If someone tells you exactly what you think, without worrying about upsetting you, then we could call them direct, outspoken, or frank.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

Go on then, tell me exactly what you think!

This is a short conversation between  a student and a teacher.
 The script is as follows:
M: Hello, teacher, how are you? sà-wàt-dee kráp kroo bpen yang ngai bâang kráp
T: Hello, fine and you Meng? sà-wàt-dee kâ · sà-baai dee · láew Meng lá kâ
M: Life is fine. I have been to Thailand for 2 days. (ago)
      chee-wít sà-baai · sà-baai kráp · maa bprà-têt tai sŏng wan láew 
T: Are you coming for a visit, right?  maa tîieow châi măi?
 M: Not at all. I moved to work  here. mâi châi loiie kráp  pŏm yáai maa tam ngaan têe nêe
T: Very good. Tomorrow Thailand will have an important festival.
     Dee mâak · prûng-née bprà-têt tai jà mee têt-sà-gaan săm-kan
M: What is the festival? I've never been to Thailand in this period.
      têt-sà-gaan à-rai kráp · pŏm mâi koiie maa bprà-têt tai  chûuang née
T:   Songkran, do you know ?  sŏng-graan · róo jàk măi
M:  I've never heard,  what is it?  mâi koiie dâai yin · keu à-rai kráp
T: Thai New Year's Day Tourists know that Songkran is a water play day for Thai people.
       wan bpee mài tai · nák tông tîieow róo jàk sŏng-graan keu wan lên náam kŏng kon tai
M: Very interesting, I'm glad to be able to visit Songkran Festival.
      nâa sŏn jai mâak · pŏm dee jai têe jà dâai tîieow têt-sà-gaan sŏng-graan
T: not just play with water. We have many activities such as going to the temple to make merit. release the bird, release the fish,  visit family , pay respect to parents and elders and carry sand into the temple
   mâi châi kâe lên náam · rao mee gìt-jà-gam lăai yàang · chên · bpai tam bun têe wát · bplòi nók bplòi bplaa · bpai yîiam krôp kruua · wâai pôr mâe láe pôo sŏong aa-yú láe kŏn saai kâo wát
M: Really excited! Tomorrow I will go to the city and temple to see the Songkran atmosphere.
     róo sèuk dtèun dtên jing jing · prûng-née pŏm jà bpai nai meuuang láe wát · pêuua doo ban-
     yaa-gàat
     Sorry, I have to go. I have an appointment with my boss.
     kŏr tôht kráp · pŏm dtông bpai láew · pŏm mee nát gàp jâo naai kráp

Learning Thai with Kru Tarntawan

Conversation about Songkran Festival

I detta avsnitt pratar jag om att jag och min partner testade att fasta i 37 timmar och om andra hälsosamma saker jag gjort för min kropp påsistone!

Detta är ett ord som säkert är nytt för många: Autofagi = självätande (kroppen äter sig själv)
Det vill säga en städprocess på cellnivå som startar i kroppen när en fastat i ungefär 17-24 timmar (det finns lite olika källor på nätet)

Nobelpriset 2016 i fysiologi eller medicin gick till den japanske cellbiologen Yoshinori Ohsumi för hans forskning om hur celler bryter ner och återvinner delar av sig själva. Fenomenet kallas autofagi – grekiska för ”själv-ätande” – och har kopplingar till Parkinsons sjukdom, diabetes typ 2 och många andra sjukdomar.

https://fof.se/artikel/2016/12/medicin-kroppen-ater-sig-sjalv/

Tankar på svenska

Tankar På Svenska : Fasta i 37 timmar

清明节是中国的传统节日，通常在四月。这时候，天气不冷也不热，到处都是春天的样子，草绿了，花开了，好看极了。​
清明节有一个重要的习俗，就是扫墓。很多人会在这天去墓地，墓地是去世的人 “住” 的地方。人们带着鲜花来到墓地，把墓地打扫得干干净净，再献上鲜花，表达对去世亲人的想念。​
除了扫墓，清明节还适合踏青。人们会和家人、朋友一起去公园或者郊外。在公园里，能看到五颜六色的花，还能听到小鸟唱歌。在郊外，空气特别新鲜，风轻轻吹在脸上，舒服极了。大家一边走，一边看风景，心情也变得更好。​
清明节还有好吃的食物，比如青团。青团是用绿色的菜和糯米做的，又软又甜，味道很棒。很多人在清明节会吃青团。​
在中国，有一首和清明节有关的诗，是唐代诗人杜牧写的。诗是这样的：​
清明时节雨纷纷，​
路上行人欲断魂。​
借问酒家何处有？​
牧童遥指杏花村。​
这首诗说的是，清明节的时候下雨了，路上的人心情不太好。有人问哪里有酒店，放牛的小孩指着远处的杏花村。​
清明节既有对去世亲人的思念，又有对春天的喜爱。希望通过今天的节目，大家对清明节有更多的认识。感谢收听，咱们下次再见！

Intresting Chinese有趣的中文

清明节-QingMingFestival

For many, the pandemic has deteriorated our relationship with our jobs. 
Can you re-ignite the spark – and should you even try?
Get in touch if you'd like the transcript!

English News

COVID-19: Why So Many Workers Lost Interest in Their Jobs

В этом выпуске вы узнаете, чем закончится история Анны Карениной и Алексея Вронского. 


Russian with a tale

"Анна Каренина" (Часть 2, финал)

 Episode 15 Transcript
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14G-OvB2_6t_I7o7QmUSuoR6eE3Xb9AIRNlsb2481dvs/edit

Lingua Juice Podcast

New Year Vibes

In this episode, we explore the subtle but important difference between the Italian verbs "parlare" and "dire". While both verbs can be translated as "to speak" or "to say", they have distinct meanings and usage.

Italiano Chiaro Grammatica

Difference between Parlare and Dire

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tAhs7qFS-Fup0huOaPXd17sGSaqer5Dx/view?usp=drivesdk