If you say that a task was "plain sailing" then it's easy to complete. You didn't have any difficulty doing it. Of course, you could also say that a task was not plain sailing, meaning that it was a bit of a challenge!

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It's a beautiful day to go sailing!

I'm pleased to provide you a podcast that will give you an idea and glance about the use of the expression 'I can - أستطيع' in Arabic language and how it is pronounced. In this podcast I will present 8 different patterns that started with the expression ' I can - أستطيع' with clear simple everyday life examples.

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Arabic expressions with ArabicLights - Aymaro

I can 1 in Arabic/ Je peux en arabe/ -ebilir,-abilir arapça'da with 8 examples - how to say أستطيع

Hi everyone! This is another winter podcast in N2-N1Japanese!
I've recorded this episode also in N3 Japanese and completely normal casual Japanese. So, if you'd like to listen to them, visit my teacher profile and find the link to my podcast page!

たつきのにほんご

What do you do in winter (Advanced)

You will know about some Colombian traditions

1. Comer en familia es una tradición de casa

2. La comida típica colombiana nos une y nos hace felices compartirla

3. El colombiano como anfitrión, nos gusta atender muy bien a la visita

4. Tenemos dichos colombianos inspirados en la comida

5. La Navidad en Colombia se disfruta más alrededor de la mesa con una buena cena y pasabocas

Remember that I teach Spanish on italki, you can book a class for more information you can look at it on my profile :)

Colombia

Cinco tradiciones colombianas alrededor de la mesa

On some tour buses, you'll hear the guide welcome passengers in a number of different languages.

And at airports around the world, announcements might be made in more than one language to help more travelers understand what's being said.

But in Belgium, a train passenger made an official complaint after the conductor used both Dutch and French to say good morning.

The problem for this passenger was that the train was traveling through a city called Vilvoorde in the Flemish part of Belgium, where Dutch is the main language.

But Vilvoorde is very close to the capital, Brussels, where both Dutch and French are used.

The French-speaking conductor, named Ilyass Alba, wrote about the complaint on Facebook.

He said that after greeting passengers, one had replied: "We're not in Brussels yet, you have to use Dutch only!"

And while many people have taken Alba's side, the person who complained was technically correct — only Dutch should have been used.

According to the country's language rules, only Dutch should have been used while the train was in the Flemish part of the country. And as Belga News Agency explains, Belgium's rules say only French should be used when trains are in the French-speaking part of the country.

But announcements can be French and Dutch in Brussels. And on trains traveling to Brussels Airport, Dutch, French, German — another of Belgium's official languages — and English can be used.

Some Dutch-speaking politicians have said it's important that conductors stick to language rules.

But the country's French-speaking transport minister said that making passengers feel welcome is the most important thing.

The train company, SNCB, agreed with the transport minister. "Saying hello in several languages is just nice, we can only thank our conductors for that," an SNCB official told Agence France-Presse.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Greeting in Two Languages Upsets Train Passenger

Dans cet épisode, nous parlons du chocolat et de ses bienfaits pour la santé et le moral ! Pourquoi le chocolat noir est-il bon contre la fatigue et le stress ? Que se passe-t-il quand on manque de magnésium ? Découvrez du vocabulaire utile et pratiquez votre français avec nous !

Learn Basic French Podcast

Le Chocolat: Le Meilleur Ami de l’Homme ?

Сегодня мы читаем интересную статью про сложности нахождения друзей, когда ты уже не в школе и не в университете. По-моему, это отличная статья и для тех, кто недавно переехал в новый город или как-то еще масштабно поменял свою жизнь.
Рекомендую слушать подкаст и читать текст статьи одновременно - так вы получите более хороший эффект для вашего словарного запаса. 
Тема статьи: "Как найти новых друзей во взрослом возрасте " 
Ссылка: https://trends.rbc.ru/trends/social/628421679a79472c8b9a67b9
После прослушивания статьи - ответьте на вопросы: 
1) Сколько друзей у вас было в школе и сколько сейчас? 
2) Как вы считаете, чем отличаются ваши отношения с друзьями, с которыми вы дружите со школы, от отношений с "новоприобретёнными" друзьями?
3) Есть ли у вас свой собственный лайфхак - как искать друзей во взрослом возрасте?

Ответы можете писать в комментариях. Если вы хотите обсудить статью подробнее - можете назначить со мной урок - и мы с вами хорошенько обсудим эту тему со всех сторон:)

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Лайфхаки: Как найти друзей, будучи взрослым B1-B2

What happened when I won the Lottery!

Try saying this quickly: "I once won one Won on the Korean lottery!"
(A Won is the Korean currency.)

The Social Evolutionary

I Won the Lottery!

こんにちは！Atsushiです。

今日は関西弁のイントネーションについて。
標準語と関西弁でイントネーションや言葉がいろいろと違います。

今日はイントネーションの違いを話そうと思います。
私はネイティブの関西人なので、無意識に使っていますが、聞いている人からすると、すぐにわかるようです。

ということで、やってみましょう！

いくつかあげてみますね！
・ありがとう
　標準語　りであがる
　関西弁　とうがあがる

・田中さん
　標準語　高いまま
　関西弁　中だけあがる

・ファミマ(ファミリーマート)
　関西弁　ミであがる

・スタバ(スターバックス)
　関西弁　タであがる

どうですか？
イントネーションの違い、わかりますか？
正直、標準語はちょっと自信がないです笑
無意識に関西弁を使い続けているので。
関西弁の方はネイティブなので大丈夫だと思います！

他にも
こんにちは
朝ごはん
遊ぶ
電車
映画
外国人

ちょっとわからなくなってくるので、これぐらいにしたいと思います！

今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！
