In this episode, Karen and Baiwei talked about the culture shock and reverse culture shock when they went to China and returned to their hometown.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

反向文化冲击 Reverse culture shock

Let's learn words that start with the letter H.
Repeat after me:
hummingbird, hare, hippo, horse, hedgehog, honey, hyena, hamster, harp, hula hoop

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Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates Letter H

It is a short story by Ivan Turgenev, a Russian novelist and story writer. The story of Gerasim, a deaf and mute serf whose life of poverty is brought into sharp relief by his connection with Mumu, a dog he rescued, brought greater national attention to the cruelties of serfdom and received praise for its brutal portrayal of this institution in Russian society.

Learn Russian with Marianna!

Ivan Turgenev "Mumu"

(A)  Zum zehnten Mal wurde DIESER TAGE das Ergebnis einer Untersuchung zum Glücksgefühl vieler Nationen veröffentlicht. TROTZ großer Krisen in den vergangenen drei Jahren ist das Glücksempfinden in den meisten Bevölkerungen stabil geblieben. 

(B) Interessanterweise finden sich in den nordeuropäischen Ländern Finnland, Dänemark und Island die meisten GLÜCKLICHEN Leute: Diese Länder belegen die ersten drei Plätze des Weltglücksberichts. Deutschland hingegen findet man an 16. Stelle.  

(C) Die Forscher haben sechs Schlüsselfaktoren gefunden, an denen sich das nationale Glücksgefühl eines Landes festmachen lässt: Soziale Unterstützung, Einkommen, Gesundheit, Freiheit, Großzügigkeit und Abwesenheit von Korruption. Es wäre interessant zu erfahren, welche dieser Faktoren die Deutschen heutzutage vermissen, denn im Glücksbericht vom Jahr 2020 stand Deutschland noch auf Platz 7.

LearnGermanToday

Der Weltglücksbericht 2023

I'm pleased to provide you a podcast that will give you an idea and glance about the use of the expression 'I can't -  لا أستطيع' in Arabic language and how it is pronounced and spelled. In this audio I will present 8 different patterns that started with the expression 'I can't -  لا أستطيع' with clear simple everyday life examples.

Arabic expressions with ArabicLights - Aymaro

Learn Arabic Expressions 3 - (I can't 1 - لا أستطيع) with examples in less than 80 seconds

Let's make Japanese sentences together.   If you make a sentence in Japanese, write it in the comment section! I will correct your sentences! 

【Today's  topic】
【⚪⚪ところ】

(Verb 辞書形）+ところ

この文法はJLPT N4の表現(ひょうげん)です。

意味(いみ)は、動作(どうさ)・動(うご)きが、始(はじ)まる直前(ちょくぜん)を表(あらわ)します。


📕Verb辞書形
(乗る　食べる　出る)

(ex)
「いま、なにしてる？」
「あ～これから、電車(でんしゃ)に乗(の)るところ」

What are you doing?
I'm about to catch my train.

「いま、なにしてる？」
「これから、ごはんを食べるところ」

「いま、なにしてる？」
「いまから、家(いえ)をでるところ」

Japanese teacher Noriko’s room

(Verb 辞書形）+ところ

前回のポッドキャストで初詣の話をしたのを覚えていますか？
あの後、私たちはそれぞれ初詣に行って、おみくじを引いてきました。
今回は、その結果について話します。

Do you remember that we talked about 初詣 in our last podcast?
After that, we went to 初詣 and draw おみくじ.
This time, we talk about the results.

♤ キーワード 
・正真正銘（しょうしんしょうめい：genuine, authentic） 
・矛盾（むじゅん：contradiction） 
・渋い（しぶい：sour, bitter, not totally pleasant or happy） 
・はしごする（go from one … to another） 
・吉凶を占う（きっきょうをうらなう：tell someone’s fortune） 
・ひねくれる（get twisted）   

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ  
1. 二人のおみくじの結果は？  
2. アヤが神社をはしごした理由は？  

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1. アヤが初詣でいつもすることは？  
→ おみくじを引く 
2. フミがそれを躊躇（ちゅうちょ）してしまう理由は？
→ ネガティブなことが書いてあると嫌だから  

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 22：おみくじの結果

Neste episódio, vamos escutar uma bela história de amizade. Divirtam-se!
In this episode, we will listen to a beautiful story of friendship. Enjoy!


Learn Brazilian Portuguese 🇧🇷  B2 - C2

A amizade (friendship story)

No Português Fluente de hoje, Ricardo compartilha conosco sua opinião sobre o futebol e explica algumas expressões coloquiais da língua portuguesa que tem origem no esporte nacional.

O Português Fluente produz conteúdos em português para estrangeiros que estão aprendendo a língua portuguesa e querem ampliar seus conhecimentos de forma descontraída.

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