Discover the haiku, a poetic form that originated in Japan. Learn about the structure and hear an example from Matsuo Basho, who invented haiku in the 17th century! 

The Wandering and Wondering Writers Club

Haiku

Quran with Mohamed

浅草にはおいしいお店🍴、おしゃれなカフェ☕️がたくさんありますよ！散歩におすすめです🚶🏻‍♀️

SeikaのTOKYO🗼guide🎧

📍浅草（あさくさ）：Asakusa

这集主要介绍汉语口语中“1.看您说的2.耳旁风3.后悔药”三个习惯用语的意思及用法。

A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

How to use "1.看您说的2.耳旁风3.后悔药"

¿Cómo se relacionan tu vida y el trabajo? ¿Vivis para trabajar? ¿Trabajas para vivir? ¿Depende el momento del año, capaz? Analicemos estas perspectivas. Me acompaña Martin.

Perfil de Martin, profe acá también en Italki: https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013

Dale Play al Español

Balance Trabajo - Vida

Este episodio cuenta la leyenda de porque el faisan y el venado son los animales que identifican a Yucatán.
Atención que el español en Yucatán es un poco complicado porque aún tenemos muchas palabras mayas en nuestro hablar diario, si tienes dudas, no dudes en escribirme.
Palabras claves:
Itzamná: Dios maya soberano del cielo, del día y de la noche.
El Mayab: Yucatán
Los chilam: adivinos mayas
Entre las yerbas: En el campo
Aguadas: Lugar natural donde brota agua limpia 
Ceibas: árbol originario de Yucatán.
Pezuñas: mano o pie del venado.

Referencias: 
Morales, G. (2000). Leyendas Mayas. Consejo Nacional de Fomento Educativo. México. https://st2.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3052292822
Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/vens-adams/adventure-is-calling License code: UJ6XEWVZINGSRO4P


Leyendas Mayas

El Mayab, la tierra del faisán y del venado

In Episode 73 of 111 Tips for Learning a Language, we explore the intersection between emotional regulation and conversational fluency through the lens of the sacral chakra. Drawing from both neuroscience and yogic philosophy, this episode demonstrates how breathwork, pelvic awareness, and emotional expression activate the vagus nerve, reducing amygdala hyperactivity and supporting hippocampal memory consolidation—crucial for vocabulary retrieval and confident speaking (Porges, 2011; Lupien et al., 2009). By cultivating awareness of the emotional body through the sacral region, language learners can overcome anxiety, improve expression, and foster greater ease and authenticity in communication.

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 73 - How to activate the sacral chakra for language learning

El dinero es un tema universal, está en todos los lugares. Por eso he pensado que un episodio sobre vocabulario y expresiones relacionadas con el dinero podría ser útil. En este episodio vas a aprender algunas formas coloquiales de llamar al dinero y algunas expresiones para referirse a personas que tienen (mucho, no mucho) dinero.

Espero que, como siempre, disfrutes el episodio. Cuando lo hayas escuchado no te olvides de dejar un comentario o pasarte por mi Instagram y decirme:

-si conocías estas formas coloquiales para dinero y

-si en tu idioma también tienes expresiones similares a las que menciono en el episodio.


Blanca to go 

51 – hablamos de dinero


The number of tigers in India more than doubled between 2010 and 2022, according to a new study.

In 2010, there were around 1,700 tigers in the country — but there were almost 3,700 by 2022, the study said.

The study also said that tiger numbers had increased because the animals were better protected from poachers and because their habitats were better protected too.

The researchers added that the amount of contact between humans and animals has been reduced, and the country has made sure that the tigers have enough prey.

The researchers said the results show that, with the right attitude, people can make a difference.

Some people now want the country to spend more time and money on protecting other animals too.

Of all the tigers in the world, 75% are now in India, in an area of about 138,000 square kilometers.

But many of these animals live close to large numbers of people.

The researchers said some communities have benefited from the increased tiger population because it has meant tourists have visited the area to see the animals.

However, tiger attacks on humans do happen, and with India's human population growing, this problem won't go away.

But the researchers said the number of tiger attacks per year is quite small, and many more people are killed by leopards, wild pigs and snakes, and in car accidents.

However, while many have said that the increase in tigers is good news, others are not sure about the accuracy of the data, which was collected by government-supported agencies.