(Posted on December 20, 2021)
Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese!
Christmas is almost here! What do you do for Christmas?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/slow-japanese-17-63478085?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare

Slow Japanese

Episode #17 - Christmas! (Posted on December 20, 2021)

This episode serves as an introduction to the genre and format of the LIC podcast, and also to myself as its host. Hopefully after listening, you will be able to decide if this podcast is of any interest to you.

Languages in Context

LIC #1 - Introduction

One of the most important decisions you will make in your life is choosing a life partner. "Choose a partner who will not clip you wings and will allow you to make your own decisions."
It is crucial to having a happy life.



FLO TALKS 

"Choose a partner who will not clip you wings."

En este audio encontrarás una historia que utiliza el presente en modo indicativo. ¿Qué esperas para escucharlo?

TRANSCRIPCIÓN:
Clara trabaja en una oficina en el centro de la ciudad. Su día empieza muy temprano, ya que se despierta a las siete de la mañana todos los días, excepto los fines de semana. Después de apagar el despertador, se prepara un café y se sienta a desayunar tranquilamente. A Clara le gusta desayunar tostadas con mermelada y un poco de fruta, normalmente plátano o manzana. A las ocho, sale de su casa y toma el autobús que la lleva al centro. Mientras viaja, aprovecha el tiempo para leer un libro o escuchar música.

Cuando llega a la oficina, enciende su ordenador y empieza a revisar los correos electrónicos que han llegado durante la noche. Siempre tiene muchas tareas que hacer: organizar reuniones, redactar informes y atender llamadas de clientes. A mediodía, Clara suele ir a almorzar con sus compañeros de trabajo. Todos disfrutan comiendo en un pequeño restaurante cercano donde sirven comida casera deliciosa. A veces, si el día está soleado, también salen a caminar un poco después de comer.

Por la tarde, Clara sigue con sus tareas hasta las cinco, cuando termina su jornada laboral. Al llegar a casa, se cambia de ropa y va al gimnasio. Después de hacer ejercicio, regresa, prepara una cena ligera y se relaja viendo una serie o leyendo un libro. Antes de acostarse, Clara dedica unos minutos a escribir en su diario, reflexionando sobre lo que hizo durante el día. Aunque su rutina puede parecer monótona, Clara la disfruta porque siempre encuentra pequeños momentos que hacen que su día sea especial.

Spanish with Caro

MODO INDICATIVO: 1. Presente (Vida diaria)

In August 1995 Britain's two biggest bands battled for the number one position. Discover what happened, how the battle divided the nation, and why the story is about much more than just music.

English Learning for Curious Minds

Oasis vs. Blur

Learn German with Stories at https://www.german-stories.com

Get to know people, chat online & irregular modal verbs: können / müssen / mögen, enumeration in a sentence.

Paul is flirting with Laura online. He messes up the online flirt and is annoyed about it. That’s when he gets a message from Meili. What does Meili want from Paul? What's in the message? Can Paul straighten out his flirt with Laura again?

German Stories starts from zero, and leads you to your goal in small steps
It's not difficult to create a learning story and jump to complicated grammatical structures early on, just so the author doesn't have a hard time writing. But it's very difficult to fit your writing into a well structured teaching plan, so that the student doesn't have too much trouble learning German.
We did it the hard way. Hard for us, easy for you: Luckily there's only a little bit of grammar per episode for you to learn. If you're curious about our motivations behind putting in so much effort, go to https://www.german-stories.com/the-best-way-to-learn-german

Here's how to get YOUR NAME on the next German Stories episode:
This link might help to find us on Apple Podcasts: https://www.apple.co/32tKQgF  If not, launch the Apple Podcast app on your iPhone / iPad and tap the search icon (on top). Search for “German Stories | Learn German with Stories”, and tap on our podcast. Once you're there, scroll down to "Ratings & Reviews", and tap "Write a Review" (or log in first). Write us something nice and give us 5 stars :-)

German Stories | Learn German with Stories

13: Paul schreibt mit Laura | Paul writes with Laura

In this episode I introduce myself and tell you my story about how I came into teaching Levantine Arabic and why I started the podcast.
If you'd like to answer the questions I asked in this episode. Your answer may be read/played in a future episode! 

Real Syrian Arabic

Real Syrian Arabic Podcast - Episode 1: Who am I? مين أنا؟

Trascrizione

L’etimologia del termine “Carnevale” deriva, con molta probabilità, dal latino “carnem levare” (eliminare la carne). Anticamente infatti l’espressione indicava il banchetto dell’ultimo giorno subito prima della Quaresima cristiana. 

The etymology of the term "Carnival" is most likely derived from the Latin word "carnem levare" (to eliminate the flesh). In fact, in ancient times the expression indicated the banquet on the last day immediately before Christian Lent. 

Coriandoli means “confetti”: sono piccoli pezzi di carta colorata che vengono lanciati durante le feste, come il Carnevale, per celebrare.

Maschera means mask: è un travestimento indossato per nascondere l'identità durante le feste e i balli in maschera.

Sfilata di carri means float parade: è una parata di carri decorati che sfilano per le strade durante il Carnevale, solitamente accompagnati da musica e ballerini.

Ballo in maschera means Masked Ball: è una festa in maschera dove le persone indossano costumi elaborati e ballano insieme nel periodo del Carnevale.

Frittelle Veneziane are typical sweets from Venice: sono dolci tipici del Carnevale di Venezia, fatti di pasta lievitata fritta e zucchero a velo.

Quaresima means Lent: è un periodo di 40 giorni prima di Pasqua, durante il quale i cristiani si preparano per la festa attraverso la preghiera e il digiuno.

Volo dell’angelo literally means Flight of the Angel: è un evento che si svolge durante il Carnevale di Venezia, solo a Venezia, dove una persona vestita da angelo vola dal palazzo Ducale in piazza San Marco, simboleggiando la discesa di un messaggero divino.

3 minutes Italian

Le parole del Carnevale - 3 minutes Italian

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hPVb0tgpX93Bh0-8iPLq5wccrqY2ZDae/view?usp=drivesdk