In this podcast, teacher David Esposito discusses the following English idioms commonly used in the United States:

1. Hit the books
2. Hit the sack
3. Twist someone’s arm
4. Stab someone in the back
5. Lose your touch

The Idiom Podcast

Ep. 1 - Hit the Books

Questa settimana impariamo un nuovo aggettivo: PUNTUALE. Conoscevate già questa parola? Nei commenti scrivi una frase inserendo questa nuova parola!

🇮🇹 ITALIANO IN PILLOLE

📝 PUNTUALE

你听说过“343法则”吗？

343法则
        自我肯定感低的人会没有自信，害怕被别人嫌弃，因此他们总会让自己必须做好一切事，认为自己应该让所有人都喜欢，这让他们非常痛苦。
        在这种情况下，有一种方法可以让自我肯定感低的人变得快乐起来，那就是“343法则”。就是说10个人当中喜欢你的人有3个，不喜欢也不讨厌你的人有4个，不喜欢你的人有3个，也就是说喜欢你和不喜欢也不讨厌你的人一共有7个。
        被所有人喜欢只是一种幻想，不被大家喜欢是很正常的事情。当你对人际关系感到烦恼，想要被人喜欢而觉得非常疲惫时，就想一下“343法则”吧。

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Here are five simple expressions to say "I don't understand" in Chinese, 
* 我不知道。 (wǒ bú zhī dào.) (I don't know.)
* 我不明白。 (wǒ bú míng bai.) (I don't understand.)
* 我搞不清楚。 (wǒ gǎo bù qīng chǔ.) (I don't understand.)
* 我不会。 (wǒ bú huì.) (I don't know how.)
* 我不懂。 (wǒ bú dǒng.) (I don't understand.)

Here are examples of them used in a sentence:
1. 我不知道 (wǒ bú zhī dào) - I don't know Example: 我不知道你在说什么。 (wǒ bú zhī dào nǐ zài shuō shén me.) (I don't know what you're saying.) 
2. 我不明白 (wǒ bù míng bai) - I don't understand Example: 我不明白这道题怎么做。 (wǒ bù míng bai zhè dào tí zěn me zuò.) (I don't understand how to do this problem.) 
3. 我搞不清楚 (wǒ gǎo bù qīng chǔ) - I don't understandExample: 我搞不清楚这个词的意思。 (wǒ gǎo bù qīng chǔ zhè gè cí de yì si.) (I don't understand the meaning of this word.) 
4. 我不会 (wǒ bú huì) - I don't know how Example: 我不会用这个软件。 (wǒ bú huì yòng zhè gè ruǎn jiàn.) (I don't know how to use this software.) 
5. 我不懂 (wǒ bú dǒng) - I don't understand Example: 我不懂你在讲什么。 (wǒ bú dǒng nǐ zài jiǎng shén me.) (I don't understand what you're talking about.)
 


Five Ways to Say XXX in Chinese

5 ways to say "I don't understand" in Chinese

Today’s Theme is “ゲーム《video game》 ”.
This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
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☆Words☆
趣味（しゅみ / shumi）：interest, hobby
紹介する（しょうかいする / shōkaisuru）：introduce
マリオ（まりお / mario）：Mario《game character》
小学生（しょうがくせい / shōgakusē）：elementary school student
任天堂（にんてんどう / nintendō）：Nintendo《video game software company》
スーパーファミコン（すーぱーふぁみこん / sūpā famikon）：SUPER Famicom《This is a home video game console sold by Nintendo in the 1990s.》
ゲーム機（げーむき / gēmu ki）：game console
ゲームボーイ（げーむぼーい / gēmu bōi）：Game Boy《This is a handheld video game console sold by Nintendo in the 1990s.》
すばらしい（subarashī）：wonderful
SONY（そにー / sonī）：SONY《Japanese general electronics manufacturer》
PlayStation（ぷれいすてーしょん / purē sutēshon）：PlayStation《This is a home video game console sold by SONY.》
アニメーション（あにめーしょん / animēshon）：animation
 RPG（あーるぴーじー / ārupījī）：role-playing game
ファイナルファンタジー（ふぁいなるふぁんたじー / fainaru fantajī）：final fantasy《RPG》
中学生（ちゅうがくせい / chūgakusē）：junior high school student
首（くび / kubi）：neck
肩（かた / kata）：shoulder
動く（うごく / ugoku）：move
顔（かお / kao）：face
そのまま（sonomama）：as it is
びっくりする（bikkurisuru）：to be surprised
笑う（わらう / warau）：laugh
マッサージをする（まっさーじをする / massāji o suru）：massage
お風呂に 入る（おふろに はいる / ofuro ni hairu）：take a bath
switch（すいっち / suicchi）：switch《This is a handheld video game console sold by Nintendo.》
ゲームソフト（げーむそふと / gēmu sofuto）：game software
ダウンロードする（だうんろーどする / daunrōdo suru）：download
どうぶつの森（どうぶつのもり / dōbutsu no mori）：Animal Crossing《This is a game software developed by Nintendo.》

☆Grammar☆
・adjective（past）
・te-form
・～なければいけません：must do something
・～ことができます：able to do; can

☆Script for this episode
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Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#25 ゲーム / video game  // N5 Level

**The little black fish is the main character in our story . Its a long story that is divided into several episodes. this one is the Second episode 
**Hope you enjoy listening to it 
**if you need any help with the words or text, feel free to send me a message

Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

ماهی سیاه کوچولو (3) /  The little black fish

Click, click, click!
The genius who beat school bullies with just a sharp pencil!
Just because he is the smartest one in the class, don’t get this guy wrong! 
How was your school life?
딸깔 딸깍!
샤프 하나로 일찐을 물리친 영웅!!
전교 1등이라고 오해하지 마! 
당신의 학교 생활은 어땠나요? 


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그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

샤프 하나로 일찐을 물리친 천재 [약한 영웅 Class1]

Como no tenemos fans, no sabemos qué apodo ponerle a nuestros oyentes, así que: Hola, oyentes :). 
Almudena: 24 años de crisis. 
Clarence: 25 años y medio de crisis. 
En este episodio hablamos sobre la importancia de la terapia, la salud mental, la Seguridad Social y los servicios que ofrece. 

Nivel del episodio: Español Intermedio y Avanzado. 
#Spanish #Intermediate #Advanced

P.O.S.T Podcast

¡Vaya terapia!

In this episode I want to tell the story of the mountain man who brings gifts to children in certain places in northern Spain. Do you want to know where and who this character was? Listen to the podcast and find out.