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English Learner's Boost

Bamboo Mindset 

Hi everyone, I am Sara and this is Persian made EZ. 
Let's begin with Persian greetings.

“Salām” in Persian is “hi”, and “khosh-bakht am” is “nice to meet you”.

As a response to “khosh-bakht am”, we can say “khosh-bakht am” back, or “ham-chenin”.
“Ham-chenin” means “likewise”.

So if someone says, “Salām, khosh-bakht am!”, you can say “Salām, khosh-bakht am!”, or “Salām, ham-chenin!”.

Persian Script 

سَلام: hello, hi
خوشبَختَم: nice to meet you
هَمچِنین: likewise

Latin Script 

Salām: hello, hi
Khosh-bakht am: nice to meet you 
Ham-chenin: likewise


Persian Made Easy 

Persian Made Easy, Episode 1

In this episode my mom teaches me how to make blueberry pie, my childhood favorite, step by step. You can expect to learn a lot of new cooking-related vocabulary and phrasal verbs. And then, if you’re able to follow the recipe, you may even want to try baking the pie yourself!

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 30:04***

***Full transcript available ⁠at https://american-idiom.com/f/002-making-a-blueberry-pie⁠***

Episode Outline:

Background information about pies in American culture (Starts at 2:10)
Choosing and preparing your blueberries (Starts at 2:46)
Making a pie crust (Starts at 6:52)
Making a decorative edge for your pie crust (Starts at 18:40)
Preparing your berry mixture and finishing your pie (Starts at 21:23)
Making a streusel crust to top the pie (Starts at 25:49)
Baking and serving instructions (Starts at 26:58)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 30:04)

To end up (used at 6:07, 13:22 and 29:02 and explained at 30:28)
To rinse off (used at 6:17 and 6:37 and explained at 32:30)
To wear out (used at 15:38 and explained at 34:05)
To look the part (used at 18:53 and explained at 35:17)
As is (used at 29:04 and explained at 38:21)

Note on native shortcuts (Starts at 40:07)

***A written recipe for the blueberry pie can also be found at ⁠american-idiom.com⁠ at the bottom of ⁠the following page: https://american-idiom.com/f/002-making-a-blueberry-pie***

Brentoni's English Podcast

002 Making a Blueberry Pie

你的2025年过得如何？你希望2026年会是怎样的一年？无论如何，一起加油吧！


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

(全中文) 2025年复盘，跟我一起回答这些问题吧

どうして1月に、標高800ｍの高野山にアルバイトに行ってしまったんだろう。どうして毎朝、雪道を往復6キロ、電チャリ（電動自転車）でお寺に通うことになったんだろう。下山すれば、すべては夢まぼろし。ロマンチックな和歌山の思い出を聞いてください。十日間の山ごもりで、すっかり空海（くうかい）さん推しになりました。最後はハルカちゃんにお墓の相談してます…
スクリプトは⁠こちら⁠。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/24-18d40209bb43802192bdc9376abed10d?pvs=4
楽しみ方は⁠こちら⁠をどうぞ。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/S2-1114d60c575442768615bc975767fd41?pvs=4
じゃあ、またね。

すずまりの日本語「きき耳ずきん」S2

第24話　海と山のロマンチック和歌山

课文二： 小小的船
弯弯的月儿小小的船，小小的船儿两头尖。
我在小小的船里坐，只看见闪闪的星星蓝蓝的天。
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生词new words:
de chuán liǎng   tóu    zài     lǐ   kàn   jiàn  shǎn    xīng
的      船     两       头       在     里   看    见       闪         星


Iris读课本—— Original Chinese Textbook Reading（first to third grade）

课文二 :小小的船  Text 2:The small boat

四川泸定：6.8级地震已致7人遇难 成都等多城还处于封城状态 - BBC News 中文

至=导致 dǎozhì
遇难 yùnàn
处于 chǔyú
封城 fēngchéng
状态zhuàngtài