عن أسباب الحزن والزعل وأهمية علاقتنا بنفسنا
About sadness and the importance of knowing oneself.

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زعلان ليه؟

Today we're going to learn the accusative case. I'll give you the key rules along with clear examples.

Russian grammar podcast 

Acussative case in Russian & Introduction and essential rules

Welcome to Story Time with Voce, a podcast where storytelling meets language learning! Join me as I read captivating short stories and fables, pausing to explain key vocabulary and expressions to help you improve your English. This is an introductory clip, look out for new episodes. Coming soon!

Story Time with Voce

こんにちは、みほです。みなさん、いかがお過(す)ごしでしょうか。私のポッドキャスト「Mihongo Nihongo」へようこそ。このポッドキャストでは、私が短いエピソードを話します。内容(ないよう)についての質問をいくつか用意(ようい)していますので、音声(おんせい)を聞きながら質問の答えを考えてくださいね。

今日のエピソードは「ひとりごと」です。みなさんはひとりごと、言いますか？私はつい一人でしゃべってしまいます。では、エピソードの前に質問です。今日の質問は３つです。

①私はいつひとりごとを言いますか。
②私はどんなひとりごとを無意識(むいしき)に言ってしまいますか。
③私はどうして英語でひとりごとを言いますか。

みなさん、準備(じゅんび)はいいですか。じゃあ始めましょう。

私は家に一人でいるとき、よくひとりごとを言います。例えば、「ああこれおいしい〜」とか、「ヤバい！ちょっと体重(たいじゅう)増(ふ)えてる！」とか、そのとき思ったことを無意識に声(こえ)に出してしまいます。
でも、実は意識的(いしきてき)にしているひとりごともあります。それは、思ったことを英語で言うことです。私はずっと英語を勉強していますが、スピーキングが上手(うま)くありません。だから英語で話す練習をひとりごとでしています。日本語だと思ったことを言うのは簡単(かんたん)ですが、英語だとすごく難(むずか)しいです。いつか無意識に出るひとりごとも、英語になったらいいなと思います。


はい、じゃあもう一度質問を確認(かくにん)しましょう。
①私はいつひとりごとを言いますか。
②私はどんなひとりごとを無意識(むいしき)に言ってしまいますか。
③私はどうして英語でひとりごとを言いますか。


答えです。
①家に一人でいるときにひとりごとを言います。
②「ああこれおいしい」などそのとき思ったことを言ってしまいます。
③英語で話す練習をするために、英語でひとりごとを言います。

みなさんどうでしたか？答えられましたか？
それでは今日のポッドキャストはここまで。最後(さいご)まで聞いてくれてありがとうございました。また次回のポッドキャストでお会いしましょう！
またね〜！


Mihongo Nihongo [Intermediate] 

#1 ひとりごと Listening comprehension 

Dear children, welcome to our podcast for young French language learners! 🌟
Follow our short stories about little cat Léo 🐱 and learn new words in French. Today, we learn the expression of the day: "je cherche", which means "I look for". Enjoy the adventure! 🚀✨

FR: 🐱 Léo et la balle perdue 🎾
EN: Léo and the Lost Ball
Mot du jour : "chercher"
Expression of the day: "je cherche" ⇒ I look for

French: 🇫🇷
Léo, le petit chat, joue avec sa balle. 🎾
Il court, il saute… mais oh non ! 😲
La balle roule sous le canapé !

Léo regarde à gauche… il regarde à droite…
mais il ne trouve pas la balle.

Son copain Baguette, le chien, arrive. 🐶
— "Qu'est-ce que tu fais, Léo ?"
— "Je cherche ma balle !"

Baguette et Léo cherchent partout ! 🔍
Sous la table, derrière la chaise…
toujours pas de balle.

Soudain, Baguette regarde sous le canapé.
— "Léo, regarde ! Elle est là !"

Léo est content ! 🥳
— "Merci, Baguette ! Maintenant, on joue !"

English: 🇬🇧
Today, we learn the expression "je cherche".

Léo, the little cat, plays with his ball. 🎾
He runs, he jumps… but oh no! 😲
The ball rolls under the couch!

Léo looks to the left… he looks to the right…
but he cannot find the ball.

His friend Baguette, the dog, arrives. 🐶
— "What are you doing, Léo?"
— "I look for my ball!"

Baguette and Léo search everywhere! 🔍
Under the table, behind the chair…
still no ball.

Suddenly, Baguette looks under the couch.
— "Léo, look! It's there!"

Léo is happy! 🥳
— "Thank you, Baguette! Now, let's play!"

Practice Section:
Feel free to read the transcription in French and English below and listen to the story one more time. 🎧
Now, repeat after me: "JE cherche..."
Bravo! 👏

Follow me for more episodes about Léo the cat (Léo le chat).
See you next time and have a wonderful day! Au revoir! 👋😊

Le Monde Magique des Mots

🐱 Léo et la balle perdue 🎾

Transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-PSR1dGgYqfa1OKO1xdJOT9wAFii1der/view?usp=sharing

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Lisa's Podcast

Benefits of online learning 

There's a video on TikTok in which a user takes a jar of seasoning called "Everything But the Bagel" and carefully separates the ingredients into small piles to find out the secret to the recipe.

The video has been viewed almost 2 million times — a sign of just how popular this seasoning mix, made by US company Trader Joe's, has become.

People like to put it on top of bagels and use it in lots of different meals.

However, fans of the mix have been finding out that it's not welcome everywhere in the world.

Signs have been posted at Incheon Airport in Seoul, telling passengers they can't bring jars of the seasoning into the country.

The reason is that one of the ingredients is banned in South Korea.

The mix contains things like sesame seeds, dried garlic, dried onion and salt — but poppy seeds are the problem.

Poppy seeds are banned in South Korea because they are narcotic-related items, according to the airport. The ban is not new but travelers have said that airports are now cracking down on the seasoning mix.

The seeds are also banned in a number of other countries, including Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

The poppy plant is used to make drugs like heroin and morphine, although the seeds don't contain any opiates.

However, the country worries that the seeds could be contaminated by opiates.

In fact, in the US, members of the armed forces have been advised not to eat products containing poppy seeds in case they affect the results of drug tests.

Drug tests can be very sensitive but experts say that it would be almost impossible to eat enough poppy seeds to feel any narcotic effect.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

South Korea Cracks Down on Popular Seasoning Mix

Imagine living without the words "left" and "right", "behind" or "ahead". This is reality in some cases of indigenous Australian languages. But how do they refer to the position of things? Well, this short cut-out from our podcast will tell you.

The Age of Humans

Episode 1: Which direction does time flow?

Pizza is one of the world's most popular fast foods. It's believed that over 5 billion pizzas are sold around the world every year. In the US alone, people buy about 3 billion pizzas each year, which is about 46 slices per person!

But it wasn't always as popular as it is today — in fact, it used to be looked down on, even by Italians!

The modern pizza we know today started in Naples, Italy, in the 18th century. Poor people in the city needed cheap food that was easy to eat as they looked for work. Street vendors sold them pizzas with simple toppings like garlic and tomatoes.

For a long time, pizza was looked down on as food for the poor, and visitors to Naples thought it was dirty and unappealing.

But this changed in 1889, when Queen Margherita of Italy tried pizza and loved it. The pizza with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil was named after her, and pizza started to become a national dish in Italy.

Pizza became a favorite in the US after Italian immigrants brought it with them. It became especially popular in cities like New York, and new styles like Chicago deep dish and Hawaiian were invented.

And it became even more popular with the invention of frozen pizza, which let people make their own pizzas at home.

Today, pizza is enjoyed around the world, with many different toppings and styles. But its basic form hasn't changed very much from all those years ago.