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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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Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

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

In this episode on Samhain, otherwise known as Halloween, we will briefly look at where this festive holiday came from and learn some new words and phrases in just under 6 minutes.

Philosophical Friday

Samhain or Halloween

Bu podcastımızda "siesta" hakkında konuştuk! Seviye: A1-A2. İyi dinlemeler. Transcription: turkishpodcast.com

Turkish Podcast

Siesta Yapmak (A1-A2)

In this episode we will learn some group of words which we have already learn in th previous episodes.

Daily Hindi Vocab

Episode 5

SALESPERSON: Can I help you?
GLORIA: Yes, I’m looking for a sweater — in a size medium.
SALESPERSON: Let’s see … here’s a nice white one. What do 
you think?
GLORIA: I think I’d rather have it in blue.
SALESPERSON: OK … here’s blue, in a medium. Would you
like to try it on?
GLORIA: OK … yes, I love it. It fits perfectly. How much is it?
SALESPERSON: It’s $50. It will be $53, with tax.
GLORIA: Perfect! I’ll take it.

LANGUAGE NOTES
• Can I help you? or “May I help you?” is what a salesperson normally says to greet 
a customer.
• I’m looking for a here means “I don’t know exactly which one I want.”
• Size medium. Clothing usually comes in small, medium and large sizes. Some 
women’s clothing comes in number sizes, usually ranging from 2 to 16.
• Let’s see … An expression used when a person wants to think something over, to 
make a choice or decision, or to look for something.
• I’d rather have it in here means “I don’t like this exact one. I would prefer it in a 
different” color/size/material, etc.
• Would you like to …? is a polite way to ask “Do you want to …?”
• Try it on means to test the fit or appearance of a garment by putting it on. “Try on” is a 
separable phrasal verb, so the object “it” goes between “try” and “on.”
• How much is it? means “How much does it cost?” Notice that the main sentence 
stress falls on “is” in this question.
• I’ll take it means “I will buy it.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 18: Shopping

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Ep.13 「コンサート」が好（す）きですか？🕺⭐️

This episode is about 【Supermarket canteen】, you will learn how to say 【Fast food industry,cuisine,pre-made food】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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男：最近年轻人多了一个吃饭的地方：超市。不是点外卖，也不是去附近的饭馆点菜，而是在公司或者小区楼下附近的超市去吃食堂。
女：嗯，同时，多家超市也进军了快餐业。
男：以北京为例，什么样的价格呢？15块钱的自助餐，30种荤素菜肴吃到饱。不仅是吸引了办公人群，同时连大学生也愿意来消费。
女：嗯，消费者说这方便省事儿，关键价格还便宜。另外啊超市经营者说核心啊，就是告别预制菜，天天平价。
男：专家说玩的就是比外卖更新鲜，比饭店更便宜。
女：坦白说最近几年这个电商超市非常火啊，配送的效率也很高，这对实体超市的冲击确实不小，但是现在呢超市把一些年轻人又拽回来了啊。超市本来就有食材，缺的就是个吃饭的地儿。地儿也有了，吃完饭顺便逛逛，或者逛完顺便吃个饭，主打一个效率。
男：但是不管在哪儿吃哈，这个食品安全都是最重要的。
（来源：抖音“中国之声”）
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小区/xiǎo qū/Apartment Complexes
进军/jìn jūn/Entering （a new field）
快餐业/kuài cān yè/Fast food industry
自助餐/zì zhù cān/Buffet
荤素/hūn sù/Meat and vegetables
菜肴/cài yáo/cuisine
省事儿/shěng shì er/convenient
经营者/jīng yíng zhě/Operator
核心/hé xīn/Core
预制菜/yù zhì cài/pre-made food
平价/píng jià/Affordable price
配送/pèi sòng/Delivery
实体超市/shí tǐ chāo shì/Physical supermarket
冲击/chōng jī/Impact
拽/zhuài/Drag
效率/xiào lǜ/Efficiency