This week I will be focussing on New Year’s traditions.
By the time you listen to this podcast, the new year will be behind you. How did you celebrate the solar new year? Join me in this brief foray into the new year’s traditions we celebrate in our home.

Philosophical Friday

New Year’s episode of Philosophical Friday

不过：连词，用在后一分句的开头，表示转折，对前一分句的意思做补充、修正。
例如：我本来想当医生，不过我发现自己更喜欢教汉语。
不过：也可以做副词，表示“仅仅”，强调比较少、比较小。
“不过”在委婉地提出意见或表示拒绝时常用, 多用于口语；而“但是”表达转折的语气更重一些。
不过 + 数词
虽然/尽管/即使...，但是...。（不过 ×）

我很想跟你在一起，(但是)我爱上了别人。
我很想跟你在一起，(不过)我爱上了别人。

喵喵说汉语---HSK 4

一起来说一说“不过。。。”的用法

En este hablamos de uno de los verbos españoles que más significados tiene. El verbo pasar, que de hecho si lo buscas en el diccionario te vas a encontrar con más de 60. ¡Pero no te precoupes!  He hecho una selección y solo te voy a comentar los 13 que yo considero más comunes. Además de comentarte los diferentes significados te voy a dar varios ejemplos con cada definición para que puedas ver cada significado un contexto del día a día.

Como siempre, espero que disfrutes el episodio. Si lo haces, y te puedes tomar dos segundos para dejar una valoración al podcast te lo agradeceré muchísimo.

También, me encantaría escucharte, cuéntame si conocías todos los significados que comento y si conoces algún otro.


Blanca to go 

154 – El verbo pasar y sus diferentes significados

I talk about the phenomenon of trying to fit in despite how expensive it can be. 

Random Thoughts

Keeping Up with the Jones

गर्मी सुरु भएको धेरै भएको थिएन । एउटा तलाउ सुक्यो । तलाउको पानीमा बाँचेका पशुपक्षी बिचल्लीमा परे । उनीहरू एक एक गरेर नयाँ तलाउको खोजीमा लागे ।

तर तलाउको कछुवालाई समस्या पर्यो । उसलाई लाग्यो, “अब मरिने भइयो ।” ...................


SIMPLE AND SHORT STORIES IN NEPALI

#7 उड्ने कछुवाको गीत (Song of the Flying Turtle)

In this story, a piece of toast named Buttersy has an uncomfortable bus ride to work. How will she deal with the terrible smell? This is Part 3 of 5. 

The bus kept going as the morning sun rose higher and higher. The candy passengers begun to seem uncomfortable. They wiped sweat off their foreheads and fanned themselves using their wrappers. The temperature was rising. 

Buttersy had a painful look on her face as she sniffed. “What’s that smell?” 

She scanned the bus and found the offender. 

In the middle of the bus was a middle-aged piece of cheesecake. He sat at the window and almost took up two seats because of his size. He was sweating, breathing heavily and groaning. The passenger next to him left her seat and decided to stand at the front. 

“Ugh, it’s disgusting,” said Buttersy, now holding her nose, not worried about what others will think. “How can he be so inconsiderate? A thing like that shouldn’t leave the house without a wrapper!” 

Choco laughed, knowing that Buttersy wasn’t serious, but only expressing her frustration. He said, “This is public life. Just keep breathing through your mouth; we’re not far from our stop.” 

Buttersy held her nose, getting angrier and angrier. She noticed the bus was equipped with a huge air conditioning system, but it was only blowing a tiny breeze. 

“What’s going on!? Are these candies all crazy?” she said, noticing how the others just tolerated the sour smell that filled the bus. “I’d prefer to have a bird peck out my eyes than this.” 

As the journey continued, the smell only got worse and worse. 


Being a Cloud

Buttersy the Piece of Toast

見ます→見たがりません　見たがりませんでした
飲みます→飲みたがりません　　飲みたがりませんでした
守ります→守りたがりません　守りたがりませんでした
出します→出したがりません　　出したがりませんでした
入ります→入りたがりません　　入りたがりませんでした
壊します→壊したがりません　壊したがりませんでした
みがきます→みがきたがりません　みがきたがりませんでした
さわぎます→さわぎたがりません　　さわぎたがりませんでした
見てきます→見てきたがりません　見てきたがりませんでした

ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

・練習　たがりません　否定（ひてい）　N4ぶんぽう

Use = Utilize 
Use = purpose/value/point
usage = the act of using something 
get used to = get accustomed to (get adapted)
be used to = be accustomed to (to be adapted to something)

Nit-Picky English with Nika 

Use (verb & noun,) Usage, Utilize, Get/Be Used To - What's the difference? 

Welcome to another pod for A1 and A2 learners. 

Learn to describe your daily routine in Swedish by listening and repeating key words.   

Lär dig att beskriva din dagliga rutin genom att lyssna och repetera viktiga ord.  