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Adventures in English with Alex

实用的问路说法，在日本可以用起来试试看～

Crystal的日语碎碎念

4、请问，怎么去这里？=すみません、ここは どうやって 行きますか？

Delam gerefte                                                                                                                                     دلم گرفته
"Del" in Farsi is "heart" and I would translate "gerefte" to "gloomy" :) so you can use "Delam gerefte" when your heart is gloomy :) meaning you don't feel good, you are not in the mood for anything and kind of depressed (but it's temporary).
سلام بچه‌ها من و خواهرم صفورا اومدیم با یه اصطلاح پرکاربرد دیگه "دلم گرفته" 
دیدین بعضی وقتا ناراحتین، توی خونه هستین، دم غروب هوا داره تاریک میشه چه حسی بهتون دست میده؟ در این مواقع ما میگیم "دلم گرفته". خب من و صفورا در قالب یک مکالمه این اصطلاح رو به شما یاد می دیم. خب سفر سناریو چیه؟ که من توی اتاق نشستم و شکیبا میاد بهم سر بزنه. دقیقا! خب آماده ای؟بزن بریم!
 صفورا؟
بله؟
 چیه؟ چیزی شده؟
 نه چیزی نیست!
 مطمئنی؟ حس میکنم یه کم ناراحتی؟
 نمی‌دونم... دلم گرفته!
 عزیزم اشکال نداره پیش میاد. می‌خوای بریم بیرون؟
 باشه! بریم!
دقیقا... پس ما این اصطلاح رو وقتی استفاده می‌کنیم که توی خونه، دم غروب... اون حسه میاد سراغمون! می‌تونیم بگیم "دلم گرفته" درسته؟ دقیقا. دقیقا... امیدوارم که از درس امروز خوشتون اومده باشه وتا درس بعدی خدانگهدار

Persian with Shakiba (Upper-Intermediate - Advanced)

دلم گرفته!

An explanation of the Andean communities of Ecuador
compilation by tayta Ariruma Kowii

let's learn Quechua

How the Kichwa language was born

You will know of some foreigners why they love Colombia.

“El turismo por colombia es sinónimo de aventura”

“Colombia tiene mucho que enseñarle al mundo”

“Berlín ya no se siente como mi hogar”

“Quise verlo por mí mismo”

Remember that I also teach Spanish on italki, in case you want to book a class with me :)

Colombia

4 extranjeros te cuentan por qué se enamoraron de Colombia

Salut tout le monde ! 
In today’s episode, I’m sharing the 3 biggest culture shocks I experienced when I moved from Serbia to France. Even though I’ve lived here for several years now, I still remember those first moments of confusion... especially when it came to la bise, strict meal times, and how hard it is to survive without a car in some cities!

Salut tout le monde !
Dans l’épisode d’aujourd’hui, je partage les 3 plus grands chocs culturels que j’ai vécus en arrivant de Serbie en France.
Même si je vis ici depuis plusieurs années maintenant, je me souviens encore très bien de ces premiers moments de confusion…surtout en ce qui concerne la bise, les horaires de repas très stricts, et la galère pour survivre sans voiture dans certaines villes !

Serbian in France 

Le choc culturel 

Welcome! I’m delighted to present to you 111 Tips for Learning a Language. Here is our tip for today. The first tip is to learn in a way which is most comfortable to you. You yourself decide how and what you want to learn. Well, be creative! There is no one right way to learn a language. Everyone is a unique individual and thus they have different interests when it comes to learning. Some students like to dive straight into informal conversation while others prefer to learn in a more systematic way using a textbook. Some students, like myself included, start by learning vocabulary. I take great pleasure in making flash cards for myself when I’m learning a language. When we learn in a manner which we enjoy we would definitely be more disciplined to keep it up. Ideally learning for ourselves should be fun and relaxing while stimulating at the same time with just the right oomph factor to keep us wanting to know more. Therefore, I urge you to learn in a way which makes you feel most at ease. Till our next tip and I wish you Inspired Learning with 111 Tips for Learning a Language. 


💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 1 - Learn in a way which is most comfortable to you.

Spain has said it wants to introduce a tax of up to 100% on property purchases for anyone from outside the European Union (EU) who is not a resident in the country.

That could mean a lot of potential buyers from places like Asia, the UK and the US being priced out of the market.

And that's exactly the idea.

Many Spaniards have said that they can't afford to buy property because of the number of homes being bought by foreign buyers.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez recently shared the plan, saying that in 2023, 27,000 apartments and houses around Spain were bought by people from outside the EU.

He said these buyers didn't purchase the homes to live in, but to make money from them.

Spain is a popular vacation destination for people around the world, and many like to buy holiday homes for themselves.

But other buyers put their properties on the short-term rental market, using sites like Airbnb.

This has meant that there are fewer homes for local people to buy. The shortage of properties in popular areas has seen prices increase, with many locals unable to afford higher prices.

Sánchez also said he wants to increase taxes on landlords who rent their properties with companies like Airbnb.

However, the prime minister's plans may not become law; for now they're just ideas.

British people who spoke to the BBC after hearing the news weren't happy with these plans.

Michele Hayes from Manchester, who has been looking at properties in Spain, said: "How many working Spanish people want to live in holiday homes in these tourist areas anyway?"

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Spain Considers 100% Tax for Foreign Property Buyers

1 Pronunciation

2 Cupboard

3 Epitome

4 Salmon/almond

5 Library/February

6 Definitely

7 Ask

8 Wednesday

9 Stomach

10 Clothes

11 Especially/escape/espresso

12 Probably

13 Yolk

14 Desert/ dessert

15 Women

16 Southern

17 Iron

18 Specific

19 Sixth

20 Crowd/cloud

Let me know how many you got write and wrong :)

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