In today's episode, I'm talking about the similarities between Sinhala grammar's 'ද' and the Chinese question particle '吗' in Chinese. Tune in to discover how these languages handle questions! 

Sinhala corner 

ද 和吗语气词一样吗？

¡Hola querido aprendiz extranjero, hoy te traigo un episodio que te ayudará a desarrollar tu compresión auditiva y expresión escrita. Si escuchas este audio hasta el final, encontrarás un ejercicio en el cual responderás unas preguntas usando tu cuaderno de apuntes, según la historia de María.

Aprendiendo a lo Smart 

LA SEMANA MÁS SIGNIFICATIVA 

This is the third episode of the series From Cali to Barcelona, today we will talk about office hours, meal times and terminology to name the times of the day.
/ Este es el tercer episodio de la serie De Cali a Barcelona, hoy hablaremos de los horarios de oficina,   horarios de comida y terminología para nombrar los momentos del día.

Español para conversar

De Cali a Barcelona 3 - Horarios de oficina

Hej, z tej strony Anka, a to jest kolejny odcinek podcastu Polish is fun. Pomyślałam, że fajnie będzie nagrać odcinek z bardziej zaawansowanym słownictwem, dlatego ten podcast jest dostosowany do poziomu A2.

Tomek jest bardzo zapracowany, od poniedziałku do  piątku nic innego  nie robi tylko pracuje.
Na szczęście jego praca jest jego pasją. ....

Miłej nauki! I tak jak zawsze, jeśli chcielibyście tekst i ćwiczenia proszę napiszcie do mnie. 
Do usłyszenia!


Polish is fun with Anka

Typowy dzień Tomka A2

If you see someone sitting alone in a restaurant, you might assume they're waiting for someone, or perhaps they're grabbing a quick lunch on their break.

But more and more people around the world are purposely dining alone.

Japan has a special word for this: ohitorisama, which refers to people confidently doing things alone without worrying about what others think.

A recent survey found that 23% of Japanese people eat out alone, up from 18% in 2018. And in the US, solo dining reservations have risen 29% over the last two years, according to restaurant reservation site OpenTable.

OpenTable CEO Debby Soo thinks remote work is one reason for the increase, with people looking for a break from their home offices.

The increasing popularity in solo dining comes as more people are living alone. In 2019, the Pew Research Center found that 38% of US adults ages 25 to 54 were living without a partner, up from 29% in 1990. In Japan, single households now make up one-third of the total; that’s expected to increase to 40% by 2040, according to government data.

Growing interest in solo travel — particularly among travelers ages 55 and over — is also leading to more meals alone.

But Soo thinks there could be more to it than that.

"I think there's a broader movement of self-love and self-care and really … enjoying your own company," Soo said.

As a result, many restaurants are redoing their seating, changing their menus and adding other special touches to appeal to solo diners.

But some aren't always happy to seat one diner. A Michelin-starred London restaurant caused a stir last year when it started charging solo diners the same price as two customers. The restaurant, which has 34 seats, offers an eight-course menu costing about $280 per person.

Other restaurants say it's worth seating one person because solo diners will often come back and eat there again.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Party of One: Solo Dining Increasing in Popularity

Oi gente, aqui é Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje, vou contar para vocês mais uma lenda do folclore brasileiro chamada "A Lenda do Saci Pererê", que fala sobre um ser mítico que habita as florestas e prega peças nas pessoas. No final, trarei algumas palavras com seus significados em inglês para ajudar caso vocês tenham dificuldade com o vocabulário.
Se quiserem acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17tfnJzU7oKnqg8ihkev7Bx24WbOAqzWgficO-vnXel8/edit?usp=sharing 
Vamos lá?

Portuguese Drops 

Lendas do Brasil - Saci Pererê

Meaning: Where is…?

Formation:
(place)　は どこですか。

日本語 / にほんご / Japanese
(1)地下鉄はどこですか。
(2)トイレはどこですか。
(3)博物館はどこですか。
(4)渋谷駅はどこですか。
(5)郵便局はどこですか。

英語 / えいご / English
(1)Where is the subway?
(2)Where is the bathroom?
(3)Where is the museum?
(4)Where is Shibuya station?
(5)Where is the post office?

ひらがな　/　Hiragana
(1)ちかてつは どこ ですか。
(2)といれは どこ ですか。
(3)はくぶつかんは どこ ですか。
(4)しぶやえきは どこ ですか。
(5)ゆうびんきょくは どこ ですか。

ローマ字　/ Roman letters
(1)Chika-tetu wa doko desuka.
(2)Toire wa doko desuka.
(3)Hakubutsu-kan wa doko desuka.
(4)Sibuya eki wa doko desuka.
(5)Yûbin-kyoku wa doko desuka.

Japanese Right Now！

【JLPT N5★ …はどこですか…wa doko desuka　（Where is…?)】

🥳💦🌸Songkran Festival Vocabulary 🌸💦🥳

🌞 têet sà gaan sǒng graan
เทศกาลสงกรานต์
Songkran Festival

😎 sǒng náam prá
สรงน้ำพระ
Sprinkle water onto a Buddha image

🌶️rót náam dam hǔa
รดน้ำดำหัว
Pour water on the hands of revered elders and ask for blessing

🔫 dtàk bàat / sài bàat
ตักบาตร / ใส่บาตร
To offer food to the monks/ To give alms to the monks

🌷 wát
วัด
Temple

💦 prá pút tá rûup
พระพุทธรูป
Buddha statue, Buddha Image

🌼 wâi prá
ไหว้พระ
To pay respect to Buddha / To pray to the Buddha

🪷 jee dii
เจดีย์
Pagoda

🌻 bpʉʉn chìit náam
ปืนฉีดน้ำ
water gun

☀️ sàat náam
สาดน้ำ
Splash the water/Throw the water

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สงกรานต์นี้ ทุกคนมีแผนทำอะไรบ้างคะ
Do you have any plans for Songkran Festival? 😍

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Learn Thai with Pailin

🌸 Songkran Festival Vocabulary 🌸

IELTS speaking: Advertising Vocabulary + My pronunciation of it. 

Topic: Advertising.

The IELTS speaking vocabulary bank is relevant to you if you want to achieve a higher score in the test.

Using appropriate vocabulary is 25% of the total speaking score.

As you know, there are four: pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, and grammar.

Check out some useful vocabulary on the advertising topic and take it a step deeper. Start coming up with some sentences using the words below.

Enjoy!

https://teach.italki.com/vocabulary/974530

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