Most commonly, "let alone" is used to add extra emphasis to a statement. By itself it doesn't feel particularly positive or negative. It depends on the context. I second Gary's notion that whatever follows "let alone" must be more difficult to obtain than what is mentioned before. EX: I don't have a bicycle, let alone a car. Think of the situation. You're trying to get somewhere, but have no way to get there. Public transport isn't available so you try to arrange transportation by another means. The person on the phone isn't particularly helpful and can't understand why you can't meet them somewhere far away. In a moment of frustration, to emphasize exactly how "without transport" you are, you say "I don't have a bicycle, let alone a car!" This tells the person that you really need their help because you don't even have a bicycle to get you from place to place. Transport via car is much more common than transport via bicycle, and usually if people don't have a car, they at least have a bicycle. Someone without a bicycle or public transport is stuck walking from place to place without help. !!Bonus!! In the southern states to "let (someone) alone", it means to leave someone alone. Ex: "Let her alone!" It's completely incorrect grammatically, but used quite often in the deep south.

"Purse" es la palabra usado generalmente para una carterita, grande o pequeña. "Handbag" significa una carterita pequeña que puede encajar en el mano. Ejemplos para "purse": http://www.margarets.com/images/specialtylogos-photos/CoachPurseClean.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4EjhohQqFdk/TSwPUytsgsI/AAAAAAAAFzE/IVyRHYsNowo/s1600/large+purse+gold+fabric+bedesisters.jpg Ejemplos para "handbag": http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LGA2i2j3Q74/Tz-5qBgt0QI/AAAAAAAAAbs/0hK1zJDR8Zc/s640/colorful_handbags.jpg http://www.handbagheaven.com/tn_images--D--SRF01pink---jpg_w381_h381.jpg

"Significant other" significa el novio o la novia de alguien (O el esposo o la esposa de alguien). En términos generales, significa alguien que es importante a alguien.

I learned from several different places. My roommate in college taught me hangul first, but later when we no longer lived together, I refreshed what I learned and refined pronunciation through videos. This was my favorite video. It's kind of long, but it's thorough: http://www.youtube.com/user/seemile#p/c/80643D8232363442/38/0ZhOeA0RD9o Their channel has several other videos and teachers that teach in languages other than English, so they may be very helpful for learning in your own language. I also like this channel for fun vocabulary and phrases: http://www.youtube.com/user/talktomeinkorean/videos?sort=da&view=u They also have a website that has 100% free information and free downloads for learning the lessons: http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/?sort=date_asc The same people that started Talktomeinkorean recently began running a resonably priced site where you can get corrections from native speakers, but you can also get that on italki, so choose for yourself. http://harukorean.com/

I can't answer your question very accurately because I lack experience, but I do have a suggestion. Try to find someone who has paid for a lession on this website (maybe ask the teacher you want to learn from for a student's name) and ask them how they paid for their lessons. I'm sure paying with your card is safe enough, but it never hurts to double-check. Maybe they have another suggestion for how to pay. This site may also help: http://help.italki.com/Help/MyFinance

If this problem is occuring enough for you to ask us, maybe you need to dump him. You can find someone better. :) If a guy wants to spend time with you, he will. <-- words to remember. :)

Hi. I'm simply here to add the US-English perspective. They are both correct and very common ways of expressing that idea. :) "It still has the label on it." or "The label's still on it."

If something is "over my head" it can be literally above my head, or figuratively it can be something that is simply "above" me. In this case, what is above is better that what is below. In this example, saying that someone married over his or her head implies that he or she married someone that is better than him or her. The person he/she married may be of higher status or class.