Today we're looking at some vocabulary that we can use to talk about meetings that are not official. Meetings that are maybe a little more "laid back", "casual", "informal", or "unofficial. 

If this is the kind of vocabulary that you would find useful then feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work! I look forward to meeting you. 

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

How laid back is your office?

班门弄斧即在鲁班门前卖弄使用斧子的技术。也就是说，想在大行家面前显示自己的本领，这种太不谦虚的可笑行为，就叫做“鲁班门前弄大斧”，简称“班门弄斧”。这和俗语所说的“关公面前耍大刀”的意思差不多。

中华成语典故

中华成语典故--班门弄斧

Ascolta come acquistare un biglietto per il treno. 

Italiano Chiaro

Acquistare un biglietto del treno

NATASHA: What time is it? We’re going to be late!
TONY: It’s a quarter after seven. We’re on time. Don’t panic.
NATASHA: But I thought we had to be at the restaurant by 7:30 for 
the surprise party. We’ll never make it there with all this 
evening traffic.
TONY: Sure we will. Rush hour is almost over. Anyway, the party 
starts at 8:00. But I do need help with directions. Can you 
call the restaurant and ask them where we park our car?




LANGUAGE NOTES
• It’s a quarter after seven. This phrase is one of the most common ways of stating 
this time. It means: “It’s 15 minutes past 7:00.” Another possibility here is to simply 
say: “It’s seven fifteen.” In general you can say: “It’s a quarter past the hour.” How do 
we know the time of day? Look for context clues: “evening traffic.”
• In the dialog, Natasha and Tony are going to a surprise party. They need to be on time. 
Therefore there is an element of stress and urgency. When someone is stressed for 
time you can use expressions like: Don’t worry. / Don’t stress. / We’re fine. / We will 
be on time.
• Natasha thinks the surprise party begins at 7:30. There are two different ways to 
express this time. You may say simply “seven thirty” or “half past seven.”
• Rush hour is the time of day—usually in the morning and evening—when traffic is 
heavy because of people commuting to and from their workplace by bus, by car, by 
subway, on foot, etc.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 5: Ask about the time

In questo podcast vi parlerò un po' di me stessa e del mio carattere. Parlerò di quanto sia importante scegliere ed essere liberi, ci sono anche nuovi termini che sicuramente non conoscete. Spero che vi faccia riflettere e aspetto i vostri commenti.

Ascolta e impara con Anna

Decisioni e libertà

Let's make Japanese sentences together.   If you make a sentence in Japanese, write it in the comment section! I will correct your sentences!  

【Today's  topic】
【⚪⚪ばかり】 

(Verb タ形）+ ばかり 

この文法はJLPT N4の表現(ひょうげん)です。 

意味(いみ)は、ちょっとまえに～がおわった。
何(なに)か動(うご)きが、おわってから　あまり時間(じかん)がたっていない。 

📕動詞タ形
(食べた　切った　した) 

in my case👩  
おなかへってる？Are you hungry?

いや～今(いま)食べたばかりで、おなかへってないんだよね。 
I have just ate , so I'm  not hungry. 

(ex) 
かみの毛(け)を切(き)ったばかりで、きぶんがいい。I have just got my haircut,  So I feel  great. 

さいきん、入社(にゅうしゃ)したばかりで、よく仕事内容(しごとないよう)がわからない。

Short sentences ➕ your feelings=you can speak a lot of Japanese. 


Japanese teacher Noriko’s room

(Verb タ形）+ ばかり 

Есть мнение, что люди стали меньше читать...

Ты со мной? 

Кино или книги?

Today's vocabulary is the name we give to the loan we take out when we buy a house. This loan is called a mortgage. 

Buying a house?

柏威生病了！生病很不幸是人生常发生的事。所以今天的话题就是常见的疾病和症状，还有一些关心的表达。
