A：这是谁的房间？
B：这是我和我丈夫的，旁边那个小的房  
      间是我女儿的。
A：你女儿的房间真漂亮！都是粉色的。
B：是啊，粉色是我女儿最喜欢的颜色。


HSK Standard Course Level 2 Audio of the textbook

Lesson 3 text 3

Hi everyone!! It’s Timpika and you’re listening to Thai T la nid podcast EP 5!! As you know it’s the hottest time of the year in Thailand right now. It’s burning hot and many times, I have to say “ร้อนมากกกกกก แบบก.ไก่ล้านตัว” (slang).

Alright, some of you might know “ร้อนมาก”  already ร้อน means hot and มาก means very so ร้อนมาก means very hot.

And when you want to emphasize an adjective or adverb even more you can pronounce the word “มาก” longer (The longer the more emphasis). For example ร้อนมากกกกกกกก. Just like that.

But that’s not enough. When it’s a very very great degree. We can add the expression “ก.ไก่ล้านตัว” "gor-gài láan dtuua" or with a million of “ก”.

ก.ไก่ is the letter “ก” which is the final consonant of the word “มาก”
ล้าน = million 
ตัว = the classifier for letters, consonants, vowels, numbers, characters 

So when we say ร้อนมากกกกกก แบบ ก.ไก่ล้านตัว, it means the weather is sooooooo hottttttt! With a million of “t”

More examples on using ก.ไก่ล้านตัว
1. สงกรานต์ที่เมืองไทยสนุกมากกกกกกกก แบบก.ไก่ ล้านตัว
2.  ส้มตำร้านนี้อร่อยมากกกกกก แบบก.ไก่ล้านตัว

Well, I hope you enjoy this episode of Thai T la nid podcast. Let me know and share the link to your friends who are learning Thai if you find this is helpful. Thank you so much. See you in the next episode. Bye-bye 😊


Thai - Tea La Nid (ไทยทีละนิด) Podcast

Thai - Tea La Nid (ไทยทีละนิด) - EP.5 - The Slang ร้อนมากกกกก แบบ ก.ไก่ ล้านตัว It's sooooooo hottttttt!  (with transcript for study)

Hace unas semanas, en este mismo blog hablaba sobre el “idioma universal: la música”. Pues hoy sale la newsletter número 10 y el tema entorno al que gira es sobre 10 canciones específicas que ayudan, sin duda, a mejorar las áreas de: comprensión auditiva, fonética, vocabulario e inmersión en la cultura hispanoamericana... todo esto e incluso más: la alegría y las emociones que generan estas diez composiciones que hacen que la gente cada vez más y más, se enamore de nuestra cultura y por supuesto, de nuestra lengua también.

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

La Música y la Lengua

In many of the world's richer countries, young adults feel they can't afford to start a family. They also see the idea of buying a house as an impossible dream.

So, they're going on holiday instead!

And Elizabeth Currid-Halkett from the University of Southern California told CNN that young people are happy to take on some debt to go on a trip.

That's because it feels like a very small amount of debt compared to the cost of college or a house.

In fact, a May 2024 survey by US money website WalletHub found that two out of five Americans agree: they think it's worth going into debt to be able to have a good vacation.

Some call it "doom spending" — spending money on short-term pleasure, not saving it for something bigger in the future.

People point to the fact that house prices have increased much faster than wages, and so young adults today feel that saving for a home isn't realistic.

They feel the money would be better spent on a nice vacation.

There are also airlines that let customers book a flight but pay for it later, something that may appeal to these younger travelers.

However, experts say doom spending is a risky way to use your money, especially if it becomes a habit.

Money expert Louise Hill told Sky News that spending on short-term pleasure also makes it even harder to save for big things in life like a house or a family.

She said: "By the time you've saved enough for it, think about whether you still really want it."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Many Americans Happy to Go into Debt for a Vacation


Dà 	Wèi: 	Lǎobǎn, 	zhèɡe 	èrshǒu 	zìxínɡchē 	zěnme 
大 	卫： 	老板， 	这个 	二手 	自行车 	怎么 
mài? 
卖？ 
Lǎobǎn: 	Sānbǎiwǔshí 	yuán. 
老板： 	350 	元。 
Dà 	Wèi: 	Tài 	ɡuì 	le! 	Zhè 	shì 	shénme 	páizi 
大 	卫： 	太 	贵 	了！ 	这 	是 	什么 	牌子 
de 	zìxínɡchē? 
的 	自行车？ 
Lǎobǎn: 	Dōu 	shì 	mínɡpái. 	Kěyǐ 	zài 	ɡěi 	nǐ 
老板： 	都 	是 	名牌。 	可以 	再 	给 	你 
piányi 	yìdiǎnr, 	èrbǎi 	yuán. 
便宜 	一点儿， 	200 	元。 
Dà 	Wèi: 	Chēzi 	zhèr 	yǒudiǎnr 	máobinɡ. 
大 	卫： 	车子 	这儿 	有点儿 	毛病， 
Wǒ 	bù 	xiǎnɡ 	yào 	le. 
我 	不 	想 	要 	了。 
Lǎobǎn: 	Zhèɡe 	mǎshànɡ 	kěyǐ 	xiū 	hǎo. 
老板： 	这个 	马上 	可以 	修 	好。 
Nǐ 	shuō 	ɡe 	jià 	bɑ. 
你 	说 	个 	价 	吧。 
Dà 	Wèi: 	Zuìduō 	yìbǎi 	kuài. 
大 	卫： 	最多 	100 	块。 
Lǎobǎn: 	Hǎo 	bɑ. 
老板： 	好 	吧。 


日常用语

二手市场

In this episode of the SERBIAN TO GO podcast you will hear 6 descriptions of 6 different houses, as well as their prices. Your task is to recognize the houses in the podcast’s picture. 
Let’s start!
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!



SERBIAN TO GO

Цена и опис куће – Cena i opis kuće – House description and house price (A1 level)

In this episode, a student from David's 'Movies, TV, and Podcasts' course discusses a new movie; 'Downton Abbey - The end of an era'. This quintessential English drama reveals a great deal about life in an upper-class English family. Listen as Helen tells us why she was attracted to the movie, who her favourite character is, and whether she would recommend the movie to other students of English. If you've watched the movie, please send me your comments, and let me know whether you agree with Helen's review.

Learn English with Cambridge David

Movie Review: Downton Abbey - The end of an era

什么是996呢？
    这是一种加班情况，有很多公司会要求员工加班，员工要从早上9点工作到晚上9点，一个星期工作六天。
在你的国家，人们常常加班吗？对这种加班到情况，你怎么看呢？如果你不喜欢这种加班文化，你能说出三点原因吗？欢迎你跟我聊一聊。
接下来，是一段关于加班文化的新闻，其实这种加班文化在中国也有很多人讨论，有很多员工反对和质疑，所以科技公司做出了一些改变。
    今天新闻里，做出改变的公司，就是字节跳动，说起字节跳动可能你不熟悉，但是它的子公司 tiktok，你一定熟悉。我们一起来看看，她们做出什么改变了

    中国互联网公司“字节跳动” 带头（take the lead in）改变高科技公司的加班文化， 引起了讨论。
    作为TikTok母公司的字节跳动从本月开始鼓励员工“朝10晚7”，也就是早上10点到晚上7点工作，每周工作5天，但是，有专家怀疑这歌改变真的能改变高科技公司的加班文化吗？
    现在中国大型科技公司正遭遇政府的强力监管，与此同时，基层员工对互联网行业“996”工作环境的不断质疑，让中国互联网公司处于政府和员工双重压力下，积极调整加班制度可以理解

今天聊什么

996是什么，你还不知道吗？What is 996, you still don't know？

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MDpKz4dPyqMEfIApUZkhyk2RZJ_qYeHs/view?usp=drivesdk