Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #20 - Edizione Straordinaria!

Join Tim as he narrates the tale of James, a young Brit introducing his international flatmates to the quintessential British tea party. Learn about tea etiquette, biscuit dunking, and more. For a transcript and glossary, send me a message!

Tea, Talk & Textbooks: An ESL Podcast

A Cuppa Culture: The British Tea Party Unveiled

This issue will give you an answer what is the deepest lake in the world. Many interesting facts about this lake, including the fact, that it contains almost 1/5 of fresh water on the Earth. Why people love to come to this lake? Why the swimming season at the lake is short? 

Этот выпуск даст вам ответ, какое озеро самое глубокое в мире. Много интересных фактов об этом озере, включая факт, что оно содержит почти 1/5 всей пресной воды планеты Земля. Почему люди любят приезжать к этому озеру? Почему купальный сезон на этом озере такой короткий? 

Russian with Nick

#4 Самое глубокое озеро в мире

We talk about the problems young people have getting a job.
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 4 - YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT  

Spanish México

NAVIDAD 2022.

Hi everyone, I am Sara and this is Persian made EZ, episode 2. 

One way to say “how are you?” in Persian is to use, “chetor i?” and, “chetor in?”.

We use “chetor i”, with the “i” ending, when we’re talking to one person in an informal setting, for example when talking to a friend or family.

And we use “chetor in”, with the “in” ending, either when we’re talking to one person in a formal setting, or to more than one person in both formal and informal situations. 

It's also very common in person to ask, “khub i?” and, “khub in?” when we're greeting each other.

“Khub” means “good”, “well”, or “fine”, so “khub i?” and “khub in?” literally mean, “are you fine?” or, “are you doing well?”

You can also put “khub i?” and “khub in?” together with “chetor i?” and “chetor in?”, and greet each other like this: 

Salām! Chetor i? Khub i? (Informal, Singular)

Or

Salām! Chetor in? Khub in? (Formal / Plural)

We can answer “chetor i?” and “khub i?” with, “khub am, merci!” and, “khub am, kheili mamnun!”, or, “bad nistam, merci!” and, “bad nistam, kheili mamnun!”.

And then we can ask, “to chetor i?” and, “to khub i?” or, “shomā chetor in?” and, “shomā khub in?”.

Now let’s practice! 

Dialogue 1

Salām! Chetor i? 
Salām! Khub am, merci! To chetor i?
Khub am, kheili mamnun! 

Dialogue 2

Salām! Chetor i? Khub i?
Salām! Bad nistam, kheili mamnun! To khub i?
Khub am, merci! 

Persian Script

سَلام: hello, hi
چِطوری / چِطورین: how are you
خوبی / خوبین: are you fine, are you doing well
خوبَم: I'm fine
بَد نیستَم: I'm not bad
مِرسی: thanks
خِیلی مَمنون: thank you so much

Latin Script 

Salām: hello, hi
Chetor i? / Chetor in?: how are you?
Khub i? / Khub in?: are you fine?, are you doing well?
Khub am: I’m fine
Bad nistam: (I’m) not bad
Merci: thanks
Kheil mamnun: thank you so much

Persian Made Easy 

Persian Made Easy, Episode 2

A flight attendant approaches Matt to offer him a drink.


Flight Attendant
Would you like something to drink? We have soda, coffee and tea as well as alcoholic beverages.


Matt
Sure, how much are the drinks?


Flight Attendant
Non-alcoholic beverages are free of charge. Alcoholic drinks are five dollars each.


Matt
Ok. I'd like to have a cup of coffee, please. Are meals going to be served on this flight?


Flight Attendant
Dinner will be served halfway through the flight. I will also bring you a snack with your beverage.


Matt
Can we choose what we will have for dinner?


Flight Attendant
Certainly. I will be bringing the menu for you to choose from. We have chicken, fish, and beef.


Matt
Is a vegetarian meal available?


Flight Attendant
Yes, but only if you have requested a special meal when you booked your flight. If not, I will try to find some extra servings of vegetables for you.


Matt
That would be great. Thank you very much.

English Conversation/Dialogue

Airline Food Services

Hello, dear learners! 
Here is a situation number two - "how to ask for help".
Here are survival phrases that are highly recommended to learn by heart to react quick when necessary. Oh boy... I am sure you will never use it but it's kind of safer to be 100% prepared when travelling (not only in Russia!)
Your teacher,
Elena

1-minute Survival Russian for Travelling (A1-A2)

Как попросить о помощи/How to ask for help

Typical foods of Colombian gastronomy are mentioned

- Bandeja paisa
- Arepa de huevo
- Tamal boyacense 
- Hormiga Culona