Each week I read an interesting news article from the BBC. Listen along to the words and pronunciation and I will also share with you the link to the story so that you can read along as well.

The Breaking News Podcast

Welcome to the Just Chatting podcast where Paul & Rachel just chat about everyday events using natural British English.

Just Chatting

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Here I am gonna be talking about the basic features about Turkish, you can skip this episode, if you already know, otherwise, enjoy!

5 minutes Turkish everyday

Everyday Turkish episode 1

Bu episode ile Türkiye'de de bulunan ve kullanılan ŞİFALI DOĞAL TAŞLAR öğreniyorsunuz . Türkiyedeki doğal taşları tanımak onları özelliklerine uygun olarak kullanmak ister misin? O zaman haydi başlayalım :) Not:Lütfen bu yayının eğlence amaçlı olduğunu unutmayın. 
This is just Turkish listening exercise for fun&learning.

Turcology and Turkey with Ayse

TURKISH :TÜRKİYEDEKİ GİZEMLİ TAŞLAR  :  Ametist

We are continuing the topic of online shopping and talking about advantages and disadvantages of it. We will learn some cool phrases such as ‘have both pros and cons’ and ‘time and effort-saving’ in the show as well.

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.



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Pros and Cons of Online Shopping

Hoy es el 45 aniversario de La Constitución española actual. Pero ésta no es la única que hatenido España, a lo largo de la historia ha tenido varias. En este episodio comentamos un poco cada una de ellas.

Como siempre, espero que disfrutes el episodio y lo encuentres útil, si lo haces, por favor no te olvides de dejar una valoración en la plataforma desde donde estes escuchando. Y después de hacerlo no te olvides de pasarte por mi Instagram y contarme que te ha parecido el episodio.

Artículo de la revista muy interesante en el que me he basado para el episodio: https://www.muyinteresante.es/historia/33084.html 


Blanca to go 

117 – La constitución española.  

1. Cows are sacred - Cows are protected by their own set of rules in the Constitution, making killing a cow a crime. Even on crowded city streets, cows have the liberty to roam where they please without fear of being harassed by humans.

2. India has over 300,000 mosques and over 2 million Hindu temples - About 15% of India’s population is Muslim. The mosques across the country range from small village buildings to immense famous ones, like the Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad or the Jama Masjid in New Delhi. 
The same can be said about India’s Hindu temples, which surpass two million to serve the 79.8% of India’s Hindu population. Just the holy city of Varanasi has over 23,000 temples. It is safe to say India is the land of temples!

3. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world - With documents dating back as early as 5,500 BCE, Hinduism is considered the oldest religion in the world. There is not a known founder of Hinduism, and no one cares to know who started Hinduism since Hinduism is a way of life. Currently, Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world, serving more than 1 billion people. 

4. India has 22 recognized languages - The numerous languages spoken across India include Santali, Kashmiri, Bengali, Tamil, and Urdu. However, the official languages are English and Hindi.
India also has the world’s second-largest population of English speakers (first is the United States), since most Indians speak their own regional language as well as English for easier communication.
Sanskrit is considered the oldest language in the world, the “mother of all languages.” Every Hindu book is written in Sanskrit

5. India has the highest population of vegetarians - “Indian food” has become one of the most widespread cuisines in the world. It’s estimated that between 15% and 30% of India’s population follow a strict vegetarian diet, while many others will only consume fish and no land animals.

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5 Fun and Interesting Facts About India That Might Surprise You

Сегодня знакомимся с Михаилом Зощенко и его весёлыми героями рассказа “Бабушкин подарок” Лёлей и Минькой. 

Слова, которые объясняю в эпизоде: 
горячо́ - (перен.) очень сильно - dearly, strong, so much; дари́ть - to give, present; вдоба́вок - к тому же, в добавление - in addition, moreover, as well; корзи́нка пиро́жных - a basket of cakes; позво́лить - разрешить, дать возможность - to allow; вы́брать - to choose; како́е придётся - любое - any, which one will have; вся́кий раз - каждый раз - every / each time; хны́кать - to whimper; серди́ться - быть раздраженным, злиться на кого-то - be / feel angry; да́ча - dacha; су́мочка, су́мка - bag, purse, handbag; подбежа́ть - run up; поздоро́ваться - say hello, to greet; грусть - sadness; на э́тот раз - this time; рассерди́ться - to get angry; невоспи́танная осо́ба - ill-mannered person; открове́нно - frankly, openly; благовоспи́танный - well-mannered; на све́те - in the world; благодаря́ - по причине, вследствие - thanks to, due to; такти́чное молча́ние - tactful silence; веле́ть - приказывать - to command; протяну́ть - to reach out, reach; ладо́нь - palm, hand; положи́ть - to put; моне́та - coin; копе́йка - penny.

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Отрывок из рассказа "Бабушкин подарок" М.М. Зощенко

Ciao a tutti! Oggi in questo breve podcast parlerò del Plogging, una gara molto interessante che è nata in Svezia ma che si è tenuta poi in tutto il mondo, in questo podcast rifletterò sull'ecosostenibilità e come potremo fare per aiutare l'ambiente.

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La gara di Plogging e l'ecosostenibilità

私は子供の時に親に「ごはんできた？」とよく聞いていました。このフレーズはごはんの準備が終わったかどうかを聞くときによく使います。まだごはんの準備が終わっていなければ、「まだだよ」「もうすぐだよ」、準備が終わっていれば「できたよ」と親は答えます。
「できた」のここでの意味は英語のreadyという意味です。
他にも「レポートできた？」「準備できた？」など日本人はこのフレーズをよく使います。
また、「テストできた？」と友達に聞かれたことがありますか？このフレーズはテストが終わった後に友達同士でテストがうまくいったかどうかを聞き合う時によく使います。もし、みなさんが、「テストどうだった？できた？」と友達に聞かれたら、「けっこうできたよ」「あんまりできなかった」「全然できなかった」と答えることができます。
このふたつの「できた」も日本人が会話の中でよく使います。よかったら、私のレッスンに来て一緒に練習しましょう！
「できた」の他の使い方は「ジブリパークができた」というエピソードで説明しています。まだ聞いていない人はそちらも聞いてみてください。

準備：じゅんび　preparation
聞き合う：ききあう　ask each other
けっこうできた：It went pretty well