Hi there! Welcome to today’s mini podcast. Let’s talk about the idiom “break the ice.”  
This means to do or say something to make people feel more comfortable, especially in social situations. For example, if you’re at a party and nobody’s talking, you might tell a funny story to break the ice. Here’s a quick tip: jokes or compliments are great icebreakers. Try using it in your conversations today!  

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Break the Ice

Buongiorno e buon lunedì!


Il sole splende già caldo,
La mia giornata inizia presto;
e, questa volta, vi lascio delle espressioni di uso quotidiano e comune a tutti gli italiani, da nord a sud.
EccoLE qui:

Allora:
Mi raccomando : non fare tardi, eh!
Faccio fatica a capire le persone in questo periodo….
La cucina romana non mi piace per niente!!!
A chi lo dici!!!!
Muoio dalla voglia di partire!
Più che altro Roma è una città difficile e io sono invecchiata!

La prossima volta che ci vediamo proviamo ad usarle con la giusta intonazione.

Vi auguro una buona settimana .


la Rubrica di Simona

Mina, le espressioni comuni, il lunedì...

"I couldn't decide which flavour ice cream to have - so I had them all"

OR

Listen to this podcast and learn how to prepare and structure your answer to this very typical interview question.

STRESSED about interview questions? - This Podcast channel is for YOU!

Describe a time when you had to make a difficult decision

안녕하세요. Hello~ 
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class. 
선생님 읽어요. I read it. 
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog. 
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222968494816
https://youtu.be/9DtqRDnK6zo
The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening, 
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversations sentences, 
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording. 
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording. 
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely. 

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.) 
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 3. (Intermediate 1) 
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 3. (Intermediate 1) - Lesson 6. Part 1 -아도/-어도/-여도 되다,  Part 2 -으려고(요)/-려고(요)

descubre los significados de la palabra pico en el idioma español...es una palabra varia a y a la vez graciosa.
Descubrámosla en una conversación amena y divertida.
ven te escucho conversemos.

palabras polisemicas en el idioma español

palabra polisemica de hoy

New York is known for its yellow taxis. They're everywhere: pushing through the busy streets like bees.

They are a symbol of the city and there are more than 13,500 of them buzzing around the "Big Apple."

That's a lot of taxis. But there are some other things buzzing around the city and they aren't always quite so easy to see — millionaires.

The city of yellow taxis is also the city of millionaires, and according to a new report there are about 26 times more millionaires in New York than there are taxis!

The 2024 World's Wealthiest Cities report, by investment company Henley and Partners, says New York has almost 350,000 millionaires.

That number grew by 48% between 2013 and 2023, and there are also 60 billionaires in the city.

But like so many wealthy cities, the gap between the rich and the poor in New York is big, and it's getting bigger.

According to 2023 data, the top 20% of earners in the city make almost six times as much as the bottom 20% of earners.

New York is also the world's second most expensive city to live in.

There are 11 US cities in the top 50 wealthiest cities in the world.

The Bay Area, which includes San Francisco and California's tech area of Silicon Valley is second in the list. More than 300,000 millionaires live there, along with 68 billionaires.

Tokyo is third with 298,000 millionaires, although the Japanese capital has seen a small decrease in the number of millionaires over the last 10 years.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

The Big Golden Apple: The World's Richest City

V-아/어/여 주세요 : An expression used  when the speaker asks someone to do what the preceding statement. / ex) 도와 주세요. 문 좀 열어 주세요.
V-아/어/여 드릴게요(줄게요) : An expression used to indicate that one does the act mentioned in the preceding statement for someone. / ex) 도와 드릴게요. 문을 열어 줄게요.

Speaking Practice - Beginner

12. V-아/어/여 주세요, V-아/어/여 드릴게요(줄게요)

Unlock the Olfactory Code: A Linguist's Guide to Scent-Based Memory Encoding

Fellow linguists, ever wondered if there's an untapped sensory pathway to accelerate language acquisition? Move beyond traditional auditory and visual models. In Episode 96 of 111 Tips for Learning a Language, we dissect a fascinating neuromorphic learning strategy: harnessing the Proustian effect for lexical and syntactic retention.

This episode isn't about another app or mnemonic device; it's a deep dive into the privileged neural architecture of the olfactory system and its direct link to the hippocampus and amygdala—the core hubs of memory consolidation and emotional recall. We explore the rigorous science of context-dependent memory and present a methodological framework for creating potent, scent-anchored memory traces.

In this episode, you will discover:

The neurobiological evidence for smell as a superior encoding context.

A replicable protocol for establishing a "signature learning scent" to enhance recall fidelity.

How to architect a scent-vocabulary palette for categorical lexical priming.

The implications of olfactory learning for affective filter reduction and long-term retention.

Forget what you know about learning. Remember with your nose.

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 96 - How 🧴Your Nose💐can help you learn a language

⬇️ Lower (put something down) 放下 (Fàngxià)
🛠️ Make 做 (Zuò)
❤️ Make love 做爱 (Zuò'ài)
🤝 Make up (compensate) 补偿 (Bǔcháng)
🧱 Make up (constitute) 组成 (Zǔchéng)

Want to challenge yourself? Dive into these exciting resources!
🔹 C(51) Quiz: Test your knowledge and see how well you understand today’s verbs!
🔹 C(51) Vocabulary Flash Cards: Quick, fun, and effective for mastering these essential expressions!

Book a class with me on Italki, and let’s practice these verbs in real conversations! From lowering barriers to making up for lost time, these verbs will make your English more expressive, natural, and versatile.

Looking forward to helping you master these skills! Let’s make learning fun and impactful! 🌟