The Spanish have lots of yummy food. But when you see what their name means, it doesn't sound so good.
I wrote a romantic comedy novel about bad translations. "Loosely Translated", by Simon Wheeler, is on Amazon, as a digital book.

The Social Evolutionary

Spanish Food Translates Badly!

MARGARET: Mr. Wilson, I’d like you to meet 
Dr. Edward Smith.
MR. WILSON: It’s nice to meet you, Dr. Smith.
DR. SMITH: Pleasure to meet you, too.
MARGARET: Dr. Smith is an economist. He just finished
writing a book on international trade.
MR. WILSON: Oh? That’s my field, too. I work for the 
United Nations.
DR. SMITH: In the Development Program, by any chance?
MR. WILSON: Yes. How did you guess?
DR. SMITH: I’ve read your articles on technical assistance. 
They’re excellent

LANGUAGE NOTES
• Mr. Wilson, I’d like you … Notice the rising intonation on “Mr. Wilson,” which is used 
to address someone. Listen for the “d” in “I’d like.” This means I would like, which is 
very different from I like. (“I’d like” means the same as “I would like” or “I want.”)
• Dr. Smith is an economist. Notice the stress on “economist.” This content word has 
new information, so it is emphasized. There are four syllables in “economist,” with the 
stress on the second syllable (e-CON-o-mist).
• He just finished writing … “just” means the very recent past. “Just” is usually used 
with a simple past verb because the action is complete. However, it can also be used 
with the present perfect (He’s just finished writing …).
• Development program. Since these two words make a compound noun, the main 
stress falls on “development.”
• By any chance? Means the same as “possibly.” Notice the rising intonation, which is 
used in yes/no questions to confirm that something is true.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day3: Formal Introduction in English

Story time! As usual, first in English, then in Russian (2:42). 📢

All about Russian language 🌟

Dear English - Уважаемый английский 

Buenas a todos, por acá Camila, desde Buenos Aires, Argentina, con un nuevo PODCAST, esta vez sobre EL TRABAJO.
5 preguntas con sus respectivas respuestas (basadas en mi opinión y experiencia personales)

Te invito a escuchar el podcast para entrenar tu escucha, y a escribir tus propias respuestas a estas 5 preguntas!

Hablamos de algunos aspectos del trabajo, y de cómo viene el desarrollo del mismo en tu país/ciudad - Es un tema socio-económico, que en un mundo capitalista nos afecta a todos.

Bienvenido/a a este podcast, DALE PLAY Y ENTRENA TU ESPAÑOL!

Saludos desde Buenos Aires!

Disfruta de aprender

5 PREGUNTAS SOBRE EL TRABAJO

People have no doubt what the most famous game in Korea is. 
League of Legends, which is called “롤(L.O.L)” in Korea, has just finished its league in the spring of 2022. 
T1, having won the title, has become “The best L.O.L team in Korea in 2022”. 
Let us find out what L.O.L means to the Korean young generation and how the LCK spring season ended this season. 
Welcome to the infinite L.O.L universe!



그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

20. League of Legends in Korea. (한국 롤을 말하다)

In this second episode we look at 5 English idioms and their meanings:
- A Sitting Duck
- Add Fuel To The Fire
- All That Jazz
- As Poor as a Church Mouse
- At the Drop of a Hat

Conversational English with Tersha

Idioms Part 2 for Conversational English

Esta es la segunda parte del podcast de mi viaje por la costa oeste de los Estados Unidos, la segunda etapa es el Big Sur, hago una descripciòn de los paisajes y los diferentes lugares más caracteristicos de esa zona. Como tiempos verbales utilizo el pretèrito indefinido, perfecto y el imperfecto, tambièn el presente. 

Viviendo entre dos lenguas 

Viaje por la costa oeste de los Estados Unidos, 2 parte

Chinese for beginners

汉语拼音的声母和韵母(1) Initials and Finals of Chinese Pinyin (1)

Místa 
Mužský životný: les, ostrov, kostel, hřbitov; orloj, kopec

Mužský neživotný: hrad, dům, průchod, most, park, stadion, hotel, přístav, kanál, památník, vrchol, příkop, maják, podchod, tunel, vodopád, obchod, statek

Ženský: věž, radnice, nemocnice, restaurace, tržnice, vesnice, stanice, rezervace, galerie, kavárna, jídelna, hospoda, cukrárna, lékárna, škola, knihovna, farma, řeka, louka, zahrada, pevnost, pláž, kancelář

Střední: skladiště, letiště, parkoviště, výstaviště, hřiště, pole, přístaviště, koupaliště; kino, divadlo, město, jezero, sídlo, centrum, muzeum; prostranství, náměstí, zoo