In each podcast I explain the difference between words or expressions which might look or sound similar for a learner of English. 

What's the difference?

This set of podcasts will be interesting for avid readers. I read extracts from books which I find impressive. I invite listeners to share their ideas on the matter - by a message or in a lesson.

The Joy of Reading

This set of podcasts is a supplement for the General English course. Intermediate level.

Listening &  Speaking Boost. Intermediate Level.

This set of podcasts offers an insight into how to make the most of your language learning time.

Language Learning Tips and Tricks

This set of podcasts is a supplement for the General English course. Pre-intermediate Level. A2-B1.

Listening&Speaking Boost. Pre-intermediate Level

This set of podcasts aims at explaining some common phrasal verbs in context. 

Phrasal Verbs

안녕하세요. 
오늘은 일요일이에요. 
일요일마다 저는 대청소를 해요. 아니 정확하게 말하면 대청소를 하려고 노력해요. 

오늘은 드디어 성공했어요. 사실 지난주는 못했거든요. 
책상 정리도 하고 어지럽게 놓여 있던 물건들을 정리했어요. 

청소기도 돌리고 걸레질도 깨끗하게 했어요. 
이렇게 청소를 하고 나서 깨끗해진 집을 보면 마음이 좀 개운하고 시원해져요.
깔끔한 공간에서 깨끗하게 살아야 건강하고 좋은 생각들을 할 수 있는 것 같아요. 

아~  청소를 하면 참 좋은 걸 알지만 사실 귀찮아서 그동안은 청소를 자주 못했어요. 
청소를 하는 게 왜 이렇게 귀찮을까요? 저는 좀 게으른 사람이라서 부지런하게 꼼꼼하게 청소를 잘 하는 사람들이 대단하게 느껴져요. 올해 2024년에는 좀 깔끔하게 집을 정리하는 사람이 되어 보려고 합니다. 

여러분은 특별히 좋아하는 혹은 싫어하는 집안일이 있어요?
저는 빨래를 하는 걸 좀 좋아해요. 특히 제가 좋아하는 향기의 세제와 섬유유연제를 골라서 빨래를 하는 걸 좋아해요. 건조기까지 돌린 빨래의 뽀송한 느낌이 너무 좋아요. 

싫어하는 집안일은 설거지예요. 저는 집에 식기세척기가 없어서 매일 열심히 손으로 설거지를 하고 있어요. 나중에 살 수 있으면 꼭 식기세척기를 사고 싶어요. 그리고 제가 아주 오랫동안 사고 싶어한 가전제품 중 하나는 로봇 청소기예요. 로봇 청소기를 정말 가지고 싶어요. 그런데 좀 비싸서 아직 구매하지 못했어요. 1년 뒤 2025년의 지금이 되면 로봇 청소기를 가지고 있었으면 좋겠어요. 

일요일에 대청소를 하면 깨끗하게 월요일을 시작할 수 있어서 저는 일요일에 온 집안을 깔끔하게 청소하려고 합니다. 

내일은 월요일이에요. 
주말 동안 푹 쉬었으니까 내일부터 다시 열심히 새로운 한 주를 시작할 거예요.

한국어를 공부하는 여러분도 일요일을 잘 마무리하시고
즐거운 월요일을 보내기를 바랍니다.

감사합니다. 


Korean with Rumi

대청소_Big cleanup

Learn the most common used phrases for every first meeting conversation in Egyptian Arabic.

Mister Bakoor

Most used Phrases for every first meeting conversation in Egyptian Arabic

Ciao a tutti! Oggi vi racconto il sogno che ho fatto stanotte, non vi preoccupate, nulla di erotico! Colgo l'occasione per farvi notare alcune differenze fra l'inglese e l'italiano nell'utilizzo di alcuni verbi come realizzare o alcune espressioni che sono simili in entrambe le lingue ma che vengono usati in contesti diversi! Buon ascolto a tutti e buon inizio settimana!!! 
P.S 
l'espressione stringere i denti che utilizzo alla fine, significa resistere, con lo stesso significato si potrebbe utilizzare anche l'espressione: tenere duro. Esempio:
- Stringete i denti/Tenete duro fino a mercoledì! Significato > Resistete fino a mercoledì! 
Buona settimana a tutti e buono studio!

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

Fare un sogno vs Realizzare un sogno

【スクリプト】
こんにちは～！マルハバ！サウジの日本語の先生、佳子です＾＾
みなさんー！お元気ですか？私は元気ですよ～！先月末、ウィルス性胃腸炎になってちょっと体調を崩していたのと、息子の学校探しで忙しくてなかなかポッドキャストを更新できませんでした。今日は「サウジでの日本人との出会い」について話したいと思います。
1月末についにサウジで日本の方々と初めてお会いしました！今まで日本人の知り合いがおらず、街でも日本人らしき人を見かけず、出会いがありませんでした。恐らく世界各地に「日本人会」という海外に住んでいる日本人のグループがあり、私が住んでいる都市にもあるのですが、年会費がかかると日本大使館のホームページに書いてあったので、今まで登録していませんでした。でも、1月中旬にたまたま夫のサウジ人の友達とその妹さんに近所のスーパーで会って、日本に留学していた日本語堪能な妹さんには日本人の知り合いがたくさんいるというので紹介してもらいました。
1月末にその妹さんと日本人4人とカフェで会ってお茶しました。みなさん、ほんとうに優しかったし、いろんな話しが聞けておもしろかったです。そこで、日本人会や女性だけの婦人会のイベントに日本人会に入会しなくても参加できると聞いて、2月の婦人会のランチイベントに参加しました。
ランチイベントは日本人が多く住むコンパウンドで行われました。約20名ほどの日本人や日本語が話せる外国人二人が参加しました。7割くらいは旦那さんの駐在で来ている方々です。中にはサウジ人と結婚して50年以上サウジに住んでいる方もいました。食事はフィリピン人シェフが日本料理のブッフェを作ってくれて、お寿司、餃子、コロッケ、焼き鳥、みそ汁など約20種類の料理やデザートなどを楽しみました。久しぶりにお寿司や餃子、お味噌汁などを食べれて本当に嬉しかったです。テーブルは5つに分かれていてくじで席が決まりました。その席の人と食事やクイズをしました。そのあとは50年以上サウジに住んでいる日本人女性のお話でした。昔のサウジでの生活がどんなに大変だったか、サウジ社会が大きく変わった出来事などとても興味深いお話しを聞けました。本当に参加できて良かったです。
先週はランチ会で出会った日本から旦那さんの仕事で来たインドネシア人女性とブランチをし、今週はカフェで会った日本人の方々とランチしました。ランチの後、近くの公園で夫と一緒に待っていた息子と、同じくサウジと日本のハーフの息子さんが一緒に遊びました。息子にとってもとてもいい経験になったと思います。これからも日本人の方々とお出かけしたり、一緒にいろんな経験ができればいいなと思っています。

それではまた！マア　アッサラーマ！


Japanese with Yoshiko（スクリプト付）

第31回：サウジでの日本人との出会い~Meeting Japanese in Saudi Arabia~

Have you ever gone to a mall and entered several stores only to purchase nothing? Do you think this is normal or do people normally buy something? Well I had this exact same question! I thought "how many people actually buy something when they enter a retail store?". I did a little research and that is the topic of this episode! It is spoken at a normal native speed and has some questions you can answer at the end. Please let me know what you think in the comments and what your answers are to those questions! Thanks for listening :)

The English Umbrella

Shopping or Just Looking? (Conversion Rate)

just a cute little episode about decoration of a Christmas tree


New words 生词：

гирлянда - electric garland, 電花環;
ёлка - Christmas tree, 圣诞树;
мишура - tinsel, 箔；
шары - balls, 圣诞球;
украшения - ornaments,  圣诞玩具；
бусы - beads, 連線珠


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Listen to this interesting article!

Man Fired for Keeping Webcam Off Awarded $73,000
A remote worker who was fired for refusing to keep his camera on while working has been awarded about $73,000 by a Dutch court.

The man, whose name was not made public, had been working for the US software company Chetu in the Netherlands since 2019. On August 23, 2022, while working remotely, he was told by his employer that he should keep his webcam on all day for online training.

The employee said he didn't feel comfortable being monitored on camera for nine hours, and refused to do so. He added that the company could already see all activities on his laptop and that he was also sharing his screen.

But Chetu said that having a camera on was no different from being watched in an office. And the company fired him.

Finding this unfair, the man took the company to court in the Netherlands. He told the court that he hadn't been given clear enough reasons for being fired, and that asking him to keep his camera on for the whole workday was against his right to privacy.

And the court agreed. Chetu now must pay the man about $73,000.

While using a webcam to check on employees may not be very common, computer programs that monitor employee activity have become popular.

A survey from 2021 found that 60% of US companies with remote workers were using employee monitoring software, and 81% of those companies found that their workers were more productive while being monitored.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Man Fired for Keeping Webcam Off Awarded $73,000

The phrase to lash out and some news about the Mayor of London and the metro system. 
Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fBz2Rr3Z9fjX--cHdPNZTlo63mOnJm1G/view?usp=drivesdk