The right and wrong way to ask for something, or to ask permission, in English.

The English Toolbox

Making Polite Requests in English

The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
Chapter 20 The End
Did George and Harold get into trouble? What do the football players do with the videotape? 
Listen and follow along.
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The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Chapter 20 The End?

⭐ In this A1-level podcast I will speak about travelling and stereotypes. We will speak about where French people are travelling, clichés about French people and French people’s clichés about other peoples, we will practise verbs of likes and dislikes, we will see how to say “me too”, “not me” or “me neither” in French, and much more.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast I will speak French only, and in the second part I will translate and explain everything I said in English. 

Learn French with Anthony

#08 (A1) Voyage et stéréotypes

Bu episode ile Türkiye'de yetişen bitkileri öğreniyorsunuz . Türk bitkilerini tanımak ister misin? O zaman haydi öğrenelim :) Not:Lütfen doktorunuza danışmadan bitki çaylarını denemeyin. This is just Turkish listening exercise.Please don't try herbal teas without ask your doctor.

Turcology and Turkey with Ayse

TÜRKİYEDEKİ ŞİFALI BİTKİLER: AKSÖĞÜT

En este episodio aprenderas los diferentes usos que tienen los verbos quedar y quedarse.

Spanish Shortcut

EP 31. USOS DE QUEDAR Y QUEDARSE

I will give you 4 words, honestly, only 4 words, which will make you sound more natural instantly. They are words all my students know, but never use!!

Sometimes trying to replace simple vocabulary has the opposite effect of sounding natural :) Stick to the basics!

Please comment if you like what you hear, or leave me a comment to focus on something in particular.   

I have a transcript available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C6uqVQLjxQI0MqNP7zNi57jkcjwtfI_DBJ-hS57KBwY/edit?usp=sharing

English With Craig  - Natural English, Natural Learning

Episode Two:  4 words to sound WAY more natural! 

In this podcast, I will talk about two most common phrases used by Afghans. At the beginning, I speak a bit English about my podcast, then I explain them in Dari and little English to make the phrases and sentences more understandable for the listeners.  

Dari and Uzbek Podcast

Dari Podcast

Mr. Fat wakes up from a deep and enjoyable sleep. He rolls out of bed, leaving behind him a mattress covered with money. He walks over to his bedroom mirror and wipes oil off his face. 

“You are looking very handsome today,” says Mr. Fat, speaking to himself. “You are doing such a great job at ruling Planet Meat. Everyone loves and respects you. This planet is so lucky to have you.” 

Looking at his delicious meat hamburger, Mr. Fat says “Oh my, I’m starving. I can’t wait for breakfast. I’m going to eat my own meaty, juicy body! Hah!” 

Mr. Fat lives in a giant house made of meat, vegetables and potato chips. He is the boss of the whole meat planet. He became the boss because he has the biggest, toughest belly. Whenever someone tried to punch Mr. Fat, meat flew out of his belly and attacked his opponent. 

The fat hamburger walks over to the window. He opens his lettuce curtains and he almost faints in shock.  

“OH MY GOD!” screams Mr. Fat. He can’t believe what he’s seeing. “It’s raining tomato sauce! Yuuuuk!!” 

Being a Cloud

Mr. Fat the Hamburger

こんにちは！Atsushiです。
今日の天気は晴れ。
気温は23℃です。

天気が良いので少しだけ暑く感じます。

今日はコロケーションについて。
コロケーションという言葉を聞いたことがありますか？
日本語訳で調べると連語れんご、と出てきますが、
要は言葉の自然な組み合わせのことを言います。

英語だと、
fast food をquick foodとは言いませんね。
wash laundryではなく、do laundry 
strong rainではなく、heavy rain 
など言うようです。

日本語はというと、
例えば、
ご飯を食べる
飯を食う

と言いますが、これを
ご飯を食う
とか
飯を食べる
とはほとんど言いません。

知らない間に覚えたものだと、
かぜをひく
傘をさす

なども同じコロケーションですね。
かぜになる
かさをする
間違ってはいませんが、もしかすると、日本人は少し違和感があるかもしれません。

他にも、
約束をやぶる
影響を与える、及ばす
攻撃を受ける

などがあります。

私のpodcastの26で服を着る表現について話しましたが、
これもコロケーションの１つです。
興味がわく、あ、これもコロケーションですね。
興味が出る、とか興味が上がる、とは言いません。

興味がわいた方は、ぜひ26のpodcastも聴いてきてください！

ということで今日も最後まで聴いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！



