Дорогие студенты. В этом выпуске мы погрузимся в самые дебри нашей речи, где даже носители языка иногда спотыкаются, а иностранцы и вовсе хватаются за голову. Приготовьтесь к лингвистическим парадоксам!

5 минут на русском языке/ 5 minutes in Russian/ 5 minuti in Russo

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Hola, bienvenido o bienvenida al primer episodio de Spanish with Andrés.
Yo soy Andrés y este es un podcast para estudiantes que saben un poco de español, y quieren mejorar su nivel.

En este episodio quiero presentarme y explicarte qué encontrarás en este podcast.

Spanish with Andres T.

Hi there

Привет!

В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим о прекрасном и вдохновляющем празднике - Дне фортепиано.

Приятного прослушивания!

Speak fluent Russian B1-B2

Выпуск 42. День фортепиано

In the first episode of No Such Thing as a Synonym, we kick things off with a pair of very familiar verbs: "see" and "watch". 

When you look up these words in a dictionary you’ll find they have virtually identical definitions. However, I want to let you in on a secret – the dictionary isn’t telling you the whole story. 

In this episode, we’ll explore the pragmatic and subtle differences between the two words, including the difference between “seeing a film” and “watching a film” and “seeing someone fall off their bike” and “watching someone fall off their bike”. 

Listen along to learn something new!

No Such Thing as a Synonym

01: See & Watch

Here are five simple expressions to cheer someone up in Chinese, along with examples:
1. 加油！ (jiā yóu!) - Keep it up!Example: 加油，你一定能成功！ (jiā yóu, nǐ yí dìng néng chéng gōng!) (Keep it up, you will surely succeed!) 
2. 没关系！ (méi guān xi!) - It's no problem!Example: 别担心，没关系！ (bié dān xīn, méi guān xi!) (Don't worry, it's no problem!) 
3. 不要灰心！ (bú yào huī xīn!) - Don't give up!Example: 只要努力，就一定会成功的，不要灰心！ (zhǐ yào nǔ lì, jiù yí dìng huì chéng gōng de, bú yào huī xīn!) (As long as you work hard, you will surely succeed, don't give up!) 
4. 别担心！ (bié dān xīn!) - Don't worry!Example: 别担心，这不是什么大事！ (bié dān xīn, zhè bú shì shén me dà shì!) (Don't worry, it's not a big deal!)
And here is the fifth example:
5. 我们一起努力！ (wǒ men yī qǐ nǔ lì!) - Let's work hard together!Example: 我们一起努力，一定会成功的！ (wǒ men yī qǐ nǔ lì, yí dìng huì chéng gōng de!) (We will succeed if we work hard together!) 


Five Ways to Say XXX in Chinese

5 ways to encourage someone in Chinese

Yo-You 与你同行（Diary）

9.18(100+words  difficulty index*** )

第一課　你好
 
dì yī kè　nǐ hǎo
 
大文：你好，我是李大文。
dà wén　nǐ hǎo　wǒ shì lǐ dà wén
 
心美：你好，我叫陳心美。
xīn měi　nǐ hǎo　wǒ jiào chén xīn měi
 
大文：他叫什麼名字？
dà wén　tā jiào shén me míng zì
 
心美：他叫林東明。
xīn měi　tā jiào lín dōng míng

【For the kids】Let's learn Chinese !

【1】Hello! 你好！

Uyghurche Learning FM/ئۇيغۇرچە تىل ئۆگىنىش

Chapter 1, Exercise 14

Listen to this interesting article!

Man Fired for Keeping Webcam Off Awarded $73,000
A remote worker who was fired for refusing to keep his camera on while working has been awarded about $73,000 by a Dutch court.

The man, whose name was not made public, had been working for the US software company Chetu in the Netherlands since 2019. On August 23, 2022, while working remotely, he was told by his employer that he should keep his webcam on all day for online training.

The employee said he didn't feel comfortable being monitored on camera for nine hours, and refused to do so. He added that the company could already see all activities on his laptop and that he was also sharing his screen.

But Chetu said that having a camera on was no different from being watched in an office. And the company fired him.

Finding this unfair, the man took the company to court in the Netherlands. He told the court that he hadn't been given clear enough reasons for being fired, and that asking him to keep his camera on for the whole workday was against his right to privacy.

And the court agreed. Chetu now must pay the man about $73,000.

While using a webcam to check on employees may not be very common, computer programs that monitor employee activity have become popular.

A survey from 2021 found that 60% of US companies with remote workers were using employee monitoring software, and 81% of those companies found that their workers were more productive while being monitored.