So, check this out - I was cruising around the mall one day, just minding my own business, when I overheard these two scholars having a good ol' laugh at another scholar's accent. Man, that got my teacher instincts all riled up. I couldn't just let that slide, you know? So, I strolled right up to them and we got to talking. If you're curious about how it all went down, you gotta tune in to this episode.

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They Laughed at his ACCENT

Il podcast "Comme se dice?" è un progetto ideato da Vincenzo Luca Forte, insegnante di Napoletano e altre lingue su Italki, dedicato alla promozione della Lingua Napoletana. Nel corso di questo episodio, esploreremo la storia di un rinomato "Crooner" italoamericano, di origini napoletane, il grandissimo Jimmy Roselli.
Nel corso della puntata, verrà esaminato l'influsso della mafia americana e delle cinque famiglie sulla musica dei Crooners, nonché sul mercato discografico. Saranno condivise interessanti curiosità, e vi invito a scoprire il significato di varie parole. Se siete interessati a esplorare ulteriori dettagli sul significato di queste parole, oltre a approfondire altre curiosità, regole grammaticali e fonetiche riguardanti questa nobile e antica lingua, vi invito a premere il tasto play, rilassarvi e godervi questa avvincente puntata del Podcast "Comme se dice", interamente in lingua Napoletana. Jammo ja!




Neapolitan Language  - 🎙️ "Comme se dice?" - Il Podcast della Lingua Napoletana! 🌟

”Comme se dice?” - (“How do you say it?”) "Crooner Napoletano: La Straordinaria Storia di Jimmy Roselli e l'Influenza della Mafia sulla Musica" - 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14Gk09x6HvtCVZk-kRF64ufQq1dWMqkAP/view?usp=sharing 

Reading in Turkish

Herkes bir şey istiyor.

Super Basic Spanish

Basic Spanish: ¿Cómo es tu amigo? (What's your friend like?)

 I talk about a YouTube video titled "20,000 Faces Sculptor Hollwood Blvd" My italki teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com
五官 Facial Features
比例 Proportion
雕塑 Sculpture
泥土 Clay
结构 Structure


Streetwise English

SWE57 20,000 Faces Hollywood Sculptor (American English Intermediate)

There's an old English saying that goes: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

But according to a recent study, "late to bed and late to rise" may actually be better for your brain — though researchers didn't check if it does anything for your health or your wallet.

A study published in BMJ Public Health looked at data from nearly 27,000 people who reported how long they slept, and whether they were a "morning lark" — someone who wakes up early — or a "night owl," who sleeps late.

The participants, aged between 53 and 86, also did cognitive tests that checked their reasoning, memory, and how quickly they could process information.

It was found that night owls performed best on the cognitive tests — ahead of those who described themselves as neither morning people nor night people. And morning larks had the lowest cognitive scores of all.

People's bodies have times when they naturally prefer to sleep. And Raha West of Imperial College London, the study's lead author, said that while it's possible to gradually shift your sleeping times, it's very difficult to completely change from a morning person to a night person.

However, she also said the results just show the trend, and not the truth for every individual.

The authors also noted that their results, which focused on older adults, contrasted with past research on adolescents, which found that young morning larks actually had better health and better mental well-being.

Speaking to The Guardian, Jacqui-Ann Hanley of Alzheimer’s Research UK, who wasn't involved with the study, also said it isn't clear if being a morning person leads to poorer cognitive results in older adults, or if the weaker cognitive abilities that come with aging just make people get up earlier.

The study also found that people generally got better cognitive scores if they reported sleeping between seven and nine hours each night.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

'Night Owls' May Have Better Brains

This episode gives some background to Part One and compares the sleepy diver to the American Dream idea of career management.

Expect the Unexpected

Time Part Two American Dream

CHISTES MEXICANOS

CARPINTERO.

Suntory10000Freude Beethoven's 9th
I attended this wonderful concert as a member of choir of 10,000 people. 
I am going to talk about it in two parts. In No.1, what is サントリー１万人の第九? and how was the lesson?   
Please listen to me until the end. Thank you!

サントリー１万人の第九　№１ 
みなさんは　『サントリー１万人の第九』って聞いたことがありますか。
今回は２回にわたって、この『サントリー１万人の第九』についてお話をします。

第１回目は　『サントリー１万人の第九』についてと　合唱の練習についてお話します。
第２回目は　前日のリハーサルとコンサート当日のことをお話しますね。

２０２３年１２月３日　日曜日　私は友人といっしょに、『サントリー１万人の第九』に合唱団員として参加しました。
この『サントリー１万人の第九』は１９８３年。今から４０年前。
毎年１２月の第一日曜日に開催されてきました。
ところが、コロナで２０２０年と２０２１年は動画投稿による合唱で行い、昨年は２０００人の生合唱で行うなど　形を変えて開催されました。
そして、今年２０２３年は　ふたたび１００００人の大合唱団が　大阪城ホールに集いました。

私は、ベートーベンの交響曲第９番の第４楽章の合唱パートを歌うのは２回目ですが、この『サントリー１万人の第九』に参加したのは初めてです。
日本全国の練習会場やオンラインで、レッスンが８月２０ごろから本番まで１２回ありました。　私は毎週火曜日に　オンラインのレッスンを受けました。　また、いつでも見ることができるレッスンビデオが用意されていました。　ドイツ語の発音、パート別レッスン、指揮者佐渡さんのワンポイントレッスン、仕上げ用のハーモニーレッスンなどがありました。　それぞれ１２レッスンずつあり、とても丁寧で濃い内容で　それをいつでも見て練習することができました。
どうしてもわからないところは、合唱経験のある友人に教えてもらって練習しました。

ドイツ語は子音が大事で、大げさすぎるぐらい発音するようにと指導されました。
特に、喜びという意味のFreude！の最初のFの音や、兄弟たちよという意味のBruder！のBの音は　何度も練習させられました。　日本人には馴染のない発音の仕方なので、今もまだうまく言うことができていないと思います。

週に１回、計１２回のレッスンはあっという間で、気が付いたら１１月の後半になっていました。
１１月２８日には　指揮者の佐渡さんが直接指導してくれるレッスンが　尼崎のアルカイックホールで行われました。そのとき、初めて大勢の人たちと声を合わせて合唱しました。この時点で、私はまだちゃんと歌えていませんでした。どうしよう！という感じで、それから本番まで毎日ビデオを見て練習しました。
