A quick Merry Christmas episode with Santa Claus sharing a funny holiday story, warm wishes, and useful expressions you can use in real life.

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Wish you a Merry Christmas!

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Cat’s whiskers

cí mǔ shǒu zhōng xiàn ， yóu zǐ shēn shàng yī 。
慈母手中线，游子身上衣。
lín xíng mì mì féng ， yì kǒng chí chí guī 。
临行密密缝，意恐迟迟归。
shéi yán cùn cǎo xīn ， bào dé sān chūn huī 。
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖。
【注释】
1．游子：在古时候泛指远游旅居的人。
2．意恐：担心。
3．寸草心：寸草，比喻子女；心，指小草的茎干，也暗指子女的心意。
4．三春晖：春天灿烂的阳光，此处比喻慈母的恩情。
【译文】
慈爱的母亲用手中的针线，为外出远行的儿子缝制衣裳。
在他临行之前，一针一线密密地缝制着，只因为担心儿子迟迟不能归来。
有谁敢说，子女像小草一样微弱的孝心，
可以报答慈母像春晖一样温暖的恩情呢？

最美古诗词Chinese poetry

yóu zǐ yín游子吟

In today’s video we explore The Legend of the Four Candles, a simple and symbolic Italian story perfect for A1 beginners.
This short tale introduces clear, slow Italian listening and vocabulary such as pace, fede, amore, and speranza.
This story helps learners improve listening, pronunciation, and comprehension through an emotional and meaningful narrative.

📚 Level: A1
🎧 Practice: Listening + vocabulary

🇮🇹 Series: Easy Italian Stories | Learn With Daya
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Daya's language corner (ITALIAN)

La leggenda delle quattro candele🕯️|| The Legend of the Four Candles A1 

Mitä etätyö tarkoittaa sinulle? Onko se työssäsi mahdollista? Tässä jaksossa pohdin etätyön tarjoamia mahdollisuuksia arkeen ja perhe-elämään. Etätyömahdollisuus tuo joustavuutta arkeen ja elämään, koska plussana on kotikonttorin tarjoama työrauha ja arjen sujuvuus.
Tervetuloa mukaan kuuntelemaan tätä työelämäaiheista jaksoa! 

Suomea for you

18. jakso: Etätyö 

In this episode of English Learners Boost, discover how to make the most of the holiday season to improve your English skills! From festive conversations to learning through holiday traditions, we’ll explore practical tips to help you end 2024 on a high note. Plus, learn how to kickstart your English journey with personalized lessons on iTalki. Tune in and let’s boost your English together!

English Learner's Boost

Taking Advantage of the Holidays Before 2025

این اپیزود در مورد مکالمه بین منشی و یک بیمار است
- سلام
+ سلام
- ببخشید من از خانم دکتر یک وقت میخوام بگیرم
+ بله حتما، کدوم دکتر؟
- دکتر رضایی
+ بله، لطفاً اسم و فامیلتونو بفرمایید
- بهار شادمان
+ بسیار خب،مبلغ ویزیت 250 هزار تومان میشه، لطفاً کارت بانکی
+ بله بفرمایید
- خیلی ممنونم
+ چقدر وقت دیگه نوبتم میشه؟ 
- شانس شما امروز خلوته، فقط یک نفر جلوتونه
+ خوب خدا را شکر خیلی ممنونم
- خواهش میکنم

مطب دکتر

مکالمه در مطب دکتر

Intermediate Chinese Listening

Intermediate Chinese Listening：过小年  Minor Chinese New Year

Pizza is one of the world's most popular fast foods. It's believed that over 5 billion pizzas are sold around the world every year. In the US alone, people buy about 3 billion pizzas each year, which is about 46 slices per person!

But it wasn't always as popular as it is today — in fact, it used to be looked down on, even by Italians!

The modern pizza we know today started in Naples, Italy, in the 18th century. Poor people in the city needed cheap food that was easy to eat as they looked for work. Street vendors sold them pizzas with simple toppings like garlic and tomatoes.

For a long time, pizza was looked down on as food for the poor, and visitors to Naples thought it was dirty and unappealing.

But this changed in 1889, when Queen Margherita of Italy tried pizza and loved it. The pizza with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil was named after her, and pizza started to become a national dish in Italy.

Pizza became a favorite in the US after Italian immigrants brought it with them. It became especially popular in cities like New York, and new styles like Chicago deep dish and Hawaiian were invented.

And it became even more popular with the invention of frozen pizza, which let people make their own pizzas at home.

Today, pizza is enjoyed around the world, with many different toppings and styles. But its basic form hasn't changed very much from all those years ago.