何でもない日常をちょっと楽しく！
世界のみんなとつながるって楽しくてわくわくします。
いろんな会話場面を想像しながら、何度も練習していると
きれいな日本語が話せるようになります。

Cheerful life

Der Glücksatlas 2022

„Auf einer Skala von 0 – 10, wie zufrieden sind Sie mit Ihrem Leben?“ Fragen dieser Art wurden einer repräsentativen Anzahl von Deutschen gestellt. Das Ergebnis wurde kürzlich im Glücksatlas 2022 veröffentlicht.  Der durchschnittliche Glücksindex der Deutschen liegt bei 6,86. Seit seinem Tiefstand Im Jahr 2021 hat er somit 0,28 Punkte aufgeholt. Die Pandemie mit all ihren Problemen hat die Zahl der unglücklichen Deutschen stark erhöht. Der Ukraine-Krieg und die Inflation sorgen weiterhin dafür, dass der Wert von 7,14  aus dem Jahr 2019 nur schwer erreichbar scheint. 
Generell sind die westdeutschen Bundesländer zufriedener mit ihrem Leben als die ostdeutschen: In Schleswig-Holstein beispielsweise wohnen die glücklichsten Menschen und in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern die unglücklichsten. 
Gegenüber 2019 verloren die jungen Leute, die Generation Z, durch Covid einen ganzen Punkt an Lebenszufriedenheit. Rentner hingegen sind nur noch 0,19 Punkte vom früheren Niveau entfernt.

Quelle: skl-gluecksatlas

LearnGermanToday

6_Der Glücksatlas 2022

12月に入り、仕事やプライベートなどで毎日バタバタと過ごしているまみの日常をお届けします。皆さんは忙しくなると、つい心の余裕をなくしてイライラしてしまうことはありませんか？このエピソードでは、そんな慌ただしい時期の中で、私が感じたことや、自分の気持ちを整えるための小さな工夫についてお話しします。忙しい毎日の息抜きに、ぜひゆっくり聞いてみてください。
Now that December has begun, my days have been quite hectic with work and personal life. Do you ever find yourself losing patience or feeling irritated when things get busy? In this episode, I share what my daily life has been like during this busy season and some small ways I try to stay calm and centered. I hope this episode gives you a moment to relax in the middle of your own busy day.

Hyakuchji Japanese podcast 🇯🇵

EP#７　年末の忙しさ

In this episode, Nick discusses renting and buying houses, which could come up in Speaking Part 3 or Writing Part 2 of the IELTS test. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Is it better to rent or buy a house?

दुर्भाग्य : ( durbagya ) Bad luck/ unfortunate 
आशिष् : ( aasish) blessing 
आशीर्वाद :(aashirvaad)  blessing 
भेष: (bhes).  disguise 



Let's talk Nepali 

Blessing in Disguise  | दुर्भाग्य को भेषमा एक आशिष् थियो 

Nivel B2. De regreso a la gramática avanzada.
Tema: Hoy tenemos dos conectores especiales que van con subjuntivo. 

Se trata de EN CUANTO y TAN PRONTO COMO.

Expresan acciones futuras hipotéticas.
Vamos a verlos con ejemplos.

Este audio tiene transcripción, solo tienes que pedirla. Un mensaje es suficiente.

Comenzamos,
Rocio.😘

Rocío en Español Podcast

23. En cuanto y Tan pronto como + SUBJUNTIVO. Gramática para subir de nivel.

It's summer. You're on the beach, by the pool or in the garden — it might be time to get your swimwear out!

But if you're talking about swimwear in English, there's a small problem: there are many different words for it.

"Swimwear" can be used for anything you put on to go in the water, whether you're male or female, so it's always a safe choice of word.

You might also hear "swimmers" used by people from Australia. This means the same thing, and it's always used with the "s" on the end.

In Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, swimwear will also often be called "togs."

And Australians also say "bathers." It's short for "bathing suit," which in British English usually refers to women's one-piece swimwear, but in American English can be anything you wear to swim in.

Anything you swim in can also be called a "swimsuit."

"One-piece" can be used on its own to refer to women's swimwear that's made from one piece of material, as opposed to a two-piece swimsuit like a bikini.

In the UK, the term "swimming costume" also tends to be used to talk about female swimwear. Some British and Australian English speakers might shorten this to "cozzie" — sometimes spelled "cossie," but said the same.

In the US or Britain, men going to the beach shouldn't forget their "swimming trunks." These are the casual shorts people often wear. You'll hear these called "board shorts" or "boardies" in Australia.

Men who are going for a serious swim might choose "Speedos."

Speedo is the name of a swimwear company, but the word is now used across the world for the tight briefs men might wear when they want to swim very fast.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Who Let the Togs Out? Key English Swimwear Terms

Luego de una encuesta realizada en las calles de España preguntando a la gente si es feliz, no hubo ni una sola persona cuya respuesta haya sido ‘no’. Si nos hubieran mentido, estaríamos hablando de 'happycracia', la tiranía de la felicidad. Estar obligados a ser felices y sentirnos culpables si no superamos las dificultades. Lo describen muy bien el psicólogo español Edgar Cabanas y la socióloga israelí Eva Illouz en el libro 'Happycracia': “hoy declarar que no eres feliz es vergonzoso, como si hubiéramos perdido el tiempo o hecho algo mal”.

Cafecito con Ale

¿Qué es la 'happycracia' y por qué se nos obliga a ser felices?

In Zen philosophy, non-duality emphasizes the dissolution of boundaries. You are not separate from the task you’re doing; you are the task. Applied to language learning, this means letting go of the struggle and resistance that often arise when we view learning as something external to conquer. Instead of thinking, “I need to learn this grammatical rule,” shift your mindset to, “The exploring of how this rule expresses ideas is entering this very moment in time.” Instead of seeing a vocabulary list as a hurdle, see it as the vocabulary becoming immersed with your very being.

Non-duality teaches us to embrace the process fully, without judgment or the pressure of results. When you sit down to study, there is no "you" trying to learn the language; there is only learning happening. This mindset helps dissolve resistance and makes the process more intuitive.
