Bear vs. Bare – What’s the Difference? In this short and engaging episode, we break down the meanings, uses, and common mix-ups between ‘bear’ and ‘bare.’ Tune in for clear examples and easy tips to never confuse them again!

Thanks to Jerome for being such a great guest!!!

Alexis : https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/9464070
Jerome: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/4075458

Hey Alexis!

Bear VS Bare, What's the Difference??!🐻

ぼくが日本人じゃなかったら、みんなに会えてなかったかもしれない。 そしてぼくが英語を勉強したから、みんなに出会えたかもしれない。 ぼくらはitalkiで出会う「運命」だったのかもしれない。

Japanese "Taka" it easy

語学の勉強

In this short episode, you will learn the meaning of  { Wager }   

Examples  : 

"I'll wager you five dollars that it will rain tomorrow."
"Let's make a friendly wager on who can run the fastest."
"He wagers that his favorite team will win the championship this year."
"She wagers a bet with her friend on the outcome of the game."
"We can make a wager on whether or not the movie will be good."
"He's known for always making risky wagers in poker games."

Engsavvy ( 504 Absolutely Essential Words )

Lesson 2 word 12 ( Wager ) 

In this episode, I talk how allowing beginning learners to focus of the communication of meaning, even if done with simple or less than perfect language, is ALWAYS better than trying to "get it right in the beginning". 

The Grammarian Podcast

A beginners guide to acquiring a foreign language - Part 2: Learning to Communicate Meaning

Get ready for a special treat! In this episode, I talk with Cara Leopold, an English Teacher known as the Listening Expert. We covered a lot of topics, so this will be the first of two episodes with our conversation. The main theme of our conversation was building great listening skills in another language. In this first episode, we talk about the importance of listening when learning another language, including pronunciation, and what to do when you don’t understand your colleagues in meetings.  Here are some gems from this episode:

“People might think, “I spend most of my time speaking.” But listening is actually the skill that dominates. So by that logic, the foundation for also learning future languages should be listening.”

“So what’s really helped me to get fluent in French is observing what people say, understanding them, and then copying them.”

“Notice the expressions that people keep using and then use them. You will sound more authentic because you'll be using what the people around you actually say, as opposed to what you read in a book or what you got out of a list of 100 idioms.”

Tune in to get more valuable insights from Cara, so you’ll understand more of what people say around you! The second part of our conversation will be released in the next episode. 

Read the transcript here: https://www.express-to-impress.com/listening-skills/.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Express to Impress

How to Improve Your Listening Skills With Movies With Cara Leopold

¿Estás aprendiendo español? ¿Inglés? ¿Alemán? ¿Coreano?

Bueno yo aprendo inglés y otra lengua. Aquí te hablo un poco de eso... 


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Hablar por hablar (Listening)

Aprendiendo 

In this episode, we take our story into the past tense! Building on "идти" and "ехать", I’ll explain how these verbs change in the past and introduce other important verbs to expand your understanding.

We’ll also dive into one of the trickiest parts of Russian grammar—perfective vs. imperfective verbs in the past tense. With clear explanations and useful clues, you'll learn how to recognize and use them correctly in different situations.

Story Bits in Russian

Идти.Ехать in the past

Learn to use adverbs of frequency in the context of everyday activities. 

Super Basic Spanish

Basic Spanish: ¿Con qué frecuencia? (How often?)



こんにちは！Atsushiです。
今回も慣用句シリーズでいきます。

体に関わる慣用句はかなり多いです！
今日は首くびの慣用句でいきます。

世界でも同じかもしれないですが、日本では首は仕事に関わる表現が多いように思います。生活が苦しい時の表現などにも使われるので、首は体の中でも頭と胴体をつないでいるように、大切な部分のようなイメージが昔からあるのかもしれません。

ということでいきましょう！



① 首が繋がる  (くびがつながる)
ギリギリのところで解雇をまぬがれる、のがれる、という意味です。
例えば、
ー本当にやばいと思ったけど、なんとか首がつながった。
などと使います。

② 首が回らない (くびがまわらない)
この意味は、
借金など支払わないといけないお金が多くてどうしようもないことを意味します。
ーどうにもこうにも首が回らない、
などと使います。

③ 首を突っ込む (くびをつっこむ)
この意味は、
関心や興味をもつこと、また、何かに深入りすることを意味します。深入りすることについてはネガティブな、良くないイメージで使います。
例えば、
ー彼はなんにでも首を突っ込みたがる。
ーずいぶん、ややこしいことに首を突っ込んでるなぁ。
とか使います。


どれもポジティブな表現ではなかったですね。
他の首に関する慣用句も少しネガティブな表現が多い感じでした。

ということで、いかがだったでしょうか。
今回の表現も、テレビなどで聞くことの方が多いかもしれません。刑事物のドラマとかによく出てきそうですね。
ということで今回も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！
