Dear Russian language students and teachers!

Here is another 1-minute audio for your better understanding of a common situation as doing grocery shopping in a supermarket. It comes in handy when you are in a Russian supermarket where staff usually don't speak English or any other foreign language.

Good luck!

Elena.

1-minute Survival Russian for Travelling (A1-A2)

Как покупать продукты в супермаркете_How to do a grocery shopping in a supermarket

Welcome to EASY Japanese podcast. This episode is suitable for beginner level. Hope you can practise self-introduction in Japanese and use when you see new people!

Full script >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tV-Hv0qdWCbOGjRBRulrJQTwtfpJqSYM/edit

にほんご聞こう！　Let's listen to Japanese! 

Episode 1 Extra: Self-introduction [Level: Beginner]

大家好，今天我们来聊聊这个灯笼高挂、谜语飘香的节日——元宵节。
元宵节，又称为上元节, 时间为每年农历正月十五 ，是新年第一个月圆之夜。这天大家会出门赏月、赏花灯、猜灯谜、还能吃元宵。其中最受欢迎的莫过于赏花灯和猜灯谜了。街头巷尾，各式各样的灯笼争奇斗艳，有的像盛开的莲花，有的像活蹦乱跳的小兔子，还有的像龙飞凤舞，热闹非凡。而猜灯谜则是智慧的较量，漂亮的灯笼上会贴上各种谜语，这些谜语往往巧妙诙谐，猜中谜语还会有奖品，趣味十足。
Hi everyone! Today we’re talking about the festival of glowing lanterns and riddles in the air—Lantern Festival!
Also known as Shangyuan Festival, it falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marking the first full moon of the new year.
On this night, people go out to admire the moon, enjoy colorful lantern displays, solve lantern riddles, and eat yuanxiao (sweet glutinous rice balls).
The most popular activities? Lantern viewing and riddle guessing!
Streets and alleys light up with dazzling lanterns of all shapes and sizes—some bloom like lotus flowers, others hop like playful rabbits, and some soar like dragons and phoenixes dancing through the sky. The whole scene is bursting with joy and energy!
As for lantern riddles: they’re a fun test of wit! Riddles are pasted onto beautiful lanterns—clever, witty, and often full of wordplay. If you solve one, you might even win a little prize! It’s festive, brain-teasing fun for all ages.


天灵灵地灵灵来了Abracadabra’s coming 

元宵节 The Lantern Festival

Hindi ka nag-iisa—lahat tayo ramdam ang bigat ng bulsa. Dito sa episode na ito, tatalakayin natin kung bakit hindi na biro ang mabuhay sa Pilipinas ngayon. Pag-usapan natin ang inflation, ang pressure ng pamilya, at kung paano pa rin maging masaya kahit tila laging "survival mode" ang laro ng buhay.

Tara Usap Tayo!  (TAGALOG PODCAST)

Survival Mode: Bakit Ang Mahal Na Mabuhay Sa Pinas?

#1 of 3 podcasts on telephone skills. 
Phrases to answer the phone, ask to speak to someone and to put someone through. 
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Business Buzz episode 5 - how to answer the phone, ask to speak to someone put someone through

El Mohán es una de las leyendas más temidas y conocidas en las zonas ribereñas de Colombia, especialmente cerca del río Magdalena. Se dice que es un ser mitológico, mitad hombre y mitad monstruo, con una gran barba y ojos brillantes como brasas. Vive en cuevas cerca de los ríos, donde guarda tesoros escondidos.

El Mohán es conocido por ser un ser muy celoso y caprichoso. A menudo asusta a los pescadores, hundiendo sus canoas o enredando sus redes de pesca. También es famoso por robar mujeres jóvenes y hermosas para llevarlas a su cueva, donde las retiene por un tiempo antes de liberarlas.

A pesar de su naturaleza temible, algunas versiones cuentan que si logras hacerle una ofrenda adecuada, como tabaco o aguardiente, puede volverse más amigable y ayudarte a encontrar oro o protegerte en el río.

Colombian Legends

El Mohán

Alcune parole che hanno un legame con la parola SABBIA:
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La spiaggia
I castelli di sabbia
Il deserto
La clessidra
La tempesta di sabbia
Il mandala
Le vacanze estive
Il salto in lungo
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Ti viene in mente qualcos'altro?

SHORT ITALIAN LESSONS - Slow Italian

Che cosa ti viene in mente se dico... SABBIA

In this episode of The Everyday English Podcast, host Mohammad Riaz tackles one of life’s biggest dilemmas: Would you rather be rich or happy? We explore the common assumption that money equals success and discuss whether financial wealth truly leads to a fulfilling life

The Everyday English Podcast

Would you rather be rich or happy? 

Borders between countries sometimes change after wars or international agreements, but part of the border between Italy and Switzerland is changing because of melting glaciers.

Large sections of the border are defined by different parts of the glacier, for example the lines of ridges in the ice.

But climate change has caused glaciers across Europe to melt and this has changed the positions of the glaciers' ridges and the natural boundaries between the countries.

The two countries have been talking about the new borders for a number of months. Switzerland signed the new border agreement at the end of September and it's waiting for Italy to do the same.

Part of the border is close to the popular Swiss ski resort of Zermatt. Some of the slopes will be affected by the border change, although skiers shouldn't need to worry about carrying their passports up the mountain!

In fact, both countries are in the Schengen area, so anyone with a visa to visit one of them will usually be able to visit the other without any problems.

The changes have been made so that it is clear which of the two countries is responsible for maintaining certain areas.

But both countries' economic interests were also considered when the new borders were agreed, Bloomberg said.

According to 2023 data, Switzerland's glaciers lost 4% of their volume in 2023, after losing a record 6% of their volume in 2022.

The region has had less snow and warmer summers in recent years.

Some glaciers have no ice left, and the situation will only get worse if nothing is done about climate change, experts say.

According to a 2023 study, up to half of the world's glaciers could disappear by 2100, even if we make progress with targets limiting climate change.