In this quick episode of Stairway to English, you will learn 7 new and more native ways of telling someone that you are sorry!

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Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

Stop saying "I'm Sorry!" Here are 7 news ways to apologize to someone

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Hola, soy María. Soy de Colombia y vivo en Bogotá. Tengo 48 años. Soy maestra de escuela primaria. Mis pasatiempos son cocinar y pintar. Hablo español e italiano. Mi número de teléfono es 321-654-0987. 

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¡Hola! Spanish for Beginners

🟢 Series Mini Podcasts in Spanish for Beginners 2

In this episode, my story of how I learnt to speak English from zero and my current challenge to learn Spanish in Costa Rica is shared. I also answer questions from students as following. 
1. did you learn English just for yourself or for my future career?
2. You have moved to other country just to learn Spanish now but how did that happen? Do you have strong passion for it and do you have plans to use Spanish for future? 

The answers to those are covered. So please enjoy ;)

GOOD VIVES ONLY RADIO BY HIDE

[WHEN YOU HAVE DOUBTS IN YOUR LIFE] Give yourself permission to follow your heart!

Salut! J'utilise la méthode TPRS, qui permet d'apprendre à bien comprendre et à utiliser activement le vocabulaire et la grammaire de niveau A1. Écoutez, répétez, répondez aux questions et vérifiez. Bonne chance!

Сегодня Катя хочет приготовить борщ. Борщ – это её любимый суп. Дома есть мясо, но нет овощей. Поэтому она идёт за продуктами в супермаркет. В супермаркете Катя идёт в овощной отдел. Там он берёт картошку, капусту, свёклу,  морковку, помидоры, лук и чеснок. Она выбирает свежие овощи, потому что из хороших овощей можно приготовить вкусный борщ. 

сегодня -аujourd'hui
готовить/приготовить - cuisiner
идти/ходить  в супермаркет - aller au supermarché
овощной отдел - le rayon des légumes
брать/взять - prendre
картошка -  pommes de terre
капуста – choux
свёкла – betteraves
морковка/морковь - carottes
помидоры – tomates
лук – oignons
чеснок - ail
свежие овощи - légumes frais
мясо - viande
вкусный борщ - bortsch délicieux

По-русски легко!

Короткие истории. 6. В магазине

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#136〉11月14日月曜日　天気/雨　気温/6℃ 

名寄市/なよろし
・冬の交通安全運動が始まった
・カーリングの世界大会で優勝した高校生が1日警察署長
・交通安全を呼びかけた

［単語］
運動/うんどう…なにかのために、たくさんの人にお願いをする。
カーリング/かーりんぐ…氷の上でするスポーツ
大会/たいかい…たくさんの人が集まって、スポーツなどする。
優勝/ゆうしょう…一番すごくなる
警察署長/けいさつしょちょう…警察の中で、一番すごい人
呼びかける/よびかける…お願いする

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#136〉11月14日月曜日　高校生が1日警察署長！

✔YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/q465aSd-_YU (Visit us to see the transcript😎!)

It is the subject that has so much to do with Korea!
It is a movie that conveys the Korean style of a smile.
It's been a long time since I recommended a comedy movie like that. At last, it has come!
You can find laughter in a big tragedy.


그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

47. 육사오(6/45)

If you want to say HELLO, it depends on the time of day.
If it's morning, it's better to say ДОБРОГО РАНКУ.
If it's afternoon, it's ДОБРИЙ ДЕНЬ
If it is evening - then ДОБРИЙ ВЕЧІР or ДОБРОГО ВЕЧОРА
If it's night -- ДОБРОЇ НОЧІ
If you want to wish someone good night, you can use the previous phrase or ДОБРАНІЧ
It is also possible to say ВІТАЮ, but this word has two meanings: HELLO or Congratulations
These are formal greetings.
However, if you're talking to a friend, it's okay to say ПРИВІТ.

So how to say goodbye or bye? 
Goodbye is до побачення. By the way, побачення means “a date” and до in this context means “till”, but this phrase still means “goodbye”.
If you want to say “see you”, you can say “до зустрічі”. 
These are kind of formal ones.
And if you are talking to a friend and want to say “bye”, you can say:
– па-па (bye bye)
– бувай (bye)
So we can say it like “Як справи”.
“Як ти” – which is informal.

And what should we answer? 
We can say: 
Добре – which means good.
Дуже добре – very good 
Нормально – normal
Не дуже – not much. As I have said before, дуже – means very. So we literally say “not very”.
Чудово – great
Погано – bad
It is also possible to say “непогано” which means “not bad”


Український подкаст для початківців з Альоною / Ukrainian podcast for beginners with Alyona 

Basic words in Ukrainian 

The European Union (EU) has encouraged citizens across the continent to stockpile food, water and other essentials to last at least 72 hours as war, cyberattacks, climate change and disease increase the chances of a crisis.

The call to action for the EU's 450 million citizens comes as the 27-nation bloc rethinks its security, especially after Donald Trump's US administration warned that Europe must take more responsibility for it.

In recent years, the EU has been forced to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, and the threat from Russia, including its attempts to exploit Europe's dependence on its natural gas to weaken support for Ukraine.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that Russia could be capable of launching another attack in Europe by 2030.

"Today's threats facing Europe are more complex than ever, and they are all interconnected," said Preparedness and Crisis Management Commissioner Hadja Lahbib as she shared a new strategy for dealing with future disasters.

While the commission is keen not to be seen as alarmist, Lahbib said it's important "to make sure people have essential supplies for at least 72 hours in a crisis." She listed food, water, flashlights, ID papers, medicine and radios as things to stock.

Lahbib said the EU should build up a "strategic reserve" and stockpile other critical resources including firefighting planes; medical, energy and transport equipment; and specialized assets against chemical, biological and nuclear threats.

The EU's plans are similar to those in France, Finland and Sweden.

Last year, Sweden updated its civil emergency advice "to better reflect today's security policy reality" such as what to do in case of nuclear attack.

Not all EU countries have the same level of crisis preparedness, and the commission also wants to encourage them to coordinate better in case of emergency.

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said: "New realities require a new level of preparedness in Europe."



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

EU Asks People to Gather Supplies in Case of Crisis

こんにちは、Atsushiです。
昨日、おとといは晴れでしたが、今日は雨がずっと降っています。雨が降るとランニングができないので、困りますね。

最近、雨がよく降ります。
それで、世界の国々ではどれぐらい雨が降るのか調べてみました！

グローバルノート、というサイトで、世界の年間降水量 国別ランキング・推移を見てみました。

みなさん、世界で1番雨が降る国はどこかわかりますか？

1位はなんと、コロンビアでした！
2位はサントメ・プリンシペ、という国です、(初めて聞きました)
3位はパプアニューギニアでした。

それぞれとても赤道に近い国ですね。
そして、日本は何位でしょうか？

日本は、48位でした。
182位、1番雨が少ない国はエジプトでした。

中東の地域は雨がとても少ないようですね。
砂漠の地域が多いことからも、わかりますね。

日本は6月ごろに梅雨つゆ、という雨がたくさん降る時期があります。今この8.9月は台風があります。その影響で強い雨がよく降ります。冬は雨というより雪になることも多いです。

雨が多い国ではどうやってすごしているんですかね。
ちょっと気になりました。

もし、雨よく降るよ！という国の方がいましたら、ぜひレッスンで話をしましょう！いや、私の国は全く降らないよ！という方もぜひ！話したいです。


ということで、今回は世界の雨が降る国と日本の雨について話しました。最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！ではまた！
