Describing the different ways to say "but" that are appropriate for the contrast level.

The English Toolbox

Levels of "But"

The first words in Swedish/De Första orden. Listen and repeat.
Colors, numbers, common nouns, daily routines, hobbies, seasons, months and frequent verbs.   

Just Started Learning Swedish/A1 Svenskan  

The First Words in Sweden

n this episode I will break down three ways to become more confident as a Spanish speaker.

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Spanish in the Workplace

#3: Three Ways To Improve Your Confidence (Spanish)

Hi havia una vegada, un nen que era venedor de gorres i volia vendre les seves gorres al mercat d’un poble proper. El dia que es celebrava el mercat, va travessar el bosc amb una cistella penjant del braç plena de gorres vermelles. Després d’una estona caminant es va notar molt cansat per culpa de la calor. Va decidir tombar-se sota un arbre molt gran. Va deixar la seva cistella a terra i es va adormir. A l’arbre hi vivien dos micos que van baixar i van agafar-li totes les gorres que  portava a la cistella. Quan ja les tenien totes, van tornar a enfilar-se a l’arbre. Quan el venedor de gorres es va despertar, es va sorprendre en veure la seva cistella buida. Va buscar les seves gorres per tot arreu, sota de la roques, a les branques dels arbres, però no les trobava per enlloc. Després de molt buscar, va descobrir que els micos que vivien a l’arbre les portaven posades. En veure els micos amb les seves gorres, es va enfadar molt i va començar a cridar i insultar-los: “lladres, brètols, torneu-me les meves gorres”, però lluny de cedir, els micos no podien parar de riure veient al venedor tan vermell i enfadat. Després de pensar una estona, els va explicar amablement als micos perquè necessitava tant les seves gorres, i els va prometre que si li tornaven totes, els regalaria una com a agraïment. Llavors, els micos, sabent que les gorres eren tan importants per al venedor, les van retornar. El venedor els va regalar una, tal i com havia promès.

VOCABULARI: 
🧢  el venedor, els venedors = vendedor / seller (person who sells)
🐵 el mico, els micos = mono / monkey 
🧢  el bosc, els boscos = bosque / forest 
🐵 la cistella, les cistelles = cesta, cesto / basket 
🧢  sota (prep.) = debajo / under 
🐵 enfilar-se (verb) = trepar / climb  
🧢  buida, buit, buides = vacía / empty 
🐵 la branca, les branques = rama / branch
🧢  el lladre, els lladres = larón / thief 
🐵 el brètol, els brètols = gamberro / brat 
🧢  cedir (verb) = ceder / to give up

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 📚Conte: El venedor de gorres 🧢 🐵 

Marcus faces a tough choice as he decides to stay in Seattle or go home to Mexico City. He explores the exciting tech industry and learns from Kylie’s cousin, but he struggles with telling his family and friends back home about his move. Join us to find out how he deals with this challenge!

Turtle's Pace English Stories

Marcus’s Big Decision: Should He Stay or Should He Go? 

In this podcast I talk about the basic human motivations and drives.
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1.  Instinct: A natural, automatic feeling or behavior that is not learned but is present from birth.
2.  Preserve: To protect or keep something safe and in its original condition.
3. Necessities: Things that are absolutely needed, like food, water, and shelter.
4. Subtle: Not obvious or easy to notice; quiet or restrained.
5. Aspirations: Strong desires or goals for the future.
6. Self-actualization: The process of becoming the best version of oneself and achieving one's full potential.
7. Transcend: To go beyond or rise above something, often to achieve a higher state or level.
8. Equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony between different elements.
9. Materialism: A belief that material possessions and wealth are the most important things in life.
10. Sustainability: The ability to continue doing something over the long term without harming the environment or oneself.


Streetwise English

SWE 162 Survival vs Fulfillment (Human drives)

 Witajcie w trzecim odcinku mojego podcastu o Polsce, polskiej kulturze i języku polskim. Dowiecie się z niego o występującym jedynie na terytorium Polski kamieniu ozdobnym - krzemieniu pasiastym. 

POLish your language

Polski diament - krzemień pasiasty

The verb 离 indicates the distance between two points. 
It often occurs before adjectives like 远（yuǎn） and 近（jìn）. 

ān nà jiā lí shū diàn hěn yuǎn 。 
安娜家离书店很远。Anna's house is far from the bookstore.

ān nà jiā lí ɡōnɡ sī hěn jìn 。 
安娜家离公司很近。Anna's house is very close to the office.

Sometimes it takes the verb-object phrase 有(yǒu)……米(mǐ) to indicate the exact distance.

wǒ jiā lí xué xiào yǒu 400 mǐ 。 
我家离学校有400米。My home is 400 meters away from my school.

wǒ jiā lí chāo shì yǒu 500 mǐ 。 
我家离超市有500米。My home is 500 meters from the supermarket.

chāo shì lí xué xiào yǒu 100 mǐ 。 
超市离学校有100米。The supermarket is 100 meters from the school.

JOJO CHINESE

A离(lí)B……

Hello everyone! 👋

Today we start our journey in Italian with the first episode of the podcast "Italpop for travelers" 🎧

A perfect episode for those who start from scratch: you will learn the basic phrases for travelling, saying hello, ordering a coffee ☕️ and asking for information, all in a natural and nice way!

👉 Listen to the episode and at the end, write in the comments:

What is the first Italian word you would use as soon as you arrive in Italy?

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