Today's English tidbit from Stairway to English has to do with the word "supposed". Did you know that we pronounce it in two different ways depending on the meaning? It's true! Listen to this episode to understand the different pronunciations and the different meanings!

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Understanding the word "supposed", its two different pronunciations, its meanings!

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Object Pronouns

नमस्ते मेरा नाम राजेश है। 
मैं अमेरिका से आया हूं। 
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नमस्ते जी !
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क्या आप मेरी मदद कर सकती हैं?
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हां जरूर बताइए क्या बात है?
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मैं होटल का रास्ता भूल गया !
क्या आप बता सकते हैं वहां के लिए कौन सा रास्ता जाएगा? 
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आप कौन से होटल में ठहरे हैं ?
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होटल पार्क एवेन्यू
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ओ अच्छा यहां से सीधे चल के आगे दाएं मुड़ना है। 
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क्या वहां के लिए कोई बस मिलेगी यहां से?
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नहीं वहां के लिए कोई बस नहीं है आपको ऑटो से जाना पड़ेगा। 
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ऑटो वाला कितना किराया लेगा?
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यहां से ज्यादा से ज्यादा ₹50
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जी आपका बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद। 
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जी आपका स्वागत है। 

Hello my name is Rajesh.
I come from America.
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Namaste Ji !
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can you help me?
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Yes please tell me what is the matter?
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I forgot my way to the hotel!
Can you tell which way will lead there?
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Which hotel are you staying in?
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Hotel Park Avenue
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Oh well, go straight from here and take a right turn.
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Will there be any bus from here?
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No, there is no bus there, you have to go by auto.
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How much will the auto driver charge?
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Maximum ₹ 50 from here
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Sir thank you very much.
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You are welcome.

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Balkonkraftwerk

(A)  Was alternative Energiegewinnung angeht, ist das BALKONKRAFTWERK  "DER LETZTE SCHREI“ in Deutschland. Worum handelt es sich? 
(B)  Ein oder zwei Solarmodule werden auf dem Balkon eines Hauses, auf der Terrasse oder an der Fassade installiert. Sie erzeugen maximal 800 Watt Solarstrom, der über eine Steckdose in das STROMNETZ des Haushalts eingespeist wird. Die Anschaffungskosten sind nicht allzu hoch. Die Installation ist kein Problem und der bürokratische AUFWAND hält sich in Grenzen. 
(C)  Natürlich spielen mehrere Faktoren eine Rolle, aber eine solche Anlage kann sich in etwa 6 Jahren amortisieren.Es ist klar, dass Balkonkraftwerke die Energieprobleme unserer Zeit nicht lösen werden. Es ist auch klar, dass man mit ihnen keinen finanziellen Gewinn macht. 
(D)  JEDOCH ist die Installation einer solchen ANLAGE ein Schritt in Richtung Energie-Ersparnis. Man lernt, bewusster mit Energie umzugehen und Spaß macht es auch.

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Continuamos aprendiendo vocabulario relacionado a la comida peruana. Esta vez les traigo información sobre la papa (potato).
En otros países hispanohablantes, especialmente en España, se le conoce como patata.
Transcripción disponible en: https://conpedepatria.blog/2022/08/23/la-papa/
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UN CONDÓN.

Every billionaire in the world who is under the age of 30 has inherited their wealth, according to new research by Forbes magazine.

Forbes recently published its World's Billionaires List. And all 15 people on the list who are aged 30 or younger did nothing to create their wealth — they simply received it.

According to Forbes this is the first time since 2009 there have been no self-made billionaires aged under 30. And the magazine says it's a sign that a "great wealth transfer" has begun from aging billionaires to the younger members of their families.

The youngest billionaire on the list is 19-year-old Livia Voigt of Brazil. She is worth $1.1 billion thanks to her late grandfather, who founded the electrical equipment company WEG Industries.

The richest of the young billionaires are the Mistry brothers, Firoz, 27, and Zahan, 25. They are each worth $4.9 billion thanks to their shares in the multi-industry Indian company Tata Sons. They inherited their wealth from their father, who died in a car crash in 2022.

Among the 25 youngest billionaires on the list — who are all aged 33 or younger — a few in their early 30s are self-made. However, just one of those self-made billionaires is new: 33-year-old Shunsaku Sagami of Japan. Sagami is the founder of M&A Research Institute, and is worth $1.6 billion.

One self-made billionaire who is still fairly young at 34 is Taylor Swift, who is worth $1.1 billion. In 2023, she became the first musician to become a billionaire mainly from the money she makes from her music.



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Every Billionaire Under 30 Inherited Their Wealth

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