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In this episode, I want to share some phrases that usefull when you go shopping in Indonesia This phrase could be very useful when you don't know how to say or express something in Bahasa Indonesia. Let's listen to it.

Bahasa Sehari-Hari (Daily Phrases)

Shopping in Indonesia

Snails are horribly violent in when making love. So how are they connected to the image of romance?

Snail dart photo: By Joris M. Koene and Hinrich Schulenburg - CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4922082

The Social Evolutionary

SNAILS: Romantic, or Dangerous Beasts?

Her is a podcast for all Swedish learners at the A2 level. 

One Day in My Life. A Day in My Life. Listen, repeat and enjoy! 

Just Started Learning Swedish/A1 Svenskan  

En Dag i Mitt Liv 

Benvenuti e benvenute nella prima puntata del mio podcast "Un caffè con Chiara"! 
In questa prima puntata, vi spiegherò brevemente perché ho deciso di dare questo titolo al mio podcast. Non esitate a scrivermi in privato e a prenotare una lezione con me nel caso in cui abbiate domande riguardo a qualche espressione! :) 


L'espressione del giorno è: "fare due chiacchiere"

Un caffè con Chiara

Episodio 1: Un caffè con Chiara: perché questo titolo?

🎃 Le tradizioni italiane per Halloween | In italiano 🇮🇹🎧📚

This is In italiano 🇮🇹🎧📚, a podcast for learners who want to improve their Italian listening and vocabulary with short, real stories.
In this episode, we talk about Italian Halloween traditions, from the Not dalis Muars in Friuli to Is Animeddas in Sardinia.
Discover how Italians celebrate this spooky night… in their own way! 👻

🎯 How to practice:
1️⃣ Listen to the track two times.
2️⃣ Do the QUIZ!
3️⃣ Write your answers in the comments or contact me if you have questions!

🌟 Espressioni utili dal testo

🎃 Guidare gli spiriti dei defunti
👉 accompagnare le anime dei morti verso la casa o il mondo dei vivi.

🕯️ Mitigare le pene delle anime
👉 rendere più leggere o più tranquille le sofferenze dei defunti.

🚶‍♀️ Girare per le strade
👉 camminare o passare di casa in casa, come nella tradizione del “dolcetto o scherzetto”.

🔥 Accendere un falò
👉 creare un grande fuoco all’aperto, spesso come rito o celebrazione.

🧡 Ricordare i defunti
👉 celebrare o onorare le persone che non ci sono più.

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🇮🇹​🎧​📝​ In Italiano: Short listening practice & exercises 

02. 🎃 Le tradizioni italiane per Halloween - Italian Listening Practice (B1)

Toujours plus haut !
- On m’appelle le grand aigle. Quand j’étais tout petit, je n’avais que du duvet blanc sur les ailes. Il ne fallait pas bouger du nid. Je voyais passer les nuages dans le ciel et je me disais: Vivement que je sois grand!
Et maintenant, regardez-moi au-dessus des montagnes, dans le ciel! Je tourne en vol plané en étalant mes longues ailes! Je suis un aigle et je vole même au-dessus des nuages!

Des Milliers D'histoires

Histoire 39 - Toujours plus haut !

This time, I'm talking about the Japanese nursery rhyme "Oshogatsu".
This was written by Kume Higashi and the music was composed by  Rentaro Taki.
This song was written about  120 years ago, but it is still often played in the city at the end of the year.The meaning of this song is as folows.

How many more nights will it be New Year's?
Let's fly kites and play with a spinning top at New Year's.
Come, come quickly New Year's Day

今回は　日本の童謡『お正月』について　お話しています。
作詞（さくし）：東くめ（ひがし　くめ）・　作曲（さっきょく）：滝廉太郎（たき　れんたろう）
歌詞（かし）
1.もういくつ寝（ね）ると  お正月（しょうがつ）　お正月には  凧（たこ）あげて　こまをまわして 　あそびましょう　　はやく 来い来い（こい こい） お正月
2.もういくつ寝（ね）ると  お正月（しょうがつ）　お正月には  毬（まり）ついて　追羽根（おいばね）ついて  あそびましょう　はやく　来い来い　 お正月
意味（いみ）：
１ばんは、「あと　何回　ねたら、お正月かな？　お正月には　たこあげや　こままわしをして　あそぼう。はやく　来て　来て　お正月」　２ばんは「まりつきや　はねつきをして　あそびましょう」に歌詞が　変わります。
この曲は、お正月を楽しみにしている気持ちを歌っています。

120年ぐらい昔に作られた曲ですが、今でも　年末になると　スーパーなどで　よくこの曲が流れます。この曲をきくと、「もうすぐお正月だなあ」と思います。







やさしい日本語（にほんご）

童謡『お正月』　Children’s song"Oshogatsu(New Year)"

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