Today we're talking about questions or issues that have only two possible solutions. Today's word is "binary" and I hope you find it useful.

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Should we fire him or promote him?

Harry Potter Libro 1

Capítulo 2

Oi gente, aqui é Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje falaremos sobre algumas gírias cariocas. Se você é iniciante e está se sentindo perdido, pode pular direto para a parte em que explico tudo isso em inglês em dois minutos e vinte segundos. (If you are a beginner and feel lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English at two minutes and twenty seconds). 
Se quiser você pode acompanhar a descrição do episódio clicando nesse link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OzuMAtLY8PkO3Ea4dPGrJBj0BtYFZBZA5zZXn8WoMms/edit?usp=sharing
If you want, you can follow the description of the episode by clicking on this link:
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Vamos lá?

Portuguese Drops 

Gírias 2 

this episode is a kind of story that shows how laziness is bad thing and you should avoid it . it shows this through a story . hope you  enjoy that and improve your Farsi with that 

قصه های فارسی Persian stories 

تنبلی laziness 

分享看剧感受！
朋友们你们好！今天的零食叫做“星期三”。我们来一起边吃边学吧！ 
 ”星期三“是一个女孩的名字。这个小女孩平时全身只穿黑色衣服。而她的表情总是给出一个难以与人相处的印象。她很喜欢侦探推理和那些古怪的东西。

 首先要说的是，我真的被“星期三”的性格吸引了。她活在自己的世界里，不在乎任何人的评价，只有我可以定义自己。这个女孩不仅个性特殊还很有想法，是不是？

说实话，作为一个敏感过度在意他人感受的我，其实是非常累的，所以真的对“星期三”着迷。尤其看到她跳舞那段。看上去有那种舞池中我是主角，欢迎来到我世界的感觉。特别有风格！ 
 然后也不能不提到另外一个很有趣的人物。一直陪着“星期三”是一个叫“小东西”。我十分喜欢“小东西”！那只手是我本剧最爱的设定。你们说，谁不想拥有一只骄傲敏感无所不能的小挂件呢？ 
 “星期三” 这部悬疑的美剧，你看了吗？你喜欢的是什么人物呢？快来告诉我吧！

词语：
  全身 [quán shēn] whole body
  表情 [biǎo qíng] (facial) expression; to express one's feelings 
  难以 [nán yǐ] hard to (predict, imagine etc) 
  与 [yǔ] and; to give; together with 
  相处 [xiāng chǔ] to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly) 
  侦探 [zhēn tàn]  detective; to do detective work
  古怪 [gǔ guài] strange; weird; eccentric; bizarre 
  性格 [xìng gé] nature; disposition; temperament; character
  吸引 [xī yǐn] to attract (interest, investment etc)
  不在乎 [bú zài hu] not to care 
  特殊 [tè shū] special; particular; unusual; extraordinary 
  敏感 [mǐn gǎn] sensitive; susceptible 
  过度 [guò dù] excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue 
  在意 [zài yì] to care about; to mind 
  舞池 [wǔ chí] dance floor 
  主角 [zhǔ jué] leading role; lead 
  风格 [fēng gé] style 
  设定 [shè dìng] to set; to set up; to install; setting; preferences 
  骄傲 [jiāo ào] pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth 
  无所不能 [wú suǒ bù néng] omnipotent 



解馋小零食

2022年12月16号 - 最近看了“星期三” - 第一印象！ (Intermediate)

 Amir-Hushang Ebtehaj AKA  A.H.Saye. A Contemporary Iranian poet who recently passed away at the age of 94, Aug 10, 2022. 
امیر هوشنگ ابتهاج ملقب به سایه. شاعر معاصر فارسی که در سن 94 سالگی در 10 آگوست 2022 چشم از جهان فرو بست. 

متن اصلی شعر هرگز:
 
خانه دلتنگِ غروبی خفه بود
مثلِ امروز که تنگ است دلم
پدرم گفت چراغ
و شب از شب پُر شد
من به خود گفتم یک روز گذشت
مادرم آه کشید؛
«زود بر خواهد گشت.»
ابری آهسته به چشمم لغزید
و سپس خوابم برد
که گمان داشت که هست این همه درد
در کمینِ دلِ آن کودکِ خُرد
آری، آن روز چو می رفت کسی
داشتم آمدنش را باور
من نمی دانستم
معنیِ «هرگز» را
تو چرا بازنگشتی دیگر؟
آه ای واژه ی شوم
خو نکرده ست دلم با تو هنوز
من پس از این همه سال
چشم دارم در راه
که بیایند عزیزانم، آه

the poem's English translation 

The home was like a suffocated sunset,
like today that I miss you,
my father said light and then suddenly the night became full of night (darkness),
I said to myself one day passed,
my mother sighed "she'll come come back soon",
a cloud slowly slipped into my eyes and then I fell sleep,
who would've thought there were such pains in the ambush of the heart of that poor child?
in those days if anyone left me, I believed they'd come back,
I did not know the meaning of "never"... why didn't you come back, though?,
oh ominous word (never),
my heart isn't used to you yet,
after all these years,
my eyes are still on the way to see my loved ones.

Farsi (Persian) pods

Amir-Hushang Ebtehaj AKA  A.H.Saye

Hello there, and welcome back to my second podcast episode. This time, I'm sharing my personal experience with vegetarianism, and I hope you'll enjoy hearing my story.

Once you've had a listen, you can test your knowledge with some fun quizzes related to the episode.

To grab a copy of the Korean script, just follow the link below. 
🔗 https://haleyheo.gumroad.com/l/lcmbi

Thanks for being a part of this podcast adventure!



Haley Heo (헤일리) 🛫 한국어회화

에피소드 2 : 채식주의 식사

Hello~
I'm Grace and your native Korean teacher.

How's your sentence reading going? ^^
Please make a habit of reading your Korean sentences.
I uploaded this Audio File so you can practice basic Korean pronunciation daily.

Look at this.
First ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅㅇ(X) ㅈ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ 자음 Consonants
Middle ㅏㅑㅓㅕㅗ ㅛ ㅜ ㅠ ㅡ ㅣ ㅐㅒㅔㅖㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ ㅢ 모음 Vowels
End ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅㅇ ㅈ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ ㄲ ㅆ 받침 Final consonatns

Remember, English is made from the back of your throat, but 한글 is mainly made from your mouth.
The sound comes from the front.
In other words, you use entirely different muscles when you talk.
So you have to practice it over and over again to become natural.

In Korean, the shape of the lips of the vowels should be correct,
And you have to understand the difference between the pronunciation of consonants in the initial consonants and consonants in the final consonants.

The basics are the most important.
Before reading Korean sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversation sentences.
Read the basic pronunciation over and over again.

I uploaded a video.
https://youtu.be/fnaGfl5CNDU

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Self-training in basic Korean pronunciation.    자음,모음,받침

JAMES:  Good morning, Professor Austin, how are you doing?
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Good morning, James. I am doing well. And you?
JAMES: I’m great, thank you. This is my friend Emma. She 
is thinking about applying to this college. She has a 
few questions. Would you mind telling us about the 
process, please?
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Hello, Emma! It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m more 
than happy to speak with you. Please stop by my office 
next week.
EMMA: It’s a pleasure to meet you, professor. Thank you so 
much for helping us.
PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Don’t mention it. Hopefully, I will be able to answer 
your questions!

LANGUAGE NOTES
• The greetings good morning/good afternoon/good evening are used at different times 
of the day to greet people. “Good evening” is often used after 6 p.m. or generally when 
the sun has set.
• “Good night” is not a greeting: It is used when leaving a place or group of people. 
Thank you and good night!/Good night, and see you tomorrow.
• When people meet in the United States, it is customary for them to shake hands. A 
handshake should be firm and usually lasts for about two to three seconds — which 
allows enough time to say “Nice to meet you.”
• “Don’t mention it” is another way of saying “You’re welcome.” The phrase “You are 
welcome” is more formal. However, responses such as Don’t mention it./No problem./
Happy to help. are informal ways of responding to a thank you.