In this podcast episode, I'll guide you through the process of introducing your family in Sinhala. "Paula" means family, and if you're at a beginner level, this episode will help you understand how to do it step by step. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any doubts or questions!

Sinhala corner 

මගේ පවුල - Mage Paula

Do you know what 躺平 means in Chinese? Let's learn this handy word among young Chinese generations now. 

Between the Lines 字里行间

躺平

もうすぐ2022年が終わりますね。
皆さんにとって、この一年はどんな年でしたか。
今回は、二人が一年を振り返って「今年の漢字」を選びます。

Another year is ending.
How would you describe how your year went?
This time, we look back on 2022 and choose a Kanji to represent our events of the year.

♤ キーワード 
・恒例（こうれい：annual）
・和尚（おしょう：the head priest of a Japanese Buddhist temple）
・ちゃぶ台返し（ちゃぶだいがえし：turn the table upside down） 
・三日坊主（みっかぼうず：a easy quitter）  

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ 
1. フミの今年の漢字と、それを選んだ理由は？ 
2. アヤの今年の漢字と、それを選んだ理由は？ 

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1. アヤが今年中にやりたいことは？ 
→ ベトナム料理のレストランでブンチャーを食べること
2. それがなかなかできない理由は？ 
→ アヤにとって、電車に乗って２駅移動するのはハードルが高いから

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 20：今年の漢字

日本語の先生のTinaです！
今日は、日本語のことわざ（ideom）、「鉄（てつ）は熱（あつ）いうちに打（う）て」という言葉を紹介します🔥
Tinaといっしょに日本語の勉強しましょう♪
レッスンで待っています :)

Tina Japa Go!

Episode 44. 鉄は熱いうちに打て

В этом выпуске вы познакомитесь с Александром Сергеевичем Пушкиным и его сказкой "о рыбаке и рыбке". Он написал эту сказку в 1833 году. 
Похожие сюжеты есть почти во всех сказках мира. 
Спойлер: дедушка ловит волшебную рыбу, которая исполняет желания. Дедушке ничего не нужно, но его жена хочет получить дорогие вещи и стать королевой моря. В итоге, бабушка сначала получает, а потом теряет всё.
Эта сказка о том, что нельзя быть жадным и нужно ценить всё, что у тебя есть сейчас. 


Russian with a tale

А.С. Пушкин и его сказка "о рыбаке и рыбке"

In this story, an elephant named Eleven does whatever it takes to maintain peace, even using violence. This is Part 4 of 5. 

As Eleven watched the thieves creep forward, he considered what course of action to take. He could tell the monkeys about the thieves, possibly causing a physical fight to break out. Or he could stop the thieves himself, either scaring them off with his roar or his powerful tusks. Either way, conflict was unavoidable. 

Peace was Eleven’s his highest value. If anything attempted to disrupt it, he made sure to remove it from his life. He saw himself as a protector of peace. It never occurred to him that he might have been actually afraid of healthy conflict.
 
So, believing there to be no ethical dilemma, Eleven decided to conceal the thieves’ robbery. This way the thieves would get what they want, the monkeys would only realize after the fact, and, most importantly, Eleven could get back to his relaxing day in the sun.  

Eleven positioned himself in such a way as to block any view of the robbery. The fox and wild chicken snatched the bananas and made their way for the bushes. However, at that exact moment, one of the monkeys, having climbed up a tree and swung itself into the river, was flying through the air and saw the robbery. 

Splashing into the river, the monkey screamed and shrieked, trying its best to alert the others. But they were too busy slapping each other to notice anything.
 
In an instant, without giving the moment proper reflection, only thinking about his own interests and his self-appointed duty, Eleven forcefully swung his trunk and whacked the shrieking monkey, who flew with great speed into the dense forest and out of sight. 

Being a Cloud

Eleven the Elephant

Vidéo complète avec sous-titres et images:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM3hIjyqfaI

French Stories For All

Blabla Podcast - Questions à ma Fille - #Q&A

it's all Greek to me!

Colors // Χρώματα 

Medical Spanish 🏥

Misinterpretation can be dangerous! Better practice and learn Medical Spanish!

Cápsula informativa sobre el colesterol elevado.

Spanish for healthcare professionals 🏥