In this episode I talk about the important places that you must see when you come to Damascus.

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Real Syrian Arabic Podcast Episode 5- Places you must see when you come to Damascus أماكن لازم تشوفوها لما تجوا ع دمشق

⭐ Contents: 1/ Le repos et la détente 2/ Le sport et les activités créatives 3/ Les jeux et la musique 4/ Les vacances et le voyage 5/ La télévision et les plateformes 6/ Internet 7/ Les réseaux sociaux

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⭐ In this A1-level episode, we'll talk about leisure, the hobbies and activities French people enjoy, and how they use the Internet and social media. We'll review how to use and conjugate the verbs faire, aller, and jouer, how to ask questions like "why?" and "what for?", and how to answer those questoins with "because" and "to/in order to." And you'll also learn useful vocabulary and phrases to talk about hobbies, sports, games, the Internet, and social media—among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

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A1#10 Loisirs, détente et Internet

Today I'm going to talk about wearing a face mask in Japan. The Japan government has announced that people can decide by themselves if they wear or not face masks since March 13th, 2023.  Yes, we don't need wear face masks if we want!  However, I found a lot of people have worn their face masks even when they are outside. Why we, Japanese doesn't take off our face masks?
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「マスク、はずしてもいい？」
2023年3月13日月曜日　コロナの緊急事態宣言から2年9か月ぶりに　マスク着用が自由になりました。　つまり、部屋の中でも　外でも、「個人の判断」で　マスクを付けるか付けないかを決められるようになったのです。
「マスク緩和」の宣言がされてから2週間が過ぎましたが、町を歩く人の多くはマスクをしています。コロナが心配というよりは、花粉が多い季節だからかもしれません。私の知り合いも、暖かくなって空気中に飛んでいる花粉の量が多いから、マスクを外せないと言っています。マスクをしていないと、くしゃみ、鼻水がひどくて、仕事どころじゃないそうです。　でも、電車やスーパーマーケットなど人が集まりやすい場所では、ほとんど全員がマスクをしています。　そんなにたくさんの人が花粉症なわけはないので、どうやら花粉だけがマスクをしている理由でもないようです。　
日本人は他の人と違うことをして目立ちたくないと考える人が多いことが、マスクを外さない一番の理由かもしれません。周りの様子を観察して、マスクをしている人が多ければ、自分もしておこうと考えるのだと思います。　みんなと違うことをしていると、何か間違ったことをしてしまったような感覚になってしまうのでしょう。　これから夏に向かって気温が上がって暑くなれば、マスクを外す人も増えてくると思います。そうなれば、マスクをしない人がどんどん増えていくのではないかと思っています。
でも、女の人はマスクを使い続けるかもしれません。　コロナ前のことですが、日常的にマスクをしている人になぜマスクをしているのかという理由を尋ねているテレビ番組を見たことがあります。　その番組では若い女性にマスクをしている人が多いと言っていました。　顔を見せるのが恥ずかしいからマスクで隠していると答えていた人もいました。また、マスクには顔を小さく見せる効果があるので、マスクをしているという人もいました。マスクで自分の顔の欠点を隠したいということでしょうか。　あるいは、すべてを見せない、「隠す」ことに日本人が美意識を感じているからかもしれません。もともとマスクをすることに抵抗がなかった日本人。　まだまだ、マスクを付ける人は減りそうにありませんね。
今日は　マスクについてお話ししました。


やさしい日本語（にほんご）

マスクをはずしてもいい？　”No need wearing face masks？”

En este episodio vas a conocer un lugar llamado “La Cumbrecita”, ubicado en la provincia argentina de Córdoba. Este podcast está recomendado para estudiantes de español con niveles intermedio y avanzado del idioma. Te recomiendo que sigas el audio junto con la transcripción, para facilitar el proceso de comprensión del contenido.

Al finalizar, podrás realizar los quizzes asociados a este material para evaluar tu comprensión.

¿POR QUÉ LA CUMBRECITA ES UN LUGAR ESPECIAL EN ARGENTINA?

Es un pueblo íntegramente peatonal (aunque con algunas excepciones), de estilo alpino, cuyas construcciones evocan el estilo de pueblos germánicos de hace siglos.
Si bien el senderismo es lo principal, una de las actividades más inusuales de las que se puede disfrutar son las largas excursiones a los fríos ríos subterráneos, aún poco explorados en su totalidad por los espeleólogos. Estos espacios, con tramos estrechos, escasa luz natural, rocas de varios tamaños y un agua helada que pone la piel de gallina, deben ser recorridos junto con guías profesionales.  
La Cumbrecita, además de ofrecer impresionantes cascadas, bosques, valles y senderos, presenta una variada oferta gastronómica, como parrillas, casas de té y cafeterías, cocina y repostería centroeuropea, pastas y bares. 

Para los amantes de la aventura, dentro de este pueblo hay un parque temático donde se pueden realizar saltos al vacío, arquería, tirolesa, rapel, escalada en palestra, arborismo, entre otros.

Este lugar turístico tiene unos pocos miles de habitantes locales y es ideal para quienes, además de disfrutar de la naturaleza y de la adrenalina, buscan pasar unas vacaciones tranquilas en un ambiente relajado y agradable.

Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Aprendiendo Español con Una Argentina.

Aprendiendo español con una argentina

La Cumbrecita, Provincia de Córdoba, Argentina

In this week's episode, we explore one of the most challenging aspects of English grammar: the definite article "the." We’ll discuss why it can be confusing, outline its usage rules, and provide clear examples to help you understand it better.

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Common mistakes made by English Language Learners: Part 2 - "The" a definite way to remeber how to use this definite article.

In this short dialogue we will listen to a couple discussing the time. Pay attention to different phrases they use to tell time!

Transcript: 
NATASHA: What time is it? We’re going to be late!
TONY: It’s a quarter after seven. We’re on time. Don’t panic.
NATASHA: But I thought we had to be at the restaurant by 7:30 for the surprise party. We’ll never make it there with all this evening traffic.
TONY: Sure we will. Rush hour is almost over. Anyway, the party starts at 8:00. But I do need help with directions. Can you call the restaurant and ask them where we park our car?

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

What Time Is It?

취미

여러분은 취미가 있나요?
취미는 사람들이 재미있게 하는 활동이에요.
사람마다 좋아하는 것이 달라요.

어떤 사람은 음악을 좋아해요.
그래서 노래를 듣거나 노래를 불러요.
또 어떤 사람은 책을 읽는 것을 좋아해요.
조용한 곳에서 책을 읽으면 마음이 편해져요.

운동이 취미인 사람도 있어요.
수영, 달리기, 요가, 축구를 해요.
몸에 좋아서 운동을 자주 해요.

요리를 좋아하는 사람도 있어요.
맛있는 음식을 만들고 가족이나 친구와 함께 먹어요.
사진을 찍는 것도 좋은 취미예요.
여행하면서 사진을 찍으면 추억이 생겨요.

저는 그림 그리기가 취미예요.
색연필이나 물감으로 그림을 그려요.
그림을 그릴 때 기분이 좋아요.

여러분의 취미는 무엇인가요?
취미는 우리를 행복하게 해요.
시간이 있을 때 취미 활동을 해 보세요!

Hobby
Do you have a hobby?
A hobby is an activity people enjoy.
Each person likes different things.

Some people like music.
So they listen to songs or sing.
Other people like reading books.
Reading in a quiet place makes them feel calm.

Some people enjoy exercise.
They swim, run, do yoga, or play soccer.
Exercise is good for the body, so they do it often.

Some people like cooking.
They make delicious food and eat it with family or friends.
Taking pictures is also a good hobby.
When you travel and take pictures, you make good memories.

My hobby is drawing.
I draw with colored pencils or paint.
I feel happy when I draw.

What is your hobby?
Hobbies make us happy.
Try doing your hobby when you have free time!

한국의 문화

취미

Life's too short to read the small print, right? The small print, sometimes called the "fine print" is the name for the terms and conditions you find on websites, contracts and other documents.

The size of the text is often a little smaller and there can be quite a lot of it. For these reasons, some of us don't read it all — even though we know it can be very important.

A company from the UK decided to test how many people really do read the small print.

The company, called Tax Policy Associates, hid a little surprise in the privacy policy on its website, offering to send a nice bottle of wine to anyone who read it.

It was the idea of company founder Dan Neidle. He wrote in the policy: "We will send a bottle of good wine to the first person to read this."

The policy was posted online in February, but the company was only contacted about the wine in May!

He told the BBC that it was a "childish protest" because "all businesses have to have a privacy policy" even though no one reads them.

Neidle added: "Every tiny coffee shop has to have a privacy policy on their website, it's crazy."

He said that the person who found the sentence about the wine had been writing their own privacy policy, and they were looking for examples.

That lucky person was sent a bottle of French red wine and the sentence offering the free wine has now been taken out of the policy!

