Learn more about the expression "elephant in the room", the one behind the name of this podcast, and how you can use it in everyday conversations!

An Elephant In The English Room

Episode Two: Elephant In The Room

We delve into the intricate and often humorous interplay between these two neighboring cultures – Norway and Sweden. Much like Newton's laws of thermodynamics, the principles of conversation dynamics between Norwegians and Swedes can be observed and understood through a few key laws:

First Law: The Law of Politeness Conservation
In any conversation between a Norwegian and a Swede, politeness is neither created nor destroyed but merely transferred. Each party carefully navigates the exchange, ensuring that respect and civility remain balanced and intact.

Second Law: The Principle of Understatement Equilibrium
Understatements in Norwegian-Swedish dialogue tend to seek equilibrium. When one party downplays an event or achievement, the other instinctively matches this tone, creating a harmonious balance of modesty and humor.

Third Law: The Entropy of Misunderstandings
As the complexity of conversation increases, so does the potential for misunderstandings. These are often caused by the subtle nuances and cultural references unique to each nation. Yet, this entropy is often countered by the shared history and mutual respect between Norwegians and Swedes, leading to resolution and clarity.

Join us as we explore these dynamics and uncover the fascinating, and often understated, art of Norwegian-Swedish communication.

Everything Zenified 

The Dynamics of Scandinavian Communication – Understatements 

I'm pleased to provide you a podcast that will give you an idea and glance about the use of the expressions with examples in Arabic language.

Arabic expressions with ArabicLights - Aymaro

Learn Arabic Expressions 9 - I can 1 in Arabic/ Je peux en arabe/ -ebilir,-abilir arapça'da with 8 examples - يمكنني in arabic

Talking about two to three countries that. My students. Tell me they love. And it's always important to listen. To your students.

Can I Say - Can I Do

Jumping out of new Lifestyle.

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Bonus Episode 7: 他们的关系, 有毒!! Toxic Relationships (全中文)

Here the second part of "at the Italian restaurant." Learn all the most important words in Italian to enjoy our delicacies!


Link to our video-courses and interactive exercises ----> https://cocai-italiano.com/

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Welcome to this brand new podcast broadcasted by Cocai Italian.

3 minutes Italian delivers you a full experience of the Italian language in pills.

Do you want to learn Italian language? Or did you just started this journey? Then 3 minutes Italian by Cocai Italiano will help you by teaching you a few, daily Italian expressions to start speaking today!


3 minutes Italian

At the Italian restaurant (part 2) - 3 minutes Italian

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요. I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog.
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222800670699
https://youtu.be/0dM7NGAXJFA

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -What are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening,
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversation sentences,
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording.
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording.
And listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely.

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.)
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1)

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Updated-Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1) - Lesson 12. - Beginner 1  Part 1 -고,  Part 2 -을 거예요/-ㄹ 거예요(2))

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こんばんは！Atsushiです。
いよいよこのPodcastが100回目をむかえました！👏
もしいつも聞いてくれている方がいたらとても嬉しいです。
ありがとうございます。

これからも、今まで通りマイペースに進めていこうと思います。よろしくお願いします。

では、100回目のPodcastは、私がこれからしたいことについて話そうと思います。

私は結婚していて妻がいます。
これから数年の間に、妻と一緒に一度海外に住みたい！と考えています。タイやオーストラリア、カナダ、オランダ、ドイツなどいろいろと興味のある国があります。まずは来年一度、その中のどこかの国へ、旅行で行ってみたいと思います。

私も妻も2人とも日本語教師の資格をとりましたので、その国の日本語学校で働くか、オンラインレッスンをしていくか(どちらにしてもオンラインレッスンは続ける予定です)、他には海外で日本食のビジネスを始めるか、日本人向けに観光ガイドをするか、などなどいろいろと考えたりしています。

まずは旅行で行ってみて、自分たちの目でみて、その国の雰囲気を感じてみないとわからないので、来年から何回か海外に旅行してみようと思います。海外で仕事が決まればすぐいけるんですけど、そんなに簡単ではないですね。これを聞いている海外の方で、日本語できる人を探している人がいたら、ぜひ連絡ください！

話を戻しますが、なぜ海外に住みたいかというと、人生は一回きりなので、後悔しない生き方がしたいからです。海外に住みたかったな、思って死ぬのはイヤなので、一度は住んでみたい、と思います。それから、海外に住むことで、日本の良さにたくさん気づけると思っています。今は想像だけの良さしかわかっていません。ですので、実感を持って、日本の良さを知りたいと思います。あともう一つ。自分たちの可能性を広げたいからです。日本でしか生活したことがないので、海外で生活する、ということが選択肢にないんですね。でも一度経験すると、意外とできるんだ、ということがわかると思うので、一気に視野が広がると思います。英語ももっと本気で勉強すると思います。今もしてます。

そんな新しいチャンスを見つけたい、という思いもあって、海外に行ってみたい、と考えています。

もしこの国オススメだよ！とかあれば教えてください！
ネットでもある程度調べることはできますが、1番良いのは、住んでいる人から直接聞くことだと思っています。


ということで、100回目のPodcastということで、これからしてみたいことについて話しました。

最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
これからもよろしくお願いします！

ではまた！
