Have you ever wondered why French people ask: Comment ça va ? How do you go?
— instead of How ARE you?

The answer's only one click away, but beware its foul aftertaste!

French Follies feat. Leeroy

The gross mystery behind the french expression Ça va.

in this podcast you will learn many useful vocabularies in daily life to show your feelings, what make you dislike.  i hope you enjoy listening Chinese with no stress. 

Story learning Chinese with Annie

Story learning Chinese with Annie------ 10 things i hate

Всем привет! (Hello everyone!)
Это медитативный подкаст на русском с Леной. (This is a meditative podcast in Russian with Lena.)
Сядьте или лягте в тихое и удобное место. (Sit or lie down in a quiet and comfortable place.)
Закройте глаза. (Close your eyes.)
Сделайте глубокий вдох и медленный выдох. (Take a deep breath in and a slow breath out.)
Отпустите все свои заботы и волнения. (Let go of all your worries and concerns.)
Дышите. (Breathe.)
Представьте себе лёгкое облако над вами. (Imagine a light cloud above you.)
Оно уносит ваше волнение, ваши беспокойства, ваше напряжение. (It carries away your anxiety, your worries, your tension.)
Дышите медленно и глубоко. (Breathe slowly and deeply.)
Вы чувствуете, как вам становится легче. (You feel yourself becoming lighter.)
Не думайте о плохом. (Don't think about the bad.)
Думайте только о хорошем. (Think only about the good.)
Цените этот момент. (Appreciate this moment.)
Цените тишину вокруг вас. (Appreciate the silence around you.)
Спасибо, что были со мной. (Thank you for being with me.)

Russian for daily life with Lena 📖💫

Learn with me how to meditate in Russian.

❓ Qual è il tuo lavoro ideale e perché? 
❓ Preferisci lavorare da casa, in ufficio o in diversi posti ogni giorno?
❓ Qual è la cosa più importante per te quando pensi a un lavoro?

🙋🏼‍♀️ Queste sono alcune delle domande legate al lavoro alle quali risponderò in questo episodio. 

🤗 Condividerò con voi opinioni e qualche esperienza lavorativa. Buon ascolto! 

⬇️ Vocabolario ⬇️

- Numero consistente = numero significativo 

- Impiegarci = metterci 
Esempio: Prima ci impiegavo/ci mettevo 50 minuti per arrivare al lavoro. 

- Rispondere di pancia = rispondere istintivamente, senza pensarci troppo

- Sommozzatore = diver

- Soccorso = rescue

- Nozioni basiche/basilari/base = basic knowledge 

- Lasciare il certo per l’incerto = leaving the certain for the uncertain

- Ben venga! = meglio ancora!
Esempio: Mi va bene lavorare 8 ore al giorno, se però posso lavorare anche meno... ben venga!

Puro Parlare

23. Il lavoro

En este episodio hablo un poco sobre las mascotas. In this episode I speak a little about pets. (You can find more information about this podcast on https://minutopodcast.carrd.co/)

Minuto Español

Mascotas (pets)

Chinese dates are written and read from the bigger unit to the smaller. 

A year is read digit by digit,followed by the character “年nián”. 

A month or date is read the whole number followed by “月yuè”and “日rì /号hào”respectively. 

A day of the week is expressed by the word “星期xīngqī”plus a specific number. 

For example,“August 8th of 2008, Friday” is read as “èr líng líng bā nián bā yuè bā hào, xīngqī wǔ”.

JOJO CHINESE

Expression of date

In this podcast I talk about breaking the ice and how to give your self-introduction.
Leave me feedback if you like this type of podcast . Thanks!
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Streetwise English

SWE 164 - Breaking The Ice Self-Introduction

What do you think is the most expensive place in the world to live? New York? London? Maybe Tokyo?

While Japan has long had a reputation as an expensive place to live, its cities have been getting cheaper in recent years — with some big changes coming just in the last 12 months.

American consulting company Mercer recently released its 2024 Cost of Living City Ranking, which compares the costs of over 200 items in 226 cities around the world. The results are based on a March 2024 survey, and include things like housing and transportation, as well as food, clothing and entertainment.

All five of the world's most expensive cities are unchanged from last year, with Hong Kong and Singapore again in first and second place. These two Asian cities are followed by three Swiss cities: Zurich, Geneva and Basel.

Bern, another Swiss city, has risen from seventh to sixth place, while New York City has fallen one place to seventh.

However, Tokyo has dropped 30 places to 49th — putting it right after San Juan in Puerto Rico. And Osaka has dropped 53 places to 146th — just ahead of Wuhan in China.

However, the biggest drop since last year was for Lagos in Nigeria, which fell 178 places to 225th. And the least expensive city is now Abuja, Nigeria's capital, at 226th.

Mercer wrote that many big drops were caused by changes in exchange rates. Japan's yen dropped to a 34-year low against the US dollar in March — and hit a 38-year low in early July.

The ranking was also affected by inflation — especially in housing prices — as well as increasing political uncertainty around the world.

Mercer says it's important for companies to look at its cost of living ranking when thinking about sending staff to live abroad.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Japan Tumbles on Expensive Cities Ranking

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