Let's explore the world of phrasal verbs and idioms by backing them up with an in depth explanation + examples in order for you to sound more like a native speaker and stop you from second-guessing. 

Smart Cookie English

Ever freeze when someone says, “Tell me about yourself”?
Let’s fix that! In this episode, you’ll learn a simple, flexible way to introduce yourself naturally — plus three examples from relaxed small talk to confident corporate communication, guided by a Speech Therapist, Accent Specialist, and English Coach.

Short, practical, and confidence-boosting… your English introduction is about to get an upgrade.

Own Your Speech | Accent & Communication for Professionals

Master Your Introduction: From Casual Small Talk to Corporate Meetings

[conversation]

A : 진아 씨, 이분은 누구세요?
B : 우리 아버지세요.
A : 아버지는 무슨 일을 하세요?
B : 은행에서 일하세요.
A : 이 사람은 누구예요?
B : 제 동생이에요.
A : 동생은 뭘 해요?
B : 학생이에요.

A : Jina, who is this?
B : My father.
A : What does he do for a living?
B : He works at a bank.
A : Who is this?
B : My younger brother.
A : What does he do?
B : He is a student.


[vocabulary]

할아버지 grandfather 할머니 grandmother 아버지 father 어머니 mother
형 elder brother (from a male perspective) 누나 elder sister (from a male perspective)
오빠 elder brother (from a female perspective) 언니 elder sister (from a female perspective)
남동생  younger brother 여동생 younger sister 동생 younger brother or sister
가족 family
이분 this person (honorific) 저분 that person (honorific)

[grammar]

N의 N
When expressing possessive case, '의' is added to posessor, N.
Also note that '의' is often omitted.

N(이)세요
-(이)세요 is a combination of -이에요/예요 and -(으)시-, which shows respect towards the subject.
nouns ending with a vowel + -세요
nouns ending with a consonant + -이세요

무슨 N
무슨 is used when asking someone to choose and answer from a pool of options.



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Decisioni e libertà

Video: https://youtu.be/1U-SNPiADes (YT Karolína Poláchová)

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This podcast will teach you useful dialogues for shopping and practice:
Vocabulary for clothing and footwear: jeans, dresses, sneakers, sandals, boots
How to describe preferences and sizes: short, long, tight, loose
Questions for shopping: What style? What size? How much?
Grammar: plural nouns (e.g., kalhoty, šaty, nůžky) and how to use them correctly

Tento podcast vás naučí užitečné dialogy pro nakupování a procvičíte si:
Slovní zásobu pro oblečení a obuv: džíny, šaty, tenisky, sandály, kozačky
Jak popsat preference a velikosti: krátké, dlouhé, těsné, volné
Otázky při nakupování: Jaký styl? Jakou velikost? Kolik stojí?
Gramatiku: pomnožná podstatná jména (např. kalhoty, šaty, nůžky) a jejich správné použití

Este podcast les enseñará diálogos útiles para ir de compras y practicar:
Vocabulario sobre ropa y calzado: jeans, vestidos, zapatillas, sandalias, botas
Cómo describir preferencias y tallas: corto, largo, ajustado, suelto
Preguntas para compras: ¿Qué estilo? ¿Qué talla? ¿Cuánto cuesta?
Gramática: sustantivos plurales (p. ej., kalhoty, šaty, nůžky) y cómo usarlos correctamente

Hezky česky

Nakupujeme oblečení/shopping for clothes 

In this episode you will find out interesting information about Bulgarian Easter traditions and history.

BULGARIAN

Великден (Easter)

CHISTES MEXICANOS

CUIDADO CON LOS BESITOS.

Many paintings and statues are of nudes - people with no clothes on.
So why did they start covering their naughty bits with fig leaves, which is a really BAD idea?
("Naughty bits" - I will leave you to your imagination as to what they are. There are also hundreds of words to describe them, from biological terms to very weird slang expressions!)

The Social Evolutionary

Why do naked people in art wear fig leaves? It's scary!

지금 스크럽 먼저 할게요.
现在先用磨砂膏。

네, 약하게 해주세요.
嗯，轻点儿。

피부가 정말 좋으세요. 꾸준히 관리 받으셔서 그런가 봐요.
您的皮肤真好。是一直管理的原因吧。 

네, 피부는 관리하기 나름이에요. 콜라겐도 꼭 먹어야 해요.
是的, 皮肤取决于管理。胶原蛋白也一定要吃。 

스크럽, 필링 磨砂膏
피부 皮肤
관리, 관리하다 管理
나름이다, 결정되다 取决
콜라겐 胶原蛋白