Haggle is an art, especially in places where the price is not set. How do you haggle? Today we will talk about how foreigners bargain in China

Learn Chinese with Dinah

Haggle in China

Basic vocabulary and short sentences to describe the appearance of somebody. 

Aprende árabe con Radia 

Adjectives to describe appearance 

日にちについての聞き流しです。
曜日の説明ではありません。

This episode is about Days.
It doesn't explain about weekdays.

まいにち日本語 Daily Japanese Phrases

日 Days

⭐ In this A2-level podcast I will talk about objects and inventions, the development of smart objects in our daily lives, and the denunciation of consumerism by artists such as Jean Tinguely and Romuald Hazoumé whose work is based on recycled objects. We will practise the demonstrative pronouns and the compound past, and we will review the vocabulary for daily life objects, activities, and much more!

⭐ In the first part of this podcast I will speak French only, and in the second part I will translate and explain everything I said in English. 

Learn French with Anthony

#05 (A2) Objets, art et technologie

Сегодня у нас в программе очень интересная книга в жанре путешествия от Ильфа и Петрова - “Одноэтажная Америка”. Посмотрим, какие у них были впечатления от того, как они впервые попробовали.. Впрочим, скоро вы всё узнаете сами!

Как всегда, читаю отрывок дважды. В первый раз медленно, по несколько слов, но обязательно ставьте эпизод на паузу, чтобы всё успеть. Второй раз читаю быстрее, чтобы вы проверили, всё ли правильно записали. Знаки препинания я буду называть, их будет несколько: точка (.), запятая (,), тире (-). двоеточие (:) и восклицательный знак(!).

Отправьте мне сообщение со словами “тринадцатый диктант готов” и я пришлю вам текст для проверки. Пишите грамотно, говорите свободно! Хорошего дня, друзья!

Writing Russian

Отрывок из книги Ильфа и Петрова “Одноэтажная Америка” (диктант)

こんにちは、あかりです。2023年(ねん)、はじめてのエピソードです。あけましておめでとうございます！

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

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Slow Japanese

Episode #45 - The beginning of a new year

Have you ever been "taken for a ride"? If you've been tricked or lied to before, then the answer is yes. Here are some other expressions about lying.

If someone confidently tells you a big lie and doesn't seem to feel bad about it, then you can say they are "lying through their teeth." Such people might make a "web of lies," telling many lies to make people believe them. And if someone lies all the time, you can say they "lie like a rug" – which is a joke using two meanings of "lie," because a rug can only lie on the floor.

If someone lies to you, tricks you, or wants to stop you from finding something out, you can say they are trying to "pull the wool over your eyes." The expression comes from the early 19th century, and may be talking about the wool wigs that some people wore at the time. So someone could pull your wig down, covering your eyes and stopping you from seeing what was really happening.

But not every lie is a big one. Sometimes people just "bend the truth," which is telling a small lie that is usually not serious and probably won't hurt anyone. Often people "bend the truth" by saying something that's part-true, while leaving out important information.

But if someone "stretches the truth," they are probably saying that something is better than it really is. Some people might stretch the truth to make a story more interesting.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Don't Get 'Taken for a Ride' With These Lying Expressions

할아버지, 맛있는 냄새가 나요.
爷爷好香。 

너 주려고 할아버지가 직접 김밥이랑 떡볶이를 만들었어.
爷爷亲自为你做了包饭和炒年糕。 

와! 할아버지 최고예요!
哇! 爷爷是最棒的! 

먹고 싶은 게 있으면 언제든지 말해. 만들어줄게.
想吃什么就随时告诉我。给你做。 

맛있는 냄새가 나다 好香
직접 亲自
김밥 包饭
떡볶이 炒年糕
언제든(지)  随时

[YOON] 1분 한국어

할아버지, 맛있는 냄새가 나요. 爷爷好香。 

Послушайте подкаст про связь русской бани с банями в Римской империи. 