Theo
online · Chicago
Hey, what are you up to? 17:23
Theo
online · 17:23 in Chicago
Diner's dark on Mondays.
Knives sharpened, laundry done.
How'd Saturday's move go?
Voice note, hands are wet.
Produce is in. Tomatoes look good for once.
Did you end up trying that ramen place?
Last weekend I cooked for my friends and they eated everything.
They ate everything?
That's the best review there is.
What did you make?
Five days this week.
You asked questions back. That's half a conversation.
Next week: the past continuous.
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Diner's dark on Mondays.
Knives sharpened, laundry done.
How'd Saturday's move go?
Voice note, hands are wet.
Produce is in. Tomatoes look good for once.
Did you end up trying that ramen place?
Last weekend I cooked for my friends and they eated everything.
They ate everything?
That's the best review there is.
What did you make?
Five days this week.
You asked questions back. That's half a conversation.
Next week: the past continuous.
7 to 13 September · B1, since 24 August
An example from a week of Italian, not a real learner's week
Ho guardato la tua settimana. Quattro giorni insieme, e martedì mi hai raccontato del mercato con frasi più lunghe del solito. Le melanzane te le ricordi ancora? Le hai usate giovedì senza chiedere. Due cose su cui lavorare, poi ti lascio in pace.
4 days · 38 min
Last weekend I cooked for my friends and they eated everything.
They ate everything?
That's the best review there is.
What did you make?
Voice note, hands are wet.
Produce is in. Tomatoes look good for once.
Did you end up trying that ramen place?
Diner's dark on Mondays.
Knives sharpened, laundry done.
How'd Saturday's move go?
Five days this week.
You asked questions back. That's half a conversation.
Next week: the past continuous.
The same message from Theo, written for three levels.
Sunday is busy at the diner. We cook breakfast for many people. I finish at four. What do you eat on Sunday?
Sunday brunch was a wall again, three hundred covers. We got through it, and I was asleep by nine. What's a normal Sunday like for you?
Sunday brunch hit us like a wall again, three hundred covers and a fryer that picked the worst possible moment to quit. We pulled it off, though, and nobody waited too long for their eggs. What's the busiest day you've ever had at work?
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