How to repeat or translate something from another person—or another language—into English.

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Let's start with your first few words in Spanish.

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Your first few words in Spanish


   a. Beat around the bush - To avoid addressing an issue directly.
      Example: "Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you really think."
   b. By the book - Following the rules and procedures precisely.
      Example: "The project must be done by the book to meet all the regulations."
   c. Lost in translation - Misunderstood or not effectively conveyed when translated from one language to another.
      Example: "The humor in the movie was lost in translation when it was dubbed into another language."
   d. Keep someone posted - To provide updated information to someone.
      Example: "Please keep me posted on any updates regarding the project."
   e. Break the ice - To initiate or start a conversation or social interaction.
      Example: "He told a joke to break the ice at the party."


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 Communication idioms

Letter Q
Listen and repeat then sing along.
quilt, question, quiz, queen

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Letter Q

This short podcast contains vocabulary for starting and ending a business presentation, and for sequencing, (moving from one topic to the next). 
This podcast is taken from my italki course on making a business presentation.  
Contact me through italki if you want to know more, or book my italki ENGLISH IN THE OFFICE class, for more help with your business presentations.

Podcast transcript :    https://drive.google.com/open?id=1z74bTa_FUMhvBW_xDVGiiu4_I5f-tywz&usp=drive_fs

English for Business

Making a business presentation

Some common words describing the mood in Greek

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Your mood in Greek

zhè ɡe nǐ yào duō shǎo qián ？ 
这  个 你 要  多  少   钱   ？ 
nénɡ pián yi diǎn mɑ ？ zhè ɡe kuǎn shì bú shì jīn nián liú xínɡ de 。 
能   便   宜 点   吗 ？ 这  个 款   式  不 是  今  年   流  行   的 。 
100 kuài qián nǐ mài mɑ ？ 
100 块   钱   你 卖  吗 ？ 
zài nǎ lǐ fù qián ？ zhī fù bǎo hái shì wēi xìn ？ 
在  哪 里 付 钱   ？ 支  付 宝  还  是  微  信  ？ 

How much does this cost
Can you make it cheaper?This style is not in fashion this year.
Can you sell it for $100?
Where can I pay?Alipay or wechat?


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Laura Chinese language points for buying clothes 2

Hey guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today’s podcast we’ll talk about: Portuguese/English false friends part 3.
Before I start, everything that I say here will be in the podcast description for you to read, you just need to click on this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uKc_O_bugKYeOWQhMz3E_5UYYPADcXSiDoWGuo-iR_Y/edit?usp=sharing
And  if you’re an advanced student you can skip directly to the Portuguese part at one minute and thirty seconds. Let 's go?

Portuguese Drops 

Portuguese/English false friends (3)

Britain will begin to sell pints of wine from September.  This podcast looks at some feelings about it.

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s9FlLsMihQwiRdgsN4A2pXyw_32R3JxLKgLopkLY-Ow/edit?usp=drivesdk