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What positive affirmations do you use when you 'speak' to yourself?

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The Habits of Professionals Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

Daily Affirmation 1

In the second episode of No Such Thing as a Synonym, we explore a common pair of adverbs: "nearly" and "almost".   

When you look up these words in a dictionary you’ll find they have virtually identical definitions. However, I want to let you in on a secret – the dictionary isn’t telling you the whole story.

In this episode, we’ll explore the pragmatic and subtle differences between the two words, including the difference between "nearly perfect" and "almost perfect" and why we don’t usually use "nearly" with emotions, as in "I felt nearly giddy with excitement".

Listen along to learn something new!

No Such Thing as a Synonym

02: Nearly & Almost

‘Ali: as-salâmu ‘aláikum
‘Ammâr: wa ‘aláikumu s-salâm
‘Ali: hadzihi sûrat usra-tî** / This is the picture of my family
‘Ammâr: mâ shâ Allah! (OMG) man hadzâ? / Who is this?
‘Ali: hadza wâlid-î ‘Adnân, huwa muhandis / This my father, ‘Adnân, he is an engineer.
‘Ammâr: wa man hadzihi? / And who is this?
‘Ali: hadzihi wâlida-tî Sa‘îda, hiya tabîba / This is my mother, Sa‘îda, she is a doctor
‘Ammâr: wa man hadzâ? / And who is this?
‘Ali: hadzâ aj-î ‘Îsâ, huwa tâlib / This is my brother ‘Îsà, he is a student
‘Ammâr: wa man hadizhi? / and who is this? 
‘Ali: hadzihi ujt-î ‘Abla, hiya mu‘allima / mudarrisa; wa hadzâ ŷadd-î, wa hadzihi ŷadda-tî / this is my sister, ‘Abla, she is a teacher; and this is my grandfather and this my grandmother. 
‘Ammâr: mâ shâ Allah!
 
عـلي: السـلام عـلـيـكـم
عـمّار: وعـلـيـكـم السـلام
عـلي: هـذه صورة أسـرتــي
عـمّار: مـا شـاء الله! مـن هـذا؟
عـلي: هـذا والـدي عـدنان، هـو مـهـنـدس
عـمّار: ومـن هـذه؟
عـلي: هـذه والـدتـي سـعـيـدة، هي طـبيـبة
عـمّار: ومـن هـذا؟
عـلي: هـذا أخـي عـيـسـى، هـو طالـب
عـمّار: ومـن هـذه؟
عـلي: هـذه أخـتـي عـبـلة، هـي مـعـلـمة. وهـذا جـدّي، وهـذه جـدّتـي
عـمّار: مـا شـاء الله!
 



Aprende árabe con Radia 

The family

제주도는 아름다운 섬이에요

한국에는 아름다운 섬이 많이 있어요. 그중에서 가장 유명한 섬은 제주도예요. 제주도는 한국의 남쪽에 있어요. 그리고 제주도는 한국에서 가장 큰 섬이에요.

제주도에는 많은 사람들이 여행을 가요. 왜냐하면 제주도에는 볼 것도 많고, 먹을 것도 많기 때문이에요. 먼저, 제주도에는 한라산이 있어요. 한라산은 한국에서 가장 높은 산이에요. 겨울에는 눈이 많이 와서 아주 아름다워요. 등산을 좋아하는 사람들은 한라산에 올라가요. 정상에서 보는 풍경은 정말 멋있어요.

또한, 제주도에는 유명한 바다도 많아요. 협재 해수욕장은 바닷물이 깨끗하고 모래가 부드러워요. 여름에는 많은 사람들이 수영을 해요. 그리고 성산일출봉도 유명해요. 성산일출봉은 해 뜨는 곳으로 유명해요. 아침 일찍 가면, 아주 예쁜 일출을 볼 수 있어요.

제주도에는 맛있는 음식도 많아요. 특히 제주 흑돼지가 유명해요. 제주도에 가면 꼭 흑돼지를 먹어야 해요. 그리고 제주도의 귤도 아주 맛있어요. 겨울에 제주도에 가면, 귤을 직접 따서 먹을 수 있어요.

제주도에는 재미있는 곳도 많아요. 예를 들면, 오설록 티뮤지엄에서는 맛있는 녹차 아이스크림을 먹을 수 있어요. 그리고 제주 돌문화공원에서는 제주도의 전통 문화를 배울 수 있어요.

제주도는 자연이 아름답고 음식도 맛있어요. 그리고 여행하기도 편리해요. 그래서 많은 사람들이 제주도를 좋아해요. 만약 한국에서 여행을 가고 싶다면, 제주도는 꼭 가 볼 만한 곳이에요!

한국의 문화

제주도는 아름다운 섬이에요

Platiqué un poco con Fourat, un libanés y profe de árabe. Platicamos sobre algunos aspectos que unen a Líbano y a México.
Fourat:
https://www.italki.com/teacher/3119133



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México y Líbano Ft. Fourat

Learn about Ramadan and the important vocabulary for this time of the Muslim year. 

Ramadan 

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The story will have 100 episodes in total, and they will stay free forever. It's suitable for ages 12 and up. We cover the most useful and important German, which is 
all the words and grammar of the first level, A1. But also advanced learners benefit from it, because it goes much deeper than the standard A1 level. German Stories 
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