This is the first part of a cross-cultural look at how we value time in different parts of the world.

Expect the Unexpected

Time Part One

Jag berättar om Sveriges mest hemsökta hus! 👻👻

Vi såg inga spöken, men...

(Kulramen var först bakom gardinen - och sedan mitt i fönstret. Förlåt, jag kom ihåg fel.)

Easy Swedish with Viktoria

Ep. #24 - Christmas special: I visited Sweden’s most haunted house (easy)

破防(pò fáng) literally means “breaking defenses,” like in a battle. In slang, it refers to the emotional moment when someone’s psychological defenses collapse.

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破防 (pò fáng)

Shòuhuòyuán: 	Nínhǎo, 	yào 	cúnbāo 	mɑ? 
售货员： 	您好， 	要 	存包 	吗？ 
Mǎlì: 	Xìexie! 	Qǐnɡwèn 	xǐfàshuǐ 	zài 	shénme 
玛丽： 	谢谢！ 	请问 	洗发水 	在 	什么 
dìfɑnɡ? 
地方？ 
Shòuhuòyuán: 	Zài 	dì 	èr 	ɡe 	jiàzi 	shɑnɡ. 
售货员： 	在 	第 	二 	个 	架子 	上。 
Mǎlì: 	Nà 	máojīn 	zài 	shénme 	dìfɑnɡ 	ne? 
玛丽： 	那 	毛巾 	在 	什么 	地方 	呢？ 
Shòuhuòyuán: 	Wo 	kànkɑn. 	Máojīn 	zài 	xiānɡzào 
售货员： 	我 	看看。 	毛巾 	在 	香皂 
pánɡbiān. 
旁边。 
Mǎlì: 	Hǎo 	de! 
玛丽： 	好 	的！ 


日常用语

超市

Listen, point and repeat then sing along.
seed, jeep. bee, feet
A seed! A jeep! A bee with feet!

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Phonics Long Vowels

A seed! A jeep! A bee with feet!

CHISTES MEXICANOS

UN LORO PARLANCHÍN.

Hi! You’re listening to the 111 Tips for Learning a Language Podcast. This is episode 2. Relax and be in your comfort zone as I present to you today’s tip. Why do we learn a language? We all have our reasons. What is your main reason? Simply put what motivates you to learn this language? We all know what drives us to learn a language. Rarely though we capitalize on the main reason we are learning the language. For example I am learning French because I want to spend my summer vacations here. This is the main reason which motivates me to learn French. Once I am clear about my main reason for learning French, I will concentrate on tourist vocabulary phrases to practice informal conversation with the locals. I will learn simple sentences so that I can make friends with the French and be understood by them. Aspects of the French language like the technicalities of grammar and writing would not be important for now. Once I narrow down my learning motivation, I become fluent quicker in what I really want to accomplish in the first place. The first milestone of getting one aspect of the language done is the one which always inspires me to learn more. Think about it. What is your main reason for learning a language? Is it for the perfect holiday, work, leisure, cultural or business reasons? Concentrate on one scope and expand on that area first. Now, I will leave you to it. I wish you Inspired Learning and till our next episode.    

111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 2 - Narrow down on your motivation and capitalize on it.

Listen to me reading a news article about digital habits and social media from my Conversational English course.

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but their online habits are very different.

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News article: digital habits & social media

As social beings, we build relationships in romance, friendship and business.
As we build these relationships, we make certain choices that will either lead to self growth or self abandonment.