In this episode you will learn general knowledge about Indonesia, including its geographic and astronomical position and its impact on the climate in Indonesia. You will also know about the diversity of Indonesia in the FULL Indonesian version. 

You can also study this podcast in sentence-by-sentence translation using English in the next second episode of the podcast on the same theme. Enjoy! 

Bahasa with Ira - All about Indonesia

Vol.1 Get to know Indonesia - Full Bahasa

Here is my latest blog post.  You can find a text and an audio version on my site.  I talk about ways in which automatic translators can go wrong.  Enjoy!

https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/translations-gone-wrong-how-automatic-translators-can-fail-you/

Difficult English Explained

Translations Gone Wrong: How Automatic Translators Can Fail You

Nick discusses ideas about which is better, single sex or mixed sex schools.

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Single-sex vs mixed schools

簡単な自己紹介(かんたんなじこしょうかい)の巻

1.出身と育った町

2.よかったら、おじいさん、おばあさんが日本に来たこと、日系3世　ルーツについて

3.少し前まで日本に住んでいたこと

4.東京について

5.サーフィンや音楽など好きなこと

SAMURAI BROADCAST　侍放送  継続は力ニャり

Vol.66ギャレットさんとポッドキャスト  簡単な自己紹介(かんたんなじこしょうかい)の巻

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#173〉3月15日水曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/3℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
中央図書館/ちゅうおうとしょかん
・図書館は40ヶ所以上ある
・場所の数え方は一ヶ所二ヶ所
・一番大きいのは中央図書館
・街の中から路面電車
・街は、人や店がたくさん集まる場所
・路面電車は、道の上を走る列車
・だいたい17分
・たくさん本があった
・本を5冊借りました。
・いつもは、街の中の図書館を使ってる。
・いつもは、インターネットから予約
・ 札幌市の図書館はとても便利
・たとえば、私が借りたい本が、街の図書館にない時
・インターネットで予約することによって、札幌市にある別の図書館から街の図書館に本が行く。
・私はいつもの街の図書館に行って、その本を借りる。

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#173〉　中央図書館に行く

Chinese story:
《漂亮的学校大门》
“我说不来，又叫我来，这个大门又旧又烂，我不想在这里念书！”一位女学生在大学门口大声地说。

在中国，学生很多，但是大学却不多，所以要考上一所大学不是一件容易的事。这位年轻的女学生非常努力地考上大学，难道只是希望学校有一个漂亮的大门？

大部分的学生都喜欢学校有一个漂亮的大门，当自己的爸爸、妈妈，或者朋友来参观的时候，他才会觉得有面子。

大部分中国的大学都希望有一个漂亮的大门，因为这是一个学校的形象。大学是这样，一般的中学、小学也是这样的。

有漂亮的校门是很好的事，但是如果学生只是因为学校没有漂亮的大门，就不想读大学，这就变成了一件奇怪的事。


English translation:
The beautiful school main gate

I said I don’t want to come. Why you asked me to come here? The main gate of this school is old yet rotten. I don’t want to study here.” A female student shouted in front of a university’s main entrance.
In China, students are too many. But universities are few. Getting an admission to a university is a tough work. This young female student must’ve studied very hard to gain approval for a place. Is it only for a beautiful school main gate?
Many students want their school to have a beautiful main gate. So that when their parents or friends come to visit them, they would feel proud of themselves.
In fact, most universities in mainland China definitely want to have a beautiful main gate which stands for the image of a school. Universities want that, and general high schools and elementary schools want that as well.
It is certainly a good thing to have a great-looking main gate. But if a student doesn’t want to go to a university simply depends on the outward appearance of main gate, this is really a weird thing.

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - intermediate

漂亮的学校大门 The beautiful school main gate

**"Ghoghaye Setaregan" (Persian: غوغای ستارگان meaning "Turmoil of the Stars"), also known as "Emshab Dar Sar Shoori Daram" (امشب در سر شوری دارم, meaning "Tonight Inside My Head There is a Delight")
**Listen to this song by Mohammad Esfehani , an Iranian Persian pop and traditional singer 
**Hope you enjoy listening to it

موسیقی و ترانه های ایرانی/Persian Music & Songs

 ترانه غوغای ستارگان از محمد اصفهانی / Song " Ghoghaye Setaregan " by Mohammad Esfehani

Kotimaan matkailu kesällä tarjoaa jokaiselle matkailijalle jotain uutta! Tässä jaksossa puhun Suomen kesästä ja siihen liittyvistä sanoista, kuten suvista. Päiväretkien lisäksi voi matkustaa pidemmälle Suomeen ja tutustua esimerkiksi ruukkialueisiin, kartanoihin ja huvilarakennuksiin tai mennä huvittelemaan huvipuistoon. 
Mistä sinun kesäsi koostuu? Omaani kuuluu matkustelu Suomessa, saunominen ja uiminen. Aurinkoista kesää!

Suomea for you

26. jakso: Suvi suloinen - Kesä Suomessa

Part 4. Food.

Please listen to the audio and then choose your answer.

Please answer the following questions of understanding:

Question 1:
What is a grocery store?
a An establishment that cooks food for customers
b There are several definitions of a grocery store
c A place to sell and trade goods
d An establishment that distributes foods, drinks, household products, and other items that're used by the typical consumer

Question 2:
Fresh fruits and vegetables are collectively referred to as which of the following terms?
a Produce
b Feggies
c Veggies
d Famine	

Question 3:
What are staples?
a Small pieces of metal used to hold papers together
b Rare foods
c Foods that play a prominent role in the average diet
d Green fruits and vegetables

Question 4:
More vegetables are stocked in grocery stores than fruits because:
a Fruits stay fresh for less time than vegetables
b Vegetables are more popular than fruits, generally speaking
c Grocery store managers prefer fruits
d A and B

Question 5:
"Fresh" groceries are:
a Prepared by employees
b Measured manually
c Charged by the pound
d All of the Above


I hope you enjoyed spending time thinking and answering some questions and the idea is to do it daily for at least 90 days for the habit ‘to properly register’ in your brain.

See you tomorrow for further development :)
