In this episode, we dive into one of the biggest debates among language learners — should you read fiction or non-fiction to boost your skills?
We’ll explore how each type of book shapes your vocabulary, and you can make up your mind which one suits your needs. 

A podcast a day keeps procrastination away!

Fiction vs Non-fiction, which books will you benefit more as a language learner?

Bugün önemli bir Türk destan kitabı olan "Dede Korkut Hikayeleri" kitabından bir hikayeyi anlattım. Bu hikayede öğrenmeniz gereken kelimeler şunlardır:

1-Çay: stream
2-Akçe: silver coin (an old currency)
3-er: man
4-yamaç: hillside
5-bir bölük: a group of
6-oba: tent, nomad group
7-konmak: to settle
6-yiğit:brave 
7-yas tutmak: to mourn
8-Azrail: the angel of death 
9-Kavat: (used for insulting) b*st*rd
10-eli ayağı titremek : to be afraid
11-kılıç: sword
12-doğan: falcon
13-güvercin:pigeon
14-ürkmek: to be afraid
15-çökmek:  fall upon
16-yalvarmak: to beg
17-Allah: God
18-"Canım sana feda olsun !" : "May my life be sacrificed for you !"
19- "Esenlikle kalın !":  "Peace be with you !"

IMPROVE YOUR TURKISH PRONUNCIATION BY STORIES AND NEWS

BÖLÜM 4:  DELİ DUMRUL HİKAYESİ (B1-B2)

In today's podcast, Cambridge David recommends a very good website for improving your listening ability. Elllo.org allows you to listen to speakers from different countries using English, and at the end you can read the script and do practice exercises to help check your understanding. Best of all, it's absolutely free. 
*please note that I'm not paid anything from elllo.org - I'm purely recommending it because I believe in sharing good learning tools, wherever we may find them. What are your favourite language learning tools (apart from italki)? Please let me know, and I'll pass your recommendations onto other listeners.

Learn English with Cambridge David

A very useful website - www.elllo.org

En este audio-artículo hablo de, para mí, el mejor poeta de España. Es un poeta visual que consigue transmitir emociones de una manera visual y poética. Al igual que los grandes genios, ha sido reconocido después de su fallecimiento. ¡No te lo pierdas!

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

Poesía Visual: Vale más un Brossa que 1000 palabras

In this episode, I am talking about toys. 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.

📝Transcripts are available on my patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/Learngermanwithfalk


Learngermanwithfalk

Slow German Podcast for Beginners / Episode 46 Spielzeug (A1-B1)

祝福语 zhù fú yǔ：Chinese phrases for Blessings and wishes.
龙行龘龘 lóng xíng dá dá: With enterprising spirit will exert upward like the soaring of the dragons.
前程朤朤 qián chéng lǎng lǎng：Have an infinitely glorious and bright future.
生活䲜䲜 shēng huó yè yè: Living a prosperous life and surplus year after year .
繁体 fán tǐ：Traditional Chinese
腾飞 téng fēi：rise rapidly
光彩 guāng cǎi：shine;glory;honour
成群结队 chéng qún jié duì：in flocks in crowds

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

Blessings Gone Viral,2024,最火“祝福语”

En este nuevo episodio vamos a escuchar a Enrique, un minero del municipio de Muzo, Boyacá, quien nos cuenta sobre su vida y su trabajo con las piedras preciosas más deseadas en Colombia, las esmeraldas. 
Remember this episode is a dictation activity, listen to it as many times as you need and write what you understand; when finished check the document with the transcription, you will find it in the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F6-7SdhK0PzuD3gRG1XmhRf7FT3eeRXwgVI6SccX-xw/edit?usp=sharing

Real Spanish Podcast

Dictado: La vida de un minero

在你的文化里，有没有龙呢？你知道哪些龙的传说吗？



Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

各国文化中的龙 Dragons in different cultures

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19E1q6pK03LswlyXGzhTZi8NEnZtAnIjQO4dajuWu-O8/edit?usp=drive_link

Today's word is to focus. Focus. It can be a noun. Focus… to have a focus…. or it can be a verb to focus on something. Now it's very common in education when you're learning to focus on something, maybe you have a project at work you like to focus on. To have a focus. Or to focus on. 
