Leonard: I couldn't agree more!
Alisha: Wait, you don't agree with me?
L: No, I said, I couldn't agree more. That means I completely agree with you.
A: What? Then why did you say you couldn't agree with me!

I think we can all relate with Alisha. There are so many indirect ways of saying something so simple and direct. We use such structures to add nuance to our meaning!

But it 'can' be confusing for a language learner.

In this series on the Confusing Structures in the English Language, we will discuss these very structures so that the next time Leonard says 'he couldn't agree more,' or 'he couldn't care less' or some such phrase, you'd know exactly what he is saying. 

All Things English

Confusing Structures in the English Language - Introduction

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

OS TRÊS PORQUINHOS, MUITO BONITINHOS, FIZERAM SUAS CASINHAS E O LOBO APARECEU.
A PRIMEIRA CASINHA, QUE ERA DE PALHA, O LOBO SOPROU
E A CASINHA DERRUBOU.
A SEGUNDA CASINHA, QUE ERA DE PAU,
O LOBO SOPROU
E A CASINHA DERRUBOU.
MAS A ÚLTIMA CASINHA, QUE ERA DE PEDRA,
O LOBO SOPROU, SOPROU E A CASINHA EM PÉ FICOU.


PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Os três porquinhos — SHORT STORIES IN PORTUGUESE (A2-C2 LEVEL)

In this episode we will continue to learn about "birthday "

HSK2

Made Chinese easy

1) Translate new words using a dictionary:

Cuadros –
Moreno –
Novia –
Rizado –
Preocuparse –
Presentar –

2) Answer the questions:

¿Cómo es la novia de Alex?
¿Cómo es Alex?
¿A quién conoce el chico en esta fiesta?
Y tú, ¿Tienes muchos amigos? ¿Te gusta conocer a gente nueva?

3) Read the transcript: 

En una fiesta:
–        ¿Conoces a esa chica?
–        ¿Cuál? ¿Esa morena con el pelo rizado?
–        No, la de al lado, la rubia alta del vestido rojo.
–        Sí, es Isa. No la conozco muy bien pero parece muy simpática. Es la novia de Alex.
–        ¿Quién es Alex?
–        Allí está. Ese moreno con gafas y barba, el de la camiseta de cuadros.
–        Pfff, en esta fiesta no conozco a casi nadie…
–        No te preocupes, ahora te los voy a presentar. 

Método Tati

At the party

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요.  I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog. 
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222824744445
https://youtu.be/IraiTqdMMFA

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening, 
After reading many sentences in Korean conversations sentences, 
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording. 
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording. 
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely. 

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.) 
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1) 
Please listen carefully.


Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 1 - Lesson 14. Part 1 -아서/-어서/-여서(1),  Part 2  못  (Beginner 1)

Bu podcastımızda "mevsimler" hakkında konuştuk. Benim en sevdiğim mevsim ilkbahar. Sizin en sevdiğiniz mevsim hangisi? Transcription: https://turkishpodcast.com/2022/08/26/en-sevdiginiz-mevsim-hangisi/

Turkish Podcast

En Sevdiğiniz Mevsim Hangisi? (A1-A2)

こんにちは！さゆりです。
今回のトピックは「今年は花火を見に行く？」です。
いつも聞いてくださってありがとうございます♡

你好！我是さゆり。
這次的主題是「你今年有計劃看煙火嗎？」。
感謝大家一直以來的收聽♡

Hi, i'm Sayuri!
Today's topic is "Do you plan to see fireworks this year? ".
Thank you for listening to my podcast♡

にほんごタイム🇯🇵Learn Japanese with Sayuri!

［日常］今年は花火を見に行く？｜你今年有計劃看煙火嗎？｜Do you plan to see fireworks this year?

1. Work on your confidence /  2. Know your audience / 3. Establish credibility / 4. Ask people to
share their thoughts / 5. Customise your message / 6. Give compliments / 7. Present benefits