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A-ha Moments [no transcript today]

Давайте восклицать

Давайте восклицать, друг другом восхищаться.
Высокопарных слов не стоит опасаться.
Давайте говорить друг другу комплименты —
ведь это все любви счастливые моменты.
Давайте горевать и плакать откровенно
то вместе, то поврозь, а то попеременно.
Не нужно придавать значения злословью —
поскольку грусть всегда соседствует с любовью.
Давайте понимать друг друга с полуслова,
чтоб, ошибившись раз, не ошибиться снова.
Давайте жить, во всем друг другу потакая, —
тем более что жизнь короткая такая.

Нескучные истории - Not boring stories

Булат Окуджава. "Давайте восклицать"

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English for IT Pros

Pronunciation Practice

Who do you spend the most time with at school or work?

Let's talk about our work colleagues or peers at school!  We've got some really useful vocabulary and expressions in this lesson.  Enjoy!

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Episode 12: Colleagues and Peers: Who do you spend the most time with?

みんなの日本語13課
みなさんは、なにがほしいですか。What do you want?
わたしは、くるまがほしいです。I want a car.
じかんがほしいです。I want time.
おかねがほしいです。I want money.
みなさんは、なにがいちばんほしいですか。What do you want most?

どんなくるまがほしいですか。What kind of car do you want?
わたしはエコカーがほしいです。I want an eco-car.
電気自動車(でんきじどうしゃ)がほしいです。I want an electric car.

あー、おなかがすいた。Ah, I'm hungry.
ラーメンがたべたいです。I want to eat ramen.
すしがたべたいです。I want to eat sushi.
おにぎりがたべたいです。I want to eat rice balls.
やきとりがたべたい。I want to eat yakitori.
のどがかわいた。Thirsty.
みずがのみたい。I want to drink water.
おちゃがのみたい。I want to drink tea.
コーヒーがのみたい。I want to drink coffee.
カフェラテがのみたい。I would like a latte.
コーラがのみたい。I want a cola.
ビールがのみたい。I want a beer.

にほんご、むずかしいです。Japanese is difficult.
かんじ、むずかしいです。Kanji is difficult.
にほんごのべんきょう　したくないです。I don't want to study Japanese.
でも、マンガがよみたいです。But I want to read manga.
にほんじんとゲームがしたいです。I want to play games with Japanese people.
アニメがすきです。I like anime.
アニメがみたいです。I want to watch anime.
日本へいきたいです。I want to go to Japan.
りょこうしたいです。I want to travel.
じゃあ、がんばってください。Then, please do your best.
はい、がんばります。Yes, I'll do my best.


にほんごのれんしゅう

みんなの日本語　Lesson 13

Learn to speak about kindness and practice the most common simple past verbs.
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Podcast Episode: Kindness (simple past verbs)

Hoy fui al centro de la ciudad y no vi ningún turista❗ 
Tal vez no conocen esta guía que ahora te comparto en este episodio. 
⚪Tutor de Español Italki - Konrad Rovira

Escucha Facil Español

¿Ser Turista en el Centro de la Ciudad?🤔🧗🏢[Capítulo 19]

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جمع التكسير : (Human Plurals)  القواعد

New Year is the perfect time for people to try new things, like changing their diet or habits. Some people take part in Veganuary, an annual challenge where they avoid eating animal products like meat, dairy, or eggs during January.

Veganuary first started in 2014 as a fun way to explore a vegan lifestyle and see how it feels. Since then, plant-based eating has gained popularity, and it's not uncommon for restaurants to offer at least one vegan option on their menus.

But a study has found that many meat-eaters end up feeling disgusted by meat after trying Veganuary.

Researchers studied 40 meat-eaters before and after Veganuary.

They found that, although most participants went back to eating meat when the month had ended, they felt more disgusted about doing so. And people who ate the least amount of meat during the challenge felt the most disgust afterwards.

A separate 2023 study on 46 Veganuary participants found that they were much less likely to describe themselves as meat-eaters after taking part in the challenge.

Scientists suggest that this change happens because people feel uncomfortable when their actions don't match their beliefs. Many enjoy the taste and convenience of eating meat, but they also feel guilty about the cruelty of factory farming.

So by giving up meat during Veganuary, participants may start to think more about these issues and develop negative feelings toward eating meat.

This research shows that even a short-term change in behavior can change the way you think, says Natalia Lawrence, a scientist from the University of Exeter who worked on the studies.

"Normally, the idea is to educate people first to change their attitudes, and hopefully they end up changing their behaviour," she told The Guardian.

"But if you persuade people to change their behaviour for a month, it seems that these things follow."