3月3日は「ひなまつり🎎」でした！今年は「桜餅（さくらもち）」を食べました〜！みなさんの国では3月に何をしますか？🌸

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.3 ひなまつり🎎🍡

기타 배운 지 얼마나 되었니?
你学吉他多长时间了? 

대학 다닐 때 배우기 시작해서 대략 15년 된 것 같아. 
我从上大学的时候开始学, 大概十五年了吧。

나 좀 가르쳐줘. 과외비 줄게.
教我吧。我给辅导费。 

우리가 어떤 사이인데. 무료로 초급은 마스터하게 해줄게.
咱俩谁跟谁呀。免费让你掌握初级。 

기타 吉他
대략 大概
과외비 辅导费
어떤 사이인데 谁跟谁呀
마스터하다, 파악하다 掌握

[YOON] 1분 한국어

기타 배운지 얼마나 되었니?  你学吉他多长时间了? 

TRANSCRIPTION (explanation included)

These expressions of gratitude traverse a spectrum of sincerity and formality. In the lexicon of everyday conversation, one might simply say "thank you," "thanks," or even add a casual "cheers" to express appreciation. When gratitude is deeply felt, phrases like "I'm sincerely grateful" and "I'm truly thankful" convey the depth of one's appreciation. In informal settings, a heartfelt thank you might be expressed with "you're a lifesaver" or "you're the best," adding a touch of camaraderie. For matters necessitating decorum, a formal approach may entail phrases like "I extend my heartfelt thanks" or "I wish to express my deepest gratitude," while emphasizing that kindness does not go unnoticed. Politeness tempers the thanks in expressions such as "I want to say thank you" and "your help means a lot to me," demonstrating genuine gratitude. A touch of wit adds a layer of playfulness to the gratitude, as seen in expressions like "I owe you one" or "you're a legend." In more refined circles, the upper class might communicate their gratitude with statements like "I'm most grateful" or "your assistance is greatly appreciated," maintaining an air of warmth. For royalty, gratitude is conveyed with grace and dignity, as in "your kindness has not gone unnoticed" or "you have my deepest thanks," underscoring the formal nature of the response. Ultimately, the choice of expression hinges on the context and the level of decorum required for the situation at hand.

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How To Say 'THANK YOU' In Various English Registers

"A person who’s really inspired me to do something is actually my uncle Dave, who started his own tech company about 5 years ago.He’s now turned it into a highly successful company, employing over 50 people today, which I think is a very inspirational story.

 I’ve always had an interest in anything related to technology, especially computers, and my uncle both inspired and motivated me to make the decision to study computer science in college.

I had to make this decision about 3 years ago, at which time I was at a crossroads in my life, and was at my wits end trying to decide something that I knew would affect my whole future life in a pretty short space of time. However, after getting some inspirational advice from my uncle Dave, I decided to follow in his footsteps, and study computer programming. 

The main reason I find him such an inspiration is that he started this business from scratch, while still only in his early twenties, and within only 3 years turned it into the success it is today. I watched him when he first started in this business, and how he poured his heart and soul into it ,to get the business going, and I’m always so inspired by the way he literally eat’s, sleeps and breathes the business .

 Even though his business has grown so much, he still never  sits back, and keeps working hard to keep growing and expanding the business,and always goes the extra mile, which is something that really motivates, and inspires me to keep studying hard. 

 
Thank you….."

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a person who inspired you to do something

This is part 2 of the segment where I'll teach you to speak about places, people, and culture in Spanish. We'll focus our attention on the 25 countries and the 550 million people that speak Spanish as their official language.
Very informative and very practical as the language covered is essential to speak Spanish fluently.


Super Basic Spanish

El Español en el Mundo (Spanish in the World)

Este episodio trata de la Historia del Pípila, un héroe del movimiento independentista en México.

Spanish México

EL PÍPILA.

Buses or Coaches: When do we use these words. Are they the same?

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Bus or Coach?

Today's phrase is "to be rigged" which means something has been set up to operate in some kind of unfair way. 

Today's phrase is to be rigged. Now when something is rigged, it is believed that it's operated using some kind of dishonest behaviour to promote a desired outcome. Now, let me just give you some examples to show you what I mean:

So, if we say, for example, 

The job vacancy has been advertised in the newspaper but I believe it's been rigged. We all know who's going to win.

 The football match was definitely rigged. I don't think the football players were playing in their usual way today. 

The competition to win a holiday in the local newspaper has been won by an employee of that newspaper. That was definitely rigged.

The full transcript is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EAOtcKX3LOgmTEWRU5SaEV4pLLDDtzx9/view?usp=drivesdk

To be Rigged (with transcript)

The phrase This, That and the Other, Princess Catherine Disappears and Prince Harry gets reduced security. 

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CK67vd2UBlgmrsDMKfw5Z4DJ4exems3w/view?usp=drivesdk