*** This audio is about the happiest and unhappiest countries in the world
**Hope you enjoy listening to it 
*Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions

 خبرهای کوتاه جهان به فارسی   / Short World news in Persian

کشورهای شاد /  The happiest countries

こんにちは、あかりです。違(ちが)う自分(じぶん)になりたいと思(おも)うことはありますか？

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Slow Japanese

Episode #64 - Become a different person

・東北地方、秋田県の方言「ねねばねのにねれねねー」の紹介
・意味と使用例の紹介　
・「ねねばね」「ねれねねー」それぞれの意味とは？
・寝なくちゃいけないのに寝れないときはこの言葉を言おう
・まとめ

Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

「ねねばねのにねれねねー」ってどんな意味？秋田弁。Learning Tohoku dialect

Сегодня пишем диктант на основе монолога известного писателя-сатирика Михаила Жванецкого. Есть у него одна история, называется “Воскресный день”. В первом абзаце очень интересно обыгран глагол “потянуться” в разных его вариациях: это и медленно идти, и потянуть мышцы после сна, к примеру. А во втором абзаце потренируемся описывать своё утро и правильно писать названия продуктов.

Система такая же: я читаю текст два раза. В первый раз медленно, по несколько слов, но обязательно ставьте эпизод на паузу, чтобы всё успеть. Буду говорить, где заканчивается предложение и нужно ставить точку (.), ок? Второй раз читаю быстрее, чтобы вы проверили, всё ли правильно записали. 

Отправьте мне сообщение со словами “четвёртый диктант готов” и я пришлю вам текст для проверки.

Пишите грамотно, говорите свободно! Хорошего дня, друзья!

Writing Russian

Отрывок из монолога "Воскресный день" (диктант)

Vidéo avec les sous-titres et les images ici: 
https://youtu.be/FmC5jQ3QBUQ?si=YoBhui7TXrd9ZNb1

French Stories For All

Les Heures de Travail en France

Quest’anno sembra che tutti aspettiamo il Natale in anticipo.
I negozi sono già pieni di prodotti natalizi, dolci tipici come il Panettone e il Pandoro. E le vetrine sono luminose e addobbate.


Irene in Italia

7dicembre2023_Natale in anticipo

¡Bienvenidos a Maria y Pablo Spanish! En los episodios anteriores, estuvimos hablando sobre supersticiones o creencias populares de nuestras culturas y ahora compartiremos con ustedes frases, refranes o dichos populares relacionados con animales en español.

1. Esta es la lista del episodio:
2. Cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos
3. A otro perro con ese hueso
4. Camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente
5. Perro que ladra no muerde
6. Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando
7. Aquí hay gato encerrado
8. A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente
9. Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda
10. La curiosidad mató al gato
11. El burro delante, para que no se espante

Te invitamos a conocernos más en: 
María: https://linktr.ee/spanishwithmariap  
Pablo: https://linktr.ee/pabloalejos 

Maria & Pablo Spanish

9. Frases, refranes o dichos populares con animales en español

If you see someone sitting alone in a restaurant, you might assume they're waiting for someone, or perhaps they're grabbing a quick lunch on their break.

But more and more people around the world are purposely dining alone.

Japan has a special word for this: ohitorisama, which refers to people confidently doing things alone without worrying about what others think.

A recent survey found that 23% of Japanese people eat out alone, up from 18% in 2018. And in the US, solo dining reservations have risen 29% over the last two years, according to restaurant reservation site OpenTable.

OpenTable CEO Debby Soo thinks remote work is one reason for the increase, with people looking for a break from their home offices.

The increasing popularity in solo dining comes as more people are living alone. In 2019, the Pew Research Center found that 38% of US adults ages 25 to 54 were living without a partner, up from 29% in 1990. In Japan, single households now make up one-third of the total; that’s expected to increase to 40% by 2040, according to government data.

Growing interest in solo travel — particularly among travelers ages 55 and over — is also leading to more meals alone.

But Soo thinks there could be more to it than that.

"I think there's a broader movement of self-love and self-care and really … enjoying your own company," Soo said.

As a result, many restaurants are redoing their seating, changing their menus and adding other special touches to appeal to solo diners.

But some aren't always happy to seat one diner. A Michelin-starred London restaurant caused a stir last year when it started charging solo diners the same price as two customers. The restaurant, which has 34 seats, offers an eight-course menu costing about $280 per person.

Other restaurants say it's worth seating one person because solo diners will often come back and eat there again.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Party of One: Solo Dining Increasing in Popularity

La noche del 24 de diciembre, Nochebuena, algunos niños españoles reciben sus regalos. Pero, no todos los niños los reciben de la misma persona. Dependiendo del lugar en el que vivas, vas a tener personas diferentes que te van a visitar para darte los regalos.