I hope Santa gave you great presents this year because you have been very good students! Listen to my podcast because I have a Christmas message for you...
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Transcript (read and study): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ez13sCKzly8J7hR2IQgzlPTU9aYH35ku/view?usp=sharing

Lisa's Podcast

Did Santa visit you this year? 🎅🎄❄️🎁

In this episode, we explore one of the most common December questions in Italy:
Is it better to choose a real Christmas tree or a synthetic one?
This podcast explains the Italian tradition, environmental reasons, cultural habits, and vocabulary in clear, slow Italian suitable for A2–B1 learners.
You will learn:
🌲 The difference between real and synthetic trees
🌍 Ecological impact
🎄 Italian traditions on December 8th (Immacolata) and January 6th (Epiphany)
✨ Useful Italian vocabulary related to Christmas
If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe, leave a like, and comment what Italian tradition you want to learn next!

Daya's language corner (ITALIAN)

L’abete di Natale in Italia – Real vs Synthetic A2

En este primer episodio de colombianos en el mundo le hago una entrevista a Gabriela, una colombiana que siendo muy pequeña se fue con su madre a Italia y hace unos años decidió irse a estudiar a Inglaterra. Ella habla de sus experiencias en el extranjero siendo tan joven, la nostalgia de casa y el saber varios idiomas. Tiempos verbales: pretérito indefinido, imperfecto, presente. 

Viviendo entre dos lenguas 

Colombianos en el mundo, 1 entrevista

En este episodio aprenderás frases y vocabulario esenciales para hacer el check-in en un hotel en español. Practicaremos una conversación real en la recepción, descubrirás palabras clave como “reservación”, “habitación” y “piso”, y tendrás una mini práctica para hablar tú mismo. Ideal para principiantes que quieren viajar y comunicarse con confianza.

Spanish for Travelers

EN EL HOTEL: COMO HACER EL CHECK-IN EN ESPAÑOL

A funny, short story that questions if the perfect man can be found.
Try the two quiz questions to check your understanding of some expressions used in the podcast.

The Social Evolutionary

The Perfect Man - does he exist?

우리 벌써 산 중턱까지 올라왔네. 먼저 좀 쉬고 음식 좀 먹고 다시 올라가자.
咱们已经爬到半山腰了。先歇会儿吃点儿东西再爬吧。	

좋은 생각이야, 너희 뭘 가져왔어?
好主意, 你们都带了什么?	

난 단백질 보충할 찐 계란하고 신선한 오이 가져왔어.
我带的是补充蛋白质的蒸鸡蛋和新鲜的黄瓜。	

난 주먹밥 가져왔어, 우리 같이 먹자.
我带了饭团, 咱们一起吃吧。	


산 허리, 산 중턱.  半山腰 
쉬다, 휴식하다 歇 
보충하다 补充 
찐 계란 蒸鸡蛋
신선하다 新鲜
주먹밥 饭团 

[YOON] 1분 한국어

난 주먹밥 가져왔어, 우리 같이 먹자. 我带了饭团, 咱们一起吃吧。	

***Masoumeh Dadehbala, known professionally as Hayedeh, nicknamed the Queen of Iranian Music, was a singer of traditional and pop Iranian music.
**Listen to son "  Shabe Eshgh  " which means " Night for Love   " by Haydeh
*Hope you enjoy listening to this song. 

موسیقی و ترانه های ایرانی/Persian Music & Songs

شب عشق از هایده / Night for love by Haydeh

あっという間に年末ですね。
皆さんには、今年やり残したことがありますか？
今回はアヤが今年中にやっておきたいことについて話します。

Time flies!
Another year is almost over!!
Don’t you have anything left to do for this year? 
This time, Aya talks about the thing that she wants to do before the end of 2022.

♤ キーワード 
・師走（しわす：December）
※"Shi" means a priest or monk at temples and "wasu" stands for "running" in Kanji character. Usually, they sit back and move slowly, but in December, at the end of the year, there are so many Buddhist events, so even priests or monks have to run around. That's why we call December «師走».
・年を越す（としをこす：spend the new year） 
・ハードルが高い（ハードルがたかい：tough to clear）
・重い腰が上がらない（おもいこしがあがらない：take time to get motivated）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ 
1. アヤが今年中にやりたいことは？ 
2. それがなかなかできない理由は？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1. フミが生まれ変わったらなりたい生物は？ 
→ クジラ
2. それになりたい理由は？
→ 他の生物に襲われることもなく、穏やかに生きられそうだから。

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 19：今年やり残したこと

*** Improve your Persian listening through short audio files in Persian  
**Develop your Persian vocabularies on different topics
*Feel free to send me a message if you need any help with the text
hope you enjoy listening