Experience the magic of Damascus from wherever you are! Explore the city's renowned landmarks, cozy cafes, bustling markets, and historic monuments while mastering the Syrian dialect. This episode offers a tantalizing glimpse of what you'll find in my comprehensive podcast book. For the full, immersive adventure, delve into the book on Kindle:
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The audio version:
https://speakrealarabic.com/course/The-Syrian-Encounters

Beyond Borders: Immersing in Syrian Culture

A tour around Damascus! 

In this podcast, we will share the Most important language-boosting Tips.

Urdu-With-Atif

How to speak Urdu with confidence: 7 Tips & Tricks 

Medical Spanish 🏥 
Full interview coming soon.

Entrevista a la diabetóloga Zuraima Corona Rodríguez de Jalisco, MX.

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Medical Spanish

La diabetes (EXTRACT)

Questa puntata è dedicata alla meravigliosa città di Venezia.

Level: Intermediate B2
Source and transcription: https://travel.thewom.it/italia/veneto/venezia/cosa-vedere-Venezia.html


🗺   CITTÀ ITALIANE #QuickItalianWithMara

🛶   VENEZIA

Dialogue:
Maa4 maa1: Can4 Lai6, faai3 di1 hei2 san1 laa1 !
妈         妈：     陈      丽， 快     啲     起     身    啦！
                         Chen Lai， hurry to get up!

Can4 Lai6: Maa4 maa1, ji4 gaa1 gei2 dim2?
  陈    丽：    妈       妈,       而   家    几      点 ？ 
                      Mum, what time is it now?

Maa4 maa1: ji4 gaa1 cat1 dim2 bun3 laa5.
  妈      妈：     而  家      七     点     半       啦。
                        Now is 7:30am.

Can4 Lai6:   o5, o5. Ngo5 ji4 gaa1 hei2 san1 laa3!
   陈     丽：   哦，哦。 我     而     家   起     身    啦！
                        Ok, ok, I’m getting up.

 Maa4 maa1: Sik6 di1 zou2 caan1 zoi3 faan1 gung1.
    妈         妈：   食    啲   早       餐      再     返      工。
                           Eat some breakfast, and then go to work.

Can4 Lai6:   Ngo5 sik6 baau2 laa3. Maa4 maa1, baai1 baai3!
    陈      丽：   我    食       饱       啦。      妈   妈，       拜      拜！
                          I’m full. Mum, good-bye.

Words:
1.	 ji4 gaa1:    宜家      now 
2.	 gei2 dim2:   几点     what time
3.	 dim2:       点       o’clock, whole hour
4.	 bun5:       半       half, 30 minutes
5.	hei2 san1:     起身    get up/stand up
6.	sik6:          食      eat/have 
7.	zou2 can1:    早餐    breakfast
8.	zoi3          再      after and then
9.	faan1 gung1:  返工    go to work
10.	sou3 zi6 :    数 字   number:

(from 0 to 10)
ling4        0
 ja1          1                       luk6       6
 ji6           2                       cat1        7
saam1    3                        baat3      8
sei3         4                        gau2       9
ng5         5                        sap6       10


Listening & Speaking (Cantonese)

Ji4 gaa1 gei2 dim2？   而家几点？ What time is it now?

My dad and I, discuss the pros and cons of life in Florida, as well as the reasons so many people choose to move there.

Starting at 16:48, I explain the following vocabulary from the episode:

-in other words
-go through the roof
-all bets are off

Brentoni's English Podcast

017 - Why Do People Move to Florida? (Part One)

Today we're talking about the noun, workhorse. I have several things around me, on my desk, that I could describe as workhorses. Maybe you do too! I hope you find todays podcast useful.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I have several horses in my office.

If you're looking to make a good first impression on a dating app, from your POV, you might think it would be a good idea to send a text using lots of abbreviations to make it seem like you're BFFs with the person you're texting.

But FWIW, according to a recent study from Stanford University and the University of Toronto, nobody likes receiving text abbreviations — not even young people.

Don't know those abbreviations? "POV" means "point of view," "BFF" means "best friend forever," and "FWIW" is "for what it's worth"!

Researchers studying the use of such abbreviations did a number of studies with several thousand people, and they found that texts using abbreviations were less likely to get replies. And writers using abbreviations were more likely to be seen as insincere.

Of course, we all use abbreviations — in one survey, it was found that 99% of people said they used them. But the researchers found that people don't like receiving texts with abbreviations, because rather than making them feel closer to the other person, it felt like the other person wasn't putting much effort into the conversation.

And while young people are even more likely to use abbreviations, they still felt that people who used them were insincere. Young people were also less likely to reply to such messages.

Lead researcher David Fang said we often put different amounts of effort into our conversations to show how important the other person is to us.

So it might be fine to put little effort into, say, a quick message to a delivery driver. But Fang said his team's results are especially important for people who really want to make a good impression — like at the beginning of a relationship!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Want a Reply by Text? Don't Use Abbreviations!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DgsYg6Q_9KByd1XMtY9y8WUbZi4NeDHN/view?usp=drivesdk