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How To: Say advanced English vocabulary

Check out this instructional English language video that demonstrates how to improve your English vocabulary skills, your listening skills, and your grammar skills. This is a lesson for the advanced English language learner. The theme is the 2008 Olympic Games that focus on VOCABULARY, LISTENING, and GRAMMAR skills. This is PART ONE, so you will study vocabulary. Be sure to watch the second half. Improve your English vocabulary with this instructional video!

How To: Pronounce Linus Torvalds in Swedish, Finnish & English

Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux operating system, often raises eyebrows with a name that may not flow easily off the tongue. As a finlandsvenskar/suomenruotsalainen, or a Swedish-speaking Finn and as a sought-after international engineer, Linus is used to pronouncing his name in at least three different languages. Watch this video language tutorial and learn how to correctly say Linus Torvalds's name in his mother tongue of Swedish, his homeland's language of Finnish, and the internation...

How To: Practice your listening skills in English

Check out this instructional English language video that demonstrates how to improve your English vocabulary skills, your listening skills, and your grammar skills. This is a lesson for the advanced English language learner. The theme is the 2008 Olympic Games that focus on VOCABULARY, LISTENING, and GRAMMAR skills. This is PART TWO, in which we develop listening skills. Be sure to watch Part One (Vocabulary). Improve your English vocabulary with this instructional video!

How To: Use slang from 19th century America

Check out this instructional English language video with Moujan Z. as she talks about slang in 19th century America. This was a colorful period for the American vernacular with references to agriculture, the Civil War, and the frontier. Any ordinary sentence can suddenly be turned into a fun parade. Practice your 19th century American slang with this English language tutorial.

How To: Use British slang

Check out this instructional language video to learn a few definitions of British English slang words. Slang is the use of highly informed words and expressions that are not considered standard in the language. Understand and be able to use some informal British English words with this tutorial video.

How To: Say a few Hungarian greetings

Check out this instructional Hungarian language video to learn how to speak Hungarian! In this lesson, learn how to say a few Hungarian phrases. This video provides instruction exclusively in Hungarian without English translation or subtitles. This instructional language video is good for beginners and advanced Hungarian speakers who need to brush up on their language skills. Learn how to say a few Hungarian greetings and phrases with this video.

How To: Transfer a call in Telephone English

Check out this instructional language video to learn how to transfer an English business call. "Telephone Talk" is a series of four short videos that deal with common English telephone situations at Fujikin. This is the first video in the series, and will show you how to transfer a call from an English speaker to someone in your office.

How To: Pronounce "y" in English

This is a video tutorial in the Language category where you are going to learn how to pronounce "y" in English. It is an accent reduction and English pronunciation video. This video will help English as Second Language speakers to pronounce the difficult sound "y" like in "university". What some of the people can do is to turn it in to "ya". What most of the people can do is the sound of "e" like in "me". You can practice "e". if you say "e" quickly, you can turn it in to "eya" sound. Practic...

How To: Pronounce common greetings in Hungarian

Check out this instructional Hungarian language video to learn how to speak Hungarian! In this lesson, learn how to pronounce common greetings in Hungarian. This video provides conversations in Hungarian with English subtitles and German subtitles. This instructional language video is good for beginners and advanced Hungarian speakers who need to brush up on their language skills. Master the common greetings in Hungarian with this instructional video.

How To: Use Aussie slang

In this language tutorial video, Phil Rosenbaum interviews Australians about their favorite Aussie slang phrases. In Australia, of course the official language is English, but Australians have a rich and colorful array of expressions and slang words that they use. Check out this instructional language video and learn the meanings of several Aussie slang phrases.

How To: Pronounce the English /r/

If you are learning the English language make sure to follow this video which can better explain to you how to pronounce the letter R. When speaking in the English language we may often make common errors on how to pronounce the letter R in the words we use. One tip to pronounce the letter r better is not to touch the top of our mouth with our tongue when saying the letter r. Secondly, you have to make your lips shape in a tightly rounded manner to say the letter r accurately. You could also ...

How To: Pronounce the letters GY, A-O, NY in Hungarian

Check out this instructional Hungarian language video to learn how to speak Hungarian! In this lesson, learn how to pronounce the letters GY, A-O, and NY in Hungarian. This video provides phrases exclusively in Hungarian without English translation or subtitles. This instructional language video is better for advanced Hungarian speakers who need to improve their pronunciation skills. Practice your Hungarian and learn how to pronounce the letters GY, A-O, and NY.

How To: Count and say the numbers in Hungarian

Check out this instructional Hungarian language video to learn how to speak Hungarian! In this lesson, listen to the numbers pronounced in Hungarian. This video provides instruction exclusively in Hungarian without English translation or subtitles. This language video is perfect for beginners learning Hungarian who want to learn how to count.

How To: Pronounce a few Hungarian words

Check out this instructional Hungarian language video to learn how to speak Hungarian! In this lesson, listen to a few dialogues in Hungarian. This video provides conversations exclusively in Hungarian without English translation or subtitles. This instructional language video is better for advanced Hungarian speakers who need to improve their listening skills. So check out this video and learn how to pronounce a few Hungarian words!

How To: Learn Hungarian grammatical gender rules

Check out this instructional Hungarian language video to learn how to speak Hungarian! In this lesson, listen to a few dialogues in Hungarian. This video provides conversations exclusively in Hungarian without English translation or subtitles. This instructional language video is better for advanced Hungarian speakers who need to improve their listening skills. So check out this video and learn about changing the ends of Hungarian words to apply to gender rules.

How To: Have a simple conversation in Hungarian

Check out this instructional Hungarian language video to learn how to speak Hungarian! In the 1st lesson, listen to tiny dialogues in Hungarian. This video provides conversations exclusively in Hungarian without English translation or subtitles. This instructional language video is better for advanced Hungarian speakers who need to improve their listening skills.

How To: Use the English proposition "at"

This video is in the Language category where you will understand how the proposition "at" is used in English language. "At" is used to indicate either location or time. A few examples of using "at" for indicating location are; "I am at school", "You are at home", "She is at the store" and "They are at the park". To indicate exact time, the preposition "at" is used. A few examples are; "The movie starts at 6:15", "You have to be there at 1:30" and "Let's meet at noon". You can watch the video ...

How To: Pronounce Hungarian names and surnames

Check out this instructional Hungarian language video to learn how to speak Hungarian! In this lesson, learn how to pronounce names and surnames in Hungarian. This video provides typical names in Hungarian without providing their English equivalents. This instructional language video is great for advanced and beginners who would like to pronounce names and surnames in Hungarian.

How To: Rhyme with Cockney slang

Just having a bubble bath - laugh , how many times do I say your and look at the monitor - hopping pot - a lot. Check out this instructional English language video for a lesson in rhyming using Cockney slang. Rhyming slang is a form of slang in which a word is replaced by another word or term that rhymes with it. Watch this language tutorial and start incorporating some Cockney slang into everyday conversations.

How To: Use English slang

In this ESL language tutorial we look at English slang. Slang is when you replace a common word or sentence with a totally new one. English slang often depends on the country and then region of the country you are in. This how to video teaches you some widely used slang words and phrases that you can say in English. Try out the words in this lesson and you will be "shooting the breeze" in English in no time.