Embark on a captivating journey into the heart of Syrian culture with the legendary Fairuz as your guide. Immerse yourself in her timeless music, uncover the stories woven into her songs, and grasp her profound significance in our daily lives. If you're curious about the enigmatic Fairuz, this podcast episode is your gateway to discovery!
But wait, there's more! This episode is just a tantalizing glimpse of a much more extensive exploration. The full version awaits you in my podcast book, where you can take a deep dive into this captivating topic on Kindle:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3DBW2JH
The audio version:
https://speakrealarabic.com/course/The-Syrian-Encounters

Your adventure into the world of Fairuz begins now – don't miss it!"

Beyond Borders: Immersing in Syrian Culture

Fairuz “The Neighbor of the Moon”

In this episode, you will learn how to greet in Korean using both Standard Korean and the Gyeongsang dialect. Perfect for beginners who want to experience real Korean culture

Korean Made Simple: Dialect & Everyday Conversation

Basic Korean Greetings & Gyeongsang Dialect

Você já ouviu falar no Profeta Gentileza? Descubra a história do homem que transformou uma das maiores tragédias do Brasil em uma mensagem eterna de amor e compaixão. Um episódio breve, mas capaz de fazer você refletir sobre o poder simples, e revolucionário, da gentileza.✨

👉 Se inscreva no canal para acompanhar novos episódios.
👉 Quer aprender português e mergulhar na cultura brasileira? Clique na minha foto de perfil e conheça minhas aulas. Vou adorar te acompanhar nessa jornada! ☺️

Everyday Portuguese 

Episódio 4 - Profeta Gentileza: O homem que transformou tragédia em poesia e bondade (EM PORTUGUÊS)

In questa puntata di Bookclub & Cappuccino vi parlo di: Dove porta la neve, un romanzo breve, dolce, invernale e natalizio, perfetto per chi studia italiano.

Carlo, un uomo con la sindrome di Down, vive il suo Natale più delicato, mentre una nevicata eccezionale avvolge Padova e dà inizio a un viaggio inatteso con Nicola, un ex Babbo Natale solitario e un po’ malinconico.
Nel cuore di questo episodio troviamo una pagina poetica dedicata alla neve, narrata dalla madre di Carlo, Nora.
Ecco il passo completo che leggiamo durante la puntata:
«La amavo. Quando avevo tre o forse quattro anni, mia madre mi insegnò che la neve non era tutta uguale. Per noi, lassù, c’erano tanti modi per chiamare la neve. C’era la nevèra, una nevicata grande e copiosa; c’era la ziiena, la neve asciutta e farinosa; c’era la mola, la neve bagnata e pesante dell’autunno.
E poi la briia, leggera; il yonfédo, nevischio con vento; la buria, la neve burrascosa di aprile, rapida a venire e altrettanto rapida a sciogliersi; la balinà a pallini gelati; e infine quella che a me piaceva di più: la nef a paneiéi, la nevicata delle fiabe, con fiocchi così larghi che sembrano piume d’oca.»

Questa pagina è una porta d’ingresso nel mondo ladino e nel legame profondo tra la montagna e la neve.
È anche un’occasione perfetta per imparare nuovo lessico e scoprire un’Italia meno conosciuta: il Trentino, le Dolomiti, le comunità alpine. 

🌨️ Verbi utili
Nevicare – “Oggi nevica forte.”
Imbiancare – diventare bianco coperto di neve: “La città si è imbiancata.”
Attaccare (la neve) – quando la neve non rimane sul suolo: “La neve non attacca.”
Sciogliersi – diventare acqua: “La neve si sta sciogliendo.”

🌬️ Aggettivi
Soffice – morbida
Leggera – cade piano piano
Farinosa – come farina
Pesante – bagnata, difficile da spalare
Burrascosa – con vento, molto forte
Fitta – cade in grande quantità
Sottile – cade poco, in modo delicato
Gelata – dura, ghiacciata
Candida – bianca, pura
Bianca come la neve – “molto bianca”

BookClub e Cappuccino: libri italiani contemporanei

04. Bookclub & Cappuccino - Un libro natalizio: ❄️​🎅🏻​🎄​Dove porta la neve, Righetto

Comentario sobre la más reciente película de Tim Burton, secuela de su "Beetlejuice" de 1988.

El kinetoscopio

Episodio 10: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Забавная история произошла в маршрутке, на глазах у автора. Судя по всему, это реальная история, так как я ее позаимствовала у одного журнала.

Not Prickly Russian

Мини история. Наступил на ногу- тогда женись.

Culture is quite a general topic that could come up in a number of different parts of the IELTS test, so it's useful to be able to talk about it. Today, Nick gives you some ideas for this topic.

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Do you think the world is becoming too similar in terms of culture?

On a Monday morning or after a night out with friends, staying focused in class can feel impossible. You yawn, your eyes feel tired and the desk starts to look increasingly attractive as a temporary bed of sorts. It’s time to reach out for some of your brain’s favourite attention and memory boosters and wake up again.

So before next Monday’s class – whether back home or in an EF school somewhere on the other side of the world – whip up a blueberry shake, drink a cup of coffee, eat some nuts or go nuts and eat a baked potato for lunch. Your brain and your teacher will thank you, trust us.

Our top 5 brain foods:

1. A strong cup of coffee

Every student knows that the local barista that makes that daily morning cup is their best friend. Coffee is really good for waking you up and keeping you focused for a short amount of time, but drink too much and you’ll feel jittery and ill.

2. A fruit shake

Preferably with super healthy blueberries and with natural sugars in the form of glucose, a fruit shake can provide a short-term memory boost in addition to vitamins and minerals that your whole body needs. Overdo it and you’re likely to feel tired soon after.

3. A handful of dark chocolate pieces and nuts

They’re as brain-boosting as anything (dark chocolate even has some caffeine) and they’re anti-ageing too.

4. Fish and baked potatoes for lunch

We know, we know – they’re not the most attractive items on the menu, but your brain loves both. Salmon and other fatty fish have loads of Omega-3 fats that boost memory and slow your brain’s decline as you age, while potatoes provide steady energy that your brain really needs (it takes up 20% of your body’s energy!)

5. Pumpkin seeds
They’re full of zinc, iron and minerals that help transport oxygen to the brain, and nerve cells to communicate and boost your brain power. A great cheap and healthy snack.