Listen to me reading a news article from 2019 about tourism from my Conversational English course.

A Thai beach made famous in a movie called 'The Beach' is to remain closed following a sharp rise in visitor numbers which severely damaged the environment.

Listen to English with Pip

News article: Thai beach closed temporarily due to tourism

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

Know how to navigate around the kitchen with those specific words for the items that you may need! Hit me up here for a private lesson and let's get you speaking English right away!

All About English and How You Learn It!

Kitchen Utensils in English

This episode explains the meaning of the proverb "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" with an example.

American English Proverbs

6 - You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

Tafadhali sikiliza hadithi ya leo ambayo inazungumzia hakimu asiye na busara. Hadithi hii ni tamu sana. 😄 Furahia! Itakusaidia ujifunze kuzungumza Kiswahili na itakuburudisha pia.

Please listen to the story of an unwise judge. This story is very interesting. 😄 Enjoy! It will help you learn how to speak Swahili and also entertain you.

Fun Swahili Stories 😃

Hadithi ya hakimu asiye na busara - The story of an unwise judge

Today we talk about the challenges to learning English

Everyday English with David

In this episode, I talk about the bomb threat at Lali Esposito’s concert in Argentina, what happened, and she reacted.

Oscar Cuenta - Your daily minute of Spanish

AMENAZA DE BOMBA EN UN CONCIERTO DE LALI EN ARGENTINA 

La banlieue est trop souvent associée à la violence et à la drogue... Elle a pourtant bien d'autres visages : c'est la terre d'accueil des peintres du XIXème siècle, le terrain de jeu des amateurs de bière et le lieu de prédilection des randonneurs ! 

Point grammaire du jour : les emplois du subjonctif ! 

Douce France

La banlieue parisienne

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月1日金曜日　天気/雪　気温/2℃

・オホーツク海で毛がに漁が始まる
・流氷がなくなったから

［単語］
オホーツク海/おほーつくかい…北海道の北東（ほくとう）にある海
毛がに/けがに…かにの名前
漁/りょう…魚をとる
流氷/りゅうひょう…海の上にある動く氷
漁師/りょうし…魚をとる仕事の人
