This week we discuss the idiom: 

to catch a break

Brentoni's English Podcast

032 - to catch a break

En este episodio de Porteña te cuento cuáles son los beneficios de conocer la gramática cuando estamos aprendiendo una lengua nueva

Porteña

¿Por qué estudiar gramática?

I want you to imitate my pronunciation and pay attention to stressed/unstressed O, unvoiced consonants, and my intonation.

1 Айдахо Idaho
2 Айова Iowa 
3 Алабама Alabama
4 Аляска Alaska
5 Аризона Arizona
6 Арканзас Arkansas 
7 Вайоминг Wyoming
8 Вашингтон Washington
9 Вермонт Vermont
10 Виргиния Virginia
11 Висконсин Wisconsin
12 Гавайи Hawaii
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14 Джорджия Georgia 
15 Западная Виргиния West Virginia
16 Иллинойс Illinois
17 Индиана Indiana
18 Калифорния California
19 Канзас Kansas
20 Кентукки Kentucky
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22 Коннектикут Connecticut
23 Луизиана Louisiana
24 Массачусетс Massachusetts
 25 Миннесота Minnesota
 26 Миссисипи Mississippi
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29 Монтана Montana
30 Мэн Maine
31 Мэриленд Maryland 
32 Небраска Nebraska
33 Невада Nevada
34 Нью-Гэмпшир New Hampshire
35 Нью-Джерси New Jersey
36 Нью-Йорк New York
37 Нью-Мексико New Mexico
38 Огайо Ohio
39 Оклахома Oklahoma
40 Орегон Oregon 
41 Пенсильвания Pennsylvania
42 Род-Айленд Rhode Island
43 Северная Дакота North Dakota
44 Северная Каролина North Carolina
45 Теннесси Tennessee
46 Техас Texas
47 Флорида Florida
48 Южная Дакота South Dakota
49 Южная Каролина South Carolina 
50 Юта Utah

Russian Pronunciation wilth Lubov

How To Pronounce All 50 US States In Russian? Listen and Repeat.

What kind of animals do you find scary? In this episode, I'm talking about animals that I find frightning and those that I love. 

Just Chatting....

Scary Animals

Flee  	逃跑	táopǎo
Fling	投掷	tóuzhí
Float	漂浮	piāofú
Flow	流	        liú
Flush	冲洗	chōngxǐ


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C(30) Vocabulary Set: Flee Fling Float Flow Flush

Mona and I discuss an enigmatic concept known as the American Dream. What does it mean and what doesn't it mean? How do Americans and non-Americans view it differently? In our conversation, we attempt to tease out some answers.

(By the way, my apologies for the poor sound quality in this episode. I'll certainly do my best to fix it for the next episode!)

Link to episode transcript: https://american-idiom.com/f/004-the-american-dream

***For English learners! - Detailed Vocabulary Lesson begins at 30:50***

Vocabulary and Examples (Starts at 30:50)

“to make it” (used at 2:10, 4:19, 7:09, 9:48, and explained at 31:17)
"to get ahead” (used at 3:01, 3:11, 3:15 and 3:17 and explained at 33:31)
“to get by” (used at 3:09 and explained at 33:53)
“to throw (one)'s hat in the ring” (used at 4:04 and explained at 37:00)
"to wear (something) on your sleeve" (used at 13:28 and explained at 39:01)
“to sell (someone) short” (used at 21:21 and explained at 41:53)
“to be fed up with (something)” (used at 25:56 and explained at 43:53)

004 The American Dream

✔K-Universe 1on1 Class: https://www.italki.com/teacher/9928310

✔Transcript link: https://youtu.be/jdWve7S777k

In Korean medicine, "Camellia" is known as the flower purifying our body. 
If you watch this show, you would realize why this show is called "When the camellia blooms". 
It's time to purify our body and soul!

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35 When the Camellia Blooms (동백꽃 필 무렵)

Hoy en día es común identificar una persona por la generación a la que pertenece y a partir de allí encasillarla o hasta juzgarla. Por eso hoy vamos a hablar de algo que probablemente a ti también te toca de cerca: las generaciones Millennial y Z. ¿Cuáles son sus características? ¿Qué las diferencia? ¿Y qué tienen en común? ¡Quédate con nosotros!

Español con todo 

Millennials y Generación Z: ¿Tan diferentes como dicen?

Shapes of all sorts and sizes, great and small,	      
That stood along the floor and by the wall;	
  And some loquacious vessels were, and some	
Listened, perhaps, but never talked at all.