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Episode Translation: Lost On The Train

How to ask for directions at a train station and other transportation vocabulary. (Beginner A2 - Intermediate B1)

In this episode I talk about the time I got lost in a train station in Japan on my way to the Hello Kitty theme park (Sanrio Puroland). 

Vocabulary List:
perderse (to get lost)
tren (train)
Japón (Japan)
disculpe (excuse me)
estación (station)
pasar (to pass)
encontrar (to find)
entrar (to enter)
plataforma (platform)
llegar (to arrive)
necesitar (to need)
tomar (to take)
linea (line)
perdido (lost)
despues (after)
caminar (to walk)
subirse (to get on)
destino (destination)
deber (should)
bajarse (to get off)
central (center)
parada (stop)
siguiente (next)
parque tematico (theme park)
salir (to exit)
ahora (now)
regresar (to return)
tres cuartos (three fourths)

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Perdida En El Tren

On some tour buses, you'll hear the guide welcome passengers in a number of different languages.

And at airports around the world, announcements might be made in more than one language to help more travelers understand what's being said.

But in Belgium, a train passenger made an official complaint after the conductor used both Dutch and French to say good morning.

The problem for this passenger was that the train was traveling through a city called Vilvoorde in the Flemish part of Belgium, where Dutch is the main language.

But Vilvoorde is very close to the capital, Brussels, where both Dutch and French are used.

The French-speaking conductor, named Ilyass Alba, wrote about the complaint on Facebook.

He said that after greeting passengers, one had replied: "We're not in Brussels yet, you have to use Dutch only!"

And while many people have taken Alba's side, the person who complained was technically correct — only Dutch should have been used.

According to the country's language rules, only Dutch should have been used while the train was in the Flemish part of the country. And as Belga News Agency explains, Belgium's rules say only French should be used when trains are in the French-speaking part of the country.

But announcements can be French and Dutch in Brussels. And on trains traveling to Brussels Airport, Dutch, French, German — another of Belgium's official languages — and English can be used.

Some Dutch-speaking politicians have said it's important that conductors stick to language rules.

But the country's French-speaking transport minister said that making passengers feel welcome is the most important thing.

The train company, SNCB, agreed with the transport minister. "Saying hello in several languages is just nice, we can only thank our conductors for that," an SNCB official told Agence France-Presse.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Greeting in Two Languages Upsets Train Passenger

Breve diario di viaggio dei giorni passati. Buono ascolto a tutti!

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routine Yawmi
daily routine 



days of the week

lHad : sunday 
thin / letnin : monday 
tlaat : tuesday
larbe3 : wednesday
lkhmis :  thursday
jjm3a / jom3a : friday 
sebt: saturday

example: 

lyuma lhad : today is sunday 
ghedda letnin / tnin : tomorrow is monday
b3d ghedda tlaat : after tomorrow is tuesday 
nhar larbe3 : on (a day)  wednesday  
nhar lkhmis : on thursday
nhar jjm3a f maghrb kanklu couscous
lbareH sebt : yesterday was saturday


expressions: 

Morning: f SbaH
Wake up: faq mn nnas (فاق من النعاس)
Brush teeth: Nghsil snani (نغسل سناني)
Have breakfast: Nftr (نفطر)
Go to work/school: Nmshi l’khdma / l’mdrasa (نمشي للخدمة / للمدرسة)

Afternoon: f l3chya 
Have lunch: Nakl lghda (كلا الغداء)
Take a nap: Ndir lqaylula (ندير القيلولة)
Continue work/study: kml l’khdma / l’qra (كمل الخدمة / القراية)

Evening: f lmasae
Return home: rj3 l’dar (رجع للدار)
Have dinner: kla l3sha ( كلى العشاء)
Relax/watch TV: rtah / tfaraj f’tlfaza (رتاح / تفرج في التلفازة)
Go to bed: msha n3s (نمشي نعس)



Darija with karima 

daily routine  ( days + expressions)

엄마, 저 군고구마 너무 먹고 싶어요.
妈, 我很想吃烤地瓜。 

마침 지난주에 고구마 사놨지. 
正好上周买了地瓜。

지난번에 에어프라이어에 구운 고구마 정말 맛있었어요.
上次用空气炸锅烤的地瓜真的很好吃。

조금만 기다려. 엄마가 지난번처럼 맛있게 구워줄게.
稍等一下。妈妈给你做像上次那样好吃的烤地瓜。

군고구마 烤地瓜
에어프라이어 空气炸锅
조금만, 잠시 기다리다 稍等

[YOON] 1분 한국어

엄마, 저 군고구마 너무 먹고 싶어요. 妈, 我很想吃烤地瓜。 

In todays lesson  we will discuss about learning Numbers in Pashto from 0 to 10, so Enjoy the lesson and stay tuned for many more. Cheers

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Otro episodio de 6 min, en el que platicamos sobre más adjetivos de personalidad.