In this episode, I explain how to ask your friends "Take your time!" "No rush!" in Japanese. There are some cultural differences between Japanese and English. Check it out!

Takeshi's 2 minutes Japanese!

How to say "Take your time!" in a natural way!

Una descrizione molto sommaria delle realtà linguistiche in Italia.

Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #23 - I dialetti italiani o i dialetti dell'italiano?

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Stop doing this if you want to communicate in English fluently.

In this podcast you'll learn what stopps you from being yourself and how to deal with is.

Here are some tags for this podcast: education system, programming, comfort zone, self-sabotage, freedom of expressions, should/shouldn't do's, anxiety, job promotion, salary raise, kids education, mentorship, coaching, consulting.

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The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Stop doing this if you want to communicate in English fluently.

냉장고에 케이크가 있던데 누구 거야?
冰箱里有块蛋糕, 那是谁的?

그거 내 거야. 후배가 나에게 줬어.
那是我的。学弟给我的。

안쪽에 초코 비스킷이 들어있네, 
맛있어 보이는데. 한 입 먹어봐도 될까?
里面有巧克力饼干, 
看起来很好吃。我可以尝一口吗?

당연하지!
那当然！

*어휘
냉장고 冰箱
케이크 蛋糕
남자후배 学弟
초코 비스킷 巧克力饼干

[YOON] 1분 한국어

냉장고에 케이크가 있던데 누구 거야? 冰箱里有块蛋糕, 那是谁的?

Ever had someone else ruining a date between you and your crush? Or just a friend that's ruining the mood between you and another? A third wheel? In Chinese we call that  
 
电灯泡
diàndēng pào

Example:

你今晚和我们一起去看电影吗？

nǐ jīn wǎn hé wǒmen yīqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng ma?

Are you going to the movie with us tonight?

不了，我不想当电灯泡哈哈。

Bùle, wǒ bùxiǎng dāng diàndēngpào hāhā。

Nah, I don't want to be a "light bulb" haha.

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电灯泡

关于 “有点儿”与“一点儿”的用法，请选出使用有误的一项。

结构（structure)
adj. +（一）点儿                       表示比较
一点儿+ 也/都+不                      表示全部否定
一点儿+ n.                                  表示数量
有点儿+ adj. /心理动词             表示有点不满和消极的情绪

1) 你的样子一点儿都不开心，到底发生什么事了？

2) 我一点儿害怕，你能陪陪我吗？           ✔

3) 这件衣服有点儿脏，你去过哪儿了？

4) 就差那么点儿， 再努力努力，你一定能成功的。


你清楚了吗？继续努力，我们下期再见！

Correction notebook   错题本 (Mandarin)

关于“ 一点儿” 与“ 有点儿” 的用法           （HSK3 ）

Welcome back to our whimsical journey! In Chapter 9, our little prince is getting ready to leave his beloved planet. Join us as he tidies up and says his fond farewells to the unique inhabitants of his tiny world!

Here is the vocabulary featured in this episode:

migration (n.) – the process of animals travelling to a different place,
usually when the season changes
possess (adj.) – to own or have something
convenient (adj.) – suitable for your purposes and needs and causing the
least difficulty
extinct (adj.) – no longer existing / active
dejection (n.) – the feeling of being unhappy or disappointed
bewildered (adj.) – confused or uncertain

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Book Club: The Little Prince

Let's Explore The Little Prince: Chapter 9

Tune in this week to learn three new English phrases and idioms. This episode is part two of How to Be a Good Language Learner. 

You'll also get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills.

The Express to Impress Podcast welcomes its first guest! Tune in next week (Friday, February 26) to hear a conversation I had recently with Allyson Plumberg, founder of Rooted Accents: Solutions for Accent Modification. We talk about the American English Accent and accent modification in our conversation. Allyson shares some great tips for English Language learners who want to connect better with native English speakers. You won’t want to miss this one!

Episode originally published February 19, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

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