In todays episode I would like to discuss the importance of keeping calm during a natural disaster. In South Africa we have had a major flood as Cyclone ISSA has arrived.

Let's have a chat (Discussions In English) 

Episode 6 : Surviving A Cyclone (Natural Disaster)

请尝试听出  猴子 栗子 早上 晚上 高兴 三个 四个

hsk5 听后复述练习

成语 朝三暮四

Для начала прочитаю отрывок полностью, а потом объясню вам отдельные слова и выражения. 

Слова, которые объясняю в эпизоде: всего́ - только, не более чем - only, just; угрю́мый - мрачный, неприветливый - sullen, gloomy; беспоря́дочный - находящийся в беспорядке, бессистемный - messy; одича́лость - дикость - wildness; одино́кий - отделённый от других подобных, без других, себе подобных, не имеющий семьи, близких - alone, lonely, single; води́ться - иметься, бывать, (разг.) водить знакомство, дружбу - to hobnob; избега́ть - сторониться, уклоняться от чего-нибудь - to avoid; забива́ться в у́гол - huddle in a corner, curl up in a corner; до́лжность - служебная обязанность, служебное место, связанное с исполнением определённых обязанностей - job title; канцеля́рия - отдел учреждения, занимающийся делопроизводством - office; стара́ться - делать что-то со старанием, стремиться, хотеть что-нибудь сделать - to try; гляде́ть - смотреть - to look, see; замеча́ть - to notice, note, mark; сослужи́вец - человек, который служит (работает) с кем-то в одном месте - colleague; чуда́к - странный, со странностями, чудной человек - weirdo; бу́дто бы - как бы, словно бы, (разг.) кажется - as if, as though; омерзе́ние - гадливое чувство - disgust; приходи́ть в го́лову - to come to mind, occur; отчего́ - почему, по какой причине - from what, why.

Спасибо всем, кто слушает мой подкаст! Не забывайте поставить лайк и написать, что еще хотите вместе почитать. Ведь чтение по-русски углубляет ваши знания языка! Хороших вам книг, друзья! 

Reading Russian

Отрывок из повести “Записки из подполья” Ф.М. Достоевский

In Zen, the act of sitting down and doing nothing isn’t about idleness. It’s about allowing the mind to rest and reset. When you stop forcing progress, you invite understanding to emerge naturally. This stillness isn’t passive—it’s active receptivity.

In language learning, this means stepping back from constant effort to allow the language to settle into your subconscious. Play a podcast in your target language without trying to grasp every word. Let the rhythm of the language flow through you. Over time, your brain will pick up patterns and nuances effortlessly.

Research supports this approach: studies on the brain’s default mode network (DMN) show that periods of quiet reflection are crucial for consolidating memories and integrating information. In short, doing nothing allows your brain to do its most creative and productive work.


111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 56 - How the Zen principle of Sitting Down, Doing Nothing can help you 

In this episode, I am talking about alcohol in Germany. This episode is perfect for beginners who just embarked on their German language journey. This podcast series will help you to get used to the German language and is suitable for A1-B1 level. Make sure that you also check out my future episodes. 

Learngermanwithfalk

Slow German Podcast for Beginners / Episode 17 Alkohol (A1-B1)

Learn and Speak Malay Job Vocabulary: Are you like Suhaila who has lunch with her colleagues?

All about Work and Jobs 

Are you like Suhaila who has lunch with her colleagues?

POSTAL CLERK: What can I do for you today?
CAROL: I need to mail this package to New York, please.
POSTAL CLERK: OK, let’s see how much it weighs … it’s about 
five pounds. If you send it express, it will get there 
tomorrow. Or you can send it priority and it will get 
there by Saturday.
CAROL: Saturday is fine. How much will that be?
POSTAL CLERK: $11.35 [eleven thirty-five]. Do you need anything else?
CAROL: Oh, yeah! I almost forgot. I need a book of stamps, too.
POSTAL CLERK: OK, your total comes to $20.35
[twenty dollars and thirty-five cents].


LANGUAGE NOTES
• What can I do for you today? Notice that this question starts with “What,” so the 
intonation drops at the end of the question.
• Or you can send it priority … Notice the stress on “or,” which emphasizes that there is 
another possibility.
• $11.35 ... $20.35 Notice the two different ways the postal clerk says the price. First he 
says eleven thirty-five (without the words dollars and cents), then he says twenty dollars 
and thirty-five cents.
• Oh, yeah! is an expression used here to mean “I just remembered something.” It’s often 
followed by “I almost forgot.”
• Your total comes to … is a way of saying “the cost is ….”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 16 : At the post office

A little talk on the different way of pronouncing those sounds

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

E aperta & chiusa O aperta & chiusa

Hoy en día el espanglish y el portuñol, por algunos, son vistos como atajos lingüísticos, formas de resolver y poder ser entendido, sin embargo, tanto el espanglish como el portuñol se debaten también como un dilema desde el punto de vista comunicacional. Hoy conoceremos un poco más de ambos, ventajas, oportunidades y realidades.