A short summary of the history of Afrikaans.
'n Kort opsomming van die geskiedenis van Afrikaans

History of Afrikaans / Geskiedenis van Afrikaans

Geskiedenis van Afrikaans

My introduction in "easy to understand" Indian Accent.

3 in 1

About me - Indian Accent

A1-A2 - A vingança dos peixes 

Era uma vez (porque é assim que todos os bons contos começam) uma família de peixes. Na verdade, eram várias famílias. Nadavam todos pelo mar. Divertiam-se muito a jogar às escondidas, jogavam futebol com conchas e tinham muitas outras brincadeiras. Isto tudo para dizer que viviam uma vida simples, mas cheia de alegria e felicidade. Viviam com outras criaturas marinhas. Claro que, de vez em quando, havia um “desaparecimento”, especialmente quando passava por lá um tubarão, mas isso era a lei da Natureza, e nada podia mudá-la.
Porém, um dia, um peixe desapareceu sem ninguém saber porquê. Estavam todos preocupados, porque ele não voltava. Vários dias depois, outros peixes desapareceram. Portanto, todos os peixes que ainda estavam vivos juntaram-se e decidi- ram explorar os oceanos. Poucos dias depois, um peixe voltou e contou aos outros o que tinha visto: era um monstro enorme, com várias bocas que nunca se fechavam. Não se lhe distinguiam olhos. Ao ouvir isto, todos os peixes ficaram aflitos e com medo. Brincavam muito menos, estavam muito mais atentos e vigilantes.
Mas, um dia, dois peixinhos ganharam coragem, saíram da casa deles e foram explorar o mar, para ver o monstro que comia os peixes. Esconderam-se atrás das algas como costumavam fazer. Esperaram, esperaram, mas foram recompensados por tanta paciência, porque a criatura demoníaca voltou. Comia tudo o que via, parecia que nunca conseguia saciar-se. Tinha imensas bocas que nunca se fechavam. Apesar do pavor que tinham, ficaram a observar e não fugiram. E fizeram bem, porque, depois, eles viram uma coisa inacreditável: o monstro não comia os peixes, mas guardava-os dentro da barriga. Depois subia para dentro do barco que o arrastava. Oferecia todos os peixes que tinha aos humanos, estava ao serviço deles. Foi então que os dois peixes perceberam que não era monstro nenhum… (…)

(Unfortunately I can’t post the rest of the tale! Write me on Italki and I’ll send it to you!)

Portuguese with Cata

A vingança dos peixes de Gaspar Sallé Pinto

In this podcast I am reading the first page of the first chapter from the book In Other Words (Italian version) from Jhumpa Lahiri.

I Podcast Secondo San Luca

I Podcast secondo San Luca - reading of the book In Altre Parole di Jhumpa Lahiri

Herkese merhaba.Bu gün harika bir şiir ile Türkçe’de “if clause” cümlelerini
öğreneceğiz. Hadi başlayalım!
Koşul veya şart kelimeleri İngilizce’de “condition” demek.
Türkçe’de if clause yani koşul cümlesi kurmak aslında çok kolay: sadece if
clause cümlesinin sonuna -sa/-se koşul ekini getiriyoruz. Şu örneğe bakalım :
Yağmur yağar > It rains
Dışarı çıkmam. > I don’t go out.
Koşul cümlemiz “ yağmur yağar”.Yani bu cümlenin sonuna -sa /-se ekini
getiriyoruz.
Yağmur yağarsa dışarı çıkmam. > It means “If it rains ,I won’t go out.”

Melih Cevdet Anday’ın “ Çok güzel şey” şiirinde birçok if clause yani koşul
cümlesi var. Hadi inceleyelim.

Yaşamak güzel şey doğrusu, - In fact , it’s a good thing to be alive
Üstelik hava da güzelse, - Additionally if the weather is nice
Hele gücün kuvvetin yerindeyse - especially if you’re strong
Elin ekmek tutmuşsa bir de - plus if you earn your bread
Hele tertemizse gönlün - especially if your heart is pure
Hele kar gibiyse alnın - especially if your forehead is like snow
Yani kendinden korkmuyorsan - So if you’re not afraid of yourself
Kimseden korkmuyorsan dünyada - if you’re not afraid of anyone in the world
Dostuna güveniyorsan - if you trust your best friend
İyi günler bekliyorsan hele - especially if you expect good days
İyi günlere inanıyorsan- if you believe in good days
Üstelik hava da güzelse- additionally if the weather is nice
Yaşamak güzel şey - It’s a good thing to be alive
Çok güzel şey doğrusu! - It’s a very beautiful thing , actually.

Şiirden bazı deyimler :
gücü kuvveti yerinde olmak: (lit)someone’s power is on its place.
It means one is still physically avaliable to do daily duties or one is still


The music : from my heart
Musician : bdksonic
energetic.
alnı kar gibi olmak: this comes from “alnı ak olmak”. :According to the
understanding, if you haven’t done anything bad to be ashamed of, if you’re
honorable, your forehead is white / bright. 

a.cup.of.Turkish  /  podcasts with their transcripts ✨

" Çok güzel şey " şiiri ile koşul cümlelerini öğrenmek. / Learning conditional sentences with the poem "It's a nice thing" "

A mistake you don't want to make when improving communication skills in English!

Whether you are preparing for a job interview, IELTS speaking test or an important meeting - you want to keep in mind several vital components.

a) Is your dream, or desired outcome is big enough?
b) Does it excite you?
c) What are your small, actionable steps?
d) Do you have faith in your success?

Look into improving your understanding of self to gain clarity as to WHY you are doing all of these improvements.

It'll help you massively.

Listen to the podcast, share it with those will benefit by it and ask me how I can help you now.

To Your Success
Anatoly

#jobinteview #determination #success #achievements #personaldevelopment #goals #coaching #careercoaching #positivemindset #resultoriented #becomingbetter #positivepsychology 

Job Interview Preparation | CEO Interview Strategies From Diverse Business Sectors!

A mistake you don't want to make when improving spoken English.

En este episodio repasaremos las expresiones para hablar sobre el tiempo.
Vocabulario y expresiones coloquiales muy útiles para tener una buena comprensión del español. El lenguaje no siempre es una traducción literal de un idioma a otro. 

Español con Maite

El tiempo

In this episode, we’re covering essential phrases for everyday conversations. From greetings like Привіт and Добрий день to practical questions like Де це? (Where is it?) and Скільки це коштує? (How much does it cost?), you’ll learn the basics to navigate daily life in Ukrainian.

We’ll also go over polite expressions such as Дякую (Thank you) and Вибачте (Excuse me), plus responses that will help you feel confident, like Я не розумію (I don’t understand) and Я тільки починаю вчити українську (I’m just starting to learn Ukrainian).

Whether you’re traveling, meeting new people, or just starting your language journey, these phrases will help you connect and communicate :)

Український подкаст для початківців з Альоною / Ukrainian podcast for beginners with Alyona 

Essential Ukrainian Phrases for Everyday Conversations (Part 1)

This episode is about 【中国学校开学】, you will learn how to say 【Cry loudly,Separation anxiety】 ect. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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男：时间来到了9月1号，不仅是中小学，不少地方的幼儿园小朋友们也开学了。幼儿园迎来了整个学习里说是最忙碌的一天。
女：是，大家通常会把这一天称作叫“神兽归笼”。幼儿园呢确实变成了大型的“伤别离”现场。我们也看到网上有很多的视频引发了大家的热议，有网友就开玩笑说：“哇幼儿园开学第一天真的是听取哇声一片。”
男：是小朋友第一次离开家要出个小远门了哈。有嗷嗷大哭的，有含泪一步三回头的，也有搂着爸爸妈妈脖子，挂在身上不愿意下来的。老师呢恨不得长八只手，感觉哄不完，根本就哄不完。
女：其实爸爸妈妈也没好到哪儿去，因为他们的分离焦虑呀可能比孩子们更严重。
男：是，通过大家发布的视频呢我们总结了一下哈，比如说，有这个老父亲送完了萌娃回来一直抹眼泪的，有上一秒嘴上说着“解放了”下一秒却化身壁虎各种趴墙头偷看孩子的。
女：特别理解啊，为人父母的心情。你像幼儿园是孩子离开家庭独立成长的第一步，其实也是爸爸妈妈面临和孩子分离的第一步。这世上大部分的爱都是关乎拥有的，但唯独呢父母对子女的爱却应该是逐步放手的爱。所以啊，对于家长们来说呢，希望大家也要提前做好准备，也给孩子充分的信任和鼓励。
男：是，其实每一次流泪呢也都是孩子成长的一个契机，所以家长们也要相信孩子啊，当他们独立面对陌生环境的时候，将爆发出意想不到的小宇宙。
（来源：抖音“中国之声”）
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忙碌/máng lù/Busy
神兽归笼/shén shòu guī lóng/The beast returns to the cage (referring the kids go back to school )
伤别离/shāng bié lí/Sad about separation
听取哇声一片/tīng qǔ wā shēng yí piàn/hear the sound of cry(original 
verse is 听取蛙（wā,frog）声一片)
嗷嗷大哭/áo áo dà kū/Cry loudly
含泪一步三回头/hán lèi yí bù sān huí tóu/Look back every few steps with tears
搂/lōu/hold...in one's arms
挂/guà/Hang
哄/hǒng/Coax/lull
分离焦虑/fēn lí jiāo lǜ/Separation anxiety
萌娃/méng wá/Cute baby
抹眼泪/mǒ yǎn lèi/Wipe tears
解放/jiě fàng/Liberation
化身壁虎/huà shēn bì hǔ/Turning into a gecko（posture）
趴墙头/pā qiáng tóu/Lean against the wall
唯独/wéi dú/Only
逐步放手/zhú bù fàng shǒu/Gradually letting go
契机/qì jī/Opportunity
爆发出小宇宙/bào fā chū xiǎo yǔ zhòu/Burst into a small universe（referring the kids will show their power）
意想不到/yì xiǎng bú dào/Unexpected