Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
A：现在 几 点？
   Xiànzài shí diǎn shí fēn.
B：现在  十   点  十 分。
   Zhōnɡwǔ jǐ diǎn chīfàn?
A：中午     几 点  吃饭？
     Shí'èr diǎn chīfàn.
B：十二 点   吃饭。


日常对话 daily conversation

现在几点

That could  be the first and most important thing to many of us when we come to a new city, a new country. Find a good coffee shop and get a damn fine cup of coffee. Let’s learn how to do that in Russian.

Ваш преподаватель и кофеиновый трудоголик, 
Елена

1-minute Survival Russian for Travelling (A1-A2)

Как заказывать кофе в кофейне_How to order coffee in a coffee shop

Para desprenderse de la acumulación de impurezas debidas a la contaminación, a las secreciones de sebo y a la transpiración, la limpieza cotidiana de la piel es algo indispensable.

VIDA SANA EN ESPAÑOL

LA LIMPIEZA DIARIA DE LA PIEL

Halo semua, selamat datang di podcast hari ini
Karena di sini setiap hari hujan, ayo berbicara tentang hujan! 
Setiap negara punya cara berbeda untuk berharap supaya hujan tidak turun
Saya ingin memperkenalkan dua cara yang unik, satu dari Jepang, dan satu lagi dari Indonesia

Di Jepang, mungkin kamu pernah mendengar tentang teru-teru bōzu
Ini adalah boneka kecil berwarna putih, seperti hantu lucu, yang biasanya digantung di jendela
Anak-anak membuatnya ketika mereka ingin cuaca cerah, misalnya saat ingin pergi piknik atau ada acara olahraga. Boneka ini menjadi simbol harapan agar besok tidak hujan

Sementara itu, di Indonesia, terutama di Jawa, orang-orang juga punya cara tradisional untuk menolak hujan. Mereka tidak menggantung boneka, tapi memakai bahan-bahan yang ada di dapur, seperti cabai merah, bawang merah, hmm ini bukan resep masakan ya… haha… dan sapu lidi
Cabai merah dipercaya memiliki energi panas, yang bisa membantu mengusir hujan
Bawang merah digunakan karena aromanya yang kuat dan dipercaya bisa membantu menolak datangnya hujan
Sapu lidi juga digunakan, biasanya diarahkan ke langit sambil berdoa, dengan harapan bisa "menyapu" awan gelap
Cara ini bukan ilmu pasti ya, tapi bagian dari tradisi lokal
Biasanya, semua itu dilakukan saat ada acara penting, seperti pernikahan, supaya cuaca tetap cerah

Kedua cara ini menunjukkan bahwa manusia selalu punya harapan, dan cara sendiri untuk berkomunikasi dengan alam
Kita tidak bisa mengatur cuaca, tapi kita bisa punya harapan sederhana, semoga hari itu cerah dan berjalan lancar

Saya harap perasaan kamu cerah dan hari kamu berjalan lancar ya!
Terima kasih sudah mendengarkan, sampai jumpa di episode selanjutnya! ^^

Akhir minggu

Tradisi Menolak Hujan - Jepang vs Indonesia

Listen to this conversation about the last travel of the protagonist. 

Aprende árabe con Radia 

My last trip

Nell'episodio di oggi parlerò dei miei progetti futuri, della lingua e del viaggio che ho in programma di fare. Parlerò del Natale e dei regali che si fanno di solito e di cosa significa per me questa festività.

Ascolta e impara con Anna

Viaggi, Natale e regali

Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, the top doctor in the US has said.

The US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy made the proposal as research and evidence mounts about the effects that alcohol has on human health.

His suggestion for a label would require approval from the US Congress.

Americans should be better informed about the link between alcohol and cancer, in particular, Murthy argues, noting that alcohol consumption was to blame for nearly one million preventable cancer cases in the US over the last decade.

About 20,000 people die every year from those alcohol-related cancer cases, he said.

Bottles of beer, wine and liquor already carry warning labels that say pregnant women should not drink alcohol and that alcohol consumption can impair a person's ability to drive a car.

But Murthy's proposed label would go even further, raising awareness about the risk for cancer, too.

"It's pretty crazy that there's a lot more information on a can of peas than on a bottle of whiskey," said Timothy Naimi, who directs the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

"Consumers have the right to basic information about health risks, serving size and drinks per container."

Consuming alcohol raises the risk of developing at least seven types of cancer, including liver, breast and throat cancer, research has found.

Murthy said that as a person's alcohol consumption goes up, so does the risk for developing those illnesses.

However, it's unlikely that Congress would act quickly to enact a new warning on alcohol products.

It's been nearly four decades since Congress approved the first government warning label on alcohol and no updates have been made since then.

Any effort to add a cancer warning label to alcohol would face significant pushback from a well-funded and powerful beverage industry, which spends nearly $30 million every year lobbying Congress.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

US Doctor Wants Cancer Warnings on Alcoholic Drinks

Have you ever been "taken for a ride"? If you've been tricked or lied to before, then the answer is yes. Here are some other expressions about lying.

If someone confidently tells you a big lie and doesn't seem to feel bad about it, then you can say they are "lying through their teeth." Such people might make a "web of lies," telling many lies to make people believe them. And if someone lies all the time, you can say they "lie like a rug" – which is a joke using two meanings of "lie," because a rug can only lie on the floor.

If someone lies to you, tricks you, or wants to stop you from finding something out, you can say they are trying to "pull the wool over your eyes." The expression comes from the early 19th century, and may be talking about the wool wigs that some people wore at the time. So someone could pull your wig down, covering your eyes and stopping you from seeing what was really happening.

But not every lie is a big one. Sometimes people just "bend the truth," which is telling a small lie that is usually not serious and probably won't hurt anyone. Often people "bend the truth" by saying something that's part-true, while leaving out important information.

But if someone "stretches the truth," they are probably saying that something is better than it really is. Some people might stretch the truth to make a story more interesting.

Don't Get 'Taken for a Ride' With These Lying Expressions

Today we're going to learn some really useful idioms for talking about your holiday. Whether you plan to 'put your feet up' or 'let your hair down', these idioms will ensure that you have 'a whale of a time' whenever you next 'hit the road' and 'get away from it all'. 