When you are too tired to wait for a table during meal time, and you want to ask if you can share the table with others, you may say’不好意思，可以拼桌吗？(bù hǎo yì si , kě yǐ pīn zhuō ma?)-Excuse me, would you mind sharing the table?’ ‘拼’ means ‘put together’, so several people using one table actually indicates putting these people together. 

Crystal Gao's Chinese Language Journey

7、不好意思，可以拼桌吗？- Excuse me, would you mind sharing this table?

The exciting short story by Roald Dahl continues, withe new words explained at the end of the podcast.

Stories to Stimulate!

The Umbrella Man - Part two

Aprendamos un poco, ¿Te comprometes a aprender español?

Aprendamos Español desde los Andes 

La interacción entre el español y las lenguas indigenas 

Self introduction!  

Hello to all of you! I’m Ann, and I was born in a town in Iloilo, about 30 kilometers away from the city. Our home was surrounded by a small coffee plantation, with trees like mango, coconut, cacao, and many other tropical or native fruits — it really felt like paradise! We also had plenty of animals around — chickens, geese, ducks, goats, pigs, cows, and even a carabao — and a small rice field. That was my childhood — simple, yet full of joy and natural beauty.

Now, I carry those memories and stories with me here on the podcast Ma-HILIGAYNON Ta!

I still clearly remember how we used to walk about 3 kilometers just to get to school when my siblings and I were in elementary. It was only when I got to high school that we moved closer to the highway. During the rainy season, we’d walk barefoot through rice paddies and small streams, carrying our school shoes and supplies. We would wash our muddy feet in a little stream beside the road before waiting for our favorite tricycle driver to pass by and take us to school.

You know, it’s only now that I realize how tough that was — but back then, it all felt like fun. I never even thought of it as difficult, especially for young schoolgirls like me.

We had a very loyal dog — his name was Burgo. He looked like he came from a police breed, maybe part German Shepherd mixed with a native dog. He was a gift from my grandfather. He was my companion through every silly adventure and farm chore.

Want to hear more of my stories? Just follow my podcast! Let’s keep talking — see you in Ma-HILIGAYNON Ta! This is Ann — padayon lang, abyan (keep going, friend).



Ma-HILIGAYNON Ta!!!

Ilonngo gid ako ya!

人間の歯（は）の数は32本です。このうち4本は「親知らず」｛ おやしらず wisdom tooth）なので、たいていの人は28本です。私は31本。「親知らず」がまだあるので、歯医者（はいしゃ）に行くたびに「ぬきなさーい」と言われています。どうしよう。国はね、「80歳までに20本歯をのこしましょう」って言ってます。「8020運動」といって、今50％の方がクリアなんだそうです。えーそんなに歯がいるんだろうか。じゃあ、親知らず、ぬかないほがいいんじゃない？　久しぶりに歯医者に行って、なやんだお話、聞いてください。
スクリプトと文法や言葉のリストはこちら。
https://www.notion.so/49-8020-db246219905d4a08b017c3ac77bc1d56?pvs=4
楽しみ方は、こちらを見てください。
https://www.notion.so/116c436c16ed4055a68ddb2c4624cd96?pvs=4
バレンタインデー終わりましたね。虫歯（むしば caries）にご用心（ようじん precaution）。
じゃあ、またね。


すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第49話　8020、ハハ歯の話

La Universidad de Cambridge decidió investigar la relación entre personalidad y gustos musicales para determinar qué dicen de nosotros nuestras listas de reproducción en Spotify y Apple Music. De esta manera, podemos aprender mucho de las personas incluso antes de conocerlas.

Cafecito con Ale

Qué dice de ti la música que escuchas, según la ciencia

New Year is the perfect time for people to try new things, like changing their diet or habits. Some people take part in Veganuary, an annual challenge where they avoid eating animal products like meat, dairy, or eggs during January.

Veganuary first started in 2014 as a fun way to explore a vegan lifestyle and see how it feels. Since then, plant-based eating has gained popularity, and it's not uncommon for restaurants to offer at least one vegan option on their menus.

But a study has found that many meat-eaters end up feeling disgusted by meat after trying Veganuary.

Researchers studied 40 meat-eaters before and after Veganuary.

They found that, although most participants went back to eating meat when the month had ended, they felt more disgusted about doing so. And people who ate the least amount of meat during the challenge felt the most disgust afterwards.

A separate 2023 study on 46 Veganuary participants found that they were much less likely to describe themselves as meat-eaters after taking part in the challenge.

Scientists suggest that this change happens because people feel uncomfortable when their actions don't match their beliefs. Many enjoy the taste and convenience of eating meat, but they also feel guilty about the cruelty of factory farming.

So by giving up meat during Veganuary, participants may start to think more about these issues and develop negative feelings toward eating meat.

This research shows that even a short-term change in behavior can change the way you think, says Natalia Lawrence, a scientist from the University of Exeter who worked on the studies.

"Normally, the idea is to educate people first to change their attitudes, and hopefully they end up changing their behaviour," she told The Guardian.

"But if you persuade people to change their behaviour for a month, it seems that these things follow."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Going Meat-Free for a Month Changes Beliefs, Study Finds

In todays episode I would like to discuss the importance of avoiding gossip, and why you shouldn't spread any sent to you. 