Learn five simple English phrases you can use in daily conversations. Listen, repeat, and practice speaking more naturally.

Everyday English with Cassie

5 Useful English Phrases for Everyday Conversation

Türkçe

Hayat ve Zaman Kullanımıyla İlgili Değerli Tavsiyeler

In this episode, I attempt to illustrate the sound and rhythm of Old Norse through a parody saga: The Saga of Ragnar the Cat and His Fish.
What begins as a royal Sunday scene soon turns into a tragicomic meditation on fish, fate, and feline philosophy. The noble Ragnar Kǫttr, fish-king of Frogner, sits deep in thought at his table, carving shavings from a dried cod while his anxious bird-servant reminds him that Monday is near. What follows is a ritual of guilt, wisdom, and the burning of fish bones — told in the stately cadence of an Icelandic saga.
Through this humorous retelling, I explore how Old Norse language, sounds, syntax, and storytelling traditions can be reimagined today — blending philology, parody, and pure absurdity.
1. Sá atburðr varð á einum sunnudegi, at Ragnarr Kǫttr, fiskkonungr af Frogneri, sat í hásæti sínu yfir borði.
2. Hann hafði svá djúpa hugsan um fisk ok speki, at hann gáði eigi stundanna.
3. Hann hafði kníf í hendi ok telgði flísar af þurrum þorski.
4. Kjøkenþjónninn, fugl lítill ok hræddr, stóð fyrir honum ok helt fiskfat.
5. Hann sá hvat konungr gerði ok skildi, at hann sjálfr hugði at ǫðru — líklega at fiskins eðli ok örlǫgum.
6. Þá mælti fuglinn lágt: “Mánadagr er á morgin, herra fiskhyggjumaðr!”
7. Ragnarr leit til hans, er hann heyrði þetta, ok mintisk þá hvat hann hafði gǫrt: hann hafði etit alla sunnudagslaxinn einn.
8. Síðan bað hann fœra sér kertisljós — eigi til iðrunnar, heldr til skemmtanar.
9. Hann sópaði saman fiskbeinum ǫllum í hǫnd sér, þeim er hann hafði gnat.
10. Þá brá hann þeim í logann ok lét brenna bein í lófa sér, sem helga fórn fisksins anda.
11. Þaðan mátti marka, at hann myndi fast halda sín lǫg ok boðorð,
12. ok vilja eigi yfir ganga þat, er hann vissi réttast — at engi fiskr skyldi deilask meir.


Everything Zenified 

Ragnar's Saga (An episode in the language of the Vikings – Old Norse) 

Всем привет!

If you are already in Russia and enjoying the trip you might want to start making acquaintances with locals. Here is the list of the phrases that will come in handy. Learn them by heart and that will be a great start for keeping up the conversation. 
Remember, Russian people are so happy when they hear Russian speech from a foreigner, they will instantly warm up and help you to continue the conversation.

Ваш преподаватель и путешественница,
Елена

1-minute Survival Russian for Travelling (A1-A2)

Как завести и поддержать разговор/How to start and keep the conversation going

Mere paas Maa Hai, I have my mother
Let’s break down this iconic dialogue:

मेरे पास (Mere paas): ‘I have’ or ‘I possess.’

मेरे (Mere): My.
पास (Paas): With or near.
माँ (Maa): ‘Mother.’ This is a simple yet profound term for ‘mother’ in Hindi.
है (Hai): ‘Is’ — This is the present tense form of the verb ‘to be,’ used here to indicate possession or existence.

Hindi Through Bollywood: Learning with Movies

Ep 1 : From the movie 'Deewar' starring THE AMITABH BACHHAN and SHASHI KAPOOR.

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

All about Scotland 

After the Ice Age

Class 282 — Kerala time. Punctuality, waiting, and the shape of a day. This causes more low-level friction than any grammatical error, and almost nobody explains it.

Kerala time is elastic for social occasions and largely fixed for institutional ones. A train leaves when it leaves. An office opens at ten. A മുഹൂർത്തം, the astrologically fixed wedding moment, happens precisely. But a visit, a tradesman, a friend, a delivery — these run on a different clock.

And this is not disorganisation. It is a different model of what an appointment is. In the model most Western learners bring, a time is a promise and lateness is a small breach of it. In the model operating here, a time is an intention, and arrival is governed by what happens between now and then — because a relationship in front of you takes precedence over a schedule. If somebody is late because a neighbour came to the gate and could not be sent away, that is not rudeness — it is the same courtesy they will extend when you arrive. Anthropologists talk about monochronic and polychronic time cultures; the distinction is rough, but knowing which one you are standing in prevents a great deal of unnecessary irritation.

VOCABULARY. സമയം time · നേരത്തെ early · വൈകി late · കൃത്യസമയത്ത് on time · ഉടനെ soon · കുറച്ച് കഴിഞ്ഞ് after a while · വേഗം quickly · പതുക്കെ slowly · തിരക്ക് rush, busyness and crowd, all one word · കാത്തിരിക്കുക to wait · വൈകിപ്പോയി it got late — and note the -പോയി: lateness happens to you.

SENTENCES. ക്ഷമിക്കണം, വൈകിപ്പോയി · ബ്ലോക്കിൽ പെട്ടു (stuck in traffic) · ഞാൻ വഴിയിലാണ് · കുറച്ച് വൈകും · എത്ര നേരമാകും? · കൃത്യമായി എപ്പോൾ? · ഉറപ്പാണോ?

And the most useful piece of practical advice in the class: ഞാൻ വരുന്നതിന് മുൻപ് ഒന്ന് വിളിക്കാം — I will call before I come. In Kerala you call before you set out. Every time. The confirmation call is part of the arrangement. Make the plan, then confirm on the day: ഇന്ന് ശരിയല്ലേ? — still on for today? That prevents nearly all the frustration visitors blame on unpunctuality.

Quizzes below. Dr. Reshmi R Nair — SpeakMalayalam.

Kerala Culture Decoded | Onam, Weddings, Family and Customs

Kerala Time — Why a Time Is an Intention, and the One Call That Prevents Every Misunderstanding

En este episodio hablaremos sobre las series del mes de enero. ¿Estás esperando alguna serie en este mes?