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Hey, I am happy to congratulate women and girls with an important day of a long fight for women's rights. May you have a wonderful life being strong, smart and beautiful 💕🌿

As to the first educational post, we will disscuss (for the occasion) some words and synonyms one can use to make a compliment (it doesn't matter, to a women or a man).

Synonyms of beautiful:
gorgeous, alluring, charming, stunning, splendid, wonderful, superb, hadsome (used mostly for men), exquisite, elegant, good-looking.
Synonyms of smart:
intelligent, bright, genious, sharp, wise, astute.
Synonyms of strong:
brave, confident, adventurous, audacious, courageous,daring.

Don't forget to note all the unfamiliar words you see here, and write them down with translations!

Happy International Women's Day! 💐

Today is my first day abroad - I'm visiting Helsinki, Finland! 🎉

For that occasion I decided to mention a couple of phrases that are essential abroad (I don't speak a word in Finnish, but thankfully almost everyone knows English 🙈).

At the airport / on board:
What airline am I flying? / Where is my gate? / Is there any food served on board? / When can I unfasten my seatbelt?

At customs:
I have a connected flight. / I'm travelling for leisure. / I'm staying at _ . / I will stay there for _ days.

At destination:
Where is the ATM? / Where can I exchange my currency? / What is the current currency rate? / Where is the bus stop? / Can I pay in cash?

At the hotel:
How many beds are in the room? / I would like one queen bed, please. / Where are the elevators? / My room is messy, and I would like it cleaned. / How do I call down to the front desk?

A lot of these phrases I have already used today 😉

📝 Can you name 2 most difficult irregular verbs? For me it's "lay" and "lie". The thing is, their forms are very similar and some of them even the same.

Let's start with definitions:
Lay - to put something on something, to place an object.
Lie - to recline, to rest.

Conjugation (Present - Past - Past Participle II):
Lay - laid - laid
Lie - lay - lain

For example:
I lay his clothes on a chair beside the be.
Rachel laid the book oh his table.
Rinalda had just laid the last piece of chicken on the grill.
Charles lies in the middle of the boxing ring, defeated.
Robbie lay on the roof of his house, dreaming.
A seven-foot python has lain all day in a corner of his aquarium.

Feel the difference, learn the tricky conjugation and whenever you feel unsure, write down all the 6 forms to clear the doubts 👌🏻

👩🏼‍🏫 How do natives use the verb «get»? I doesn’t only have one usage, in the reality, some of them may be not so obvious. Let’s have a look at the options below:

1. To buy something. I got this laptop in the Re:Store.
2. To bring something. I’d like you to get me that book from the highest shelf.
3. To understand. I can’t get you, what are you talking about?
4. To come/arrive. Can I get home on this bus or should I switch?
5. To change/become. Are you getting better? I’ve heard you got a flue.

However, idioms is an even better way to sound like a native. We will review them the next time, stay tuned!