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Word Wizardry

This podcast shares calm stories and deep reflections in Egyptian Arabic to make sure the moments of solitude are well spent, away from the bustling nature of this world.


Araboont

Oi gente, aqui é a Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje trouxe mais uma fábula famosa para vocês se divertirem e aprenderem palavras novas. No final desse episódio, trarei o vocabulário com seus significados em inglês para ajudar caso vocês tenham dificuldades. Se quiser pode acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar no link a seguir: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WqsjZWfZrwpZk--9hG9QfJk7CeMFgWKY1UywnLetuOw/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?

Hi guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today's podcast I brought another famous fable for you to have fun and learn new words. At the end of this episode, I will bring the vocabulary with its meanings in English to help if you have difficulties. If you want, you can follow the podcast script, just click on the link below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WqsjZWfZrwpZk--9hG9QfJk7CeMFgWKY1UywnLetuOw/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?

Portuguese Drops 

A assembleia dos ratos

Talking about certainty (being sure about something) in Saudi Arabic is very straightforward.

Here you’ll hear a Saudi (Najdi) native speaker demonstrate how it’s done.

New words:

Sure
Not sure
For sure/certainly
Sample sentences:

I’m sure you’ll pass your exam.
Are you not sure about this (it)?
For sure. We’ll do that.

Aprende árabe con Radia 

Talking about certainty in Saudi Arabic

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aqTz70mgKUrX5OJOKZJV7phcEyEUiY8h/view?usp=sharing

Teacher Robert's Podcast

The House of Leaves Museum - Tirana, Albania (with transcript) 

Today I have gathered numerous conversation starters surrounding the topic "family", which can help you chat it up with any native or ESL person you meet. :)

Baffling Lingo

Conversation Starters #1

「おやすみなさい」は　ねるときの　あいさつの　ことばです。でも、「なさい」は　命令（めいれい）で　つかう　ことばです。子どもが　おとうさんや　おかあさんに　「ねなさい」と命令（めいれい）しているのでしょうか？　へんですよね…。どうして　ねるときに、「おやすみなさい」というようになったのか　調（しら）べてみました。
"Oyasuminasai" is a greeting word when we sleep. But "～nasai" is a word used in command. Does the child order his/her father and mother to to go bed? That's strange... so, I checked why we say "Oyasuminasai" when we sleep.

やさしい日本語（にほんご）

5 おやすみなさいって命令（めいれい）ですか？

Der erste Zungenbrecher 
Kleine Kinder können keine kleinen Kirschkerne knacken.
Small children cannot crack small cherry stones.

Der zweite  Zungenbrecher
Blaukraut bleibt Blaukraut und Brautkleid bleibt Brautkleid.
Red cabbage is red cabbage and a wedding dress is a wedding dress.

Der dritte Zungenbrecher
Hundert Hasen haben Hunger. Hundert Hasen haben Durst.
A hundred rabbits are hungry. A hundred rabbits are thirsty.

Der vierte Zungenbrecher
Nachbars Hund heißt Kunterbunt, Kunterbunt heißt Nachbars Hund.
Neighbor's dog is called Kunterbunt, Kunterbunt is neighbor's dog.

Der fünfte Zungenbrecher
Zwischen zwei Steinen lagen zwei Schlangen und zischten dazwischen
Two snakes were laying between two stones and hissed between them.

Der sechste Zungenbrecher
Die Katze zerkratzt mit ihrer Tatze die Matratze; die Matratze zerkratzt die Katze mit ihrer Tatze.
The cat scratches the mattress with its paw; the mattress is scratched by the cat with its paw.

Der siebte Zungenbrecher
Die Fliegen, die fliegen, heißen Fliegen, weil sie fliegen, aber die Fliegen, die sitzen, heißen nicht Sitzen, obwohl sie sitzen, sondern Fliegen, wie die Fliegen, die fliegen.
The flies that fly are called flies because they fly, but the flies that sit are not called sitters, although they sit, but flies, like the flies that fly.

Deutsch mit Anna B1-C1

Challenge: Read these tongue twisters in German with me

欢迎来到Chillchat全中文系列～ 本系列第一集献给Karen第一次去新加坡旅行的经历，所见所感，敬请收听。


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

(全中文 Advanced Chinese, HSK5+) 新加坡初体验 

Ingredients:
3 onions
3 carrots
2 potatoes
1 parsnip or turnip
3 celery sticks
250 g  mushrooms
1 ½ tbsp plain flour 
500 ml vegetable stock made with 1.5 stock cubes
1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tsp mixed herbs
2 dashes of Tabasco sauce
120 g frozen peas
Freshly ground pepper

Method:

Roughly chop all the vegetables (except frozen peas) and place in a large bowl.
Stir in the flour, herbs and pepper.
Tip into slow cooker.
To the stock add and mix in the Balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, tabasco sauce and tomato puree.
Pour over the vegetables.
Cook until vegetables are tender.