In this episode I'll end my long monologue about the effectiveness of some of the most popular language study apps. Do they actually work? If yes, in which areas of language learning are they useful? How should you use them?

Subtitled Italian

Season 01 / Episode 04 - Are study apps really worth it? (part 2)

A few words, you'll find nowhere else, but that we use all the time

Swissitude 

Jargon

Tässä jaksossa kerron siitä, miten sanat 'minä' ja 'sinä' sanotaan suomen eri murteissa. Minä, mä, mää ja mie tarkoittaa kaikki samaa asiaa! Enjoy :)

Heippa hei!

Mä ja sä = minä ja sinä

Lettura del primo capitolo di "Fatim, Cenerentola nel 2000".
Glossario:
- lampo (del vestito): cerniere, zip
- una copia spiaccicata: una sosia, una persona uguale a un'altra
- sopraggiungere (nel testo, "sopraggiunse", passato remoto): arrivare 
- la stoffa aveva ceduto: la stoffa non ha resistito
- ciccia: grasso
- sulla soglia dei 50 anni: che ha quasi compiuto 50 anni 

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Fatim, Cenerentola nel 2000

Capitolo 1 - Due sorelle particolari

You know, before you dive into any new structure of learning, it’s super important to ask all the WHYS. Be curious! Find out the reasons behind a grammatical rule, a sentence structure, or even the way a word is pronounced. Trust me, when you know the reasons why something is presented the way it is, it becomes so much easier to remember and use in conversation and writing.

Think of it like building a house. You need a solid foundation of bricks even though you might just see the pretty, colorful windows. Behind every beautiful house is a strong foundation of bricks, which once laid, cannot be removed. It’s the same with language. Once you know the reasons behind the rules, you’re stuck with them in a good way!


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Tip 36 - Ask All the WHYS Before Setting Up Any Structure of Learning

古时候，有个叫张三的人，他费了好大的劲儿，才积攒下三百两银子，心里很高兴。但他总是怕别人把这些钱偷去，就找了一只箱子，把三百两银子钉在箱中，然后埋在屋后的地底下。

可是他还是不放心，怕别人到这儿来挖，于是就想了一个“巧妙”的办法。他拿出一张纸，写上七个大字:“此地无银三百两”,贴在墙角边,这才放心地走了。
 
谁知道他的举动，都被隔壁的王二看到了。半夜，趁张三熟睡，王二把三百两银子全偷走了。为了不让张三知道，他也在一张纸上写了七个大字:“隔壁王二不曾偷”，也贴在墙上。

张三第二天早上起来,到屋后去看银子，银子不见了，一见纸条，才恍然大悟。

“此地无银三百两”比喻想要用自认为是聪明的手法隐瞒真相，结果反而暴露得更明显。

In ancient times, there was a man named Zhang San. He spent a lot of effort to save 300 taels of silver. He was very happy. But he was always afraid that others would steal the money, so he found a box, nailed the money in the box, and buried it under the ground behind the house.
However, he was still worried that others would come here to dig, so he thought of a "clever" idea. He took out a piece of paper and wrote in seven big characters: "there is no silver here, three hundred taels". He stuck it on the corner of the wall, and then he left with confidence.
Well, what he did, was seen by Wang Er next door. At midnight, while Zhang San was asleep, Wang Er stole all three hundred taels of silver. In order not to let Zhang San know, he also wrote seven big characters on a piece of paper: "Wang Er next door never stole it", which was also pasted on the wall.
Zhang San got up the next morning and went to the back of the house to see the silver. The silver was gone. When he saw the note, he suddenly realized. 

This idiom is a metaphor for trying to hide the truth with a clever trick, but the result is more obvious, a clumsy denial resulting in self-exposure.

HSK5 Vocab Based - Short Story Podcast

02. 成语--此地无银三百两Idiom--cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng No 300 taels of silver buried here

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¡Acompáñame a explorar libros que te invitarán a viajar a esta parte del mundo!

En este episodio iniciare con esta fascinante historia, les contaré sobre el nacimiento inusitado de Tita y como este evento determinó el hecho  de que Tita sintiera un inmenso amor por la cocina.

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Episodio 1: Libro Como Agua para Chocolate de Laura Esquivel.

The Social Evolutionary

Is it true: "Money doesn't buy happiness"?

In this episode for upper-intermediate and advanced English learners, I’ll talk about some idioms and sayings that I personally use regularly. Today’s idioms are mostly related to having lots and lots of work to do, or being really busy. These idioms (and one phrasal verb) can all be used in a business context, but are also used in everyday life.

I welcome you to practice what you’ve learned by writing examples in the comments!  (Music by Lesfm from Pixabay)