In this episode of Streetwise English Podcast, I talk about my first impressions of Israel. My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening!

Streetwise English

SWE 98 First Impressions of Israel

Dnes budu mluvit o přátelích. 
Kdo tě rozesměje když jsi smutný?
🌱 - tyto epizody jsou pomalé a srozumitelné (for beginners A1)

Pocket Czech

6. 🌱 Přátelé 

¡Prepárate para sumergirte en una celebración desbordante en este episodio! Te llevamos a un viaje apasionante a través del Día de la Independencia de Bolivia. 
Descubrirás cómo se celebra esta fecha emblemática. Pero eso no es todo: mientras exploramos, también estarás fortaleciendo tu español, ¡porque aprenderás mientras te maravillas! 
¿Listo para el reto? ¡Visita mi perfíl y comienza tu viaje hacia un español fluido y confiado. ¡No esperes más para convertirte en un hablante experto del español en todas las dimensiones!
Tutor de Español - Konrad Rovira

Escucha Facil Español

La independencia 🇧🇴🎉🎖️ [Capítulo 25]

Hello everyone, here is the first episode of my podcast: For Gamers Out There.
 
Todays comment is going to be about a game named Dusk.

Disclaimer: this game hasn’t been designed for children and is more appropriate for a mature audience. This episode will not contain any kind of graphic description as I wish to remain family friendly but your discretion is highly advised if you wish to look up the game online.

Here is the transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xA-ki7J2HZQ2c5swzZvGD_TNpwbaecYcHc9kSge74Xk/edit?usp=sharing

Don't hesitate to check my profile: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/12242555

I hope you'll enjoy, don't refrain from leaving your feedback and engage in discussion if you liked the topic or not :).

For gamers out there

Ashes to Ashes, Dusk to Dusk

妈妈mā ma在zài图书馆tú shū guǎn工作gōng zuò。她tā每měi天tiān早上zǎo shàng六liù点diǎn起床qǐ chuáng，起床qǐ chuáng后hòu给gěi我wǒ和hé爸爸bà ba做zuò早饭zǎo fàn，然后rán hòu我们wǒ men一起yī qǐ吃chī。七qī点diǎn半bàn，她tā会huì先xiān送sòng我wǒ去qù学校xué xiào，然后rán hòu再zài去qù工作gōng zuò。图书馆tú shū guǎn九jiǔ点diǎn开门kāi mén，她tā常常cháng cháng差chà一刻yī kè九jiǔ点diǎn到dào图书馆tú shū guǎn门口mén kǒu。中午zhōng wǔ妈妈mā mā会huì在zài图书馆tú shū guǎn的de食堂shí táng吃饭chī fàn。晚上wǎn shàng我们wǒ men一起yī qǐ在zài家jiā吃chī晚饭wǎn fàn，有时候yǒu shí hòu一起yī qǐ看kàn电视diàn shì。这zhè是shì我wǒ妈妈mā ma的de一yī天tiān。


图书馆 [tú shū guǎn] library
每 [měi] Every
早上 [zǎo shàng] Morning
起床 [qǐ chuáng] get up
后 [hòu] after
给 [gěi] for, to
早饭 [zǎo fàn] breakfast
然后 [rán hòu] Then
一起 [yī qǐ] Together
半 [bàn] Half
先 [xiān] First
送 [sòng] send
再 [zài] Again
开门 [kāi mén] open the door
常常 [cháng cháng] often
差 [chà] short, lack
一刻 [yī kè] a quarter
到 [dào] to arrive,to reach
门口 [mén kǒu] doorway
食堂 [shí táng] canteen
吃饭 [chī fàn] Have a meal
晚上 [wǎn shàng] night
晚饭 [wǎn fàn] dinner
有时候 [yǒu shí hòu] sometimes

Chinese story 中文故事

A day of my mother 我妈妈的一天

Netflixドラマ【First Love 初恋】は見ましたか？
【First Love 初恋】の撮影の場所は北海道です。
北海道に住んでいる私が、撮影の場所を紹介したいと思います。
北海道のこと、文化についても話します。

《話にでてくる場所》
創生スクエア/そうせいすくえあ
新千歳空港/しんちとせくうこう

北海道へようこそ【First Love 初恋】from Netflix

3.ナポリタン【First Love 初恋】from Netflix

В этом подкасте я рассказываю о том, что обычно есть на новогоднем столе в России. Приятного прослушивания!

Привет, это Наташа!

Эпизод 21. Что едят в России на Новый год

I’ll introduce Japanese culture in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “お盆（ぼん）《Bon festival》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
お盆（ぼん）：Bon festival
Obon is one of the Buddhist events. In Buddhism, it is believed that the spirits of family ancestors come back to this world during the Obon period between July and August, and a series of events take place to commemorate them.
Obon is regarded as one of the most important family occasions of the year in Japan.
Although Obon is not an official holiday, many offices are temporarily closed for business during this period. 

盆踊（ぼんおど）り：Bon Festival dance
Bon Odori is a traditional Japanese dance that is generally performed at events or festivals during Obon holidays.
Participants wear yukata, a casual traditional Kimono-style garment, and dance to traditional music while circling around a stage to honor the spirits of ancestors.

移動（いどう）する：move

仏教（ぶっきょう）：Buddhism

先祖（せんぞ）：ancestor

もてなす：treat / welcome

仏壇（ぶつだん）：Buddhist altar

迎（むか）え火（び）：welcoming fire
“迎え火” is a sacred fire that is often burned on August 13th in front of each household to guide the spirits of their ancestors back home.

提灯（ちょうちん）：chochin lantern

送（おく）り火（び）：seeing off fire
"送り火"is lit on the last day of Obon, which is generally August 16th to send the ancestors back to their world.

五山送り火（ござんのおくりび）：
The Send-off Bonfires of Five Mountains (Gozan no Okuribi) refers to the annual bonfires lit at various 5 locations including Nyoigatake (Mt. Nyoi known as Mt. Daimonji) on August 16 in Kyoto City.

阿波踊（あわおど）り：
“阿波踊り” is the largest and the most famous bon festival dance in Japan, attracting more than 1 million visitors from August 12 to 15 every year. 

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#43 Japanese culture / お盆《Bon festival》 // N3 Level /Japanese listening

British shopping areas are generally called "High Streets" even when the
Street has a different name.