In this episode of Your Spanish Journey, I'll talk about a very traditional drink and custom in many Latin American countries, especially in mine, Argentina- EL MATE. Are you ready?

Your Spanish Journey

Traditions and customs in Latin America. Today: EL MATE

In this episode I’ll comment on an article titled: “Should You Take A Break From Social Media? Psychologists Reveal An Unlikely Suggestion” published on the web site of Inverse.
As usual don’t hesitate to give me your feedback if you want. Enjoy.

Useful vocabulary:
well-being
short-term relaxing effects
anxiety and depression
scrolling on TikTok or Instagram
being sleep deprived
total abstinence
to point out
to keep you hooked on social media
to stay/keep in touch with friends and relatives
a false impression
a biased image
a feeling of inferiority
low self-esteem
to check in with your friends


Let's check out the news

Is it really necessary to take a break from social media?

conjuguemos y conjugamos 

DECÍA - WAS SAYING - forma imperfecta

哄堂大笑[hōng táng dà xiào]：roar/house/big/laugh；The people of the whole house burst out [into] laughter.
唐朝 táng cháo：Tang Dynasty.
冯相 féng xiàng: the name of a person
官员 guān yuán：Government official
靴子 xuē zi：boots
同僚 tóng liáo：associate;colleague;fellow-officials
惊奇 jīng qí：wonder; be surprised



乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

哄堂大笑[hōng táng dà xiào]

Welcome back to our whimsical journey! In Chapter 9, our little prince is getting ready to leave his beloved planet. Join us as he tidies up and says his fond farewells to the unique inhabitants of his tiny world!

Here is the vocabulary featured in this episode:

migration (n.) – the process of animals travelling to a different place,
usually when the season changes
possess (adj.) – to own or have something
convenient (adj.) – suitable for your purposes and needs and causing the
least difficulty
extinct (adj.) – no longer existing / active
dejection (n.) – the feeling of being unhappy or disappointed
bewildered (adj.) – confused or uncertain

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Book Club: The Little Prince

Let's Explore The Little Prince: Chapter 9

Serbian language journey

Odakle si + gde živiš?

EP 28Learn Thai _ 50 Words Jobs & Occupations _ Talking about job in Thai #learnthai for beginning level 

Thai for Everyone with Kru Robert

EP 28 Learn Thai _ 50 Words Jobs & Occupations _ Talking about job in Thai 

In this episode we will talk about 【微信 Wechat】, you will learn how to say 【Social media,like,comment】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家分享一些【社交媒体】相关的词。
国外社交媒体平台有:Facebook（脸书）、Instagram（ins）、Twitter（推特）等等。中国用得最多的社交软件有微信（wechat）、微博（MicroBlog）、抖音（Tik-tok）等等。
我们先来看看跟微信有关的词。在中国，几乎每个人都有微信。微信可以用来发信息，发语音（信息），打语音电话，打视频电话。除了一对一聊天，还有很多微信群，家人群，朋友群，工作群。我们还可以用微信来付款，转账，发红包。付款的时候可以你扫商家的二维码，或者商家扫你的付款码。所以买东西的时候经常会听到这样的话：“我扫你，还是你扫我？”转账的金额可以比较高，每天最高可转账20万元。发红包的金额最高是一个200块，一般用在朋友和家人间。例如我朋友生日的时候，我会给他发一个188.88的红包，因为8在中国是一个幸运的数字。
认识一个新朋友的时候，我们一般会加微信。扫对方的二维码就可以添加好友，对方通过后你们就是微信好友了。你可以根据关系把他分组，例如家人，朋友，同事。如果你不想和一个人再聊天了，可以删他(的)微信，甚至是拉黑他。
微信还有一个功能叫朋友圈。我们可以在朋友圈发文字，图片，视频。你的微信好友可以给你点赞，评论。如果你发的朋友圈只想给一部分人看，那就设置分组可见，只有你选择的组可以看到你发的朋友圈。
微信的功能还有很多，公众号可以看文章，视频号可以看视频，小程序可以快速地使用很多常见的手机软件。点外卖，购物，医院挂号等等都可以通过微信。可以说，我们的生活根本离不开微信了。
你用过微信吗？你最喜欢什么功能？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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社交媒体	/	shè jiāo méi tǐ	/	Social media
平台	/	píng tái	/	Platform
语音	/	yǔ yīn	/	Voice
视频	/	shì pín	/	Video
微信群	/	wēi xìn qún	/	WeChat Group
付款	/	fù kuǎn	/	make payment
转账	/	zhuǎn zhàng	/	Transfer money
发红包	/	fā hóng bāo	/	Send Red Envelope(lucky money)
扫	/	sǎo	/	scan
商家	/	shāng jiā	/	merchant
二维码	/	èr wéi mǎ	/	QR Code
金额	/	jīn é	/	Amount
添加好友	/	tiān jiā hǎo yǒu	/	Add Friends
分组	/	fēn zǔ	/	divide into groups
删	/	shān	/	delete
拉黑	/	lā hēi	/	black out
朋友圈	/	péng yǒu quān	/	Moments
点赞	/	diǎn zàn	/	Like
评论	/	píng lùn	/	Comment
小程序	/	xiǎo chéng xù	/	mini program
挂号/guà hào/outpatient registration

Yuli's Chinese Channel

微信 Wechat（Intermediate level）

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C2vge-gftu6DzcqC_XdAPy8J1ekDi3dq/view?usp=drivesdk