Learn about the current water crisis and why some people are calling it the next gold. We also take a look at a company that makes water out of thin air. 
Great lesson for everyone who's interested in technology, innovation, ecology, and engineering, and entrepreneurship.


New English US

Advanced English: Let's talk about water

Why does work sound like werrrk when it’s spelled with an o? In this episode, we unpack one of the most confusing features of British pronunciation: the /ɜː/ sound. With clear explanations, grouped practice words, minimal pairs, and tongue twisters, this lesson will help you stop trusting the spelling and start trusting the R. 

Practice Transcript: 
Spelled with 'e': her, term, serve, early, person, learn
With 'o': work, word, world, worth, worse, worm, worst, worthwhile, attorney
With 'i': bird, first, girl, shirt
With 'u': nurse, turn, burn, church

Practice 2:
her, bird, nurse, work
term, girl, turn, word
serve, first, burn, world
early, shirt, church, worth
person, bird, nurse, worse
learn, girl, turn, worm
person, girl, nurse, word

Minimal pairs: 
Word - ward, work - walk, world - wall, worse - wars, worth - north, worm - warn

Tongue Twisters: 
I like to walk to work in warm weather. 
The worm on the war ship worships workplaces 
The early bird turns and learns to work.
Were the worst words worth the work?

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British Pronunciation Tips 

British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Lesson 10: Why do we say ‘work’ with errrr?

大家好，您正在收听中文播客《丹霞说》，我是丹霞。今天我给大家说说白雪的爸爸。

白雪的爸爸叫夏东海，妈妈常常叫他老夏。老夏做的菜很好吃，他有一家饭店。叫“老夏饭店”。饭店不大，可是每天都有很多客人。饭店里有饭，有面条儿，果汁，还有很多菜。

白雪小的时候，每天都跟爸爸妈妈一起去饭店，他们三个人也在饭店吃早饭、午饭和晚饭，每天都很晚关门回家。可以说，饭店是白雪的第二个家。

客人们都很喜欢白雪，喜欢和她说话。白雪有大大的眼睛和小小的嘴巴，很可爱。爸爸妈妈很忙的时候，白雪也能帮忙给客人拿筷子，水和菜单。

白雪六岁的时候开始上学，爸爸每天早上给女儿准备午饭，因为白雪觉得学校的午饭不好吃，她喜欢吃爸爸做的。下午四点多，白雪从学校回到饭店，爸爸妈妈问她今天在学校学习了什么。如果饭店没有人来吃饭，爸爸会看白雪写作业。

这些词语你明白了吗？

客人    kè rén  guest
面条儿 miàn tiáo’er  noodles
菜     cài  dish, vegetable
关门   guān mén to close door
说话   shuō huà  to speak, talk
帮忙   bāng máng to help
拿     ná  to take, to hold
筷子   kuài zi  chopsticks
菜单   cài dān  menu
准备   zhǔn bèi to  prepare; preparation
觉得   jué de  to think, feel
作业   zuò yè  homework


Today I'll tell you about Bai Xue's father.

Bai Xue's father is named Xia Donghai, and his mother often calls him Lao Xia. Lao Xia's cooks very well. He has a restaurant. It's called "Laoxia Restaurant". The restaurant is not big, but there are many guests come every day. There are rice, noodles, fruit juice and many dishes in the restaurant.

When Bai Xue was young, she went to the restaurant with her parents every day. The three of them also had breakfast, lunch and dinner in the restaurant. They closed late every day and went home. It can be said that the restaurant is Bai Xue's second home.


The guests all like Bai Xue and like to talk to her. Bai Xue has big eyes and small mouth. She is adorable. When mom and dad are busy, Bai Xue can also help bring chopsticks, water and menus to guests.


Bai Xue started school when she was six. Her father prepares lunch for her daughter every morning. Because Bai Xue thinks the school lunch is not delicious, she likes to eat what her father makes.

At time past 4 pm., Bai Xue returned to the restaurant from school. Her parents asked her what she learned at school today. If no one comes to the restaurant for meal, dad will watch Bai Xue do her homework.

 HSK3 Vocab Based - Short Story Podcast

02. 白雪爸爸有个饭店 Báixuě bàba yǒu gè fàndiàn Baixue’s dad has a restaurant

１　ついたち　
２　ふつか
３　みっか
４　よっか
５　いつか
６　むいか
７　なのか
８　ようか
９　ここのか
10　とおか
14　じゅうよっか
20　はつか
24　にじゅうよっか

ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

日にち　The day of the month 

Join me in this episode of Merhaba Türkçe as I share my daily routine in Turkish in a casual and natural way. This episode is perfect for intermediate learners who want to hear real-life Turkish and improve their listening skills. If you’re curious about how Turkish sounds in everyday conversations, this one’s for you :)

Merhaba Türkçe 

My Daily Routine in Turkish: Natural Intermediate-Level Conversation

Olá pessoal, hoje eu vou falar sobre 5 coisas que você NÃO deve fazer quando vier ao Brasil. Espero que gostem! Ouçam aí!

Assinem nosso podcast!

Português com Thiago

5 Coisas que você NÃO deve fazer no Brasil

Hola! Soy Camila - Te saludo desde Buenos Aires, Argentina! En este podcast vamos a debatir un poco algunas preguntas sobre el tema MEDICINA tradicional y alternativa en el siglo XXI, en tu sociedad y en la mía, en mi país y en el tuyo!

ESTÁS LISTO/A?

Dale play y entrena tu ESPAÑOL conmigo HOY!

Disfruta de aprender

PREGUNTAS sobre medicina tradicional y medicina alternativa

L' omicidio del noto matematico Philip March si propone come un caso difficile per l'ispettore Malvisi. Chi è l'assassino?

Certamente uno dei suoi colleghi, invidiosi della popolarità ottenuta dal professor March. I sospetti sono sette: Debora Livi, Ines Lai, Carla Silvi, Ilaria Vieri, Teresa Mari, Elena Gani e Roberto Mei. L'unico indizio è il numero 13, scritto dal professor March in punto di morte.

Ma qual è il legame tra tale numero e uno dei sospetti?  L'ispettore Malvisi lo ha capito e tu, caro ascoltatore, sarai altrettanto bravo?

Mettiti alla prova e scrivi la soluzione del caso nei commenti, spiegando anche il motivo della tua scelta.

Se io fossi Sherlock Holmes

Il problema del numero 13

こんにちは！Atsushiです。
今日の天気は晴れ。
気温は26℃、暑いです。
他の地域では雨が強く降っているようです。

今日は都道府県シリーズ4つ目を話します。
今日は岩手県について、です。
岩手県は青森県の南、秋田県の東にあります。


大きさ、面積は、15,000km2
人口は、約1,190,000人

県の木　ナンブアカマツ
県の花　キリ
県の鳥　キジ

有名なご当地グルメは、(ご当地はその地域だけの、という意味です)

盛岡じゃじゃ麺です。これは、『白龍』というお店の人が戦前に、昔の満州（今の中国）で食べたものをもとに作ったようです。

そして、盛岡冷麺です。これは、朝鮮半島から日本に移住した人が盛岡で冷麺の販売をはじめたことがはじまりなようです。


最後にわんこそばです。
岩手では昔は米より蕎麦の栽培が盛んでした。
ですが、蕎麦は茹でなければならず一度にたくさん茹でる事もできません。そこで、何回にも分けて少しずつの蕎麦を出しておかわりしてもらう事で、そばを出す時間を短くしたようです。たくさんの蕎麦をゆで続けて何回にも分けて出すことで、みんながお腹一杯になるまで食べる事ができるのが「わんこそば」だそうです。


観光で有名なのは、
中尊寺金色堂(ちゅうそんじこんじきどう)ですかね。
お寺ですね。仏教思想の影響で中尊寺の庭は、極楽浄土をあらわしている、ともいわれています。
私も行ったことはありませんが、学校の歴史の授業で何度も聞いたことがあります。
これがある地域は世界遺産にもなっています。


個人的に興味があるのは、わんこそば、ですね。
そばが大好きなので、どれぐらい食べれるか、挑戦してみたいです。


ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！

ではまた！
