En este episodio hablo sobre resfriados. In this episode I talk about catching a cold (You can find more content on my ko-fi page! https://ko-fi.com/minutopodcastsp)

Minuto Español

Resfriarse (to catch a cold)

Level is for N4 to N3

私がベトナムのハノイで生活していたときの話をしています。

Mika’s natural Japanese Podcast  for N3–N4

#35 ハノイでの生活 The life in Hanoi, Vietnam

I talk about the phenomenon of trying to fit in despite how expensive it can be. 

Random Thoughts

Keeping Up with the Jones

Traditional Chinese Medicine subject considers cold things will cause the body to get cold which influences Yang deficiency or blood stasis. When I was little, my mother always told me that don’t drink cold water, eat less ice cream, instead of that, drink hot water. 

But, if you want an iced drink, what can you do? It’s elementary, just say:  
我要冰的。 Wǒ yào bīng de – I want the cold one.’ ’冰’‘s meaning is ‘冰凉的（ice-cold）’。In the south of China, they use another word too, ‘冻(dòng)’.So, if you’re in Guangdong, you can also say such as’我要冻的- I want the cold one.’ or 冻啤酒(ice beer)’ and so on.

Crystal Gao's Chinese Language Journey

2. 我要冰的／ I want the cold one.

As a pessimist, you might view language learning as hard work—and you’re not wrong.
Language acquisition requires effort, repetition, and managing confusion.

Here’s the beautiful part: Pessimists tend to manage disappointment better than idealists.
When you anticipate difficulty, you're less likely to be devastated by it.

In psychological terms, this creates cognitive resilience—the ability to stay in the game even when things go wrong. You expect challenges. You face them head-on. You recover faster because you weren’t expecting ease.

You might never say, “I’m going to be fluent in a year.” That’s okay.
But you might say, “I’m going to keep learning, even if progress is slow.”
And that is the spirit of persistence.
Don’t try to change who you are. Just learn to steer with it.
Pessimism doesn’t mean you’re giving up—it means you’re prepared to endure.
And that, my dear listener, is what long-term success looks like.


💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 65 - How Pessimism Builds Resilience in Language Learning

قَدِيْمًا، اِشْتَرَى مَلِكٌ عَادِلٌ نَاقُوسًا كَبِيْرًا. عَلَّقَ المَلِكُ فِي النَّاقُوسِ حَبْلًا طَوِيلًا، وَضَعَهُ فِي سُوقِ المَدِيْنَةِ. سَمَّى المَلِكُ النَّاقُوسَ: «نَاقُوسُ العَدَالَةِ»
دَعَا المَلِكُ النَّاسَ، وَقَالَ: «لَا يَدُقُّ هَذَا النَّاقُوسَ إَلَّا الَّذِي يَتَعَرَّضُ لِلظُّلْمِ. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، يَجْتَمِعُ القُضَاةُ وَيَبْحَثُونَ فِي مُشْكِلَتِهِ وَيُعْطُونَهُ حَقَّهُ.» لِهَذَا السَّبَبِ، اِنْتَشَرَ العَدْلُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ.
وَفِي قَرْيَةٍ بَعِيدَةٍ، عَاشَ شَيْخٌ بَخِيلٌ. عِنْدَمَا كَانَ الشَّيْخُ شَابًّا، كَانَ كَرِيمًا وَفَارِسًا مِغْوَارًا. كَانَ عِنْدَ الشَّيْخِ حِصَانٌ يُحِبُّهُ كَثِيرًا. مَعَ مُرُورِ الوَقْتِ، أَهْمَلَ الشَّيْخُ الحِصَانَ وَتَرَكَهُ بِدُونِ رِعَايَةٍ.
قَرَّرَ الشَّيْخُ البَخِيلُ طَرْدَ الحِصَانِ العَجُوزِ. بَحَثَ الحِصَانُ عَنْ طَعَامٍ فِي الطُّرُقَاتِ لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَجِدْ شَيْئًا. وَبِيْنَمَا كَانَ الحِصَانُ يَسِيرُ، كَانَ الأَطْفَالُ يَرْمُونَهُ بِالحِجَارَةِ وَتُلَاحِقُهُ الكِلَابُ.
لَمْ يَرْحَمْ أَحَدٌ الحِصَانَ. وَجَدَ الحِصَانُ أَعْشَابًا فَوْقَ نَاقُوسٍ فِي سُوقِ المَدِينَةِ. تَنَاوَلَ الحِصَانُ الأَعْشَابَ فَاهْتَزَّ النَّاقُوسُ وَارْتَفَعَ صَوْتُهُ. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، اِجْتَمَعَ القُضَاةُ فَرَأَوا حِصَانًا عَجُوزًا، فَقَالُوا: “هَذَا حِصَانُ البَخِيلِ، جَاءَ يَطْلُبُ العَدَالَةَ، فَقَدْ ظَلَمَ البَخِيلُ هَذَا الحِصَانُ.»
أَحْضَرَتِ الشُّرْطَةُ البَخِيلَ. وَقَفَ البَخِيلُ أَمَامَ القُضَاةِ. قَالَ القَاضِي الأَكْبَرُ: «كَانَ هَذَا الحِصَانُ صَدِيقَكَ. أَنْتَ خُنْتَهُ عِنْدَمَا طَرَدْتَهُ مِنْ مَنْزِلِكَ!»
عَيَّنَ القُضَاةُ رَجُلاً لِكَي يَرْعَى الحِصَانَ، ثُمَّ حَكَمُوا بِنِصْفِ مَالِ البَخِيلِ لِيَشْتَرِي الرَّجُلُ بِهِ طَعَامًا وَشَرَابًا وَمَأوَى لِلْحِصَانِ العَجُوزِ.

Aprende árabe con Radia 

Historia en árabe ناقوس العدالة

Nivel de dificultad: A2 - B2
Level: A2 to B2

I explain:
⚡Present continuous
⚡The word: HAY - THERE IS or THERE ARE
⚡The word: ¡Ay! - OH!

Lindo día.

Chat & eat 🌮 Charlar y comer ⚡ Monday & Wednesday 

CAPITULO 8 : Las palabras HAY y ¡Ay! ⚡ CHAPTER 8 : The words HAY y ¡Ay!

In this first episode, I explain the meaning behind the podcast's title and also teach some other idioms containing the word "word"

Never at a Loss for Words

Never at a Loss for Words - "word" idioms

みなさんの国では秋に何をしますか？
今年の秋は何をする予定ですか？☕️