今回のトピックは奈良県で起きた事件についてお話ししたいと思います。 A birthday, a madman, and why you shouldn't do somersaults in a skirt.

The Konnichiwa Podcast

No Ginger

[Conversation 1]

앤디 : 안녕하세요? 앤디예요. 이름이 뭐예요?
소라 : 소라예요.
앤디 : 소라 씨, 한국 사람이에요?
소라 : 네, 한국 사람이에요.
앤디 : 저는 미국 사람이에요.
소라 : 아, 그래요? 반갑습니다.

[Conversation 1]

Andy : Hello. I am Andy. What is your name?
Sora : I am Sora.
Andy : Sora, are you Korean?
Sora : Yes, I am.
Andy : I am American.
Sora : Oh, really? It is nice to meet you.

[Conversation 2]

앤디 : 소라 씨, 이분이 누구예요?
소라 : 미나 씨예요.
앤디 : 안녕하세요? 미나 씨. 앤디예요.
미나 : 안녕하세요? 앤디 씨.
앤디 : 회사원이에요?
미나 : 아니요, 학생이에요.

[Conversation 2]

Andy : Sora, who is this person?
Sora : This is Mina.
Andy : Hi, Mina. I am Andy.
Mina : Hi, Andy.
Andy : Are you an office worker?
Mina : No, I am a student.

[Grammar]

이다 :  attaches to the end of a noun to make it the predicate of the sentence.
이다 is used to express that the subject and predicate are the same thing.
The corresponding informal forms, 예요/이에요, are the same for both the descriptive 
and interrogative forms, with the interrogative form rising in intonation as it is pronounced:예요?이에요?
이에요/예요

[Vocabulary]

Korean : 한국 사람
American : 미국 사람
office worker : 회사원
student : 학생
name : 이름

Reading Korea.

Self-introduction

Уживајте у поучној причи / Uživajte u poučnoj priči! After listening to this short story try to answer these questions in the comments below:
1. Шта је лисица покушала да дохвати? / Šta je lisica pokušala da dohvati?
2. Да ли је у томе успела? / Da li je u tome uspela?
3. Која је поука приче? /  Koja je pouka priče?
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!


SERBIAN TO GO

Лисица и грожђе – Lisica i grožđe (A short story for A2 level)

"The only courage you ever need is the courage to fulfill the dreams of your own life."

A 30-day positive affirmation journey with Rose

Day 20

یک روز باد و خورشید سر اینکه کدامشان قویتر است باهم بحث میکردند. آخر سر تصمیم گرفتند باهم مسابقه بدهند تا ببینند کدام قوی تر است.

مردی داشت از آن حوالی رد میشد خورشید گفت: "بیا ببینیم کدام از یک ما میتواند کت این مرد را از تنش دربیاورد؟"

باد قبول کرد. اول قرار شد باد امتحان کند.

باد همه ی قدرتش را جمع کرد و وزید و وزید و وزید. اما مرد نه تنها کتش را درنیاورد، بلکه کتش را بیشتر به خودش پیچید.

بعد نوبت خورشید شد.

قدرتش را جمع کرد و شروع کردن به تابیدن.

خورشید انقدر تابید و آفتاب را پهن کرد روی زمین، تا مرد گرمش شد و کتش را درآورد.

خورشید در مسابقه برنده شد.

Learn Persian through stories (Level 1-2)

Learn Persian Through Stories (The Sun & The Wind | خورشید و ابر) | Level 1

Have you ever heard the phrase, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"?

It means you should follow the customs of the place you're visiting or the people you're with. So in Japan, for example, you should take off your shoes before entering someone's home, because it's the custom.

However, people often shorten this phrase to just, "When in Rome."

Phrases like this, where part of the sentence is not spoken but the meaning is still clear, are called "anapodotons" ("an-uh-PAW-duh-tuns"). People don't say the second part of the phrase, but everyone knows what they mean.

But why do people leave phrases unfinished?

According to Instagram linguist Adam Aleksic, it's because we like to save time and effort when talking. By saying less, we can still share the full idea, as long as others know the rest of the phrase.

Anapodotons are very common in English. Let's look at some more now!

"Speak of the devil" is something people say when someone appears just as you were talking about them. The full phrase is, "Speak of the devil, and he shall appear." But it doesn't mean you think the person who appeared is a bad person!

"It takes a village" is another example. The full phrase, "It takes a village to raise a child," means raising children is easier with help from others. It can also be used to talk about teamwork or group tasks.

"If you can't stand the heat" comes from, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." This means if something is difficult or stressful, you should either deal with it or stop complaining and leave!

Anapodotons may be short, but they have a lot of meaning!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Saying Less, Meaning More: The Power of Anapodotons

Many schools and universities focus on teaching only grammar. Students after graduation can't speak English. What is the problem?

How to Learn English

Is learning grammar important?

Una de las preguntas más frecuentes de mis estudiantes es qué series pueden ver para practciar su español. En este episodio de menciono 7. 5 de ellas bastante actuales, y otras 2 que han marcado un antes y un después en la vida de los españoles.