Today we're going to explore a fascinating topic - why the word "mama" or something similar is used in different languages for mothers. As a Ukrainian host, I bring a unique perspective to this discussion.


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The Science Behind Why Babies Say "Mama"

Il corvo sta tranquillamente mangiando un pezzo di formaggio quando la volpe lo vede e pensa ad un modo per ingannarlo e prendergli il cibo.

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Il corvo e la volpe

14_Selbstfahrende Autos

(A)  Ob es uns gefällt oder nicht: Selbstfahrende Autos werden kommen. Für die meisten Menschen ist es eine EIGENARTIGE Vorstellung, in so einem Auto zu sitzen. Man hat das Gefühl des Kontrollverlusts und das ist den wenigsten Leuten angenehm. Dabei sagt eine STUDIE, es könnten 90% der tödlichen Unfälle vermieden werden, wenn keine Menschen am Steuer säßen. 
(B)  Was aber soll man in einem computergesteuerten Auto tun? Nun ja, man könnte sich entspannen, man könnte in Ruhe lesen, man könnte PLAUDERN, man könnte sogar am Laptop arbeiten. Bei einem hohen Anteil von selbstfahrenden Autos wäre auch der Verkehr besser zu kontrollieren und damit würden die LEIDIGEN Staus der Vergangenheit angehören. 
(C)  „Ja, aber was ist, wenn die Technik ausfällt?“, fragen die Kritiker. Und immer wieder kommt die Frage mit dem Kindergarten-Ausflug und dem Spaziergang der Bewohner eines Seniorenheims: Gegen wen sollte sich ein selbstfahrendes Auto entscheiden, wenn eine Kollision unvermeidlich ist? Aber so weit sind wir noch lange nicht. Und man könnte alle Kritiker darauf hinweisen, dass Flugzeuge schon längst autonom fliegen.

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14_Selbstfahrende Autos

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Episode 13 (R.I.P phone) Filming in Israel
Welcome back to Streetwise English Podcast. I'm your host, Carl. Since we're on the topic of cell phones, I want to tell you another story about my favorite cell phone in the world, which is a Sony cell phone from Japan. Was a Sony cell phone from Japan. And I was taking a video of a tourist group in Tel Aviv, Israel.


So I'm an American guy, and I was with a group of Chinese tourists and I was hired to film these tourists on their trip in Israel.


It was our first day at the beach. I think it might have been our very first day in Israel. I think we arrived early in the morning at the airport. So I filmed people picking up their luggage and then we were cruising around at the beach, maybe we visited a store. I think there was a guy who played a trumpet that was kind of like made out of a bullhorn or something, a traditional horn, an old man with a beard and a, um, a hat, like the traditional Jewish people wear there in Tel Aviv.


And anyways, we were down at the beach, and this was the first time I'd seen the beach in Tel Aviv. And let me tell you, it looked like Santa Monica, California. There were people roller skating. There were people , girls in bikinis. There were surfers out in the water. People surfing in Tel Aviv. I had no idea. This is not the picture I had in my mind when thinking of Israel or Tel Aviv.


So my cell phone that I mentioned earlier that I just loved was a Sony cell phone and it was waterproof. The phone was waterproof. You could dump it in the water in a swimming pool and it would continue shooting. And I had actually filmed with it before in Spain underwater in the ocean and filmed fish swimming and everything and no problem.
So this trip though, I was in Tel Aviv  (text count limit)









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 SWE 14 (R.I.P. phone) Filming in Israel 

CHISTES MEXICANOS

GATO ESTUDIANTE.

Transcript : 
Herkese merhaba. Kardeşim Efeyle birlikteyim. Bu gün “can , “ anlamını
veren “-ebil” ekini kullanmayı öğreneceğiz.
İlk önce co-host’umuz Efe’ye selam veriyoruz. Nasılsın Efe ?
E : İyiyim , teşekkürler. Sen nasılsın ?
G :Ben de iyiyim. Seninle vakit geçirdim daha iyi oldum.

Hadi başlayalım.
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Bu ekin 1. kullanımı : kabiliyetlerimizden bahsetmek. Neler yapabiliriz ? Kabiliyet: ability demek . İşte örnek bir diyalog :
G : Efe , sen uçabilir misin ?
E : Hayır ben uçamam. Sen Fransızca konuşabilir misin ?
G : Hayır ben Fransızca konuşamam. Çünkü Fransızca öğrenmedim. Efe ,
lahmacun pişirebilir misin ?
E : Hayır lahmacun pişiremem. Sen bungee Jumping yapabilir misin ?
G: Hayır ! Bu çok korkunç .
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Bu ekin 2. kullanımı : İzin : permission
E : Ablaa ! Bilgisayarını alabilir miyim ?
G : Evet , alabilirsin canım kardeşim.
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Kredi kartı ile ödeyebilir miyim ?
Evet , kredi kartı veya nakit ile ödeyebilirsiniz.

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Bu ekin 3.kullanımı : possibility : ihtimal
Belki bu akşam video oyunu oynayabiliriz.


Bu podcast’i dinlediğiniz için teşekkürler. Kardeşim Efe’ye de sonsuz
teşekkürler. 

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the suffix "-ebil" that gives the meaning "can" 

みんなジブリの　もののけ姫　みたことある？
社会人として　身だしなみ　は大事ですよね。

Japanese "Taka" it easy

乙事主（おっことぬし）と言われた先輩

In today's podcast, we're going to learn some idioms that use weather words. You probably already know 'it's raining cats and dogs', but do you know what it means to 'take a rain check', to 'have a face like thunder', or to be 'snowed under with work'? Whether you're feeling 'as right as rain' or a little bit 'under the weather', please take the time to learn some fun weather idioms with Cambridge David

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Idioms with weather words

La Tomatina- Spain
The Battle of the Oranges- Italy
Holi, the Festival of Colors- India