1.  What's the foundation of learning a new language?

Baffling Lingo

Language Acquisition 

zhè ɡe nǐ yào duō shǎo qián ？ 
这  个 你 要  多  少   钱   ？ 
nénɡ pián yi diǎn mɑ ？ zhè ɡe kuǎn shì bú shì jīn nián liú xínɡ de 。 
能   便   宜 点   吗 ？ 这  个 款   式  不 是  今  年   流  行   的 。 
100 kuài qián nǐ mài mɑ ？ 
100 块   钱   你 卖  吗 ？ 
zài nǎ lǐ fù qián ？ zhī fù bǎo hái shì wēi xìn ？ 
在  哪 里 付 钱   ？ 支  付 宝  还  是  微  信  ？ 

How much does this cost
Can you make it cheaper?This style is not in fashion this year.
Can you sell it for $100?
Where can I pay?Alipay or wechat?


Laura cheng Chinese

Laura Chinese language points for buying clothes 2

En este episodio les cuento sobre un caso muy triste de un niño desaparecido desde el mes de junio de este año: Loan Danilo Peña

Argentina en carne propia

Caso Loan: niño desaparecido en la provincia de Corrientes

Very few textbooks teach 'euphemisms', but they're an essential part of English life. An euphemism is a mild or indirect word / expression that takes the place of something that is considered too blunt when referring to something embarrassing. For example, the phrase 'a correctional facility' is an idiom that we use instead of the word 'prison'. Or we say that a person is 'big boned', instead of the word 'fat'. So the next time you hear somebody saying that they have to 'powder their nose', or you learn that someone has a 'negative cash flow', use this podcast to know exactly what they mean. 
* By the way, have you ever wondered where the expression 'a bucket list' comes from? Well it comes from the euphemism 'to kick the bucket', which means 'to die'. Your bucket list is the list of all the things you want to do before you 'kick the bucket'. On my bucket list is to learn how to play the guitar. What's on yours?

Learn English with Cambridge David

The one about Euphemisms

Hier lernst du, wie du deine Familie vorstellst.

Ebenso die Pronomen "mein" und "dein"

A1-Niveau

03_Familie

In this episode you will hear a brief history of the national bulgarian holiday, celebrated on the third of March!

BULGARIAN

Трети март

What to do and how to act when visiting Thailand

Can I Say - Can I Do

Thailand

*This story contains graphic and explicit material it is not recommended for children, only for mature audiences*

Today’s story The Cow and the Turkey addresses issues of greed and revenge. I hope you enjoy it. 

Send me a message me for your free pdf copy of this book and if you would like discuss it.
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The cow was notoriously cheap, so it surprised everyone when she voted yes for the secret Santa
scheme. It was the horse’s suggestion, and she backed it immediately, saying, “I choose the turkey.” The pig, who considered himself an authority on all things gifty, cleared his throat. “That’s not actually the way it works,” he said. “It’s secret, see, so we each draw a name and keep it to ourselves until Christmas morning.” “Why do you always have to be like that?” the cow asked, and the duck sighed, “Here we go.” “First you ask me to give someone a Christmas present,” the cow continued, “and then you tell me it has to be done your way. Like, ‘Oh, I have four legs so I’m better than everyone else.’ ” “Don’t you have four legs?” the pig asked. The cow loosed something between a moan and a sigh. “All right, just because you have a curly tail,” she said.


Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other stories from David Sedaris ( Adult 18+) 

The Cow and the Turkey (Adult 18+)

One corvesations:

- ¿Estás haciendo algo interesante últimamente?

A: ¿Estás haciendo algo interesante últimamente?

B: Pues… estoy de descanso más que nada, poniéndome al día con todo lo que tengo que hacer.

A: Bueno, no pasa nada, todo el mundo necesita un descanso de vez en cuando.

B: Soy profesora, y suele haber muchísimo trabajo durante el año, así que siempre tengo un montón que hacer durante las vacaciones.

A: Espero que estés disfrutando de tener más tiempo.

B: ¡Desde luego! ¿Y tú?

A: He empezado a trabajar de camarera hace poco, y estoy dedicando casi todo el tiempo a eso.

B: ¿Por eso has empezado con las clases de inglés?

A: Bueno, ya quería de antes, pero el trabajo me ha dado la excusa perfecta.

B: Sí, nunca se sabe cuándo va a hacer falta. 