your spoken English skills. Whether you're aiming for clarity in conversations or seeking to reduce your accent, our linguistic journey will equip you with practical techniques and insights for mastering English pronunciation with confidence.

English Learner's Boost

Mastering English Pronunciation: Common Mistakes and Tips for Improvement

Money Money Money, Always funny 🎵
Today, we are going to talk about an Economic news.
Recently, USD price is really high. Let's take a look on the news of how it effect China.
今天我们就来谈谈钱～ 谈谈经济～🎵
最近美金涨很多，对中国有什么影响呢？
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生词
人民币 Rénmínbì
美元 Měiyuán
兑 duì
汇率 huìlǜ
破 pò
百姓 bǎixìng

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News with zhe

#10 人民币兑美元汇率破“7”

Bear vs. Bare – What’s the Difference? In this short and engaging episode, we break down the meanings, uses, and common mix-ups between ‘bear’ and ‘bare.’ Tune in for clear examples and easy tips to never confuse them again!

Thanks to Jerome for being such a great guest!!!

Alexis : https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/9464070
Jerome: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/4075458

Hey Alexis!

Bear VS Bare, What's the Difference??!🐻

A veces una sola gota hace que el vaso rebose, ¿te ha pasado? Pero no literalmente, sino en sentido figurado. ¡Te lo explico aquí!

Expresiones en español

Ser la gota que colma el vaso

En este capitulo analizamos el tema de los problemas. ¿haz planeado algo y resulto ser algo diferente?

Spanish Made Easy

El Alivio del Sufrimiento

This episode goes over some questions you could ask your interviewer. Usually, at the end of the interview, the interviewer will say 'do you have any questions you want to ask us?' 

It is important to prepare some questions in order to show that you have done your research on the company and that you are sincere in your desire to work there. This podcast episode will give you some good questions to ask. 

Business English Podcast

Ep. 3 - Essential Questions to Ask During an Interview

Grammar Point: The verb (to be) boodan
While reading the Conversation, you might have wondered why the counterpart of the English verb “is” in Farsi (ast )
had different forms in different places. For instance, when Nasrin introduced her husband to her mom, she said, In
Dānieleh (This is Daniel). In another place, Nasrin asked her mom, Farzād kojāst? (Where is
Farzad?).
Like English, Farsi also uses both full and contracted forms of the verb to be. In English, we can say, “I am happy,” “Jane is
beautiful,” and “You are smart,” or we can contract the verb and say, “I’m happy,” “Jane’s beautiful,” and “You’re smart.” In
the same way, Nasrin used contracted forms of the be-verb.
Like most Indo-European languages, Farsi verbs are conjugated. Conjugation means that speakers attach endings to verbs
that provide information about the person, number, and tense of a verb. In Farsi, very often pronouns are omitted from
sentences because the verb endings imply the pronoun.

more examples:

مُعَلِّمَم=معلمم   moallemam = moallem hastam = I'm a teacher.
دُکتُری= دکتری؟  Doctori?        = Doctor hasti?        = are you a doctor?
تاجِره= تاجره       Tajere            = Tajer hast              = he's/she's a business(wo)man.
خُوشحالیم = خوشحالیم   khosh'halim =khosh'hal hastim= we're happy.
ناراحَتین؟= ناراحتین          narahatin? = narahat hastin? = are you unhappy?
تو راهَن؟= تو راهن؟         tu rahan? = tu rah hastan? = are they on the way?


Farsi (Persian) pods

The verb (to be) boodan = بودن

Today’s Theme is “うなぎの日（ひ）？《Eel Day?》”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

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☆Words☆
うなぎ：eel

土用（どよう）："土用（どよう）" strictly refers to the 18 days before the first days of spring, summer, fall, and winter (on the lunar calendar). Today, however, "土用（どよう）" generally refers only to the 18 days before the first day of fall.

丑（うし）の日（ひ）：The day called "丑（うし）の日（ひ）", which is translated literally as the day of the Ox, can be seen in the calendar that follows the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac. The twelve signs were introduced to Japan from ancient China. The twelve signs were allocated one by one to the days on the calendar. "丑（うし）の日（ひ）" is the day to which the second sign of the twelve signs is allocated. 

立春（りっしゅん）：the first day of spring
立夏（りっか）：the first day of summer
立秋（りっしゅう）：the first day of fall
立冬（りっとう）：the first day of winter

つまり：in other words

干支（えと）：the twelve zodiac signs in Chinese astrology

梅干（うめぼ）し：pickled plums
ウリ：a gourd

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