What is the smartest animal in the sea?  Could it be the octopus?  Practice comparative adjectives, superlative adjectives, and comparisons using “as _________ as” with this episode.

Shannon’s Easy English

The Smartest Animal in the Ocean?

In this episode, we’ll take phrases from the popular Turkish TV series Kiralık Aşk and break them down to help you learn Turkish in a fun and easy way.

Merhaba Türkçe 

Learn Turkish with Kiralık Aşk TV Series

Giant Dreams Midget Abilities by David Sedaris read by Teacher Alyse
Read and follow along. Send me a message for your free digital copy of this story. 

"WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING YOUR GUITAR, MAKE BELIEVE YOU'RE PLAYING AN ACTUAL WOMAN," MISTER MANCINI TOLD ME. "GRAB HER BY THE NECK AND MAKE HER HOLLER."

My father loves jazz and has an extensive collection of records and reel-to-reel tapes he used to enjoy after returning home from work. He might have entered the house in a foul mood, but once he had his Dexter Gordon and a vodka martini, the stress melted away and everything was "Beautiful, baby, just beautiful." The instant the needle hit that record, he'd loosen his tie and become something other than the conservative engineer with a pocketful of IBM pencils embossed with the command think.

"Man, oh man, will you get a load of the chops on this guy? I saw him once at the Blue Note, and I mean to tell you that he blew me right out of my chair! A talent like that comes along only once in a lifetime. The guy was an absolute comet, and there I was in the front row. Can you imagine that?"

"Gee," I'd say. "I bet that was really interesting."

Empathy was the wrong tack, as it seemed only to irritate him.

"You don't know the half of it," my father would say. " 'Really interesting' my butt. You haven't got a clue. You could have taken a hatchet and cut the man's lips right off his face, chopped them off at the quick, and he still would have played better than anyone else out there. That's how good he was."

Because it was the music we'd grown up with, I liked to think that my sisters and I had a genuine appreciation for jazz. We preferred it over the music our friends were listening to, yet nothing we did or said could convince him of our devotion. Aside from replaying the tune on your own instrument, how could you prove you were really listening? It was as if he expected us to change color at the end of each selection.

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other stories from David Sedaris ( Adult 18+) 

Giant Dreams Midget Abilities

这集主要介绍汉语口语中“…得什么似的；又来了；换脑筋”这三个习惯用语的意思及用法。

A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

How to use“…得什么似的；又来了；换脑筋”

Spanish but nerdy

Cannibalism

В этом подкасте я расскажу вам, как описывать дождь, снег и ветер на русском языке. Вы узнаете простые и интересные фразы, которые помогут вам говорить о погоде. Я объясню, что означают слова "накрапывает", "барабанит", "моросит" и другие. 

In this podcast, I will tell you how to describe rain, snow, and wind in Russian. You will learn simple and interesting phrases to help you talk about the weather. I will explain the meanings of words like "накрапывает", "барабанит", "моросит"and more. 

Music from this episode:
"Снег идет" - Майя Кристалинская 
" Снег кружится" - ВИА "Пламя"

Russian with Irina

Как описывать дождь, снег и ветер. How to Describe Rain, Snow, and Wind

『日本語能力試験」対策＿日本語総まとめN3（語彙）』アスク出版 テキストを読んでいきます。 １回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。 今日は、第5週６日です。

N3合格

N3 語彙　第5週6日目

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#143〉12月10日土曜日　天気/雪　気温/2℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
大通公園/おおどおりこうえん
・ミュンヘン・クリスマス市に行ってきた
・ミュンヘンはドイツにある市
・札幌市とミュンヘン市は姉妹都市
・お店がたくさん
・金曜日の夜なので、たくさん人がいた。
・気温は0度だったけど、服を着こんだので大丈夫だった。
・ドイツのパン・プレッツェルを食べた。
・ホットワインを飲んだ
・札幌市にいながら、ミュンヘン市にいる気分になった


［単語］
市/いち…人がたくさんいて、お店もあって、買い物をする場所。
姉妹都市/しまいとし… お姉ちゃん、妹のような良い関係の市と市
着込む/きこむ…たくさん服を着ること
ホットワイン/ほっとわいん…あたたかいワイン
ワイン/わいん…お酒

レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#143〉12月10日土曜日　クリスマス市に行ってきたよ！

Police Officers Demand Larger Uniforms (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CMzgaWaheSFK9OXgNe5cese65F6Sb72U/view?usp=drivesdk