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Jarjacha

Hola, hoy vamos a ver varios refranes populares :)

"Pa arriba, pa abajo, pal centro y pa dentro"

1. Refranes

Learn how to speak about places. In this podcast, we cover the verbs to go, to have, among others, and I'll teach you the names of common places. I'll then show you how to put everything together so you can speak Spanish in no time!

Super Basic Spanish

Episodio 8: Vamos a la playa (Let's go to the beach)

Happy New Year! 
Today, I'm going to talk about one of ivents on New year's Eve.
We have Ohitakisai in Hirota shrine on New Year's Eve. It's an ivent for Shinto ritual.  In Ohitakisai, a large bonfire is lit at the shrine. The flame will cleanse us of one year of impurities.
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あけましておめでとうございます。
今年は　西暦で2023年です。　日本の元号では　令和5年です。　干支はうさぎです。
前回　ポッドキャストをアップしてから2週間以上空いてしまいました。
おかげさまで、部屋の片づけもかなりできました。お正月の用意もそれなりに整えることができました。
12月31日大晦日の夜は、家から２０分ほど歩いて行ける廣田神社に行きました。この日は、午後9時から　大晦日御火焚祭（おひたきさい）という行事がありました。これは、知らないうちに溜まった1年間の罪や穢れを祓い清めるために、大きな焚火をする行事です。　焚火の火にあたると、悪いものが取れ、きれいな心と体で新しい年を迎えることができるそうです。また、これは「福火（ふくび）」とも言われています。「福火」は、その火にあたることで、福を授かることができるそうです。
神社の広場で焚かれる御火焚祭（おひたきさい）の火は、とても大きいです。2メートルぐらいまで炎が上がります。めらめら　ゆらゆら動く炎は　まるで　龍が空に昇る姿に見えます。新しい薪を　放り込む度に火の粉が舞い上がります。　風に吹かれてその火の粉が周りにいる人たちに降りかかってくることもあります。みんな2メートル以上　離れたところに立っていますが、火の粉が自分たちのほうに飛んできたら、急いで逃げていました。　この日の夜の気温は5℃ぐらいで寒かったので、焚火はとても暖かく気持ちよかったです。30分ぐらい　焚火の炎の勢いを眺めてから、神社にお参りをして帰りました。
帰宅後、年越しそばを作って　みんなと一緒に食べました。　そうこうしている内に、
深夜０時、２０２３年の１月１日になりました。　「あけましておめでとうございます。今年もよろしくお願いします」と　新年のあいさつをして忘年会はお開きです。友人たちはそれぞれ家へ帰っていきました。
こんな風に私の２０２２年は終わり、無事に２０２３年を迎えることが出来ました。
それでは、みなさん、今年もどうぞよろしくお願いいたします。



やさしい日本語（にほんご）

大晦日御火焚祭（おおみそかおひたきさい）Ohitakisai on New Year's Eve

Modern Chinese(時代華語)B1- Reading(短文)

Escucha este audio-artículo y descubre la provincia de Sevilla y buenos trucos para viajar por ella disfrutando de los lugares más auténticos.

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Provincia de Sevilla - 2a Parte

Hey, how are you? I hope you are well. I'm Milo Spanish, a Spanish tutor at italki, and today we're going to talk about some interesting words in Spanish that sometimes confuse those who are learning the language.

1. Madrugar: Esta palabra no tiene equivalente directo en inglés. "Madrugar" significa levantarse temprano, especialmente antes de lo habitual. En algunas culturas, madrugar es una costumbre para aprovechar más el día. Por ejemplo, "Hoy tuve que madrugar para llegar a tiempo al trabajo."

2. Pena ajena: Esta expresión se refiere a la vergüenza que sentimos al ver a otra persona en una situación incómoda o embarazosa. No se trata de nuestra vergüenza, sino de sentirla por otro. En inglés sería algo similar a "secondhand embarrassment". Ejemplo: "Me dio mucha pena ajena ver cómo olvidó su discurso."

3. Empalagar: "Empalagar" significa sentir cansancio o hartazgo debido a algo que hemos consumido o experimentado en exceso. Puede aplicarse a comida, como cuando hemos comido tanto dulce que ya no queremos más. "Este postre está delicioso, pero después de dos porciones, me empalagué."

4. Desvelarse: Este verbo es usado cuando alguien no puede dormir o se queda despierto hasta tarde, generalmente por alguna preocupación o actividad. "Me desvelé estudiando para el examen y ahora estoy muy cansado."
 
5. Friolento: Se usa para describir a alguien que es muy sensible al frío. Una persona friolenta siempre tiene frío, incluso en temperaturas moderadas. "Soy muy friolento, necesito una chaqueta incluso en primavera."


And that's all for today. If you have questions or want to learn more, feel free to book a class with me. You can find more information in my profile. See you next time!

Colombia

Spanish Words with No Direct English Translation

Young people in South Korea are turning their backs on marriage, according to a government report.

A survey by Statistics Korea of Koreans aged between 19 and 34 found that just 36% have a positive opinion of marriage.

That's down from 56% in 2012.

The report found that many young Koreans feel they do not have enough money for marriage at a time when the cost of living is high.

Others said they don't think that marriage is necessary.

The report also found that only 28% of the women surveyed have a positive opinion of marriage.

This may be because women are choosing to put their jobs first — before marrying and starting a family.

Earlier in the year, Statistics Korea said that the number of marriages in the country in 2022 was the lowest ever recorded.

There were 192,000 marriages in 2022. The number of marriages recorded has now decreased in each of the last 11 years.

The government is worried, and has spent years trying to encourage young people to marry and have children, since the country's birth rate is also falling.

But more Koreans are happy to stay single. There is even a word for people who choose not to marry: bihon.

And instead of encouraging Koreans to marry, some people are asking the government to do more for single people who have chosen to live on their own.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Report: Fewer Koreans Have a Positive View of Marriage

For the second year in a row, Taylor Swift has been named Spotify's most-played artist.

The streaming service has released its annual overview of individual listening trends as well as trends from around the world — called Spotify Wrapped.

Users can now see their top artists, songs, genres, albums and podcasts, as well as uncover which artists had the biggest year on the platform.

Swift was 2024's most-streamed artist globally, ranking in more than 26.6 billion streams. She was followed by The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Drake and Billie Eilish.

Swift also earned the title of most-streamed album in 2024, with The Tortured Poets Department, while Sabrina Carpenter had the most-streamed song both in the US and globally this year, with her summer hit "Espresso." It was streamed more than 1.6 billion times.

For users who want to look back at their listening habits over the year, there were some new features to explore on Spotify Wrapped.

These include a new data story called "Your Music Evolution," which shows three distinct musical phases for each user, and a personalized playlist based on them.

People like to share their Spotify Wrapped data on social media, although this year some complained that the roundup was missing certain features they'd previously enjoyed.

Streaming now accounts for most of the money generated by the music industry — 84% in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, and 67.3% around the world, according to a 2024 report by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which tracks global sales.

Spotify is the largest platform of all with a reported 626 million users and 246 million subscribers.