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Leonard: I couldn't agree more!
Alisha: Wait, you don't agree with me?
L: No, I said, I couldn't agree more. That means I completely agree with you.
A: What? Then why did you say you couldn't agree with me!

I think we can all relate with Alisha. There are so many indirect ways of saying something so simple and direct. We use such structures to add nuance to our meaning!

But it 'can' be confusing for a language learner.

In this series on the Confusing Structures in the English Language, we will discuss these very structures so that the next time Leonard says 'he couldn't agree more,' or 'he couldn't care less' or some such phrase, you'd know exactly what he is saying. 

All Things English

Confusing Structures in the English Language - Introduction

In this episode, we are going to talk about a very popular food in Turkey: Simit! :)
Bu bölümde, Türkiye'de çok popüler olan bir yiyecek hakkında konuşacağız: Simit! :)

Your Turkish Friend

Bölüm-2/Simit

Sabías que la fiesta de carnavales empieza desde el 2do jueves del mes de febrero❓😯 
Te cuento esas curiosidades y mucho más en español sobre el carnaval😄 
Si tienes alguna pregunta no dudes en contactarme.
⚪ Konrad Rovira - Tutor de Español Italki

Escucha Facil Español

Carnavales en Latinoamérica 🎆🎉☀️[Capítulo 15]

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese!
Today, Akari will talk about the trigger of her learning languages.

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/slow-japanese-16-63477676?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare

Slow Japanese

Episode #16 - Language and culture

In this episode you will learn some of the most common superstitions we have in colombian for the new year. 

Now Colombian Coffee is available on spotify!

Spanish with Jas

EP 21. COLOMBIA: NEW YEAR’S SUPERSTITIONS

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Flowers q1-2.

Q. Do you like to have flowers in your home? [Why/Why not?]
Q. Where would you go to buy flowers? [Why?]

Write down few ideas that you got inspired by and see you today for 2 more questions.

P.S. If you want mroe IELTS questions and answers - please check my podcast section for more :)

See you in my classes.

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Flowers q1-2.

清明节，又称踏青节、行清节、三月节、祭祖节等。清明节源自上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗，兼具自然与人文两大内涵，既是自然节气点，也是传统节日。扫墓祭祖与踏青郊游是清明节的两大礼俗主题，这两大传统礼俗主题在中国自古传承，至今不辍。 

清明节在公历4月5日前后。

清明节是传统的重大春祭节日，扫墓祭祀、缅怀祖先，是中华民族自古以来的优良传统。清明节融汇自然节气与人文风俗为一体，是天时地利人和的合一，充分体现了中华民族先祖们追求“天、地、人”的和谐合一，讲究顺应天时地宜、遵循自然规律的思想。

清明节与春节、端午节、中秋节并称为中国四大传统节日。除了中国，世界上还有一些国家和地区也过清明节，比如越南、韩国、马来西亚、新加坡等。


Qingming Festival, also known as outing Festival, Qingming festival, March festival, ancestor worship festival. Tomb-sweeping Day comes from the ancient beliefs of our ancestors and the customs of Spring Festival. It is both natural and cultural. It is not only a natural solar term point but also a traditional festival.  Tomb sweeping and ancestor worship and outing are the two themes of the Qingming Festival. These two traditional themes have been passed down in China since ancient times.  

Tomb-sweeping Day falls around April 5 in the Gregorian calendar.  

Qingming Festival is a major traditional Spring Festival. It is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices to ancestors.  Qingming Festival combines natural solar terms and cultural customs as a whole, is the unity of heaven, earth and man, fully embodies the Chinese ancestors to pursue the harmony of "heaven, earth and man", pay attention to conform to the idea of heaven and earth, follow the laws of nature.  

Qingming Festival, The Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are called the four traditional Festivals in China.  Besides China, qingming Festival is also celebrated in some countries and regions in the world, such as Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore.  


Maple's fun Chinese  (Mandarin)

清明节  Qingming Festival   Qīngmíng jié

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。


今日は、N3の漢字をやります！
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・参加ーさんか

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こんな感じですね。
これを使って例文を作っていきましょう！

・日本はますますインフレが加速している。

・追加で注文、お願いします。

・海外からの観光客は増加傾向にあります。

・昨日は夜の食事会に参加しました。

・このチームに新しいメンバーが加入した。


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