In this channel I put Persian short stories. Before I start reading the stories, I introduce some vocabulary existing in the story that could help unblock the meaning. 

سیمرغ (Persian short stories + vocab)

Persian poems from different old and contemporary poets, declaimed by me. 
English translations are not mine. English version of Khayyam's short poems is by Edward Fitzgerald.  

Persian Poetry

Did you know why it’s hard to catch a dragonfly?

Did you know?

Dragonfly eyes

Plataformas de enseñanza de idiomas, podcasts, GoogleDocs, Dropbox, Youtube, traductores o este mismo blog, todos son ventajosas herramientas pero como la Luna, tienen un lado oscuro y necesitamos tener mucha concentración para evitar distracciones.

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

¡6 Trucos para concentrarte al estudiar español!

We are going to learn to pronounce the U in English, with its two variations--the 'uh' sound and the 
'yu', as well as the 'oe' when you have a double OO. Unfortunately, there are no rules, but at least you'll know how to pronounce the letter U. You almost never pronounce the letter U as an 'oe' sound, like you find in other languages. Here's your 60 seconds. 

English in 60 Seconds

How to pronounce the 'U' in English, with 'OO' and 'Uh sounds too. 

With many teens spending almost all of their time online, parents are concerned that social media is exposing them to harmful content. Faced with growing pressure to stop online harm, Instagram has introduced a major new update to protect young people and give parents more control.

Under 18s now signing up for Instagram in the US, UK, Canada and Australia will be automatically enrolled into a restricted teen account. Existing accounts will be transferred by mid-November.

The European Union will get teen accounts later this year, and the rest of the world in January. Other Meta services like Facebook will get teen accounts next year.

What limits will teen accounts have?
Instagram already prohibits anyone under 13 from signing up.

Now, teen accounts will automatically be set to private, so they'll have to accept or reject new follower requests. Other users won't be able to see their posts or tag the account.

Teens will also only receive direct messages from people they're following or who follow them.

Teens won't be shown content involving sensitive topics and an anti-bullying feature will screen out offensive words in comments and message requests.

To reduce their screen time, teens will get a notification to stop using the app after it's been open for over an hour — which they can ignore.

Sleep mode between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. will mute notifications and send auto-replies to direct messages. However, they can still use Instagram and answer messages if they want to.

Are there workarounds?
These limits will be turned on automatically for all teens, but 16 and 17-year-olds can turn them off. Kids under 16 will need permission to do so and parents can make changes and approve or deny any requests.

However, if parents want to use teen controls, they'll need an Instagram account.

New controls for parents



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Instagram Introduces New Teen Accounts Settings

xí guàn 
习惯。  n. habit  Tā yǒu chōuyān de xíguàn
                  他 有  抽烟 的 习惯。 He has the habit of smoking.
             v. used to  Zhème duōnián nǐ yìzhí gēn wǒ zài yíkuài, wǒ dōu xíguànle.
                    这么多年你一直跟我在一块，我都习惯了。
                    You've always been there for me these years, I'm used to it.


Iris' screening room

”I'm used to it”用中文怎么说？—Improve Chinese with movie clips

En este episodio hablamos de gramática, en él te cuento un error muy común entre los nativos, el leísmo y otros dos, que, aunque no son tan comunes, también ocurren. También comento un saludo que se ha hecho viral en España gracias a un cantante.

Espero que como siempre lo encuentres útil, si es así no te olvides de dejar una valoración de este podcast.

Dime también qué piensas del episodio, y de los pronombres objeto, ¿te han dado problemas alguna vez? ¿Te los siguen dando? Si quieres entenderlos mejor y saber más sobre ellos aquí te dejo el curso que he creado.

Blanca to go 

92-Leísmo, laísmo y loísmo. 

We all like to plan ahead and sometimes, especially at work, we have TO WORK TO DEADLINES. 
Deadlines can often seem DAUNTING and stressful, particularly if you have lots of work to complete and the deadline is j JUST AROUND THE CORNER. 
However, not all deadlines are bad! 
At work, deadlines give us a goal to aim for and can push us to achieve far more than we might expect. 
Remember to set yourself daily, weekly and monthly OBJECTIVES to achieve, and perhaps use a smartphone app to track your progress. 
You can then use this information next time you meet with your boss to show how productive you are. You never know, it might also help with a promotion or pay rise! 
While personal plans such as meeting a friend for drinks or playing tennis next weekend involve deadlines, these arrangements are more flexible, so you needn’t be OVERLY worried about the time.  
However, remember that you don’t want to be late for your appointments and keep your friends waiting, so think about what you need to do BEFOREHAND and give yourself enough time to achieve it successfully, with just a little extra time added JUST IN CASE.
Take your next vacation for instance. What do you need to plan? 
Tickets, a hotel reservation, or a taxi to the airport. 
Someone to look after your pets or houseplants while you are away. 
Don’t leave all your planning to THE LAST MINUTE. After all, it’s never too early to plan ahead! 

All Ways Business

Making Plans

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。


今、ぼくはトルコにいます。
昨日、無事トルコに着きました。

シンガポールで乗り継ぎをして、そこからトルコのイスタンブールまで来ました。

飛行機の時間は11時間でした。
もっと短いと思ってました。

たくさん寝れるように、と思って、直前にシャワーを浴びて、体温を上げました。

寝る1時間半ぐらい前にシャワーを浴びると寝やすくなるそうです。これは奥さんから聞いた話です。

それでちょうど1時間半ぐらいまでにシャワーを浴びました。
飛行機に乗る前にちょうど眠たくなったので、いい感じでした。

飛行機は大きかったですが、乗る人は少し少なかったので、席もあいていました。隣の席があいていたので、気を使わずにぐっすり寝ることができました。

そして、気づけばあっという間に、トルコに着きました！
今週からは日本語のレッスンもします！


ということで、今日はこれで終わります。

今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！
