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A trick to help you speak English like a Native is Learning Idioms.

During this time we have been learning a lot from them, as the use of idioms may not be as common as slang in informal speech. However, native speakers may use idioms at times and throw you off. So, learn some essential English idioms to sound more like a native speaker   

                            

                                    

                     

                

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+Alternative Ways to say Happy Birthday!🎂

     

The intention of this new post is to help you get creative with your wishes! There are countless ways to send birthday greetings so take note.

Some people write "HB or HBD " It’s often seen as a lazy way of messaging someone on their birthday. Take your effort and write the whole thing! "Happy Birthday"

You can also replace Happy Birthday with happy + person´s age like Happy 15th! or Happy 5th Birthday!

Happy level-up day! this is very gamelike Its means that you´ve upgraded to another level in your life.

Many Happy Returns! That actually means "Happy Birthday" and expresses the hope that he or she will live to celebrate many more birthdays in the future.

Have a smashing birthday! "Smashing" means something is really good and a "Cake Smash" is where a one-year-old gets very messy with a cake and a professional photographer captures the moment.

Here’s a bouquet of happiness for you! This phrase incorporates both "Happy Birthday and some wishes" is the same as "All the best on your Special Day"

Haberday! A slang means of saying "Happy Birthday" Is a word originating from the Philippines.

Happy Anni-Birth-Sary! Is an interesting way of saying 'birthday'. Is when you are celebrating an anniversary and birthday on the same day or in the same month

 ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ See you next time!

Birthday hugs and kisses are incoming!

                                                                                                   

🎉Carnival in Latin America 🎆Are you ready to party?🎊

 

Carnival is a Catholic celebration that takes place in several countries around the world, just before the start of Lent. Therefore, let's see some of these parties in Latin America where these wonderful shows are one of the most anticipated popular traditions due to their incredible parades with happy music and eccentric colorful costumes.

GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR

https://youtu.be/iK2yNnfiHCs

DATE: February 28th - March 1st, 2022

The Carnival Parties in Ecuador are celebrated throughout the country, with parades, allegorical cars full of flowers, fruits, and beautiful women, games, excellent cuisine, dances, and entertainment in general. The Ecuadorian carnival is very cultural and is celebrated with water, carnival foam, talcum powder, eggs, and flour to paint the face or any type of vegetable paint.

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA

https://youtu.be/zcgUJh8SgG0

DATE: February 26th - March 1st, 2022

Barranquilla Carnival is one of Colombia’s most important folkloric celebrations and is a fusion of cultures, music, dance, and tradition. The Barranquilla Carnival hosts various events and celebrations such as street parties, costume parades, traditional music concerts, and dances. The highlight of Barranquilla's Carnival is the famous Battle of the Flowers Parade, which draws huge crowds from far and wide.

PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE

https://youtu.be/6HjPZNv60ic

DATE: July 23rd - 24th, 2022 ❄︎

The winter carnival in Punta Arenas is one of the festivals with the largest number of people; here a large part of the inhabitants go to Bories Avenue to witness the parades of cars, murgas, and batucadas. The spectator is not confined to the role of his spectator but is an entity that at any moment can become one more member of the actors of the performance. The street is a stage in movement, full of color and sounds. The most amazing thing is how this great event takes place even below zero!

CAJAMARCA, PERÚ

https://youtu.be/1Rc2bmQuh90

DATE: February 26th - March 2nd, 2022

The Cajamarca carnival combines elements such as costumes, music, parades, and street activities that are carried out by its inhabitants and in which artisans, dance groups, and musical groups participate. In addition to the games with water and ink, no spectator is spared a bucket of water, dyes, and a good drink of chicha de Jora. The purpose of this celebration is to venerate "King Momo", known as "Ño Carnavalón", who represents mockery and sarcasm.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

https://youtu.be/lIF2eyUNpBc

DATE: April 26th - 30th,2022

The Rio de Janeiro Carnival is the mother of all carnivals! The carnival is famous for its samba parades that feature 20-meter floats and thousands of performers. Besides the samba parade, Rio is famous for its crazy street parties. More than five hundred street parties take place in the city of Rio during the carnival

If you want to know where was the origin of the carnival? what is the history of carnival? what is carnival definition? or where is carnival celebrated? you can enter the link and find out all about https://www.carnivaland.net/origin-history-carnival-worlds-oldest-party/ 

PEACE OUT! ≧◠‿◠≦✌

💕 Valentine´s Day around the world💕

Would you wanna be my Valentine?  

Today is a very special day for almost everyone, since every year on February 14 people celebrate this day by sending messages of love and affection to their partner, family, and friends.

So...💕

Do you know exactly how the world celebrates the day of love?  If you don't know, let me tell you what is being done in some of them.

Valentine's Day in Ecuador

Here, couples take advantage of this great day to express their great affection and love through letters, flowers, walks, even songs that show that feeling towards the other. Likewise, the day of friendship is celebrated when meetings are held for a meal, a trip, or the secret friend is played, where the idea is to have fun and celebrate a great and inseparable friendship. And of course, it is one of many days to spend with the family and share good times.

Happy Valentine´s Day in South Korea

The day of love is celebrated on the 14th of every month. Yes! That's right!. While May 14 is "The day of roses", June 14 is "The day of kisses". December 14 is “The day of hugs”. Singles celebrate “Black day” on April 14 by eating black noodles. OMG!!!

Valentine´s Day in Argentina

They just love mate. Ok! It's just a joke! In Argentina, Valentine's Day is celebrated from July 1 to 7, known as "Semana de la Dulzura", or "week of sweetness". It is the day when lovers give and receive cookies, chocolates, and other delicacies, and of course, they also share time with their families and friends.

Valentine´s Day in Japan

In Japan, on this wonderful day, women give chocolates and gifts to their friends or partners. But a month later, that is, on March 14, It's their turn! This day is known as White Day since, being faithful to traditional Japanese culture, it is very important to always return the gift they give us. Ups!

Happy Valentine´s Day in Brazil

On June 12, the festival 'Dia dos Namorados', known as 'Lovers' Day', is celebrated. Chocolates, cards, and flowers are commonly exchanged, and spectacular music festivals with incredible dance performances are held.

"Love turns Winter into Summer"

What do you think?

See you next time! ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡

                  

ღIDIOMS and PROVERBSღ

 

Have any of you heard some expressions that sound foolish and eccentric while others sound profound?

 Today let´s have a look at some idioms and proverbs, but first,  let me tell you two fundamental differences between them.

 

         ღIDIOMSღ                                                                                          

• Idioms are majorly used in poetry.                                                
• Idioms are used to express an idea or thought.                

                                                                                           

         ღPROVERBSღ

• Proverbs are used in daily lives.
• Proverbs are used to give suggestions to other people.

English proverb "Early birds catch the worm"

A person who gets up early in the morning or arrives early.

A metaphorical idiom "Night Owl"

A person who tends to stay up until late at night or wakeful at night.

English proverb "Don’t judge a book by its cover"

Don´t judge someone or something by appearance alone.

English idiom "Chatterbox"

A person who talks a lot; an excessively talkative person.



English proverb "If you play with fire, you´ll get burned"

     If you get involved in something dangerous or beyond your abilities, will probably experience negative consequences.

English Idiom "Couch potato"

A lazy person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television.

(ɔ◔‿◔)ɔ ♥see you next time!♥

<(' .' )> Stop saying " You´re welcome" <(' .' )>

                                           When you do a favor and someone says "thank you," the automatic response is "you're welcome." It is to which we respond politely and in the form of gratitude.

Saying  👉" you're welcome" is correct, but native speakers often use one of these alternatives.

      Formal ways to say "you´re welcome"

A1

"My pleasure" is an idiomatic response to -thank you-. It is similar to "You´re welcome", but more polite and more emphatic. 

I´m happy to help!

It's a minor alteration, but replacing "you're welcome" with "glad" makes a significant difference in this scenario. You are not simply wanting to interact and give thanks, but you are also eager to help and motivated by their success.

Informal ways to say "you´re welcome"

A2

When people say, Of course! They are indicating that the act or service done for you was their pleasure, in the sense that you don't really have to thank them as they would have done it anyway.

B1

Is used to convey that it was not a big deal or that you would do that anyway, or that you gave no special treatment, so no special thank is necessary.

 

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🦋Myths and Legends about Butterflies.🦋

These vibrant insects have a hypnotic effect on their viewers and have represented a symbol of transformation for many cultures around the world. The meaning of butterflies is associated with their metamorphosis and the processes of change linked to the soul.

Let's travel with the butterflies and learn a little about their exotic cultures 

 

"The Toltec Legend of King Quetzalcoatl"  

                                                                                                                                       

The Mayans considered butterflies to be the soul of fallen warriors in battles or sacrifices.⚔️ 

King Quetzalcoatl instead offered the gods birds, snakes, and butterflies as offerings to avoid human sacrifice. 

"The myth of the Goddess Psyche"

For the ancient Greeks, the butterfly represented the original feminine divinity, it was seen as a symbol of the sexual, over time it became an allegory of the immortal soul.

Psyche, which means breath, represents the soul, as well as giving her name to a butterfly. The bow and arrows of Eros (Cupid) represent love.

This link between butterflies and the immortal soul not only occurs in cultures such as the Greek or Roman, we can also find it in places like Asia, Africa, and even Central America.

"The Butterfly Maiden or Polik Mana"  

To the Hopi, Polik Mana is a young woman who performs the spring dance to bring rain over the deserts of Arizona and other parts of the Earth.

"The legend of the Goddess Xochiquetzal"

According to this pre-Columbian legend, the butterfly goddess of love Xochiquetzal granted wishes. The villagers used to catch butterflies to tell you their secrets and then let them fly to the goddess who would fulfill their wishes.

 

👉Did you know that...

The Spanish word butterfly comes from a possible old game in which terms like "Maria, Pósate" were used

That in French the term "Papillon" comes from the Latin Papilio.

That in Italian is called "Farfalla" to a type of pasta in the shape of butterfly wings.

In Anglo-Saxon and Germanic languages, the name butterfly comes from mythological components.

In German, "schmetterling" refers to heavy cream, while "butterfly" means butterfly. They derive from the belief that butterflies are ghostly beings, eager for life and food. 💡

In some cultures such as Mexico, Ecuador, and much of Latin America, it is believed that their appearance heralds death and they are considered beings associated with demons due to their ability to transform.

What do you think? How do you say "butterfly in different languages?