Listen to me reading a short news extract on why people are forced to leave their homes and seek to move to another country, as part of my Conversational English course 

Listen to English with Pip

Seeking asylum

「旬（しゅん）の味覚」とは、その季節にしか食べられない食べ物のことです。
そして春の味覚は、寒い冬が終わることを教えてくれる食べ物。寒い地方に住む私たちにとって特別な食べ物です。

Today I talk about seasonal food which we can eat only a short period of time. Fukinotou, butterbur sprout, tells us the end of winter, which we can't wait. 

+++ words +++
植物（しょくぶつ）　　plant
つぼみ　　　　　　　　bud
地面（じめん）　　　　ground
咲く（さく）　　　　　bloom
3センチ　　　　　　　 3cm
あっというま　　　　　a really short time (like saying "a" )
落ち葉（おちば）　　　fallen leaf
隠れている（かくれている）　covered
味（あじ）　　　　　　taste
にがい　　　　　　　　bitter
ほろにがい　　　　　　slightly bitter
たらのめ、うど、こごみ、つくし
　all of them are seasonal edible wild plants in spring (some of them are grown for sale though)
サクサクした　　　　　crispy
細かく（こまかく）　　into small size
いためる　　　　　　　saute
甘辛い（あまからい）　sweet and salty
種類（しゅるい）　　　kind
直売所（ちょくばいじょ）　farmer's market

+++ grammers +++
～といっても　　　　　indeed ～, but
Vてしまう　　　　　　 have done (and I feel disappointed at that)
Nのうちに　　　　　　 while ～(I have to do something)
Vなければなりません　 have to do
～かもしれない　　　　might

Country Life in Japan とかいとちがう　かもしれない　いなかのくらし

春の味覚（みかく）ふきのとう

Listen to this funny story about a elderly couple who go to restaurant 
hope you enjoy it :)
send me a message if you need any help with the words or phrases  
Thank you for your listening :)

Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

دندان ها

 الارقام numbers :

- one   واحِدْ
- two  جُوج 
- tree تْلاَتة 
- four  اربعَة 
- five  خمْسَة
- six  سْتَة
- seven  سْبعة 
- eghit  تْمَنية 
- nine  تسْعُود
- ten  عشْرَة
َ

Darija with karima 

الارقام بالدارجة المغربية من 1 إلى 10 مع الأمثلة 

Thai T la nid ep 7 Happy Songkran!

สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์!! (sùk-săn-wan-sŏng-graan) Happy Songkran, everyone!! Welcome back to Thai T-la-nid podcast. This is episode no.7! 

Songkran (is pronounced as sǒng-graan) is Thai new year, also known as a water festival. It’s a very big holiday in Thailand. We usually have 3-5 days off. People go back to their hometown, visit family and friends and celebrate Songkran together.

So, this is the time of joy and all good things. Let’s see how we celebrate and learn some Thai phrases.

1. สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์! (sùk-săn-wan-sŏng-graan) = Happy Songkran Day!

สุขสันต์ (sùk-săn) = happy 
วัน (wan) = day
สงกรานต์ (sŏng-graan) = Songkran


2. เล่นน้ำ (lên-náam) = to play in the water
เล่น (lên) = to play
น้ำ (náam) = water

Songkran is during the middle of April which is very hot in Thailand. Playing in the water or joining in the water fight keeps us cool. 
 

ไปเล่นน้ำกัน (bpai lên náam gan) = Let’s play in the water/ join in water fight.


3. ประแป้ง (bprà-bpâeng) = to pat check with powder
ประ (bprà) = to pat/patch/paste
แป้ง (bpâeng) = powder/flour 

ขอประแป้งหน่อยได้ไหมครับ/คะ (kǒr bprà-bpâeng nòi dâaa mái kráp/ká) = Can I pat your cheeks with powder?


4. ฉลองกับครอบครัว (chà-lŏng gàp krôp-kruua) = to celebrate with family

ฉลอง (chà-lŏng) = to celebrate 
กับ (gàp) = with
ครอบครัว (krôp-kruua) = family 


5. สงกรานต์สนุกมาก (sŏng-graan sà-nùk mâak) = Songkran is ver fun.

สนุก (sà-nùk) = fun
มาก (mâak) = very


Now, let’s practice again.

1. สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์! (sùk-săn-wan-sŏng-graan) = Happy Songkran Day!

2. ไปเล่นน้ำกัน (bpai lên náam gan) = Let’s play in the water/water fight.

3. ขอประแป้งหน่อยได้ไหมครับ/คะ (kŏr bprà-bpâeng nòi dâaa mái kráp/ká) = Can I pat your cheeks with powder?

4. ฉลองกับครอบครัว (chà-lŏng gàp krôp-kruua) = to celebrate with family

5. สงกรานต์สนุกมาก (sŏng-graan sà-nùk mâak) = Songkran is very fun.

These are our phrases for now. Enjoy your Songkran. สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์ค่ะ!! See you!! 😄😄

Thai - Tea La Nid (ไทยทีละนิด) Podcast

Thai - Tea La Nid (ไทยทีละนิด) - EP.7 - สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์! Happy Songkran Day! (with transcript for study)

Continuamos aprendiendo vocabulario relacionado a la comida peruana. Esta vez les traigo información sobre la chicha (la chicha de jora y la chicha morada).
Transcripción y traducción disponible en: https://conpedepatria.blog/2022/10/05/la-chicha
¡Gracias por escuchar!

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10. La chicha peruana (una bebida tradicional)

E’ rotonda, saporita e conosciuta in tutto il mondo. Già sai di cosa sto parlando? E' la pizza.
 Almeno una volta nella vita devi aver mangiato o preparato una pizza, un piatto che per la sua semplicità è arrivato in tutto il mondo. Per ascoltare un pò di storia e curiosità devi solo cliccare "ascolta". 

Il grillo parlante - podcast italiano 

La pizza 

Sometimes it's not easy to take care of our pets, especially when we are busy or traveling. In this episode, Karen and Baiwei talked about various pet services on the market nowadays. 