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不免 (bù miǎn) and 未免 (wèi miǎn) are both adverbs that are used to indicate that something is inevitable or cannot be avoided. However, there is a subtle difference in their meanings.
不免 (bù miǎn) means "inevitably" or "unavoidably," and it is used to indicate that something is certain to happen or cannot be avoided. Here is the structure when using 不免：objective reason,+不免+result
未免 (wèi miǎn) means "unavoidably" or "unnecessarily," and it is used to indicate that something is unnecessary or excessive. You use it when you can’t agree to something. Here is the structure when using 未免：（scenario, can be omitted in the sentence)，+未免+judgement
Here are some examples to illustrate the difference between the two, with pinyin provided for the example sentences:
不免 (bù miǎn)
* 这种天气下出门，不免有些冷。 (zhè zhǒng tiānqì xià chūmén, bù miǎn yǒuxiē lěng) (It is inevitably a little cold when going out in this kind of weather.)
* 他的职业生涯结束了，不免有些伤感。 (tā de zhíyè shēngyá jiéshù le, bù miǎn yǒuxiē shāngǎn) (His career has ended, and it is inevitably a little sad.)
未免 (wèi miǎn)
* 这道题的难度未免有点大。 (zhè dào tí de nándù wèi miǎn yǒudiǎn dà) (The difficulty of this problem is unnecessarily large.)
* 他的表演未免有些夸张。 (tā de biǎoyǎn wèi miǎn yǒuxiē kuāzhāng) (His performance is unnecessarily exaggerated.)
* 你这么做，未免太过分。 (nǐ zhème zuò, wèi miǎn tài guòfèn) (What you are doing is unnecessarily extreme.)


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Difference between 不免 (bù miǎn) and 未免 (wèi miǎn) 

qǐnɡ wèn ， yǒu cài dān mɑ ？ 
请   问  ， 有  菜  单  吗 ？ 
zhè ér shén me cài hǎo chī ？ 
这  儿 什   么 菜  好  吃  ？ 
lái yí ɡè má pó dòu fu ， yí ɡè yú xiānɡ ròu sī ， yí ɡè ɡōnɡ bǎo jī dīnɡ 。 
来  一 个 麻 婆 豆  腐 ， 一 个 鱼 香    肉  丝 ， 一 个 宫   保  鸡 丁   。 
fú wù yuán ， cài yào qīnɡ dàn diǎn ， bié tài xián ， shǎo fànɡ là jiāo。
服 务 员   ， 菜  要  清   淡  点   ， 别  太  咸   ， 少   放   辣 椒 。


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ヒマ　I‘m free, wide-open ・　 nothing to do, 
少しカジュアル。ですが目上（めうえ）の人につかってもしつれいじゃありません。しかしビジネスシチュエーションでつかわないほうがいいです。


ビジネスのシチュエーション
△来週はヒマです。
〇来週は時間があります。
〇来週はあいています。

A：来週はヒマです。
B：え？はい。（会社もヒマなのかな？）

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ヒマ　≒　I`m available ? 

This podcast episode is about the advantages of the pomodoro technique. If you don't know what it is, then it might be a good idea for you to look it up before starting to listen to this podcast episode. You can comment down below if you use this technique in your language studies. ^^

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IELTS Speaking Part 1 - Telephoning.

How often do you make telephone calls? 
Who do you spend the most time talking to on the telephone? 
When do you think you’ll next make a telephone call? 
Do you sometimes prefer to send a text message instead of telephoning?

How can you answer these basic questions? What would you include? Should you make it complicated or should it be simple and straighforward?