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🇬🇧 British Idiom of the Day 💖

💘 Be smitten (with someone)

👉 To be strongly attracted to someone; deeply in love or infatuated.

🗣️ Pronunciation: /biː ˈsmɪtən/

💞 Example:
“He was completely smitten with her from the moment they met.”

❤️ When love hits you unexpectedly and devotion follows naturally… that’s being smitten! ✨

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Asking Directions in English 🧭🔄

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

This explanation helps you learn 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 used when 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 in English. These phrases are very useful in daily life, especially when you are in a new place.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 & 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐞 – used to politely get someone’s attention.
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𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞? – a polite way to ask for help.

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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨…? – used to ask directions to a place.
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𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬…? – a short and simple way to ask directions.
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𝐆𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 / 𝐆𝐨 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 – continue moving forward.

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𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 / 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 – change direction to the left or right.

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𝐀𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 – used to show a turning point.

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𝐀𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 – where two streets meet.

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𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫 / 𝐅𝐚𝐫 – used to talk about distance.

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𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞? – used to ask about distance.

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𝐀 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 – means it takes five minutes to walk.

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𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐭𝐨 – very close to another place.

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𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 – across the road from a place.

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𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 – at the back of something.

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𝐈𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 – before or facing something.

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𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐲 – not far away.

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𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 – on the other side of the road.

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𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 / 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 – showing position or direction.

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𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 – a polite reply after someone says thank you.



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