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Can I Say - Can I Do

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HSK vocabulary

Yes or No , how to say in Chinese

ANGELICA: Doesn’t the bride look beautiful in that wedding dress?
MARIA: Yes. She looks amazing. And the groom is so romantic. 
I just heard the story of how they got engaged! He 
proposed to her during a candlelight dinner in London. 
Did you know that was where they went to school?
ANGELICA: Oh? Wonderful. And the honeymoon! What a great 
idea! Most people just go to the beach for a week 
after they tie the knot. But they plan on heading to 
California and cruising the coast on their motorcycle.
MARIA: Really! What a fantastic idea. This is by far the best 
wedding I’ve ever been to



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Doesn’t …? When you have a negative question, the expected answer is “yes.” As 
such, it expresses the exact opposite of what is being conveyed (i.e., the bride DOES 
look absolutely beautiful).
• Listen to the stress on honeymoon. There are three syllables in “honeymoon,” with the 
stress on the first syllable [HO-ney-moon]. This content word is culturally important, so 
it’s emphasized: It means a trip or vacation taken by a newly married couple.
• Tie the knot is an informal way of saying “get married.”
• Can you find and explain the two usages of just in this dialogue? “Just” is an adverb 
that can be used in two different ways:
 a) To indicate a very recent past (I just heard the story). When used to convey 
time, “just” is commonly used with a simple past verb because the action is 
complete. Sometimes it can also be used with the present perfect (He’s just 
finished writing a book).
 b) To indicate contrast or emphasis (Most people just go to the beach). In that 
case, “just” can be replaced by “simply” and emphasize the word it relates to 
(a verb, adjective or other adverb) by denoting contrast. Compare the following 
sentences: “They just got married yesterday” (adverb of time). “The wedding 
reception was just wonderful” (adverb of emphasis).

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 29: Weddings

This episode explains the meaning of the proverb "Don't Look A Gift Horse in the Mouth" with an example.

American English Proverbs

7 - Don't Look A Gift Horse in the Mouth

이번 주말에 소개팅 안 할래?
这个周末想不想相亲?

소개팅? 나는 소개팅할 시간 있으면, 맛있는 거 시켜 먹고, 집에서 뒹굴고 싶어.
相亲? 如果有相亲的时间, 我想点点儿好吃的, 在家打滚儿。

그렇게 쉬고 싶어? 이번 주에 일이 많았나 보네.
这么想休息? 看来这周你事挺多啊。

응, 회사일이 너무 바빴어. 저번 달부터 계속 야근에 주말 출근까지 하고 있었거든.
嗯, 公司里的事太忙了。上个月开始一直加班连周末都在上班。

*어휘
소개팅하다 相亲
뒹굴다 打滚
야근하다 加班

[YOON] 1분 한국어

이번 주말에 소개팅 안 할래? 这个周末想不想相亲?

Benvenuti a "Espresso Italiano", il podcast che vi porta alla scoperta delle sfumature più affascinanti della lingua e cultura italiana. Oggi ci immergeremo nel cuore di Roma, esplorando 15 espressioni del dialetto romano che dovreste conoscere se avete in programma una visita nella Città Eterna.

Prepariamoci a conoscere i modi di dire più celebri del dialetto romano. Queste espressioni non solo vi aiuteranno a comprendere meglio i romani, ma vi permetteranno anche di interagire con un pizzico di autenticità in più, magari strappando qualche sorriso alla gente del posto.

Il dialetto romano è una fonte inesauribile di frasi colorite, divertenti e talvolta pungenti, che raccontano molto della storia e della cultura della Capitale. Ecco quindi 15 espressioni tipiche, insieme alle loro spiegazioni, che vi faranno sentire un po' più romani durante la vostra visita.

Daje, stacce e scopriamole insieme!

Italiano espresso

15 modi di dire del dialetto romano (livello B1/B2)

Welcome to learn easy Thai with Kru sumon.  

Today we will learn how to speak Thai from a short conversation during a phone call.  This is a conversation between A and B. 

A : สวัสดีค่ะ  ขอสาย คุณแมรี่ ค่ะ
(sa-wad-dee kha , khor saai khun Mary kha)

B: รอซักครุ่ค่ะ ... ขอโทษนะคะ คุณแมรี่ ไม่อยุ่ค่ะ ให้โทรกลับมั้ยคะ
(ror sak khroo kha.  Khor tote na kha. Khun Mary mai yoo kha. Hai toe glap mai kha?)

A: ไม่เป็นไรค่ะ เดี๋ยวโทรมาใหม่
(mai bpen rai kha.  Diao toe maa mai)

This is a situation where A made a phone call and B picked up the phone. A is asking for Mary.
B. told A to wait and then inform that Mary is not in. 
B asked if A want Mary to call her back.
A said No.

From this conversation , we learn that :

When you make a phone call , and ask for some one. You will say
ขอสาย ...................  (khor saai ……………)
followed by the name of person

or you also can add one more word here 
ขอสาย .................. หน่อย  (khor saai……….. noi)
put Noi at the end to soften the sentence.


when you want someone to wait, you will say
รอซักครู่  (ror sak kroo)
= wait a moment , please

When you want to say “Sorry”, you will say
ขอโทษ  (khor tote)  = sorry

When you want to ask if the listener want the person to call him or her back, you will say
ให้โทรกลับมั้ย (hai toe glab mai?)  = Do you want (the person) to call you back?

If you want to refuse this question, you will say
ไม่เป็นไร  
Actually ไม่เป็นไร means , that’s fine. It doesn’t matter. I am ok.

When you want to say I will call back later, you will say
เดี๋ยวโทรกลับมาใหม่  (diao toe glab maa mai) = I will call back later.










Learn Easy Thai With Sumon

EP1 : Phone call : She's not in.

Differences between British and American English - A transcript is available for this. 

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Differences between British and American English

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