Expressions

Get, Part 1.

Here’s some more information about the word “get”. Jon and Kirsten are working hard on a series of videos to help you. This is really good because now I can take a nap.

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Vocabulary

Have and Hold

People tell me that in some languages, they use one word for these concepts, while in English you use two words. If you have something, it’s yours. It might be in your house, your car, or it could even be an idea. If you hold something, think of it as being in your hands, or…

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Vocabulary

New video

Hi everyone. This is a video from Japanese Television. Cats are an important theme in Japanese art. This is a longer video about that subject. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2046156/ It’s a great way to spend your Sunday!

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Expressions

Rain, Rain, go away.

Actually, rain doesn’t bother me. I’m a cat and I stay indoors. It rains often in Seattle. Seattle has a humid climate. However, in English, when we’re talking about colder weather and humidity, we’ll tend to use the word “damp” to describe the environment. “Hot and Humid”, tend to go together, but if it’s not…

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Expressions

In a bad mood…..

‘I’m down in the dumps” “I’m feeling blue” “I’m out of sorts” These are a few ways to express that you’re sad or in a bad mood. Do I look down in the dumps in this picture? I’m not really. The guy who lives with me went away and I miss him.

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Vocabulary

Pizza isn’t free.

The world ‘libre’ in Spanish is usually translated as ‘free’ in English. ‘Free’ in English has a few meanings. One is ‘able to do what you want to do’ and another is ‘no cost’. Zero dollars, euros, yen, etc. This can cause some confusion. ‘Libre’ in Spanish, French and Italian (libero) does not mean that…

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