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English Learner's Boost

How to Improve Your Speaking Skills Through Conversation Practice

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

In this episode, as always, we will learn words in Turkish, Arabic, and English.
Today’s topic is about life.

My Levantine Arabic Diary 

My Levantine Arabic Diary: Arabic- Turkish-English: Life

Faço uma leitura de um material que criei na sessão Vocabulário, sendo esses os verbos vitais em primeira pessoa, ou seja, verbos extremamente importantes que você pode usar ainda hoje, também incluí exemplos para facilitar seu uso, preste atenção e responda às perguntas.

A Voz da Madrugada

S01E08 Verbos Vitais 1ª Pessoa

HSK 3-6 passage audios

HSK 3 Lesson 7 Passage 3

In this podcast episode, Curtis Davies and Amy Whitney delve into the topic of accent and pronunciation in English.
 
They challenge the common belief that achieving a native-like accent is necessary for effective communication. Instead, they emphasize the importance of speaking with clarity, being understood, and understanding others.
 
Curtis and Amy discuss how accent is tied to identity and nationality, highlighting that having a unique accent is not something to be ashamed of but rather a reflection of one's background.
 
They offer insights into identifying areas for improvement in pronunciation and provide practical tips for enhancing accent, tone, intonation, and rhythm.
 
Through engaging discussions and exercises, you will gain a new perspective on accent and learn strategies to communicate confidently and effectively in English.

Book a trial with teacher Curtis on Italki - https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english

Real English Conversations Podcast

Accent and Confidence | Real English Conversations Podcast 

In English exams with questions where you have to fill in the missing word, often they will put two words that sound good. But how do you know which one is correct?

Previous quiz question with a preposition trap! https://www.italki.com/en/quiz/quiz/370676

Link to my teacher's profile with my podcast and all my quiz questions: https://www.italki.com/en/creator_portfolio/1667154?tab=quiz

The Social Evolutionary

Exam Tips: Filling in the missing word.

随机应变suí jī yìng biàn，就是根据实际情况而变化， To adjust according to situation。孙子认为一个
Suí jī yìng biàn (to adjust one’s approach according to the actual situation). Sun Tzu believed that 
好的将军如果不懂得变化，总是坚持以前的作战计划，他有再好的条件也不能赢。
a competent general who fails to adapt and rigidly adheres to pre-set battle plans cannot achieve victory, no matter how favorable his conditions are.
举个例子，一个老板开了一家糖果店，他发现有游客到他的店里买糖果，他就把糖果制作成小包装。游客见到精美的礼盒，就忍不住多买几份，于是老板赚了很多钱。
Take an example: a shopkeeper ran a candy store. When he noticed that tourists were visiting his shop to buy candies, he repackaged the candies into small, exquisite gift boxes. Seeing these fancy boxes, the tourists couldn’t help buying several more portions, and the shopkeeper made a handsome profit.
那么再回到我们自己。你是否有遇到什么困难？有没有开始考虑用新的办法去解决呢？
Now, let’s turn to ourselves. Have you encountered any difficulties lately? Have you started thinking about adopting new methods to solve them?




《孙子兵法Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ》The Art of War

《孙子兵法》18

En español hay nombres que además de un plural, tienen un nombre colectivo que hace referencia a un conjunto o agrupación de cosas. Estos nombres colectivos hacen referencia a algo plural pero irónicamente son gramaticalmente singulares.

En el episodio de hoy te explico los nombres colectivos y hablo de algunos de ellos.

Espero que disfrutes el episodio.  Después de escucharlo no te olvides de decirme 

-si conocías los nombres colectivos que menciono en el episodio

-y, si conoces algún otro.
