Let's engage in a session of practicing Russian tongue twisters today! Tongue twisters serve as an excellent aid in refining your pronunciation, honing in on difficult sounds, and enhancing the pace of your speech, resulting in greater clarity.

Are you ready to give it a try? I'll recite each tongue twister twice: once at a slow pace and then gradually closer to a normal speed.

стоИт поп на копнЕ, колпАк на попЕ, копнА под попОм, поп под колпакОм. (п,к) 

шли сОрок мышЕй, неслИ шестнАдцать грошЕй, две мЫши поплОше неслИ по два грОша. (ш)

орЁл на горЕ, перО на орлЕ. горА под орлОм, орЁл под перОм. (Р,л)

These tongue twisters specifically target a variety of Russian sounds. Your goal is to enunciate them with utmost clarity. Remember, precision takes precedence over speed. Best of luck in your endeavor! Additionally, practicing tongue twisters can enhance your oral dexterity, further benefiting your language skills.

Russian with Elina

Russian tongue twisters - part 3

In this episode, we’ll dive into the subtle differences between the two commonly used words "适合" (shì hé) and "合适" (hé shì). Join me as we explore how to use these two words more accurately in everyday conversation. Tune in and improve your Chinese skills:

适合（shì hé）
中文意思：动词，符合实际的情况或客观要求。
英文意思：v. fit, suit.

合适（hé shì）
中文意思：形容词，符合实际的情况或客观要求。
英文意思：adj. suitable, appropriate.

随心所欲（suí xīn suǒ yù）
中文意思：形容词，指根据自己的意愿自由地做事，没有拘束。
英文意思：To do whatever one desires, to act according to one's own wishes without restraint.

Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

Which One is Suitable? 适合 or 合适？ 

今年の7月に日本で大地震が発生するといううわさが広まっているようです。そのことに関するニュースについて話しました。

にほんごタイム🇯🇵Learn Japanese with Sayuri!

［ニュース］大地震のうわさ

It was dark, cold and wet. A strong gust of wind was carrying rain in through a broken window. Lightening had struck the window, which exploded and sent shattered glass all over the floor and desk.

Rain was pooling on Superman’s keyboard and he felt drops seeping into his deeper electronics. Severely uncomfortable electric shocks rushed through his body. Wires leading to his CPU had short circuited, preventing any serious damage. 

In response to the short circuit, Superman’s alarm system roared like a lion. It was a built-in feature which informed the user that internal damage had been done. 

“Superman!” cried his owner, who was sitting up in his bed, frightened by the lightning strike. The young man jumped up and ran over to the shattered glass to shield his laptop from the wind and rain. In such an emergency situation, the first thing the owner did was to turn off Superman’s power. He then closed the lid and covered Superman in some clothes so he could attend to the glass and broken window. 

That’s it! I’m done for! I’m dead! Goodbye my sweet owner, my sweet 
simulations! I’ll never again simulate the movement of microwaves through 
circuits and electrical components. My life’s work, my life’s passion, gone… 
Goodbye world… 

And with those final thoughts, Superman powered down into unconsciousness

Being a Cloud

Superman the Laptop

In this episode, I explain how to ask your friends "You're a closed box"  "A hard nut to crack." in Japanese. I heard this one in Black Mirror (TV Show). Check it out!

Takeshi's 2 minutes Japanese!

How to say "You're a closed box!" in Japanese. (From Black Mirror)

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 um minuto e cinquenta segundos. 
Se quiser pode acompanhar o script do podcast nesse link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/150XSyZXB-zt69AOUoo918h-2jQ6EY7cedEV07u8MzXw/edit?usp=sharing
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Hi everyone, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. On today's podcast we'll talk about some carioca slang. If you're a beginner and you're feeling lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English in one minute and fifty seconds. 
If you want, you can follow the podcast script you can click on this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/150XSyZXB-zt69AOUoo918h-2jQ6EY7cedEV07u8MzXw/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?!

Portuguese Drops 

Gírias 5 

En este breve pódcast os hablo de la vida en el barrio cuando era pequeño. ¡Cómo ha cambiado todo desde entonces! Empezando por los parques; que no tienen nada que ver con los de antes. Los de antes eran de tierra y estaban llenos de árboles. Los de ahora son de cementos y no hay quien pueda jugar en ellos.

Reyes from Spain

Cómo era la vida en el barrio antes

1. [지문]
요즘 환경 문제에 대한 관심이 높아지면서 일회용품을 줄이려는 사람들이 많아지고 있습니다. 카페에서는 개인 컵을 사용하는 손님에게 할인 혜택을 주고, 마트에서는 비닐봉지 대신 천 가방을 사용하는 고객이 늘고 있습니다.

2. [지문]
어제는 친구와 함께 등산을 갔습니다. 처음에는 길이 평탄해서 쉽게 올라갔지만, 정상 근처에서는 바람이 세고 길이 미끄러워서 힘들었습니다. 그래도 정상에서 본 경치는 정말 아름다웠습니다.