Did you know that we can use 'Not + a Superlative' to convey the opposite. In this episode, we discuss this commonly used expression in English.

Listen to the episode and analyse the following examples:
That's not the most efficient way to do it.
That's not the most original idea.
That's not the worst movie I've ever seen.

Don't forget to make your own examples and post them in the Comments Section to grasp this concept fully.

All Things English

Confusing Structures in the English Language - Superlatives

 لكن مُولاَيْ السلطان كِيدِيرْ حْتَّى يَمْيَّزْ بِينْ الصَّالَحْ وْالطَّالَحْ، حار الْمَلِكْ فْأَمْرُو وْشَاوَرْ لَلاَّ شَامَة..
قالت لَلاَّ شَامَة : هَذَا عرسي أَمُولاَيْ السَُّلْطَانْ، خليني نختار شرطي.
فْوَاحَدْ الدُّوََّارْ بْعِيدْ عَالْمْدِينَة وْصَلْ الْخْبَرْ، وْالنَّاسْ بْحَالْ إِلَى مَاسَمْعُوشْ، حِيثْ لاَفَارِسْ فِيهُمْ وْلاَوْزِيرْ، الْكُلّْ معدوم وْفَقِيرْ، اللي حرتو النهار يحصدو الليل، لَكِنْ وَاحَدْ الشَّابْ مِنْ شبان الدُّوَّارْ كَانُوا اسمه أَمِيرْ، حيث كَانْ أمِيرْ باخلاقو وشهامتو، سْمَعْ الْخْبَرْ وْبَاتْ لِيلُو سَهْرَانْ ؛ عْلاَشْ مَنْكُونْشْ أَنَا هُوَ؟
فِالصْبَّاحْ التَّالِي، قَرَّرْ يَقْصَدْ الْمْدِينَة خَاطْبْ رَاغْبْ، وْعْيَاوْ صْحَابُو مَايَمَنْعُوهْ، حِيثْ بَانْ لِيهُمْ كَيْقَلَبْ عْلَى قْطِيعْ الراس،
 لاَ ابُ عْنْدُه وْلاَ سَاسْ، يْتِيمْ مَايْكْسَابْ غِيرْ ذْرَاعُو وْحب الناس
شَقْ أمِير طْرِيقُو وَسْط الغَابَة مَا حَابْسَاهْ شَمْسْ وْلاَ ضْبَابَة، وْفِي الطّْرِيقْ تْلاَقَا بِفَارْسْ مِنْ فُرْسَان الْقْصَرْ، جالْسْ لوحْدُو ويْدِيهْ عَلى خدُّو.. قَربْ مْنُّو أمِيرْ وْسَوّْلُو :
  حْكِيلِي أَسِيدْ الْفُرْسَانْ حكَايْتَكْ. شفتك مهموم 
جاوبُو الفَارَسْ وبَاقِي حاطّْ يْدِيهْ على خَدُّو :
 الْبَارْحْ أَمُولاَيْ مْشِيتْ لْقْصَرْ خَاطَبْ كِجْمِيعْ الْفُرْسَانْ، لَكِنْ لَلاَّ شَامَة مَابْقَاتْ طَالْبَة لاَ فَارِسْ وْلاَ وَاحَدْ مِنَ الْعِيَان.
حَارْ أمـِيرْ فْكْلاَمْ الْفَارِسْ وْقَالْ :
 يَاكْ هَذَا شَرْطْ الْخَاطْبْ، وَاشْ صَدَقْتْ وْلاَ أَنَا كَاذْب؟
جَاوْبُو الْفَارِس
 كُنْتِي صَادْقْ، أمَّا دَابَا، لَلاَّ شَامَة طَلْبَتْ نَجْمَة مْنْ السّْمَا.. وْاللِّي قَالْ قْدَرْتْ وْمَا قْدَرْشْ جَازَاتُو بْقْطِيعْ رَاسو
وقف أمِير وْتْعَجَّبْ لِلشَّرْط الْجْدِيدْ وْقَالْ فْنَفْسُو : الْفُرُوسِيَّة ٱحْنَا مَّالِيهَا، أمَّا نَجْمَة مِنْ السّْمَا شْكُونْ اللِّي يَقْدَرْ عْلِيهَا؟


Darija with karima 

حكاية نجمة لالة شامة (الجزء 2) 

Segundo episodio de este canal. Hoy escucharemos un cuento con una mezcla de tragedia y comedia. Seguimos ambientados en la selva de misiones y nuestros personajes favoritos de la selva. Hoy la historia de un ave muy grande, elegante pero un poco tonta

Cuentos para aprender español

Las medias de los flamencos

Today we are going to talk about how to greet people in bahasa Indonesia！ 今天我们要学习如何用印尼语来问候！

List of today Vocabulary 今天的生词:  
FIRST PART:
Selamat pagi : 早上好 (Good Morning)
Selamat siang : 午安 (Good Afternoon)
Selamat sore : 下午好 (Good Afternoon)
Selamat malam : 晚上好 (Good Evening)

SECOND PART:
pagi :  早上 (Morning)
siang : 中午 (Afternoon)
sore : 下午 (Afternoon)
malam : 晚上 (Night)

Let's learn bahasa Indonesia！ 来跟我学习印尼语！

【问候】 SALAM [GREETINGS]

Today's content is brief, but there is a phrase in "Minna no Nihongo" that means "Nice to meet you," which is "どうぞよろしく" . However, I think it's not used very often. In the last 20 years, I've only heard this phrase from Japanese learners. A more natural way to say it is "よろしくおねがいします" , and a more polite version would be "どうぞ、よろしく おねがいします" .

As for my "Minna no Nihongo" lesson course, I recently created a lot of audio homework. I recommend it for those who want to start studying Japanese. Please give it a try.

Alright, everyone, keep up the good work with your Japanese. See you again!


ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

みんなの日本語Chapter One "どうぞ よろしく”

4月8日 星期六 晴  
今天给爸爸打电话，爸爸说他不在老家，在另一个大城市。他说他正在去一家医院的路上，想去和那家医院谈谈，去他们的医院工作，做中医师（zhong1 yi1 shi1, TCM doctor）。
我问爸爸，你不想自己开诊所(zhen3suo3, clinic)了吗？虽然诊所很小，可多自由(zi4you2, unrestrained)呀！想开门就开门，想休息就休息。有那么多老病人，都认识几十年了。
爸爸说，疫情(yi4qing2, epidemic situation)以来，很多病,小诊所是不允许(yu3xu3, be allowed)看了，他自己也很担心被传染(chuan2ran3, be contagous)。除了病人变少了以外，还多了很多以前不需要做的事情，比如，有很多会要开，还有卫生局(wei4sheng1ju2, Public Health Bureau)经常来检查(jian3cha2, inspect)。他一个老人，已经没有办法面对很多的变化，更没有办法很快地去完成各种事情。所以现在他就想去大的医院，为医院工作，比较简单。而老病人，还是可以为他们看病的，可以用网络，视频(shi4pin2, video)看病，开药(kai1yao4, to prescribe medicine)，让病人们自己去买药。但有一个问题，他要离开老家去外地工作，如果要见家人和老朋友，就只能在周末了。
真的很难，鱼和熊掌不能兼得(yu2 he2 xiong2zhang3 bu4ke3 jian1de2, lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both. which means you can't always get everything you want · )。很多时候，两个你都很想要的东西，却告诉你只能选一个，没有办法，只能选一个，因为生活还是要继续。

中文小天地 Little Chinese world

Episode 5 Father's call 给爸爸打电话

用这个表达，我们实际上是在谈论距离。我只用2分钟告诉你。

西班牙语表达

"Estar en el quinto pino" 是什么意思？

“For years now, I've dreamed about taking an adventure in Vietnam, and I feel like I’m finally ready to take the plunge! I would be super excited to explore the lush jungles, cruise the bustling cities, and experience the unique culture of this vibrant country.

I’d definitely want to go on this adventure with my best buddy John, as he’s also really into travel and adventure, as well as always up for anything.

I would really like to get out and experience all that Vietnam has to offer. I would love to be able to climb the incredibly beautiful limestone cliffs of Halong Bay, which I’ve seen on a few different documentaries, and is on the top of my bucket list. 

Another adventurous thing I’d really want to try would be scuba diving in the gorgeous coral reefs, as well as relaxing on some of the stunning beaches. I'm sure I would also be able to enjoy some amazing local food, and maybe even take a few cooking classes. As well as that, I’d also love to learn more about the fascinating history of the country.

I guess I would be a little nervous about the whole trip, but I’d also be very eager to get out there and explore. I'm sure there would be some bumps along the way, but hey, that would be all part of the adventure. I'm always ready to step out of my comfort zone and embrace the unknown.

I'm so looking forward to having an epic adventure in Vietnam one of these days, and I'm sure it would be an incredible experience and I’d have so many wonderful stories to share with everyone back home. I'm sure it won't be long before I'm actually packing my bags and hitting the road!


Thank you.”