Listening texts about the family
Level A1
نُصُوصُ اِسْتِمَاعٍ عَنِ الأُسْرَةِ

Listening for beginners

الأسرة -7- The family

贵重物品
父亲把五岁的儿子抱在怀里，全神贯注地看篮球赛，孩子看到运动员拼命地抢球，便问道：“爸爸，篮球一定很贵，是吗”，爸爸惊诧地说：“宝贝，你怎么会这样想呢？”孩子说：“要是不贵，他们为什么不每人买一个呢？”
valuables
The father held his five-year-old son in his arms and watched the basketball game intently. When the child saw the players fighting for the ball desperately, he asked, "Dad, basketball must be very expensive, isn't it?" the father said in surprise, "baby, how can you think so?" The child said, "if it's not expensive, why don't they each buy one?"

开心一刻 Jokes

贵重物品 guì zhòng wù pǐn

A review on the verb "Gustar" and the way to use it.

Spanish conversation made easy

Verbo "Gustar"

Tired of the same old language routine? 😴 Ready to transform studying from a chore into an adventure? 🌍

In Episode 110 of 111 Tips for Learning a Language, we're throwing the textbook out the window (sometimes)! Discover:

🧠 The neuroscience behind why novelty supercharges your memory
🍳 How daily "micro-adventures" like cooking with foreign recipes build real fluency
🔄 The "Learning Buffet" method to never get bored again
🎯 Why your brain learns MORE when you stop doing the same thing every day

Backed by research on interleaving, cognitive flexibility, and dopamine-driven learning, this episode will revolutionize how you approach language learning.

Episode 110: Variety is the Spice of Fluency explores how breaking routines and embracing daily adventures can transform your language learning. Backed by neuroscience research on interleaving, cognitive flexibility, and dopamine-driven learning, this episode reveals why novelty is crucial for memory formation. Discover practical strategies like the "Learning Buffet" method and "Micro-Adventures" that make learning addictive while building robust, real-world fluency. Learn how to leverage your brain's natural response to novelty to overcome plateaus and rediscover the joy of language learning.

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 110 - How Adventure can help you learn a language

Neste episódio, você conhecerá a diferença entre "MAL" ou "MAU" em português.

Apesar da pronúncia das palavras serem as mesmas, elas devem ser escritas de maneira diferente conforme o contexto.

Faça os exercícios para praticar sua compreensão do episódio! 

Até a próxima! :)

Suas Aulas de Português

Você entende a diferença de usar "MAL" ou "MAU" em português?

今回はファーゴ、シーズン１について話しました。印象的だったポイントと、みた後に残った疑問について話していきます！

☆目次
0:00 オープニング
1:27 レスター・ナイガードの変貌
3:43 ローン・マルヴォの狂気
6:13 良キャラ
8:43 逸話
10:47 残る二つの疑問

☆語彙
嫌気（いやけ）が差（さ）す
狂気（きょうき）
濡（ぬ）れ衣（ぎぬ）を着（き）せる
切（き）り抜（ぬ）ける
精通（せいつう）している
倫理的（りんりてき）
逸話（いつわ）
示唆（しさ）
好転（こうてん）

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

“ファーゴ: シーズン1/ Fargo Season 1”を見て

Apa kabar semua? 
Tinggal beberapa hari sebelum akhir tahun 2023! Sangat cepat, bukan? 
Bagi kalian, tahun ini tahun seperti apa? Untuk saya, tahun ini adalah tahun yang penuh dengan perjalanan. Saya pergi ke banyak tempat dan dapat banyak pengalaman baru. Bagaimana dengan kalian?

Salah seorang teman saya bilang, di tahun 2023 ini dia kurang berhati-hati dan banyak menyesal. Menyesal adalah "regret" di Bahasa Inggris, dan di Bahasa Jepang adalah 後悔する。"Jadi di tahun 2024, harus sedia payung sebelum hujan!" katanya. 

Kalian mengerti artinya? siapkan payung sebelum terkena hujan. Artinya, lebih baik siapkan hal ini dan itu daripada nanti menyesal. Apa kalian juga orang yang selalu siapkan banyak hal sebelum masalah terjadi? Kalau saya, tergantung kondisi ya… kadang-kadang melakukan hal spontan dan tidak siapkan apa pun itu juga bagus, hanya ikut situasi atau kondisi yang mungkin terjadi. Yaa, hidup hanya satu kali, ayo kita menikmati dengan cara terbaik menurut kita.

Terima kasih banyak untuk para pendengar podcast saya ini, dan juga untuk murid-murid hebat saya di Italki. Kalian sudah memberi saya banyak inspirasi dan motivasi!! 
Selamat menyambut tahun baru! Selamat berlibur dan sampai jumpa tahun depan! 
Happy New Year!  ^^


Akhir minggu

Sedia payung sebelum hujan

An annual event involving dirt, beer and cash once again drew dozens of competitors to a ski resort in Maine on October 12.

More than 30 couples competed in the North American Wife Carrying Championship, a 254-meter race during which competitors splash through water, jump over logs and trudge through mud — all while carrying their partner on their backs or shoulders.

The event began in Finland, with the first official event taking place in 1992. It has grown in popularity since then — the World Championship is held annually in the region of Sonkajärvi, and the North American Championship has taken place in Maine every year since 1999.

Traditionally, the Finnish event involved male competitors carrying a woman. At the competition in Maine, couples didn't have to be married to compete, nor did they have to be a man and a woman.

One participant — the carrier — was dressed as Mr Incredible, while his "wife" was dressed in pink. They and others were cheered on by crowds on both sides of the course at Sunday River ski resort.

Most of the participants use a technique in which the "wife" is carried like a backpack — upside down — to keep their arms free as they run. Wearing smiles and grimaces, competitors end up wet and muddy.

The champion leaves with the weight of the "wife" in beer and five times their weight in cash. To estimate the amount they win, the winning partner is put on one side of a see-saw-like scale that organizers balance out on the other side with cases of beer.

"We come each year for the fun," said Wade Porterfield of Cuba, New York, who competed with his wife, Sara Porterfield. "There is really a low chance of us winning. Pretty much everybody cheers everybody on and it's a blast."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Couples Compete in US Wife-Carrying Competition

In this podcast, I will be talking about the differences between employment and business.
I have experience in both worlds and there are many differences that are rarely discussed online. I will be sharing five things I learned as a new entrepreneur. I hope that you guys learn something, especially if you want to transition to entrepreneurship. 