Introducing yuanxiao with various flavors（各种馅儿的元宵ɡè zhǒnɡ xiàn ér de yuán xiāo)

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episode2:Lantern Festival  (元 宵节  yuán xiāo jié  ）

Thanks to Jerome for being such a great guest!!!

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Motivation in 2025!🤩

Questo fine settimana Jimmy è voluto andare a Milano per un paio di giorni. Milano e Venezia sono abbastanza vicine, quindi si può viaggiare in treno. Venerdì pomeriggio Jimmy è arrivato alla stazione di Venezia Santa Lucia (questo è il nome della stazione) con un piccolo bagaglio. Il bagaglio sono le borse e le valigie con cui partiamo. È andato subito in biglietteria per comprare il biglietto del treno.

Il bigliettaio, cioè la persona che vende i biglietti, gli ha chiesto: “buongiorno, desidera?” Jimmy ha risposto “vorrei un biglietto per andare a Milano, per cortesia.”

“Quando desidera partire?” ha domandato il bigliettaio.

“Subito” ha detto Jimmy. “Vorrei partire con il primo treno.”

“Facciamo un biglietto andata e ritorno?” ha chiesto di nuovo l’impiegato.

Jimmy non sapeva il significato di “biglietto andata e ritorno”. Allora il signore della biglietteria glielo ha spiegato: “il biglietto di andata e ritorno è un biglietto unico per partire e per tornare.” Jimmy ha capito: “sì, adesso capisco. Facciamo andata e ritorno. Vorrei tornare a Venezia domenica sera.” 
Il bigliettaio ha fatto un’altra domanda: “vuole viaggiare con un treno regionale, un intercity o con il treno ad alta velocità?”

Jimmy non capiva di nuovo! “Mi scusi, qual è la differenza?”

Il bigliettaio glielo ha spiegato: “Il treno regionale è un treno molto lento che fa tutte le fermate ed è anche il più economico. Il treno intercity fa solo le fermate delle città più grandi e ha un prezzo medio. Il treno ad alta velocità viaggia a 200 km orari e fa solo 2 o 3 fermate. È velocissimo ma è anche il più costoso.”

Jimmy ha scelto subito: “vorrei viaggiare con il treno ad alta velocità perché voglio arrivare in fretta.” Il bigliettaio ha stampato i biglietti e li ha dati a Jimmy. “Sono 60 euro in totale. Il treno parte dal binario numero 10 fra 15 minuti. Arrivederci.” Jimmy ha pagato, ha salutato, ha preso i bagagli ed è andato verso il binario 10 per salire sul treno per Milano.

Cocai italiano - Podcast for Italian learners

Prendere il treno

Checking in with my students and all others. Working on another country with cultures. Real soon.

Can I Say - Can I Do

Checking In

This episode in Russian gives the interesting information about beer, the drink which helped people fight against cholera! This is the fifth and the final episode in the mini-series of episodes "About the most popular drinks in the world".

Here I will talk about the history of its creation, in which countries beer is drunk the most, about the benefits and harms of this drink, and also tell you some interesting facts about it. If you are looking for a podcast that offers useful information about beer, then listen to this episode in Russian! Whether you are a beginner or an experienced listener of podcasts in Russian, you will enjoy this episode!

If you want to get scripts for this and other podcasts as well as an access for words of the day and exercises in Russian then become a patron using this link: patreon.com/nickrus

Этот эпизод на русском языке даёт интересную информацию о пиве, напитке, который помогал людям бороться с холерой! Это пятый и заключительный эпизод в мини-серии эпизодов "О самых популярных напитках в мире".

Здесь я расскажу об истории его создания, в каких странах пиво пьют больше всего, о пользе и вреде этого напитка, а также расскажу вам несколько интересных фактов о нём. Если вы ищете подкаст, который предлагает полезную информацию о пиве, тогда послушайте этот эпизод на русском языке! Независимо от того, являетесь ли вы новичком или опытным слушателем подкастов на русском языке, вам понравится этот эпизод!

Если вы хотите получить скрипты для этого и других подкастов, а также доступ к словам дня и упражнениям на русском языке, тогда станьте патроном по этой ссылке: patreon.com/nickrus

Russian with Nick

Эпизод 9. Пиво. История, страны-лидеры, интересные факты

In this episode, we explore how to ask basic questions in Ukrainian! If you're a beginner, this episode is perfect for you. Learn the essential question words like хто, що, де, and more, along with how to use them in everyday conversations. We’ll also explain the difference between що and який, and how який changes depending on the gender and number of nouns. By the end of this episode, you’ll be ready to ask questions confidently in Ukrainian. 

Український подкаст для початківців з Альоною / Ukrainian podcast for beginners with Alyona 

Asking Questions in Ukrainian: A Beginner's Guide

The Step Pyramid of Djoser

A

The pyramids are the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt and still hold enormous interest for people in the present day. These grand, impressive tributes to the memory of the Egyptian kings have become linked with the country even though other cultures, such as the Chinese and Mayan, also built pyramids. The evolution of the pyramid form has been written and argued about for centuries. However, there is no question that, as far as Egypt is concerned, it began with one monument to one king designed by one brilliant architect: the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.

B

Djoser was the first king of the Third Dynasty of Egypt and the first to build in stone. Prior to Djoser’s reign, tombs were rectangular monuments made of dried clay brick, which covered underground passages where the deceased person was buried. For reasons which remain unclear, Djoser’s main official, whose name was Imhotep, conceived of building a taller, more impressive tomb for his king by stacking stone slabs on top of one another, progressively making them smaller, to form the shape now known as the Step Pyramid. Djoser is thought to have reigned for 19 years, but some historians and scholars attribute a much longer time for his rule, owing to the number and size of the monuments he built.

C

The Step Pyramid has been thoroughly examined and investigated over the last century, and it is now known that the building process went through many different stages. Historian Marc Van de Mieroop comments on this, writing ‘Much experimentation was involved, which is especially clear in the construction of the pyramid in the center of the complex. It had several plans … before it became the first Step Pyramid in history, piling six levels on top of one another … The weight of the enormous mass was a challenge for the builders, who placed the stones at an inward incline in order to prevent the monument breaking up.’

Part 2 will be added later today. Stay tuned.


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In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about some popular diets: vegetarian, veganism, paleo, low-carb…
They also talked about they daily diet and the areas they hope to improve.


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不同的饮食习惯 Different Diets: Paleo, Vegan, and The Lion Diet?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A43UgHVeazmWaAVDD92FhcqOFDSin61h/view?usp=drivesdk