This Podcast is meant for Arabic learners: Beginners, intermediate and upper intermediate. The content will be short stories and other topics. 

Arabic Podcast

Simplified Chinese version:
季子是中国古代人。有一次他去旅游，走累了就坐在路边休息。他看到地上有一块儿金子。他想：可能是别人不小心丢掉的吧！
因为季子是一个有钱人，所以他不想去捡这块儿金子。
这个时候，刚好有一个人经过。季子想：这个人很瘦，衣服也很旧，应该是一个乞丐。
季子对他说：“喂！这地上有一块儿金子，你捡去用吧！一会儿被其他乞丐捡走，你就什么都没有了！”
这个人听了非常生气，他说：“你凭什么认为我是乞丐？是因为我的衣服很旧？还是因为我很瘦？你觉得我佷可怜吗？”
这个人说：“今天就算你是有钱人，你都不可以这样对我说话！”
季子很不好意思，于是客气地问这个人的名字。这个人说：“你是一个没有礼貌的人，我不想告诉你我的名字。”

Traditional Chinese version:
季子是中國古代人。有一次他去旅遊，走累了就坐在路邊休息。他看到地上有一塊兒金子。他想：可能是別人不小心丟掉的吧！
因為季子是一個有錢人，所以他不想去撿這塊兒金子。
這個時候，剛好有一個人經過。季子想：這個人很瘦，衣服也很舊，應該是一個乞丐。
季子對他說：“餵！這地上有一塊兒金子，你撿去用吧！一會兒被其他乞丐撿走，你就什麼都沒有了！”
這個人聽了非常生氣，他說：“你憑什麼認為我是乞丐？是因為我的衣服很舊？還是因為我很瘦？你覺得我佷可憐嗎？”
這個人說：“今天就算你是有錢人，你都不可以這樣對我說話！”
季子很不好意思，於是客氣地問這個人的名字。這個人說：“你是一個沒有禮貌的人，我不想告訴你我的名字。”

English translation:
Jizi was a man of ancient China. Once he went on a journey, resting by the street side whenever he felt exhausted. He spotted a piece of gold on the ground. “Someone could have lost this by accident,“ thought Jizi.
Since Jizi was a wealthy man, he did not want to pick up this piece of gold.
Right at this moment, there was someone passing by. “This man is so scraggy, his clothes are tattered too, he’s got to be a beggar,” thought Jizi.
“Hey, there’s a piece of gold on the ground, go pick it up and use it! You will gain nothing if it were picked by other beggars later,” Jizi told him.
Enraged, this man said, “What makes you think of me as a beggar? Is it because my old clothes are too worn? Or is it because I am too skinny? Are you thinking that I am deplorable?”
“Even if you are a rich man, you should never talk to me like that!” the man said.
Jizi felt very embarrassed and asked this man’s politely what his name was. “You are a ill-mannered man, I don’t want to tell you,” said the man.

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - elementary

没有礼貌的季子  The Ill-mannered Jizi

Today we're going to learn some useful prepositions in Farsi.
Hope you enjoy it.

Spoken Persian 

The ball is in the box.

Das „st“ und „sp“ am Wortanfang oder Silbenanfang wird wie „scht und schp“ ausgesprochen. Im englischen wäre es „sht“ „shp“. 
Hier ist der Text zum Audio zum Mitverfolgen:

"Später spazierte Stefan stolz die Straße entlang. Im Schatten eines großen Baums sprach er mit Sandra, die eine spannende Geschichte erzählte. "Hast du gestern das Spektakel am See gesehen?" fragte sie. Stefan schüttelte den Kopf und spürte plötzlich einen starken Windstoß, der Staub aufwirbelte. "Das nächste Mal steh ich bestimmt rechtzeitig auf," versprach er."

Aussprachehilfe 

„st“ und „sp"

Basic communication conversations

第九课 订房间 Lesson 9 book a room

For intermediate level learners of Japanese
「よけい」について勉強しましょう！

「よけい」の意味（いみ）は「もっと」なのですが、「もっと」とは少し違(ちが)います。
特別(とくべつ)なスイッチ（Switch）があるんです･･･。

なんだそれ！？と思ったあなた！
いっしょに勉強しましょう^^



【よけい】〈副詞(ふくし)〉
意味：すでに（そうだ）けど、もっと（そう）

▶こんな風に使います･･･
もうすでに感じている気持ちや状態(じょうたい)がもっと大きくなるという意味で使われる。
例「よけい寝られなくなる」（意味：もうすでに寝られないけど、もっと寝られなくなる）

すでに寝られない⇒何かスイッチ（Switch）がある。⇒もっと寝られなくなる
スイッチの例）羊(ひつじ)を数(かぞ)える



今日は・・・
１　「ダメといわれると、もっとしたくなりますか」〈会話〉［5:35］

★★★ダメといわれると、もっとしたくなりますか★★★

①〈友だちの家に遊びに行った〉
このドア何かな？と思った。
友だち「このドアは絶対(ぜったい)に開けないで！」

②〈友だちの部屋で〉
このフォルダーにはどんな写真が入(はい)っているのかな？と思った。
友だち「このフォルダーだけは絶対に見ないで！」

③〈浦島(うらしま)太郎(たろう)のお話〉
お姫(ひめ)さまに「絶対に開けてはいけません」という箱(はこ)をもらう。


◎「ダメ」って言われると、もっと考えてしまう。だから、もっと興味(きょうみ)を持ってしまうのは普通(ふつう)のこと。本当にダメなとき（しちゃいけないとき）に、「ダメ」と言うのは逆効果(ぎゃくこうか)。


〈ことば〉
１）ツアー〈名詞〉　tour。
２）山小屋(やまごや)〈名詞〉山にある小さい小屋(こや)・施設(しせつ)。山に登(のぼ)る人が泊(と)まったり休憩(きゅうけい)したりする。
３）レビュー〈名詞／する〉review。
４）雰囲気(ふんいき)　〈名詞〉 その場所(ばしょ)にあるもの・いる人が作(つく)る感(かん)じや
気分的(きぶんてき)な空気(くうき)のこと。ムード（mood）。




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第２８課 よけい
１［5:35］　「ダメといわれると、もっとしたくなりますか」〈会話〉
２［6:19］　会話の中の「よけい」・練習・おともだちのことば「そんなこと言われると、よけい」

🎙声：音読さん、吉田（よしだ、Japanese teacher）、八角さん

📖scenario：吉田（よしだ、Japanese teacher）


役に立つ日本語のことばを私たちと一緒に勉強しましょう！ 
Come study useful Japanese words with us！

第１課～第２８課まで　配信中です！！
Lessons 1 through 28 are now available!
よろしくお願いします。

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Updated on the 10th, 20th and 30th of every month!　

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第２８課　よけい 1/2

HSK1 “了” indicating a change , how to say in Chinese

HSK vocabulary

HSK1 “了” indicating a change 

It's the area of the Atlantic Ocean that some people think is incredibly dangerous for ships, and people have claimed that giant squids, large storms, and even the ancient underground city of Atlantis are responsible for countless sailors' lives. In this episode we lift the curtain on the mystery of The Bermuda Triangle.

English Learning for Curious Minds

The Mystery of The Bermuda Triangle

Egg prices are rising in America. The average cost of a dozen eggs hit a record $4.95 in January — up 53% from a year earlier. The price was below $2 in early 2022.

While the coronavirus pandemic and inflation have affected prices, experts say the real problem has been bird flu. An outbreak that began in early 2022 has become the largest in US history, affecting more than 100 million egg-laying hens.

To cope with rising egg prices, some Americans have been going straight to the source — and renting hens.

Rent The Chicken in New Hampshire is letting people rent egg-laying hens for six months at a time. For $595, you get two egg-laying hens and a guide on how to take care of them, as well as chicken feed and a coop to keep the birds in.

The birds actually aren't very difficult to take care of, explains Brian Templeton, owner of Rent The Chicken. "You just let them out and walk around and they go in at night on their own," he told CBS News.

"People really enjoy it," he added.

Rent The Chicken says two hens should produce eight to 14 eggs per week.

That comes to about $25 for every dozen eggs — so it's not really a savings.

You can also get four hens for $735, which would reduce your cost to about $15 per dozen eggs.

However, if you'd like to keep your chickens and coop at the end of your rental period, you can — for an extra $350 to $450.

According to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, hens will usually live for six to eight years, and produce eggs for three to four of those years.

So that might bring your price down over time.