Describing what you can or cannot do is vital in expressing yourself. Every small step counts and a a Verb a day is better than nothing a day. What do you think? 

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Hyvää joulua! Mitä jouluna tapahtuu Suomessa ja mitä jouluun liittyviä perinteitä meillä on? Tässä jaksossa puhun joulupukista, syömisestä ja lahjoista. Jouluaaton (24.päivä) viettoon kuuluu  puuron syöntiä, saunomista ja esimerkiksi kuusen koristelua.

Monet käyvät hautausmailla muistamassa rakkaitaan juuri jouluaattona tai menevät joulukirkkoon kuuntelemaan perinteisiä joululauluja.

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### 🎧 Wait… My Bias Gives Me a Gift?!

What if your favorite idol handed you a cookie they made themselves?

In Korea, this isn’t fan fiction—it’s real.

From food trucks at fan meetings to gift boxes at signings, we explore the Korean phenomenon of *reverse fan service*.

This episode unpacks what it means when idols give back, and how it reflects Korea’s unique emotional concept of *jeong (정)*.

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### 🎙️ About ZamZamPod

ZamZamPod is a Korean-language podcast for intermediate and advanced learners.

We explore real Korean issues with natural speech, cultural insights, and clear narration.

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### 📝 내 최애가 선물을 준다고?

BTS 진은 팬들에게 간식차를 돌리고, 뉴진스는 굿즈 상자를 나눠주었습니다.

한국에선 연예인이 팬에게 선물하는 문화, ‘역조공’이 실제로 존재합니다.

이 문화는 단순한 팬서비스를 넘어서, 한국의 정서인 '정(情)'과도 깊은 관련이 있습니다.

왜 한국에서만 이런 일이 가능한 걸까요?

잼잼팟에서 확인하세요.

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[ZamZamPod] EP.11 Wait… My Bias Gives Me a Gift?! / 내 최애가 선물을 준다고?

Being a picky eater can mean a number of different things. It may describe someone who doesn't like to try new foods, or someone who prefers plain meals. It can also refer to someone who eats quite a narrow range of foods.

It's quite common for children to be picky eaters. They may only like their pasta without sauce, or their bread cut in a certain shape.

Parents often feel they're to blame when their children are picky eaters. But according to a new study, picky eating is mostly caused by our genes.

Researchers in the UK looked at data from identical and non-identical twins who had been followed from birth since 2007.

Identical twins share 100% of their genes, while non-identical twins share half, on average. Studying these twins allowed the researchers to compare the eating habits of people who were genetically the same and those who weren't, but still grew up in the same home together.

More than 4,800 twins were included in the study. Their parents completed questionnaires about how picky their children were aged 16 months, then again at the ages of 3, 5, 7 and 13.

Not all parents completed the questionnaires as their children got older, but from the results, the researchers found that the eating habits of identical twins were much more similar than those of non-identical twins.

They also found that genetic variation explained 60% of the differences in food pickiness at 16 months, and 74% between the ages of 3 and 13. Meanwhile, shared environment only explained 15% to 26% of these differences, and the environmental effect was strongest when children were younger.

However, the researchers added that environmental effects are still important: parents can still influence their children's eating habits by eating together as a family, and by offering a wide variety of different foods, for example.

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Genes Biggest Cause of Picky Eating in Children

2. Что делает Света в субботу? 
Сегодня суббота. Света много спит потому что она не работает сегодня. Света любит смотреть фильмы в субботу. Сегодня она хочет посмотреть "Любовь и голуби." 

Повтори лексику: 
сегодня — today
суббота — Saturday
спать — to sleep
я сплю — I sleep / I am sleeping
он спит — he sleeps / he is sleeping
работать — to work
смотреть — to watch / to look
суббота — Saturday
в субботу — on Saturday
хотеть — to want
я хочу — I want
посмотреть — to watch (perfective), to take a look at
Спать - to sleep 
Я сплю 
ты спишь 
он/она спит
мы спим
вы спите
они спят 

Я сплю 7 часов в день. 
1 один час 
2 два, 3 три, 4 четыре часа 
5 пять, 6 шесть, 7 семь часов 
Смотреть - to watch/to look at
Я смотрю 
Ты смотришь 
Он/она смотрит
мы смотрим
вы смотрите 
они смотрят 

Я смотрю фильм. 
Я смотрю на солнце. 
Я смотрю на море. 
Хотеть - to want 
Я хочу
Ты хочешь
Он/она хочет
мы хотим
вы хотите
они хотят 

Я хочу есть. 
Я хочу спать. 
Я хочу учить русский. 
Я не хочу вставать! 
сегодня - today /sevodnya/ 
суббота - Saturday 
в субботу - on Saturday 
много - a lot 
мало - a little 
Ответь на вопросы: 
Ты любишь смотреть телевизор?
Ты любишь спать?
Ты хочешь спать?
Ты хочешь есть? 

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Что делает Света в субботу?

New words 19-2
 
1. 要 yào v. to want, to ask for
2. 碗 wǎn n. bowl
3. 面条儿 miàntiaor n. noodles
4. 大 dà adj. big
5. 还是 háishi conj. or
6. 小 xiǎo adj. small
7. 辣 là adj. spicy, hot
8. 再 zài adv. in addition
9. 杯 bēi n. cup, glass
10. 豆浆 dòujiāng n. soybean milk
11. 热 rè adj. hot, warm
12. 凉 liáng adj. cold, cool
13. 一共 yígòng adv. in total, altogether
14. 块 kuài m. kuai, a unit of money (=yuan)
15. 现金 xiànjīn n. cash
16. 刷卡 shuākǎ v. to swipe/use a card

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