Learn more about the origin of the expression "down to the wire" and how you can you use it in everyday conversations!

Grammar Without The Rules

Episode One: Down To The Wire

How do we use the articles (a, an, and the) in the English language? The general rules.

English Syndicate

A, An, and The - How do we use them? The articles in English

🎙️ In this episode of our podcast, we dive into an intriguing workplace scenario! 🏢💼 An employee 🧑‍💼 approaches their supervisor 👨‍💼 with hopes of securing a job promotion 📈🤩. The supervisor 🧑‍🔬 carefully evaluates the employee for an available position at a higher pay 💰💼.

✅🗒️ Stay tuned as we present useful expressions and phrases related to this situation. And don't forget to test your understanding with our interactive quiz! 📝🧠

🎧 Tune in now to explore the dynamics of workplace promotions and enhance your language skills. 🌟🎙️

Happy listening! 🎧🌟😊

Everyday Dialogues

Asking for a Job Promotion 💰💼

В этом эпизоде нашего подкаста для изучающих русский язык мы рассмотрим четыре интересных фразеологизма: «божий одуванчик», «мастер на все руки», «мухи не обидит» и «тёмная лошадка». Вы узнаете, что они означают, как правильно их использовать и какие аналоги существуют в английском языке. Эти выражения помогут вам сделать вашу речь более живой и выразительной. Присоединяйтесь к нам и обогащайте свой словарный запас!

In this episode of our podcast for Russian language learners, we explore four interesting idiomatic expressions: "божий одуванчик", "мастер на все руки", "мухи не обидит", and "тёмная лошадка". You'll learn what these phrases mean, how to use them correctly, and discover their English equivalents. These expressions will help make your Russian speech more vibrant and expressive. Join us and enrich your vocabulary!

File to download - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-3MWMXygvRn-HZnQjzsmZtiI4Y5K_qac&usp=drive_fs

Russian with Irina

Фразеологизмы русского языка. Idioms in Russian

Сначала Послушайте текст, если непонятно прочитайте текст ниже. 
First, listen to the text, if it is not clear, read the text below.
首先，听课文，如果不清楚，读下面的课文。
Écoutez d'abord le texte, si vous ne comprenez pas le texte ci-dessous.
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Приве́т! Я О́льга. Я журнали́ст. Сейча́с я опа́здываю в аэропо́рт. У нас есть но́вый колле́га. Его́ зову́т Анто́н. Он бу́дет рабо́тать у нас в газе́те. Мне сказа́ли, что он немно́го говори́т по-ру́сски.
Сейча́с он ждёт меня́ в аэропорту́. Я е́ду на маши́не. Но на доро́ге, как всегда́, про́бка.
Маши́ны не дви́гаются! Дава́йте, я спешу́! Бо́же мой. Я не люблю води́ть маши́ну в Москве́!

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Hi! I’m Olga. I’m a journalist. Now I’m running late for the airport.
We have a new colleague. His name is Anton. He will work with us in the newspaper.
They told me that he speaks some Russian. Now he is waiting for me at the airport. I’m driving my car. But on the road, as always, there’s a  traffic jam. The cars don’t move! Come on, I’m in a hurry! Oh my God. I don't like driving in Moscow.
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嗨！ 我是奥尔加。 我是个记者
现在我去机场要迟到了。
我们有个新同事 他叫安东
他将在我们报社工作。
他们告诉我他会说俄语
现在他在机场等我。
我在开车。 但在路上，一如既往，有交通堵塞。 车根本不动！ 快，我赶时间！
哦，我的上帝。 我不喜欢在莫斯科开车。

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Salut! Je suis Olga. Je suis journaliste.
Maintenant je suis en retard pour l'aéroport.
On a un nouveau collègue. Il s'appelle Anton.
Il travaillera avec nous dans le journal.
Ils m'ont dit qu'il parlait un peu russe.
Maintenant, il m'attend à l'aéroport.
Je conduis ma voiture. Mais sur la route, comme toujours, il y a un 
embouteillage. Les voitures ne bougent pas! Allez, je suis pressé!
Oh mon Dieu. Je n'aime pas conduire à Moscou.

Easy russian for level A1 with english. french and chinise translation. 

О́ льга опа́здывает ,  Olga is running late, 奥尔加迟到了,  Olga est en retard

Amanda: Hi Maria!
Maria: Oh, hi Amanda.
Amanda: You look a bit worried, are you all right?
Maria: I’m exhausted. Yesterday’s homework took me all evening. It’s probably going to double next year, isn’t it?
Amanda: Probably. My older brother has to write long essays for his English literature course. But we’ll have fewer subjects to study. Have you chosen your courses yet?
Maria: No, when’s the deadline?
Amanda: We have another month, but the school emailed us all the list the other day. I have it on my phone.
Maria: Ooh, let’s have a look, then.
Amanda: Here it is. Oh, look, the Spanish and biology timetables clash. I won’t be able to do both.
Maria: Would you do that, though? Languages and science don’t go together, do they?
Amanda: Well, you wouldn't think so, but actually, my aunt is a research scientist, and a lot of European universities work together on projects. She’s working on a project with a university in Rome, one in Germany, and one in Portugal.
Maria: Is it a biology project?
Amanda: No, she’s a chemist. They’re working on a solution to clean up deadly pollution in rivers and lakes.
Maria: That sounds so cool and really fascinating.
Amanda: It really is. She gets to visit colleagues in different cities sometimes, and she gets her work translated into lots of different languages. She wishes she had learned some German, though, so she could communicate better with her German research partners. She understands Portuguese and Italian, but German, not so much.
Maria: When did she learn Portuguese and Italian?
Amanda: I think she did some of her university degree in Lisbon and some in Rome.
Maria: Studying chemistry in different languages?
Amanda: Yes, she loved it!
Maria: So, you’re kind of following in her footsteps, then. Science and languages. You could be a biologist in Spain.
Amanda: Yep, or at least study there, or South America.
Maria: So, what are you going to do about the timetable clash?
Amanda: I think I’ll talk to the dean. 

English Conversation/Dialogue

Science For All

日本でペットの数が子供の数より多くなったのはいつ頃？またどうしてなのか？
When did the number of pets outnumber the number of children in Japan? And why?
くわしくはPodcastで話しているので、よかったら聴いてみてください。
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Hello, I’m Uchiga (Aya) . I teach Japanese phrases for trips in Japan and Osaka-ben (Osaka dialect), as well as Japanese for business. I also provide career consultation to international students and people from other countries who want to work in Japan.
直接（ちょくせつ）、人（ひと）とあまり話（はな）さないようなトピックについても、お話しします。


こんにちは、うちが (Aya) です！
私は、国家資格キャリアコンサルタントとFP（ファイナンシャルプランナー）2級という資格を使って、キャリアの相談（転職・就職など）やお金との付き合い方全般のご相談をお受けしています。履歴書の確認やオンラインの模擬面接などもしています。
イギリスに留学してその後、ロンドンのファッション会社で働いていたので、オンラインの英語レッスンや、留学や海外での生活についてのご相談も受けています。


また、日本語教師と海外在住経験者として、仕事のための日本語を教えたり、関西弁のレッスンをしています。一人一人に合わせたレッスン内容にしています！


フリーランスの美術教師として学校で美術も教えています。
落ち込んだ時とか、悩んだ時とか、私としゃべると気持ちが楽になってくれると嬉しいです。


人と話すことで、新しい考えやアイデアなんかも出てきたらいいですね！
ご相談・レッスンを通して、あなたが楽しく、心地よく暮らしていけるような未来につながるお手伝いやサポートをさせていただきます。
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こんにちは、うちが (Aya) です！
わたしは、仕事（しごと）のための日本語（にほんご）を教（おし）えたり、留学生（りゅうがくせい）や、外国（がいこく）から日本（にほん）に働（はたら）きにきた人（ひと）の仕事（しごと）やCareerについての相談（そうだん）を受（う）けたりしています。
わたしは、旅行（りょこう）のための日本語（にほんご）や大阪弁（おおさかべん）も教（おし）えます。


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[Intermediate-Upper level] Interesting Japanese Not Taught In Schools About Japanese business culture, Japanese habits & Osaka

日本でペットの数が子供の数より多くなったのはいつ頃？またどうしてなのか？

Hello everyone! 👋

Today we start our journey in Italian with the first episode of the podcast "Italpop for travelers" 🎧

A perfect episode for those who start from scratch: you will learn the basic phrases for travelling, saying hello, ordering a coffee ☕️ and asking for information, all in a natural and nice way!

👉 Listen to the episode and at the end, write in the comments:

What is the first Italian word you would use as soon as you arrive in Italy?

#Italian #travelitalian #italianlanguage #italianculture #learnitalian #italpop