The Paralympic Games are starting in Paris! So today I have a couple of pieces of vocabulary for you that come from sport and we can use at work. We have three idioms today, all involving balls. These are "get the ball rolling", "drop the ball", and "keep your eye on the ball". I hope you find them useful

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

Please don't drop the ball!

Episode #1 How to Say “Hello” in Real Korean Life 

After listening, please take the given quiz to check your understanding of today’s topic! 


Haley Heo (헤일리) 🛫 한국어회화

에피소드 1 : 한국의 인사

“戳到笑点”
What will make you burst into laughter?
Let's learn a few internet catchwords about laugh, cuz who doesn't like laughing?

Shay的中文小课堂

Idioms and Slangs Episode2

Today’s episode is “トイレの女の子（toire no on’nanoko）”《A girl in the restroom》.
This story is based on urban legends from various parts of Japan, and a little scary story.
This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
教室（きょうしつ）：classroom
思（おも）い出（だ）す：remember
聞（き）こえる：be heard
やっぱり：after all
急（いそ）いで：hurry
怖（こわ）い：scary
心配（しんぱい）：worry
手（て）を洗（あら）う：wash one's hands

☆Conjugation of verbs☆ 
・te-form：（ています／てください／てから）
・nai-form
・plain-form

☆Script for this episode
https://meg-smile.com/41-short-story-a-girl-in-the-restroom/

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/13773?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#41 Short story / トイレの女の子《A girl in the restroom》/ Urban Legends / Horror  // N5 Level / Japanese listening

Hoy los Reyes Magos se pasean por todas las ciudades españolas antes de visitar las casas de los españoles y dejarles los regalos que abrirán mañana. En el episodio de hoy te cuento en que consiste la Cabalgata de Los Reyes y su origen.

¿Conocías la tradición de Los Reyes Magos? 


Blanca to go 

Especial Navidad 2.10 - La cabalgata de Reyes

In this episode listen in to hear why I am allowed to scream at my mom once a year and use beans to kill some bad vibes. You'll be surprised to learn about this fun holiday that only Japanese people know about.

Crazy Japanese Culture

[Setsubun👹] Throw Beans at the Demons!

Text1
学生: 您好！请问，地铁站在哪儿？
xuésheng: nín hǎo！qǐng wèn, dì tiě zhàn zài nǎr ？
Student: Hello! Excuse me, where is the Metro station?

路人: 一直走，第一个十字路口往左拐。
lùrén: yīzhí zǒu,dìyī ge shí zì lùkǒu wǎng zuǒ guǎi.
Passerby: Go straight, and then turn left at the first crossing.

学生: 是银行前边的路口吗？
xuésheng: shì yínháng qiánbian de lùkǒu ma ？
Student:  Is the crossing in front of the bank?

路人: 对！
lùrén: duì !
Passerby: Yes！

学生: 好的，谢谢！
xuésheng:  hǎode，xièxie ！
Student: Ok, thank you！

New words：
走 zǒu：walk
一直 yī zhí：straight
第一 dì yī：first（第dì+num：auxiliary word for ordinal numbers）
十字路口 shí zì lù kǒu：crossing
往 wǎng：towards（～+directions）
左 zuǒ：left
前边 qián bian：ahead/in front
拐 guǎi：turn
地铁站 dì tiě zhàn：railway station；metro station；subway station
银行 yín háng：bank

Text2
学生: 您好！请问，附近 有 洗手间吗？
xuésheng: nín hǎo！qǐng wèn，fùjìn yǒu xǐ shǒu jiān ma ？
Student: Hello! May I ask, is there a restroom nearby?

路人: 有的！
lùrén: yǒu de！
Passerby: Yes！

学生: 怎么走？
xuésheng: zěnme zǒu ？
Student: How can I get there?

路人: 往前走500米，然后往右拐，洗手间在公共汽车站旁边。
lùrén: wǎng qián zǒu 500 mǐ, ránhòu wǎng yòu guǎi, xǐshǒujiān zài gōnggòngqìchē zhàn pángbiān.
Passerby: Walk 500 meters forward, then turn right. The restroom is next to the bus stop.

学生: 知道了，谢谢！
xuésheng: zhīdào le, xièxie！
Student: Got it, thank you!

New words:
怎么 zěn me： how；how could
知道 zhī dào：know
附近 fù jìn：nearby；close to
前 qián：front
右 yòu：right
旁边 páng biān：beside；next to
米 mǐ：metre（Length unit，num+～）
洗手间 xǐ shǒu jiān：restroom；bathroom；toilet
公共汽车站 gōng gòng qì chē zhàn：bus station；bus stop; motor park

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L8 问路[wèn lù]～Asking the way

بَلَّش عَصْر الإِنْتَرْنِت بِوَقْت الحَرْب البَارْدِة بَين رُوسْيَا وأَمْرِيكَا.
طَبعًا بَلّش بِالجَيش الأَمْرِيكِي بِالسِّتِينَات أو السَبْعِينَات
بعدين بالتْمَانِينَات صَار مَسْمُوح بَين النَاس وبِالتِسْعِينَات إِنْتَشَر كْتِير.
هلأ صار الإِنْتَرْنِت كْتِير مُهِم بِحَيَاتْنَا، وبَعْد كُورُونَا صِرْنَا نِسْتَخْدِمُه مْشَان الشِغِل.

Levantine Dialect (Level 1)

الإنترنت \ internet 🛜

Many of us are preoccupied with things that happened in the past of things that hasn't happen yet. As a result, many struggle with focus. Today's podcast is a story time full of yet new lessons.