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French Conjugation For All

“—下” is used after a verb to indicate a short action, similar to the reduplicative form of a verb.
The object of the verb can be omitted. 
For example:
wǒ kàn yí xià shū 。 
我看一下书。Let me read the book.

nǐ xiū xi yí xià bɑ 。 
你休息一下吧。You can take a break.

nǐ wèn yí xià lǎo shī 。 
你问一下老师。You ask the teacher.

wǒ tīnɡ yí xià zhè shǒu ɡē 。 
我听一下这首歌。Let me listen to this song.


JOJO CHINESE

Verb+一下

Why should we study Sanskrit?

1.Sanskrit is the Mother of All Languages. 

2.It increases our understanding and cognition skills of Brain.

3.It’s highly structured and versatile language.

4.Sanskrit Mantras can help in relaxation and calmness.

5.Sanskrit is perhaps the world's oldest language. It is the language of yoga, ayurveda and all ancient texts.

6.Sanskrit is termed as the “language of Gods”.

7.It helps us to understand ancient Sanskrit texts, shlokas and other Sanskrit words in their true context, with nothing getting lost in translation.


Learn Sanskrit with Professor Ashish

Why should we study Sanskrit? Sanskrit is the Mother of All Languages.  It increases our understanding and cognition skills of Brain. It’s highly stru

Andrés Mena Calvo es de Costa Rica y dejó su país por amor, y ahora es el director de una de las escuelas de Español más importantes de la ciudad de Utrecht, en los Países Bajos. En este episodio hablaremos sobre su historia, su filosofía de enseñanza y mucho más. ¡Relájate y escúchanos!

¡Qué Pasa! Podcast en Español

ENTREVISTA con el DIRECTOR DE UNA ESCUELA DE ESPAÑOL - Parte 1

Une bière : cerveja, beer
Une chope : cerveja (500 ml), beer (500ml)
Un whisky
Un cognac : conhaque
Une eau-de-vie : cachaça, brandy
Un panaché : cerveja com limonada, shandy
Un coktail 
un pastis / un ricard : bebida do sul da França com sabor de anis
Un martini blanc
Un martini rouge 
Un porto
Une coupe de champagne: uma taça de champanhe, glass of champagne
Un sirop : xarope, squash, cordial
Une eau plate : água sem gás, still water
Une eau gazeuse : água com gás, sparkling water
Une bouteille d’eau : garrafa de água, bottle of water
Une demi-bouteille d’eau : meia garrafa de água, half-bottle of water
Un jus de raisin : suco de uva, grape juice
Un jus de pomme : suco de maçã, apple juice
Un jus d’orange : suco de laranja, orange juice
Un grand café : café grande, large coffee
Un jus de fruit : suco de fruta, fruit juice
un thé : chá, tea
Un petit café (ou: espresso) : cafezinho, espresso
Un verre de vin : taça de vinho, glass os wine
Un vin blanc : vinho branco, white wine
Un vin rouge : vinho tinto, red wine
Un coca : coca, coke
Une carafe d’eau : jarro de água, jug of water
Un glaçon : gelo, ice cube


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It takes 10,000 hours to master a skill

Lo sapevi che l'ingresso era gratuito? Che sotto l'arena esisteva un vero e proprio labirinto? E che, nei primi anni, il Colosseo poteva perfino essere riempito d'acqua?
In questo episodio di Slow Italian scopriamo insieme la storia e le curiosità dell'anfiteatro più famoso del mondo, mentre alleni l'ascolto in italiano in modo naturale, attraverso la cultura e le storie che hanno reso l'Italia unica. 

Vocabolario utile:

anfiteatro = amphitheater 
luogo iconico = iconic place 
costruire / costruzione = to build / construction 
spettacolo pubblico = public spectacle 
combattimento = fight / combat 
gladiatore = gladiator 
arena = arena 
assistere a uno spettacolo = to attend / watch a show 
spettatore = spectator 
gratuito = free (no cost) 
senatore = senator 
nobile = noble 
posti a sedere = seats 
popolazione = population 
intrattenimento = entertainment 
mantenere tranquillo = to keep calm 
provenire da = to come from 
terre lontane = distant lands 
Impero = Empire 
potenza = power 
spalti = stands / seating area 
folla = crowd 
brutale / violento = brutal / violent 
sensibilità moderna = modern sensibility 
riempire d’acqua = to fill with water 
battaglia navale = naval battle 
sotterraneo = underground 
corridoio = corridor 
passaggio = passage 
apparire = to appear 
pavimento = floor 
subire (terremoti, incendi...) = to suffer / undergo 
abbandono = abandonment 
riunirsi = to gather 
emozionarsi = to get emotional 

Espressioni utili:
fare un piccolo viaggio indietro nel tempo = to travel back in time 
avere la fortuna di visitare = to be lucky enough to visit 
avere un ruolo importante = to have an important role 
davanti agli occhi = right before your eyes 
essere ancora lì = to still be there 
raccontare una parte della storia = to tell a part of history



Italian through Art

Ep. 4: Il Colosseo: i segreti dell'anfiteatro più famoso al mondo - slow italian

One Minute Speaking Challenge: Work/Workload

Of course you'll have plenty to share when it comes to 'work' topic and that's exactly the purpose of one these daily one minute challenges! 

To help you 'dive' into your knowledge bank so you have less excuses and all the time in the word to succeed!

Few idioms regarding the 'work' topic that you can use in your story':

1.Swamped/snowed under: Overwhelmed with work; having too much to do.
2. Up to my neck/eyes in work: Extremely busy; deeply involved in a large amount of work.
3. Drowning in work: Similar to “swamped,” but suggests a feeling of being overwhelmed to the point of despair.
4. Have a lot on my plate: Having many tasks and responsibilities to handle.
5. Wearing many hats: Having multiple roles or responsibilities.

Dive into the recording and practice listening & receive additional questions to help you expand your story even more!

To your success
Anatoly