This episode is about Introducing yourself in Japanese... please check below for the grammar notes and important Japanese phrases I have mentioned in the podcast.

はじめまして!　                            Nice to meet you.
私（わたし）　は　ミヤ　です。　　　My name is Mia
私　（わたし）　は　アメリカ　から　来ました（きました）。      I came from America
よろしくおねがいします     I am looking forward to have a good relationship with you.

お（元気）げんき　ですか。        How are you
はい、（元気）げんき　です　I am fine
（元気）げんき　です　ありがとう。　　I am fine thank you 
まま　です　　not bad

See you in the next lesson.....じゃまたね


Mandakini Munasinghe

Learning Japanese (JLPT N5)- 1st lesson - PART 01

En este episodio comentamos ciertos aspectos que suelen omitirse a la hora de compartir piso.

Un ratito en pareja

UREP - Ep. 3 (Problemas de la convivencia)

In this episode of Hebrew on the Go, join me as I take you through a short story about ordering food in a café in Israel. You'll learn essential Hebrew vocabulary and phrases to make ordering food easy and enjoyable. Perfect for your next meal out!

Hebrew on the Go! - עברית על הדרך - Иврит на ходу

Ordering Food in Hebrew: A Tasty Journey

En este episodio vamos a aprender un poco mas de Venezuela usando Jergas 

JERGAS VENEZOLANAS

En este nuevo episodio vamos a escuchar a Enrique, un minero del municipio de Muzo, Boyacá, quien nos cuenta sobre su vida y su trabajo con las piedras preciosas más deseadas en Colombia, las esmeraldas. 
Remember this episode is a dictation activity, listen to it as many times as you need and write what you understand; when finished check the document with the transcription, you will find it in the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F6-7SdhK0PzuD3gRG1XmhRf7FT3eeRXwgVI6SccX-xw/edit?usp=sharing

Real Spanish Podcast

Dictado: La vida de un minero

En este episodio aprenderás a diferenciar cuando usar la voz pasiva con "ser" y "se"

Spanish Shortcut

EP 17. VOZ PASIVA SER VS SE

There's an old English saying that goes: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

But according to a recent study, "late to bed and late to rise" may actually be better for your brain — though researchers didn't check if it does anything for your health or your wallet.

A study published in BMJ Public Health looked at data from nearly 27,000 people who reported how long they slept, and whether they were a "morning lark" — someone who wakes up early — or a "night owl," who sleeps late.

The participants, aged between 53 and 86, also did cognitive tests that checked their reasoning, memory, and how quickly they could process information.

It was found that night owls performed best on the cognitive tests — ahead of those who described themselves as neither morning people nor night people. And morning larks had the lowest cognitive scores of all.

People's bodies have times when they naturally prefer to sleep. And Raha West of Imperial College London, the study's lead author, said that while it's possible to gradually shift your sleeping times, it's very difficult to completely change from a morning person to a night person.

However, she also said the results just show the trend, and not the truth for every individual.

The authors also noted that their results, which focused on older adults, contrasted with past research on adolescents, which found that young morning larks actually had better health and better mental well-being.

Speaking to The Guardian, Jacqui-Ann Hanley of Alzheimer’s Research UK, who wasn't involved with the study, also said it isn't clear if being a morning person leads to poorer cognitive results in older adults, or if the weaker cognitive abilities that come with aging just make people get up earlier.

The study also found that people generally got better cognitive scores if they reported sleeping between seven and nine hours each night.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

'Night Owls' May Have Better Brains

Hoy en día, es difícil pensar en el Día de Muertos sin que nos venga a la mente la imagen de las calaveras. Este motivo se ha convertido en un elemento esencial de esta celebración y, si bien el culto a la muerte en México existe desde la época prehispánica, su popularidad puede ser atribuida a una persona: el grabador y caricaturista José Guadalupe Posada.

Posada es conocido por ser el hombre detrás de La Catrina; sin embargo, sus contribuciones al arte popular mexicano van mucho más allá de esta ilustración, sirviendo como inspiración a grandes artistas del siglo XX como Diego Rivera y José Clemente Orozco. A través de sus caricaturas y grabados humorísticos, las calacas de Posada sirvieron como un instrumento de crítica social y política, ayudando a establecer la imagen de la calavera en el imaginario colectivo mexicano.

