This episode is a companion to Chapter 2 of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This short podcast highlights some of the themes and vocabulary from this chapter, and it also shares a fun quote.

Here are the vocabulary words from this chapter covered in this episode:

1. isolated (adj.) – not near to other places or people
2. thunderstruck (adj.) – amazed or surprised
3. apparition (n.) – a ghost or ghostlike image of a person
4. cumbersome (adj.) – large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use;
unwieldy
5. indulgently (adv.) – in a way that allows someone to have or do what they
want
6. acquaintance (n.) a person that you have met but do not know well

If you would like to join the The Little Prince book club, please feel free to DM me and I will be happy to share more information! 🌟

Book Club: The Little Prince

Let's Explore The Little Prince: Chapter 2

I'm pleased to provide you a podcast that will give you an idea and glance about the use of the expression 'I can't -  لا أستطيع' in Arabic language and how it is pronounced and spelled. In this audio I will present 8 different patterns that started with the expression 'I can't -  لا أستطيع' with clear simple everyday life examples.

Arabic expressions with ArabicLights - Aymaro

Learn Arabic Expressions 3 - (I can't 1 - لا أستطيع) with examples in less than 80 seconds

Halo semua!
Hari ini aku tiba-tiba terpikir tentang sesuatu yang… sederhana banget.
Selembar kertas.
Kayaknya, sekarang kita sudah jarang banget ya, nulis sesuatu di atas kertas. 

Mau nulis catatan? Buka HP
Mau kirim pesan? Ya ketik aja. 
Sampai aku sendiri kadang lupa… tulisan tanganku tuh kayak apa, ya? 

Padahal dulu, kertas itu teman sehari-hariku.
Mulai dari catatan pelajaran, nulis curhatan rahasia,
sampai main kirim-kirim pesan ke teman waktu pelajaran.

Lucunya, waktu aku nemu catatan lama… aku jadi bingung sendiri.
Ini tulisan siapa? Kenapa bisa sejelek ini, hahaha…
Atau... kapan pernah nulis kayak gini, ya? 

Aku ingat, waktu kuliah, aku pernah nulis nama orang yang aku suka di halaman belakang buku…
eh, bukunya dipinjam sama temanku…ketahuan deh!!! malu banget!!

Sekarang, aku kadang rindu… bukan cuma sama masa itu, 
tapi juga sama versi diriku yang suka nulis hal-hal kecil.

Aku yang nggak takut nulis tangan meski jelek.
Aku yang berani ekspresi perasaan pakai selembar kertas.

Kalau kamu, kapan terakhir kali nulis tangan? 
Masih inget nggak tulisanmu kayak apa?
Atau mungkin… kamu punya satu kertas yang masih kamu simpan sampai sekarang? 

Selembar kertas mungkin ringan. 
Tapi kadang, dia bisa simpan perasaan yang berat.
Atau sebaliknya, dia bisa buat kita tertawa ringan…

Terima kasih sudah dengarkan cerita kecil ini.
Sampai ketemu lagi di cerita-cerita ringan berikutnya ya!

Akhir minggu

Selembar kertas, seribu kenangan

Work has become a major part in adult years. What is something you look for when looking for a job? How do you talk about your current job situation? Let’s go!

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

How to Talk ‘Finding a Job’ in Chinese!

Going into hospital
• You go to your doctor feeling very unwell.
• She examines you, and arranges for you to see a consultant.
• You may have tests, X-rays•, or scans2 and the nurses may take blood samples
The consultant decides how to treat you.
• You may have an operation3 immediately if it is an emergency.
• The consultant explains the benefits and risks to you, the patient4.
• After the operation, nurses care for you while you recover.
• The operation is successful.
• When you are well enough, you can go home to recover completely.

English Mini Lessons

Hospital

Today I’m going to talk about elephant at zoo. An article of News Paper said that the number of elephant at zoo has decreased for this two decades. There are only 25 elephants at Japanese zoo. What happens at zoo? And I’ll talk about my memories of zoo. Thank you!
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『ゾウがいなくなる？』 “Elephants at zoo will disappear in Japan”
動物園にはどんな動物がいるかな？と考えると、頭に浮かぶのは「ゾウ、ライオン、キリン、パンダ、ペンギン」などです。　世界中の珍しい動物たちが動物園にはいますよね。もともと日本にはいない動物を　動物園では見ることができます。ところが、先日　新聞に「アフリカゾウ消えゆく国内」という記事を見つけました。　その記事には、日本国内の動物園のゾウたちにも高齢化が進んでいる上に、オスが少ないためにゾウの赤ちゃんが生まれないと書かれていました。それで、この20年間に日本の動物園にいるゾウの数は半分にまで減って、今25頭しかいないそうです。　
ゾウと言えば、その長い鼻をホースのように使って水浴びをしたり、餌を口に運ぶ姿を思い浮かべるのではないでしょうか。大きな体で　のんびり動く姿を眺めていると癒される人もいると思います。そんな動物園のシンボル的存在のゾウがいなくなったら、寂しいですよね。　最近は動物園に行くこともほとんどありませんが、子どものころは学校から遠足や写生会でよく行きました。　私がよく行った動物園は神戸市にある王子動物園です。　小学校から写生会に行ったときのことを今でもよく覚えています。　何年生のときだったかは覚えていませんが、私はカバの絵を　水性絵の具で描きました。カバはあまり動かないので描きやすいと思ったのですが、水の中に入っている時間が長いので、実はカバを観察するのは難しかったです。そして、カバの色を絵の具で作るのも難しかったです。大きい画用紙から、はみ出るぐらい大きくカバの姿を描いた記憶があります。残念ながら、その時描いた絵は手元にありませんが、楽しい思い出が詰まった動物園。　桜が満開になるこの時期にまた足を運んでみたいと思います。


やさしい日本語（にほんご）

"Elephants at zoo will disappear in Japan" ゾウがいなくなる？

(We have more English speaking than usual)
My frined, Renata and I both work as tour guides before Covid 19.
Now she's trying new tour, so I interviewed about it.

Akari Talks Japan

Talk about new tour possibility with Renata

🇮🇹Quanto Francesca è una vera italiana? 
💭 Quanto gli stereotipi rispecchiano la mia personalità e le mie esperienze di vita? 
👀Racconterò di me e rifletterò su cosa significhi davvero essere italiana al di là dei cliché!
🤭 Potrei sorprendervi (e sorprendermi!) 
🥳 Rispondete al quiz e…divertitevi!

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⬇️ VOCABOLARIO ⬇️
Giornata uggiosa = rainy day 
Fissata con [qualcosa] = obsessed with [something]
Scarpe col tacco = heel shoes 
Occhiali da sole graduati = sunglasses with prescription 
Persona di larghe vedute = open minded person 
Arrivare in ritardo // in anticipo = arrive late // early 
Tifoso accanito = die-hard fan 
Persona ligia al lavoro =  a committed employee
