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Este es el segundo episodio en el que aprenderás expresiones coloquiales en español con la palabra "ojo". Si no escuchaste el primer episodio, puedes escucharlo en mi podcast. 
 ¡Estaré una semana explicando expresiones con la palabra "OJO" así que SUBSCRÍBETE para no perderte ningún episodio! 🚀¡Consigue fluidez y confianza hablando español! 🎯Reserva una clase conmigo y te acompañaré en el proceso. 📩 Apúntate a mi boletín de noticias para aprender una palabra coloquial al día: https://acortar.link/d8H9at

Español coloquial

Expresiones coloquiales con la palabra ojo Parte 2

Here in this episode, you will learn a small part of Marianna's life, enjoy! try to listen this episode carefully as the vocabulary is very easy, and here is a quiz for you after you are done. 

Reading in Turkish

Marianna Takside 

Once again, the Mediterranean diet has been named the world's best by US News & World Report.

The diet, which is eaten across the world but is based on foods and recipes from countries around the Mediterranean Sea, has now been at the top of the list for six years.

Its focus on fruit, vegetables, olive oil and fish has helped the Mediterranean diet to the top, according to US News.

A team of experts looked at 24 different diets, putting them in order from best to worst.

There were also a number of different category winners.

The Mediterranean diet was chosen as the best plant-based diet, and, along with the flexitarian diet, it tied as the best for families. It also tied with the DASH diet as the best for healthy bones.

The flexitarian diet encourages people to eat a vegetarian diet most of the time, but still allows some meat.

The DASH diet is meant to help people with high blood pressure. It focuses on fruit, vegetables and whole grains, as well as low-fat products.

The flexitarian and DASH diets also tied for second place on the overall list.

The Mediterranean diet is not exactly the same across all Mediterranean countries, but these countries do share the same basic eating principles.

This low-fat way of eating — which also includes beans and grains, and not much red meat or butter — has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease and other health problems.

Speaking to CNN, Gretel Schueller from US News said we can all use these ideas to eat a Mediterranean diet wherever we are in the world.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Mediterranean Diet Named World's Best — Again

Some people love to brag. They might brag about where they live, the money they make or how great they are at sports.

In fact, some people even brag about how busy or stressed they are.

And it's becoming quite common.

It's called "busy bragging" or "stress bragging" — and people find it just as annoying as any other bragging.

You may have heard it at your workplace, when people tell everyone about how much work they have to do, or say things like: "You have no idea of the stress I'm under."

They might be doing this to show others that they're important or working hard.

However, a study from the US found that the colleagues of stress braggers find those people less likable and less competent because of their bragging.

And colleagues were found to be less likely to help stress braggers.

The study also found that colleagues may even begin to feel stress themselves because of the effect of people stress bragging.

Study author Jessica Rodell said: "People are harming themselves by doing this thing they think is going to make them look better to their colleagues."

However, Rodell said sharing workplace stress with others is not a bad thing to do: it's only when people brag about their stress that it causes negative feelings.

"It's not the being stressed part that's a problem," she said. In fact, the study found that if your colleagues think you're stressed, they do think you're more competent.

You just can't brag about it.

'Busy Bragging': The Workplace Habit That Annoys Everyone

Hi everyone, 

Have you ever lived in a share house before ? 

I have lived so many share houses in Canada and the U.S.  

I also experienced a lot of troubles with my roommates. 

 I hope you will enjoy today's episode.  Best, Kaichi 

皆様 

今日は、シェアハウスについて語っております。 今まで、いくつものシェアハウスに住んでました。

いろいろなトラブルを経験し、本当に色々な経験をしました。 そんなシェアハウスでのトラブル、実際私が払っていた賃料まで公開してます！ 

お時間があれば、是非聞いていってください。 

【ひとことフレーズ】 

・警察沙汰（けいさつざた） →何か問題を起こし、警察のお世話になること or 警察に迷惑をかけること。 

例）昨日の夜、パーティで騒ぎすぎて、警察沙汰になった。 　 

・大の大人が（だいのおとなが） →大人（おとな）なのにも関わらず　 

例）大の大人が、酔っぱらって、人を殴って、警察沙汰になった。 　　

大の大人が、恥ずかしい。。。。。 

※　この表現は、ネガティブな表現でよく使われます。 　

もう大人（たぶん20歳以上？？）だから、そんなことで、他の人に迷惑かけるな！という意味合いが込められています。







Real-Life Japanese with Kaichi

45. シェアハウスで警察沙汰！？

Ep.1 : ~거나, ~게 되다, ~아/어/해 보다.
(1) ~거나 : Connection ending to indicate selection (or)
✏ Verb, Adjective stem + 거나 
(2) ~게 되다 : An expression that represents a result, situation, or state changed by external influences (end up ~ing)
✏ Verb stem + 게 되다.
(3) ~아/어/해 보다 : An expression of attempt (try) 
✏ Verb stem + 아/어/해 보다.

100% Real Korean Conversation

Korean Grammar Podcast Ep.1

In this episode, we’ll explore the difference between “到达” and “达到” in Chinese. Can both be used when talking about arriving in China? Tune in to learn their meanings, proper usage, and pick up some useful vocabulary along the way:

到达 (dào dá)
中文解释：指到某个具体的地方或位置，常用于描述空间上的移动或过程的完成。
英文解释：To arrive at a specific place or location, often used to describe the completion of movement or action in a spatial sense.

达到 (dá dào)
中文解释：指达到某种程度、标准、目标，多用于抽象的事物，强调过程或结果的实现。
英文解释：To reach a certain degree, standard, or goal, often used for abstract concepts, emphasizing the realization of a process or result.

地方 (dì fāng)
中文解释：指某个特定的地点或区域，通常是较小的、具体的空间。
英文解释：A specific place or area, typically smaller and more concrete in nature.

空间 (kōng jiān)
中文解释：指一个较大或抽象的区域，可以是物理的空间或虚拟的空间。
英文解释：Refers to a larger or more abstract area, which could be physical space or virtual space.

程度 (chéng dù)
中文解释：指某种事物的层次或程度，常用于描述抽象概念的深度或强度。
英文解释：Refers to the level or degree of something, often used to describe the depth or intensity of abstract concepts.

抽象 (chōu xiàng)
中文解释：指概念上非具体、非直观的事物，通常无法通过物理感官直接感知。
英文解释：Refers to things that are non-concrete and non-intuitive in concept, often not directly perceivable through physical senses.


Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

You can say 到达中国 or 达到中国？

Septiembre normalmente es el mes relacionado con el fin del verano y la vuelta al cole, a las clases. Por eso aprovechando este mes en el podcast de hoy voy a hablar del sistema educativo en España. 