What killed the clerk in Chekhov’s story "The Death of a Government Clerk"? 🤔 How did a simple sneeze turn into a real tragedy for him? We discuss the meaning, irony, and deep subtext of this story. We talk about Russian people in Russian literature.

If you want to read more in Russian, write to me, and I will send you materials (А1 - B2) for free! 📚✨

Мороз и солнце: русская литература

Why Did the Clerk Die? Analyzing Chekhov’s Story

Learn and Speak Malay Job Vocabulary: Part time work- is it for you too?

All about Work and Jobs 

Part time work- is it for you too?

Simple conversations are perfect for breaking the ice, and they are perfect for beginners. Talk about everyday situations like shopping, traveling, and dining out.


🗣️ Daily Life Dialogues

I dialogue between two friends and the choice of career (Chapter # 2)

HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: Hi, there. How can I help you?
CLAIRE: Well, I’m in town visiting for a few days, and I 
need to get some things done while I’m here.
HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: Sure. What do you need?
CLAIRE: I need to get my hair cut. I also need to have my
new pants hemmed.
HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: OK. Here’s a map of the city. There’s a good hair 
salon here, which is just a block away. And there’s 
a tailor right here. Is there anything else?
CLAIRE: Yes. I’ll need to have my car serviced before my
long drive home!
HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: No problem. There’s a good mechanic a few 
blocks away.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Hi, there. Notice the intonation in this greeting. It rises after “Hi” and falls after “there.”
• Sure is a friendly expression to mean “OK.”
• Get my hair cut / have my new pants hemmed / have my car serviced. Notice get/
have + object + participle. This structure is used to describe actions that someone else 
does for us. “Get” and “have” are interchangeable here.
• Is there anything else? here means “Do you need more information?”
• Before my long drive home! Notice the emphasis and intonation on “home.” The 
speaker wants to show humor here. If she doesn’t get her car checked, she might not get 
home! She wants to be friendly and light with the receptionist.
• No problem here means “Don’t worry.” Notice the stress on “No.” The receptionist 
laughs first, then puts emphasis on “No” by lengthening the word. This shows that she 
understands the car could break down if it doesn’t get serviced

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 15: Running errands 

On this episode, you are going to learn the useful sentences for talking about weather.

今日天氣點呀？ （How is the weather like today?）
gām yaht tīn hei dím a?
gam1 jat6 tin1 hei3 dim2 aa3? 

今日天氣好好/幾好/唔係幾好。
gām yaht tīn hei hóu hóu/ géi hóu/ m̀h haih géi hóu.
gam1 jat6 tin1 hei3 hou2 hou2/ gei2 hou2/ m4 hai6 gei2 hou2.
The weather is good./ quite good./ not very good.

今日好凍。(Today is cold.)
gām yaht hóu dung.
gam1 jat6 hou2 dung3.

今日好熱。(Today is hot.)
gām yaht hóu yiht. 
gam1 jat6 hou2 jit6.

今日唔凍唔熱。（Today is neither cold nor hot.）
gām yaht m̀h dung m̀h yiht.
gam1 jat6 m4 dung3 m4 jit6.

今日多雲。(Today is cloudy.)
gām yaht dō wàhn. 
gam1 jat6 do1 wan4.

今日有雨/落雨。(Today is rainy.)
gām yaht yáuh yúh/lohk yúh. 
gam1 jat6 jau5 jy5/lok6 jyu5.

今日有霧。(Today is foggy.)
gām yaht yáuh mouh. 
gam1 jat6 jau5 mou6.

今日落雪。(It is snowing today.)
gām yaht lohk syut.
gam1 jat6 lok6 syut3.

今日天晴，間中有雨。(Today is sunny, sometimes rainy.)
gām yaht tīn chìhng, gaan jūng yáuh yúh.
gam1 jat6 tin1 cing4, gaan3 zung1 jau5 jyu5.


Daliy Conversations for Cantonese (粵語會話）

How is the weather today？（天氣狀況）

English is not my mother tongue, but over the years and with lots of dedication, I have reached the level of fluency, to the point where I can even teach the language. In today's episode, I want to share with you my experience and the things that helped me during my learning journey and hopefully it can help you too :)

A way of Life

The secret to improving your English

4月になると、日本では学校や会社で、新しい年度 fiscal year が始まります。いろんな1年生が町にあふれます。初めての経験には、ドキドキがいっぱい！　特に小学校一年生には、こんなことも…　
私の失敗、聞いてください。

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じゃあ、またね！

すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第4話　一年生になったら

...Alice och Sarah are planning to travel to Gotland, but Sarah is not sure it's such a good idea. 

The dialogue is followed by vocabulary with definitions and questions. 




Prata Flytande Svenska/Speak Swedish Fluently  

Resan till Gotland

in this video, you will listen to some vocabulary about the puzzle game, useful expression , how to play a puzzle game in a relaxing way.