As a online Chinese teacher, I was very lucky that my life hadn't been affected that much by this pandemic, but this time...

Shay的中文小课堂

Chat Episode2-疫情期间的小麻烦

La parola di oggi è: CORSIVO. In questo podcast vi spiegherò meglio cosa si intende per "corsivo" e quando utilizzarlo.

🇮🇹 ITALIANO IN PILLOLE

📝 CORSIVO

Let's do a quick review and cover asking and giving directions as well as practice asking questions in the past tense.

Super Basic Spanish

Learn Spanish Review: Asking for directions and questions about the past (elementary A2)

Impariamo alcuni proverbi e modi di dire. 
Continuiamo a conoscere Simone.

Il dolce far niente

1. Proverbi e modi di dire

Two people discuss colors and things with their colors.

Beginner 

Colors

Bonjour à tous.
Dans cet épisode, on parle des réseaux sociaux. Des bons points comme des mauvais; et aussi de l'évolution de ceux-ci avec la société.
Bonne écoute!

French with Séb

Les réseaux sociaux - B2

Have you ever heard the phrase, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"?

It means you should follow the customs of the place you're visiting or the people you're with. So in Japan, for example, you should take off your shoes before entering someone's home, because it's the custom.

However, people often shorten this phrase to just, "When in Rome."

Phrases like this, where part of the sentence is not spoken but the meaning is still clear, are called "anapodotons" ("an-uh-PAW-duh-tuns"). People don't say the second part of the phrase, but everyone knows what they mean.

But why do people leave phrases unfinished?

According to Instagram linguist Adam Aleksic, it's because we like to save time and effort when talking. By saying less, we can still share the full idea, as long as others know the rest of the phrase.

Anapodotons are very common in English. Let's look at some more now!

"Speak of the devil" is something people say when someone appears just as you were talking about them. The full phrase is, "Speak of the devil, and he shall appear." But it doesn't mean you think the person who appeared is a bad person!

"It takes a village" is another example. The full phrase, "It takes a village to raise a child," means raising children is easier with help from others. It can also be used to talk about teamwork or group tasks.

"If you can't stand the heat" comes from, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." This means if something is difficult or stressful, you should either deal with it or stop complaining and leave!

Anapodotons may be short, but they have a lot of meaning!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Saying Less, Meaning More: The Power of Anapodotons

Quest’anno sembra che tutti aspettiamo il Natale in anticipo.
I negozi sono già pieni di prodotti natalizi, dolci tipici come il Panettone e il Pandoro. E le vetrine sono luminose e addobbate.


Irene in Italia

7dicembre2023_Natale in anticipo

美容院の料金💸や日本人が美容院をどうやって探すのかについて話しました💇‍♀️みなさんは何か月に一回美容院に行きますか？