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Story time with Debbie

Today you’ll hear and learn how to say ‘it depends’ (on a condition) in Saudi Arabic.

New terms:

It depends
Sentences:

I’ll go but it depends on the weather.
It depends on how much money I have.
It depends on whether or not the country is safe.

Aprende árabe con Radia 

How to say ‘it depends’ in Saudi Arabic

En este episodio aprenderás a usar las oraciones pasivas y cómo crear una oración pasiva

Spanish Shortcut

EP 29. ORACIONES PASIVAS

🧠 Confidence & Communication — What’s the real connection?

If you’re a non-native English-speaking manager, you’ve likely felt it:

👉 You know what you want to say…
But in the moment, the words vanish. Doubt creeps in. Confidence slips away.

The truth is — language and confidence are deeply connected.
How you feel when you speak matters just as much as the words you choose.

Try this 1-minute confidence reset before your next meeting:

✨ Close your eyes
✨ Inhale slowly (4 seconds)
✨ Hold (4 seconds)
✨ Exhale gently (6 seconds)
✨ Repeat 3 times

Then say quietly to yourself:
💬 “My voice matters. I speak with clarity.”

🌿 Confidence doesn’t mean speaking perfectly. It means showing up — grounded, clear, and present.

If you’re ready to feel more confident in your communication, I’d love to help.

📩 DM me anytime — let’s build that confidence together.

#BusinessEnglish #ConfidenceAtWork #LeadershipCommunication #MindfulCommunication #NonNativeSpeaker #PublicSpeaking #ExecutivePresence #SoftSkillsMatter #SpeakWithConfidence #CareerGrowth

Job Interview Preparation | Build Strong Communication Under Pressure

🧠 Confidence & Communication — What’s the real connection?

In questo podcast faccio una descrizione di casa mia, cosa c'è in ogni stanza, quali sono i diversi mobili in ognuna. Parlo anche di alcune cose a livello culturale tipiche italiane sulla distribuzione di alcune stanze.

Vivendo tra due lingue

La casa

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요. I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog.
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222756982626
https://youtu.be/CtGa__8uF-Q

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -What are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening,
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversation sentences,
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording.
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording.
And listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely.

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.)
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1)
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Updated-Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1) - Lesson 8.  - Beginner 1  Part 1 에서,  Part 2 -았어요/-었어요/-였어요

Health is a common topic in the IELTS test. 

How do you think people can improve their health. Is it just about diet and exercise or is there more to it? In today's episode Nick gives you some ideas on this topic. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

How can people improve their health?

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)


Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Are You A Picky-Eater? 你挑食吗？

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日もN2をやります！
〜もしない、をやります。

これは、全く〜しない、全然〜しない、という不満を言う時に使います。

さっそく、例文、いきましょう！

・あの人はこっちを見もしない。

・やりもしないで、あきらめるのは良くない。

・あんなことになるなんて、思いもしなかった。

・食べもしないで、文句を言うな。

・あの大変だった1年は忘れもしない。


こんな感じですね！



いつもの通り、声に出して練習したり、自分で例文作ったりして練習してくださいね！


今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！

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https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/9451959/japanese

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