DISCLAIMER: We are not professional historians. We understand that many of the historical "facts" discussed in this episode are debatable. This is a language learning podcast that uses conversation as a learning tool. It's very possible that we got some facts wrong, or didn't deeply explore all sides of each discussion topic.


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

WHY Putonghua??

Let's Learn Most Common Verbs that you can't miss!

Learn Thai with Pailin

🥳 Let's learn Common Verbs in Thai 🥳

为中文学习者朗读标准的单词读音，可以练习听力与跟读
Read out the standard pronunciation of words for Chinese language learners, which can help them practice listening and following.

秧秧老师的中文课堂

Suhtaudutaan positiivisesti suomenkielen uusiin sanoihin, jotka liittyvät vuoden 2022 uutistapahtumiin ja puheenaiheisiin! 
Mainitsemani sanat löytyvät Helsingin Sanomien artikkelista: Tiedätkö, mitä tarkoittaa shrinkflaatio? Tällaisia uusia sanoja syntyi vuonna 2022 https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000009291673.html ja Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen sivulta: https://www.kotus.fi/sanakirjat/kielitoimiston_sanakirja/uudet_sanat/vuoden_sanapoiminnot/sanapoimintoja_2022 


eritekoira
(palveluskoirien ammattikunnan uudempi tulokas)

karvapositiivisuus
(vrt. kehopositiivisuus)

shrinkflaatio
(tuotteen hintaa nostetaan pakkauskokoa pienentämällä)

mixie
(kampaus, jossa yhdistyy pitkä takatukka ja kerroksittain leikattu, pään muotoa myötäilevä
pixie-kampaus)

putinpriset
(Putin-hinta on Venäjän aloittamien sotatoimien kuluttajahinnoissa aiheuttama
hinnannousua)

älylämmitys 
(säätää lämmitystä paitsi sääennusteen ja tilan käyttöasteen, myös vaihtuvan sähkön
hinnan mukaan)
Kotimaisten kielten keskus on julkistanut valikoiman vuoden 2022 uusista tai muuten ajankohtaisista sanoista. Keskuksen sanatietokantaan lisättiin tänä vuonna yli 4 000 uutta tai muuten ajankohtaista sanaa.

Joukossa on useita sanoja, jotka liittyvät vuoden uutistapahtumiin ja puheenaiheisiin.

Suomea for you

3.jakso: Shrinkflaatio

シャワーは「シャワーを浴（あ）びる」。
お風呂（ふろ）は、何というでしょうか？

Tina Japa Go!

Episode 2. おふろ

Hi guys! Here's my new episode about New Year's Resolutions. You'll know what the Russian people promise to do in 2022! This episode will be in English and Russian. 

Please share your New Year's resolution in the comment section. 

Russian Fluency

Новогодние обещания

В этом эпизоде мы поговорим о том, без чего не начинается и не заканчивается ни одно общение – о приветствиях и прощаниях! 

5 минут на русском языке/ 5 minutes in Russian/ 5 minuti in Russo

Приветствия в русском языке

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✔YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/rwCCwWpzrqQ (Visit us to see the transcript😎!)

Anna learns in prison that her mother has passed away in Seattle. Prison officials grant Anna a three-day furlough to attend her mother's funeral. Anna embarks on a long trip to Seattle. Hoon is a Korean immigrant who works as a gigolo. Hoon is now on the run from a wealthy client's furious husband. These two seemingly lost souls are about to share three memorable days together.

If you feel lonely in autumn, this is a perfect movie for you!

그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

48. 만추(晩秋)(Late Autumn)

Spain has said it wants to introduce a tax of up to 100% on property purchases for anyone from outside the European Union (EU) who is not a resident in the country.

That could mean a lot of potential buyers from places like Asia, the UK and the US being priced out of the market.

And that's exactly the idea.

Many Spaniards have said that they can't afford to buy property because of the number of homes being bought by foreign buyers.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez recently shared the plan, saying that in 2023, 27,000 apartments and houses around Spain were bought by people from outside the EU.

He said these buyers didn't purchase the homes to live in, but to make money from them.

Spain is a popular vacation destination for people around the world, and many like to buy holiday homes for themselves.

But other buyers put their properties on the short-term rental market, using sites like Airbnb.

This has meant that there are fewer homes for local people to buy. The shortage of properties in popular areas has seen prices increase, with many locals unable to afford higher prices.

Sánchez also said he wants to increase taxes on landlords who rent their properties with companies like Airbnb.

However, the prime minister's plans may not become law; for now they're just ideas.

British people who spoke to the BBC after hearing the news weren't happy with these plans.

Michele Hayes from Manchester, who has been looking at properties in Spain, said: "How many working Spanish people want to live in holiday homes in these tourist areas anyway?"