Today we're discussing the movie and the story of Napoleon in light of the recent release. This English lesson contains practical language related to Napoleon's biographical information, the film industry, and the legacy of this influential man.

New English US

Learn English: Napoleon

POSTAL CLERK: What can I do for you today?
CAROL: I need to mail this package to New York, please.
POSTAL CLERK: OK, let’s see how much it weighs … it’s about 
five pounds. If you send it express, it will get there 
tomorrow. Or you can send it priority and it will get 
there by Saturday.
CAROL: Saturday is fine. How much will that be?
POSTAL CLERK: $11.35 [eleven thirty-five]. Do you need anything else?
CAROL: Oh, yeah! I almost forgot. I need a book of stamps, too.
POSTAL CLERK: OK, your total comes to $20.35
[twenty dollars and thirty-five cents].


LANGUAGE NOTES
• What can I do for you today? Notice that this question starts with “What,” so the 
intonation drops at the end of the question.
• Or you can send it priority … Notice the stress on “or,” which emphasizes that there is 
another possibility.
• $11.35 ... $20.35 Notice the two different ways the postal clerk says the price. First he 
says eleven thirty-five (without the words dollars and cents), then he says twenty dollars 
and thirty-five cents.
• Oh, yeah! is an expression used here to mean “I just remembered something.” It’s often 
followed by “I almost forgot.”
• Your total comes to … is a way of saying “the cost is ….”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 16 : At the post office

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【Weekend Plan】. 
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A: 这（个）周末你有什么打算吗？
zhè （ gè ） zhōu mò nǐ yǒu shén me dǎ suàn ma ？
Do you have any plans for (this) weekend?
B: 还不知道呢。你呢？
hái bù zhī dào ne 。 nǐ ne ？
Don't know yet. What about you?
A: 最近天气很好，我打算去爬山。
zuì jìn tiān qì hěn hǎo ， wǒ dǎ suàn qù pá shān 。
The weather has been nice lately, I'm planning to go hiking.
B: 我很久没有爬山了，感觉很累。
wǒ hěn jiǔ méi yǒu pá shān le ， gǎn jué hěn lèi 。
I haven't climbed a mountain for a long time,(it) feels tiring.
A: 我要去的这个山很好爬，一点也不累。
wǒ yào qù de zhè ge shān hěn hǎo pá ， yì diǎn yě bú lèi 。
This mountain I'm going to climb is very easy to climb,not tiring at all.
B: 是吗？要爬多久？
shì ma ？ yào pá duō jiǔ ？
Is it so? How long does it take to climb?
A: 慢慢爬，两三个小时就爬完了。
màn màn pá ， liǎng sān gè xiǎo shí jiù pá wán le 。
Climb slowly, you'll finish in two or three hours.
B: 真的吗？听起来还挺轻松。
zhēn de ma ？ tīng qǐ lái hái tǐng qīng sōng 。
Really? Sounds easy.
A: 对啊。你要不要一起去？
duì a 。 nǐ yào bu yào yì qǐ qù ？
Yeah. Do you want to come along?
B: 可以啊，但是我没有登山鞋。
kě yǐ a ， dàn shì wǒ méi yǒu dēng shān xié 。
Sure, but I don't have any climbing shoes.
A: 我可以陪你去买。
wǒ kě yǐ péi nǐ qù mǎi 。
I can go with you to buy them.
B: 好啊，那我们下班后一起吃饭，吃完饭去逛街买鞋，怎么样？
hǎo a ， nà wǒ men xià bān hòu yì qǐ chī fàn ， chī wán fàn qù guàng jiē mǎi xié ， zěn me yàng ？
Well, how about we have dinner together after work and go shopping for shoes afterward?
A: 没问题。你想吃什么？
méi wèn tí 。 nǐ xiǎng chī shén me ？
No problem. What do you want to eat?
B: 好久没吃火锅了，你想吃吗？
hǎo jiǔ méi chī huǒ guō le ， nǐ xiǎng chī ma ？
It's been a long time since I had hot pot. Do you want some?
A: 火锅我也很喜欢吃，那就吃火锅吧。
huǒ guō wǒ yě hěn xǐ huan chī ， nà jiù chī huǒ guō ba 。
I like hot pot too. Let's have hot pot.
B: 行，晚点儿见。
xíng ， wǎn diǎn er jiàn 。
Okay, see you later.

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Do you struggle with  listening comprehension in Farsi?
In this episode , we listen to an informal conversation  analyze it.
This activity will greatly help improve your listening skills, enhance your comprehension, and 
ultimately contribute to better understanding and speaking abilities.

Speak like a native ;)


Spoken Persian 

Haven't you seen a 4 year old boy?        یه پسر بچه چهار ساله ندیدین؟  

Un pericoloso criminale, il Camaleonte, appena evaso dallla prigione, vuole vendicarsi dell'ispettore Malvisi che lo ha catturato alcuni anni prima. Il Camaleonte è un abile trasformista, quindi, l'ispettore Malvisi e il sergente Arimanno devono fare molta attenzione: il malvivente potrebbe prendere le sembianze di qualsiasi individuo...                                           
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こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

ぼくの日常生活の話を聞くことで、日本語のリスニングをよくしたり、新しい言葉を知ってもらえたらいいなと思います。

みなさんお元気でしょうか。
今日もトルコからPodcastを録っています。


今日は、N3の漢字をやります！
礼をやります！　

音読み　れい
訓読み　うやまーう、のり、送り仮名はう

意味は、決まった形、うやまう、などがあります。

例えば、

・礼儀ーれいぎ　社会で決まっている人の行動、作法。

・失礼ーしつれい　礼儀と反対のふるまい、行動。

・礼賛ーらいさん　人をあがめること。

・謝礼ーしゃれい　感謝を表す金品、言葉。

・返礼ーへんれい　受けた礼に返す礼、金品。

こんな感じですね。
これを使って例文を作っていきましょう！

・彼はいつも礼儀正しい人です。

・その言葉の使い方は失礼だと思います。

・先人の偉業を礼賛する。

・大変お世話になったので謝礼として、こちらをお渡しします。

・ふるさと納税の返礼品は北海道のものが人気です。


こんな感じです。

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！
