In English ”scene, scheme, and scenario” are three very common business words. Unfortunately, they also have a very tricky pronunciation pattern. Over the years I have heard many otherwise fluent Finns come unstuck on the horror trinity of ”scene, scheme, and scenario”. However, help is at hand if some key pronunciation rules are followed…
English pronunciation can indeed feel like chaos – but don’t despair, there is some method in the madness!
Let Galimatias show you how…
Aiheet: ääntäminen, English, pronunciation, English language, quiz, English pronunciation, key rules
On Tuesday, November 3 the United States will hold its elections. These will elect not only the president but also members of the Senate, the House of Representatives, thousands of state officials across the country and decide hundreds of local referendums.
The American electoral system differs from Finnish system in almost every single aspect and can be confusing.
Aiheet: us election, 2020 United States presidential election, trump vs biden, new president, your vote counts, every vote counts
With the pandemic having such a strong influence on people’s lives all over the world, it can feel important to mention this in emails with international partners. You may feel that you wish to show your concern and good wishes towards your clients or colleagues when writing in English. How can you do this in a caring but also business like way?
Aiheet: English, keep safe, take care, Yours from afar, see you soon, showing care, pandemic, keep in touch, keep well
The coronavirus pandemic has brought not only serious disruption and change to countries across the world but also a new range of terminology to help describe the disease and its effects.The epidemic will not be under control until there is at least a working vaccine. In this blog you have the chance to revise your English vocabulary related to this current matter.
Aiheet: English, English language, covid-19, korona, pandemic vocabulary
Although videoconferencing has shown steady growth over recent years the COVID-19 pandemic has vastly expanded its use. Daily users of Microsoft Teams have grown from 10 million at the end of 2019 to over 100 million in June 2020. Skype has also shown a notable upswing while Zoom has shown the strongest growth of all - from less than 10 million daily users to over 200 million daily users in the same period. At Galimatias we have already been using videoconferencing in language training for several years with very good learning results and client feedback. Here below we would like to share some useful hints for overcoming possible challenges in videoconferences in general and in English in particular.
Aiheet: English, videokokous englanniksi, videoconference, videoconferencing in English, video conferencing key phrases, usefull tips for videoconferences, vinkit videokokoukseen englanniksi
Världen har förändrats på grund av coronaepidemin och möteskulturen även så. Oavsett hur länge vi måste undvika fysiska kontakter: de digitala mötena är här för att stanna.
Aiheet: distans, kokouskulttuuri, digitaaliset kokoukset, småprat, etäkokoukset, distansmöte, verkkokokoukset, verkko-opetus
En av mina finska studerande berättade att han en gång hade varit på kundbesök i Sverige i augusti. Hur gick det?
Aiheet: helan går, juomalaulut, tapakulttuuri, kräftskiva, snapsvisorna, juomalaulu, suomenruotsalainen
Maailma on pikkuhiljaa palaamassa jälleen normaalimpaan toimintatapaan koronaepidemian kourissa. Kansainvälinen matkailu ei ehkä ihan nopeasti palaa siihen mitä se on ollut aiemmin. Silti kansainväliset kauppasuhteet jatkuvat, mutta ainakin alussa hieman eri tavalla ja erityisesti verkkoyhteyksien kautta.
Aiheet: monikulttuurinen työympäristö, kulttuurivalmennus, kielen opiskelu, opi sanoja nopeasti
In the current epidemic situation, a sense of connection to other people, however brief, can be important. Small comments and exchanges in a video meeting may be the closest we get to outside conversation all day. Video conferencing can have its challenges but small talk can break through the limitations of the technology. However, how can we start and sustain pleasant conversation online? In this climate let’s look again at small talk and how it can be used.
Aiheet: English, small talk, defining, smalltalk, sence of connection, cultural differences
On se aika vuodesta, kun on aloitellaan lomia ja kirjoitellaan sähköposteihin poissaoloviestejä. Miten varmistua siitä, että poissaoloviesti on kielellisesti oikein? Lomasta puhuttaessa kuulee englanninkielisessä viestinnässä käytettävän termejä summer holiday tai summer vacation. Kumpi on parempi ja oikea vaihtoehto? Kumpikin käy. Summer holiday on brittiläisten lomatermi, kun taas amerikkalaiset käyttävät vacation-sanaa lomasta ja holiday-sanaa juhlapyhistä puhuttaessa.
Aiheet: vinkkejä poissaoloviestiin, holiday, out of office, poissaoloviesti englanniksi, poissaoloviesti ruotsiksi, vacation
