Description: Join Marcus as he travels from Mexico City to Seattle to visit his friend Kylie. Explore the city, enjoy local food, and meet Kylie’s family. Easy vocabulary for beginners. 

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Marcus’s Adventure: A New City and Old Friends

안녕하세요, 여러분!
Hello everyone!
저는 영쌤이에요. 오늘은 숫자의 두 가지 종류와 쓰임을 아주 쉽게 설명해볼게요.
I'm Teacher Young-ssam. Today, we're going to talk about the two kinds of numbers in Korean and how to use them.

<A1-A2>*이제 시작! Now start!*

두 가지 숫자-numbers, Why are there two?

Today we're talking about some vocabulary that we can use to talk about working late at night, early in the morning, or even through the night. I hope you find it useful!

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That's a terrible time to start work!

Picture this: a giant peanut statue from the heart of rural America, Durant, Oklahoma, making its way to one of the most prestigious art venues in the world, the Louvre in Paris. 

Everything Zenified 

If a Peanut was the Finest Art

В этом подкасте рассказываю о том, что такое междометие (это не сложно) и привожу примеры самых популярных слов этой части речи.

Привет, это Наташа!

Эпизод 37. Междометия. Спасибо! Ой! Фу!

文の最後につく「か」　 　「か」 at the end of a sentence

「か」 means not only “question”, but also “proposal” and “reaffirmation” . Let’s see some sample sentences!

こんにちは。おげんきですか。
「おげんきですか」の「か」は、人になにかを聞くときに使いますね。
「いそがしいですか。」「ちょっと　いいですか。」「これはいくらですか。」など、質問するときに使います。
でも、「か」は　質問するときだけ使うのでしょうか。

例えば、
「いっしょに　ご飯　食べようか。」
「ごはんのあとで、花火しようか。」
この「か」は、いっしょに何かをしようと提案したいときに使っています。

それから、
「え！きょうが　かのじょの　誕生日だったのか。わすれてたよ！」
「ああ、これか。　田中さんがおいしいって言ってたアイスクリーム。」
ここで使われている「か」は、再確認したいときに使っています。

このように文の最後につく「か」には　「質問」「提案」「再確認」の３つの使い方があります。
①	Question　質問（しつもん）
②	Proposal　提案（ていあん）
③	Reaffirmation　再確認（さいかくにん）


ことばコトバ言葉kotoba

「か」at the end of sentence

Numbers 1-12, say thank you &amp; the possessive -s.
Paul helps Meili in the university and they look for Anna's office together. They find the office. What will happen when they go inside?

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3: Wo ist das Büro? | Where is the office?

在本集播客里，Karen和柏威聊了一些中国年轻人不回家过年的原因，和他们面临的压力。

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

年轻人，你为什么不回家过年？Young people, why don't you go home for Chinese New Year?

Borders between countries sometimes change after wars or international agreements, but part of the border between Italy and Switzerland is changing because of melting glaciers.

Large sections of the border are defined by different parts of the glacier, for example the lines of ridges in the ice.

But climate change has caused glaciers across Europe to melt and this has changed the positions of the glaciers' ridges and the natural boundaries between the countries.

The two countries have been talking about the new borders for a number of months. Switzerland signed the new border agreement at the end of September and it's waiting for Italy to do the same.

Part of the border is close to the popular Swiss ski resort of Zermatt. Some of the slopes will be affected by the border change, although skiers shouldn't need to worry about carrying their passports up the mountain!

In fact, both countries are in the Schengen area, so anyone with a visa to visit one of them will usually be able to visit the other without any problems.

The changes have been made so that it is clear which of the two countries is responsible for maintaining certain areas.

But both countries' economic interests were also considered when the new borders were agreed, Bloomberg said.

According to 2023 data, Switzerland's glaciers lost 4% of their volume in 2023, after losing a record 6% of their volume in 2022.

The region has had less snow and warmer summers in recent years.

Some glaciers have no ice left, and the situation will only get worse if nothing is done about climate change, experts say.

According to a 2023 study, up to half of the world's glaciers could disappear by 2100, even if we make progress with targets limiting climate change.