Stai per andare in Italia?
Are you about to visit Italy?

Let's study together a real situation dialogue, in order for you to be prepared during your trip.

Let's see how to buy a museum ticket!

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3 minutes Italian

Dialogo vero: al museo - 3 minutes Italian

Sara posted a short video of her cat opening the refrigerator. She thought only her friends would watch it. But the next morning, thousands of people had shared it. By the end of the week, millions had seen it. Her cat had officially gone viral!

Last week, a shy student recorded himself singing in his bedroom. His friend shared the video without telling him. The next day, thousands of people were commenting. By Friday, the video had gone viral, and a music producer contacted him!

Idiom: Go viral
Meaning:
When something (a video, photo, post, story, etc.) spreads very quickly and widely on the internet because many people share it.

If something goes viral, a lot of people see it and share it online very fast.

It spreads fast — like a virus.

Example Sentences
Her dance video went viral on TikTok.

His tweet had gone viral and got millions of views.

Have you ever posted something online?
Have you seen a video that everyone was talking about?
Why do some videos become very popular?
What kind of videos usually go viral?
Would you like something you post to go viral? Why or why not?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of going viral?

English Mini Lessons

Go viral

Confused about how to praise someone in Chinese? 🎯

Using the wrong word can make things awkward! In this episode, you’ll learn the ONE SIMPLE RULE to choose between:

“Nǐ hǎo lìhai!” (The safe & polite “awesome”)

“Nǐ zhēn niú!” (The cool & casual “awesome”)

We’ll make it super clear with examples about your boss, teacher, and friends. Stop worrying and start complimenting like a pro!

Subscribe now and never misuse “niú” again!

中文漫游指南 (The Chinese Explorer’s Guide) 

夸人“厉害”还是“牛”？选错可能会尴尬！Say “Awesome” in Chinese: Which One Won't Get You in Trouble?

四sì 是shì 四sì ，

十shí 是shì 十shí ，

十四shí sì 是shì 十四shí sì ，

四十sì shí 是shì 四十sì shí ，

四sì 和hé 十shí 、十shí 和hé 四sì ，

四十sì shí 和hé 四十sì shí ，

十四shí sì 和hé 十四shí sì 。

请qǐng 你nǐ 来lái ，试一试shì yí shì 。

Beginner Chinese Listening

Beginner Chinese Listening: Tongue Twister: four and ten 四和十

People who travel a lot will know the feeling — you've just landed in a country on the other side of the world, ready to explore and see the sights, but you're too tired to do anything!

Jet lag is usually linked with travel and changing time zones. But a new study has found that even small changes to our daily schedules can change our sleeping patterns.

And it's not just sleep that gets affected by a disrupted schedule — our bodies work differently when our daily patterns change.

The study, published in iScience, looked at how our bodies respond to a five-hour time change — similar to the kind of jet lag you'd feel after traveling from New York to London, for example.

It looked at people's circadian rhythm — our body's natural clock that controls when we sleep, when different hormones are released, and how our bodies use energy.

During the study, scientists observed 14 people in a lab for eight days.

On the first two days, the participants followed their normal daily schedules. But from the third day, the participants' meals, sleep and light exposure were changed to five hours later than normal.

The researchers tested the participants' blood and checked their digestion, energy use, and levels of melatonin — a hormone that helps control sleep by making you feel tired when it gets dark — to see how their bodies reacted to the time change.

The results showed that the five-hour time change made digestion slower, changed blood sugar levels, and affected how the body used fat. The body also burned less energy from food.

These things started to go back to normal after two or three days as the body adjusted to the new schedule.

One of the study's researchers, Jonathan Johnston, told StudyFinds this shows how sticking to a regular schedule can make a big difference to our health.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

How Jet Lag Affects More than Just Your Sleep

a moral from Shahname, written by the famous Persian poet and philosopher Ferdowsi. 

سپهری بر این‌سان که بینی روان
the flowing universe you see
  توانا و دانا جز او را مخوان
call only that almighty and all wise 
    تو رازِ جَهان تا توانی مجوی
don't search for the secret of the world
      که او زود پیچد ز جوینده روی
that it will quickly turn its back to the seeker
        به داد و دِهِش دلْ توان‌گر کنید
empower yourselves with justice and generosity 
          بر آزادگی بر سرْ افسر کنید
and make it your crown as a liberal 
             که فرجام هم روزمان بگذرد
that eventually our days will be over
              زمانه پی ما همی‌بشمرد
the universe is counting (the days) for us

Persian Poetry

حکمت شاهنامه (1)

Beginner Chinese Listening：生日  Birthday


lesson on italki 
https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/9451959/japanese

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こんばんは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。


さて、今回も海外旅行の続きですね。
オランダのマーストリヒトにつきました！
という続きです。

着いたのは夜10時ぐらいでした。
遅い時間に歩くのはあんまりしたくなかったんですが、バスに乗る時間が遅かったので、やむを得ずそうしました。

マーストリヒトに無事着いて、そこから30分ほど歩かないといけなかったので、早速歩き始めました。駅前の小さいスーパーが閉まる前だったので急いで入って、少しだけ朝ごはんを買いました。

そこから駅前の道をまっすぐ歩いて行きました。
駅前の雰囲気はとても良く、夜ですが、ライトはたくさんついていて、安全な感じでした。

マーストリヒトのイメージは日本の京都のような感じでした。たぶん、もっと小さい街だと思いますが、昔の古き良き建物を残して街を新しくしている感じがしました。

レストランやカフェ、服屋など店はたくさんあり、ほとんど閉まっていましたが、道沿いのライトはついていたので歩きやすかったです。

歩いている人は少なかったですが、みんなリラックスして歩いている感じだったので、緊張することなく、安心して歩きました。

そして、Airbnbで予約した場所につきました。
少し迷いましたが、ホストに無事会えてカギをもらい、入ることができました。

とてもフレンドリーな方で、そして部屋もとても良い感じでとても気に入りました。

次の日は、ゆっくり街を歩く日にしていました。
ドイツではせわしなく、忙しなく、忙しく動いていたので、オランダはゆっくりする予定でした。

ということで、次のPodcastでは、マーストリヒトの街を歩いた話をしますね。

ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！

ではまた！


Atsushi のJapanese podcast (travel/news /文法・漢字・語彙/Osaka/Hokkaido/🇹🇷🇬🇪🇦🇲🇪🇸🇵🇹)

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Trabscript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15ujbfpVt8wglpWoYhNUW7-DHqxfV9rI8/view?usp=drivesdk