The easiest way to learn and remember idioms is to learn about their history. When you understand where they came from, it's a lot easier to remember what they mean.  This episode covers idioms that are drawn from different types of transportation.

Difficult English Explained

Idioms from Transportation:  What do they mean and where do they come from?

nside a dimly lit cave, a group of people sit huddled around glowing amphoras. These vessels are no ordinary pottery; they're meticulously painted with images of legendary wrestlers, engaged in eternal combat. The flickering light from a small fire casts these images onto the walls, animating the wrestlers in a primitive, captivating dance of shadows.



The cave's inhabitants watch these images, interpreting the epic battles as the ultimate expression of wrestling. They debate the techniques, celebrate the victories, and mourn the defeats, all from the moving images on the amphoras. To them, these representations are the entirety of wrestling—there is no world beyond the wrestlers on the pottery.


Nikostratos, ever the curious and skeptical cat, notices a sliver of light peeking through a crack in the cave wall. The murals and their tales don't satisfy his curiosity. One day, driven by a particularly pungent smell of the outside world—a mix of fresh earth and sweat—he finds a loose stone and wiggles his way through the crack.

Everything Zenified 

Wrestling, skeptical Cats, and Allegory of the Cave

After consonants, the vowel letter pairs а/я, э/е, о/ё, ы/и, and у/ю represent 
essentially the same vowel sound. Their only difference is that the letters in the bottom 
row tell you that the preceding consonant is palatalized, or soft.*

HARD CONSONANTS             SOFT CONSONANTS

Да-да! - Oh yes!                       дядя - uncle 
мэр - mayor                             мер - of measures 
быт - daily life                          бит - computer bit 
живот - belly                            живёт - he/she lives 
музыка - music                        мюзикл - musical (show)

* a palatalized consonant is pronounced with the blade of the tongue pressed up 
against the hard palate, it sounds like a consonant plus the [y] sound of “yes” pronounced at the exact same time.

Russian Pronunciation wilth Lubov

HARD / SOFT CONSONANTS PRACTICE. Живот Или Живёт? Listen and Repeat.

Learn the most important vocabulary and expressions so you can speak French at 
a French-speaking market!
Happy learning!

Learn Basic French Podcast

Basic French Episode 7: Au marché (at the market)

Ciao a tutti! Oggi vi racconto il sogno che ho fatto stanotte, non vi preoccupate, nulla di erotico! Colgo l'occasione per farvi notare alcune differenze fra l'inglese e l'italiano nell'utilizzo di alcuni verbi come realizzare o alcune espressioni che sono simili in entrambe le lingue ma che vengono usati in contesti diversi! Buon ascolto a tutti e buon inizio settimana!!! 
P.S 
l'espressione stringere i denti che utilizzo alla fine, significa resistere, con lo stesso significato si potrebbe utilizzare anche l'espressione: tenere duro. Esempio:
- Stringete i denti/Tenete duro fino a mercoledì! Significato > Resistete fino a mercoledì! 
Buona settimana a tutti e buono studio!

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

Fare un sogno vs Realizzare un sogno

You Can’t Read This Article Si T’es Pas Bilingue.

Being bilingual est parmi the best pleasures dans le monde entier. Think about it pour un instant. You can utiliser deux different languages en même temps in a such a way that makes ton cerveau wants to exploser from the speed par la quelle it switches from one langue to l’autre but still tu peux do it and ressentir spécial(e) at the same time, et c’est pour ça you are unique.
le fact that tu peux lire this article without stopping to think est un talent très few people have. La majorité of people struggle to lire juste in one single language, but what you are doing maintenant est un signe of absolute genius. Reading a très complicated texte in two langues différentes seamlessly makes you un(e) nerd et someone qui trouve joy in languages.
Reading cet article must have given your brain a nice little workout. That’s why you should le partager avec vos amis. De rien in advance and have a très bonne journée.


Le Franglish

Le Franglish just for fun

Conheça as aventuras do personagem fictício Hans, que decide conhecer o Brasil e sair da sua zona de conforto.

Fale Português Brasileiro 

Episódio 2 No Aeroporto Parte 2

ずっと、雪が降っていたのに、今度は暖かい。

・今日は2月の最終日
・３月中旬くらいの暖かさ
・落雪注意
・歩道が歩きずらい

［単語］
あっという間に...短い時間
解（と）ける...水が氷になる
中旬（ちゅうじゅん）...11日〜20日くらいのこと
落雪（らくせつ）...雪が落ちる
歩道（ほどう）...人が歩くための道

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#5〉2022年2月28日月曜日　暖かくなって、雪がとける

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#177〉3月24日金曜日　天気/くもり　気温/5℃ 

・4/9 北海道知事選挙
・今日24日から期日前投票が始まる
・仕事や旅行などで行けない人が行く



［単語］
知事/ちじ…いろいろな県、東京都、北海道などの政治について決める人。一番大事な人。
選挙/せんきょ…大事なことを決めること
期日/きじつ…約束の日
投票/とうひょう…選挙の時に、名前を書いた紙を出すこと

レッスン待ってます♪

