In this episode, we're focusing on essential travel phrases. Whether you're planning a trip or already exploring an English-speaking destination, these sentences will be your handy guide. From asking for directions to ordering food, we've got you covered. We'll also touch on important phrases for emergencies. Practice them to boost your confidence during your travels. Safe journeys!

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Travel Talk

recorded and mix at Bellevue 'studio by my own care 

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬
𝐎𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧, 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐰
𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
𝐀𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩, 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚.

𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐤
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐲, 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐲, 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝,
𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐬.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬,
𝐒𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐠𝐥𝐲!
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞;
𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐬, 𝐦𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐰!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐤𝐲
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐦𝐚𝐧;
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬,
𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.

— 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐥 (𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐧𝐨, 𝐂𝐀: 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝, 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟒)

𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗦 ? 😉

🕊️𝕻𝖔𝖊𝖒 " 𝖑'𝖆𝖑𝖇𝖆𝖙𝖗𝖔𝖘" 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖒 𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖑𝖊𝖘 𝕭𝖆𝖚𝖉𝖊𝖑𝖆𝖎𝖗𝖊 ( 𝖓𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖔𝖗 𝕻𝖆𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖈𝖐 )🦢

An explanation of when to use "some" or "any" to tell how much/many things there are.

The English Toolbox

Some vs. Any

As a pessimist, you might view language learning as hard work—and you’re not wrong.
Language acquisition requires effort, repetition, and managing confusion.

Here’s the beautiful part: Pessimists tend to manage disappointment better than idealists.
When you anticipate difficulty, you're less likely to be devastated by it.

In psychological terms, this creates cognitive resilience—the ability to stay in the game even when things go wrong. You expect challenges. You face them head-on. You recover faster because you weren’t expecting ease.

You might never say, “I’m going to be fluent in a year.” That’s okay.
But you might say, “I’m going to keep learning, even if progress is slow.”
And that is the spirit of persistence.
Don’t try to change who you are. Just learn to steer with it.
Pessimism doesn’t mean you’re giving up—it means you’re prepared to endure.
And that, my dear listener, is what long-term success looks like.


💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 65 - How Pessimism Builds Resilience in Language Learning

Italian has some unique sound combinations, and two of the most common (and tricky!) are words that start with "sf-" (like sfortuna) and "sb-" (like sbagliare). In this episode, we break down:

    ✅ How to pronounce "sf" and "sb" clearly and naturally

    🧠 The difference between similar-sounding words in English

    🗒️ Common Italian words that use these sounds

    🎧 Easy practice examples to train your ear and tongue

Italiano Soprano 

Sf and Sb letters pronunciation 

一些有趣的对话An interesting conversation

钱包呢？

Bu ses kaydına dair gözden geçirmen gereken kelimeler şunlar:
esinlenmek
dönüşmek
evrilmek
tekfur
kasıt
kastetmek
kale
anılmak
resmileşmek
rivayet
ululuk
yiğitlik
dayanmak
orta çağ
yeni çağ
sadrazam
bayındırlık
imaret
medrese
hamam
cami
tasvir
çevirmek
deniz çapası
haline dönmek

IMPROVE YOUR TURKISH PRONUNCIATION BY STORIES AND NEWS

BÖLÜM 5: TÜRKİYE'DEKİ ŞEHİRLERİN İSİMLERİ NEREDEN GELİYOR? (B2-C1)

A：你喜欢踢足球吗？
B：非常喜欢。
A: 你是什么时候开始踢足球的？
B：我十一岁开始踢足球，已经踢了十年了。

日常对话 daily conversation

在运动场

Exploring the word "unencumber"

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16HOFLDiEtlCsjPxoqsW1NIMgEvl0QEI2/view?usp=drivesdk