In today's episode we're going to talk about the expression "Break the ice", it's meaning and how to use it in sentences.

Wyn's Way to English

Wyn's Way to English - "Break the ice"

Oi gente, aqui é Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje falaremos sobre algumas gírias cariocas. Se você é iniciante e está se sentindo perdido, pode pular direto para a parte em que explico tudo isso em inglês em um minuto e quarenta e cinco segundos. 
Se quiser pode acompanhar o script do podcast nesse link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v_hSf58H7Dc1ZOdeCZ7xEerLTv5mzigKOWbI916Potk/edit?usp=sharing
 Vamos lá?
If you are a beginner and feel lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English at one minute and forty five seconds. 
If you want, you can check out the podcast script at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v_hSf58H7Dc1ZOdeCZ7xEerLTv5mzigKOWbI916Potk/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?

Portuguese Drops 

Gírias 4 

先週月曜日に近所のスーパーに行くと、新しく寿司コーナーが出来ていました。私は寿司コーナーができることを全然知らなかったのでとてもびっくりしました。思わず寿司コーナーの写真を撮り、パートナーに送りました。
このスーパーはREWEという名前のスーパーで、ドイツ中にあるスーパーです。私は大きな町のREWEには寿司コーナーがあることは知っていました。でも私の住んでいる町は小さく、田舎なので、寿司コーナーができると思っていませんでした。
この寿司コーナーには2、３人の寿司を作る人がいて、そこで作って冷蔵庫に並べて売っています。サーモンやアボガドの寿司、最近人気のポケも売っています。
ドイツ人の生徒にREWEの寿司について聞くと、「ポケがとてもおいしい。」と言っていたので、近いうちにポケを買ってみたいと思います。
皆さんの町ではおいしいお寿司が食べられますか？どんなお寿司が好きですか？よかったら私のレッスンに来て教えてください。

寿司コーナー：すしコーナー　shushi section
びっくりしました：I’m surprised
思わず：unintentionally
ドイツ中：どいつじゅう　throughout Germany
田舎：いなか rural area, country side
〜ができる：〜come up
並べる：ならべる　arrange
ポケ：Poke（Hawaiian dish）
人気：にんき　popular
最近：recently

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

近所のスーパーに寿司コーナーができました

In this short but sweet episode I expand on common phrasal verbs that are heavily used in a dentist/doctors office setting. Please leave a comment below if it was helpful and what you would like her hear more on future podcasts! 

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If you are looking for a new english teacher and found this helpful please PM me and we can get to the nitty-gritty on where you are in your english skills and what you would like to expand on in a 1:1 personal english lesson. Happy learning! 

Here's a definition of the phrasal verbs listed in the episode:

fall out - to separate. When one thing separates from another thing. Often used with teeth and hair.

keep up - continue.

cut out - stop.

cut down - reduce / consume less.

lie down - to put your body in the position where it is flat and horizontal - like being in bed.

come back - remember

pull out - remove using force.

wear off - the effects of something like a drug/medicine end gradually.

check up (noun) - inspection or examination.

check out - inspect, examine or investigate.

Smart Cookie English

Check It Out Doc! 

I progetti segreti dell'avveniristico sottomarino Akes x3 sono stati rubati. Chi può essere stato? Un orecchino trovato sul luogo del crimine potrebbe essere un indizio decisivo per la soluzione del caso. O forse no...  Come sempre scrivete il nome del colpevole nei commenti e spiegate perchè pensate che quel personaggio sia responsabile del crimine.

Se io fossi Sherlock Holmes

Furto all'ambasciata

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/m4zaTjy2kAw

Today we’re talking about “무슨 말인지 알겠어요?”

무슨 literally means “which or what”
Because “말” is “a word” in Korean, 무슨 말 can be “what word” or “which word”.
And “~인지 알겠어요?” can be translated into “do you get it?”

Let’s practice. 
Please take your cue from me. 

“무슨 말인지 알겠어요?”
“네.”

“무슨 말인지 알겠어요?”
“아니요.” 

한 걸음씩(One Step At A Time)

무슨 말인지 알겠어요?(You got it?)

What is coarticulation, and why does it make listening and speaking hard in a foreign language? Learn more in this podcast, from my Youtube channel "Adventures with Alex"!

Adventures in English with Alex

Coarticulation - Listening and Speaking Tips in English

Medical Spanish 🏥 
Cápsula informativa sobre la uropatía obstructiva o retención de orina.

Medical Spanish

Uropatía Obstructiva 🏥 

If you or your partner are a foreigner, is it frustrating, or sad, that your children don't speak the language, apart from maybe a few words?