Have you already read your first book in a target language? 
Or does it still frighten you?
See what helps me on this challenging journey!

A podcast a day keeps procrastination away!

What I do before starting a book in a foreign language?

This episode is about a common slang in Farsi.You can listen and learn at any level you are.

Hope you enjoy it.

Spoken Persian 

God as an attorney! خداوکیلی؟

Matryoshka

 Cracking the Code: Navigating the Moscow Metro with Confidence

Видео на странице https://www.russianincontext.com/
Парижские придирки: 
Подкаст "5 вещей, которые меня раздражают в Париже" - это мои откровенные мысли о том, что мне не нравится в этом городе. 
В этом эпизоде я поделюсь пятью вещами, которые вызывают у меня негативные эмоции. 
Моя цель - показать Париж без прикрас, рассказать о тех сторонах, которые обычно не обсуждаются в туристических историях. 
Этот подкаст предоставит честный взгляд на Париж, а не его романтический образ и создаст возможность для откровенных бесед о жизни и путешествиях в этом городе.

Paris Nags: 
The 5 Things That I Hate  in Paris podcast is my candid thoughts on what I don't like about this city. 
In this episode, I will share five things that make me feel negative. 
My goal is to show Paris unvarnished, to talk about the sides that are not usually discussed in travel stories. 
This podcast will provide an honest look at Paris, not a romanticized image of it, and create an opportunity for candid conversations about living and traveling in this city.

Learn more: https://www.russianincontext.com/
#paris #париж #travelvlog #russianinparis

russian in context

5 things I hate in Paris - 5 вещей, которые терпеть не могу в Париже

原来，在小王子的星球上就象其他所有星球上一样，有好草和坏草；
Indeed, as I learned, there were on the planet where the little prince lived–as on all planets–good plants and bad plants.
因此，也就有益草的草籽和毒草的草籽，
In consequence, there were good seeds from good plants, and bad seeds from bad plants.
可是草籽是看不见的。
But seeds are invisible.
它们沉睡在泥土里，直到其中的一粒忽然想要苏醒过来
They sleep deep in the heart of the earth's darkness, until some one among them is seized with the desire to awaken.
于是它就伸展开身子，开始腼腆地朝着太阳长出一棵秀丽可爱的小嫩苗。
Then this little seed will stretch itself and begin– timidly at first–to push a charming little sprig inoffensively upward toward the sun.
如果是小萝卜或是玫瑰的嫩苗，就让它去自由地生长。
If it is only a sprout of radish or the sprig of a rose-bush, one would let it grow wherever it might wish.
如果是一棵坏苗，一旦被辨认出来，就应该马上把它拔掉。
But when it is a bad plant, one must destroy it as soon as possible, the very first instant that one recognizes it.
因为在小王子的星球上，有些非常可怕的种子
Now there were some terrible seeds on the planet that was the home of the little prince;
这就是猴面包树的种子。
and these were the seeds of the baobab.
在那里的泥土里，这种种子多得成灾。
The soil of that planet was infested with them.
而一棵猴面包树苗，假如你拔得太迟，就再也无法把它清除掉。
A baobab is something you will never, never be able to get rid of if you attend to it too late. It spreads over the entire planet.
它就会盘踞整个星球。
It bores clear through it with its roots.
它的树根能把星球钻透，如果星球很小，而猴面包树很多，它就把整个星球搞得支离破碎。
And if the planet is too small, and the baobabs are too many, they split it in pieces.
“这是个纪律问题。”小王子后来向我解释道。
"It is a question of discipline," the little prince said to me later on.
当你早上梳洗完毕以后，必须仔细地给星球梳洗，
"When you've finished your own toilet in the morning, then it is time to attend to the toilet of your planet, just so, with the greatest care.
必须规定自己按时去拔掉猴面包树苗。
You must see to it that you pull up regularly all the baobabs,
这种树苗小的时候与玫瑰苗差不多，一旦可以把它们区别开的时候，就要把它拔掉。
at the very first moment when they can be distinguished from the rosebushes which they resemble so closely in their earliest youth.
“这是一件非常乏味的工作”，小王子说，“但很容易。”


小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第十二章：好籽和坏籽

Hi everyone, in this episode I talk about how i like to have my meals. Do I prefer to cook them or would I rather be cooked for? Which do you prefer? Let me know in the comments :)

What's Your Opinion?

What's Your Opinion? Cooking or Being Cooked for

In this story, a piece of toast named Buttersy has an uncomfortable bus ride to work. How will she deal with the terrible smell? This is Part 3 of 5. 

The bus kept going as the morning sun rose higher and higher. The candy passengers begun to seem uncomfortable. They wiped sweat off their foreheads and fanned themselves using their wrappers. The temperature was rising. 

Buttersy had a painful look on her face as she sniffed. “What’s that smell?” 

She scanned the bus and found the offender. 

In the middle of the bus was a middle-aged piece of cheesecake. He sat at the window and almost took up two seats because of his size. He was sweating, breathing heavily and groaning. The passenger next to him left her seat and decided to stand at the front. 

“Ugh, it’s disgusting,” said Buttersy, now holding her nose, not worried about what others will think. “How can he be so inconsiderate? A thing like that shouldn’t leave the house without a wrapper!” 

Choco laughed, knowing that Buttersy wasn’t serious, but only expressing her frustration. He said, “This is public life. Just keep breathing through your mouth; we’re not far from our stop.” 

Buttersy held her nose, getting angrier and angrier. She noticed the bus was equipped with a huge air conditioning system, but it was only blowing a tiny breeze. 

“What’s going on!? Are these candies all crazy?” she said, noticing how the others just tolerated the sour smell that filled the bus. “I’d prefer to have a bird peck out my eyes than this.” 

As the journey continued, the smell only got worse and worse. 


Being a Cloud

Buttersy the Piece of Toast

En este episodio te recomiendo 7 libros que te ayudarán a mejorar tu español, no importa tu nivel actual.

Spanish Shortcut

EP 21. 7 LIBROS PARA MEJORAR TU ESPAÑOL

Con motivo de día de Muertos, hoy quiero compartir con ustedes el cuento de Francisca y la Muerte. Esta historia fue escrita por el autor cubano Onelio Jorge Cardoso. Nació el 14 de mayo de 1914 y murió el 29 de mayo de 1986, muchas de sus obras han sido adaptadas a la televisión, obras de teatro y la radio.