افسوس که نامه جوانی طی شد، و آن تازه بهار زندگانی طی شد
آن مرغ که نام او بود شباب، فریاد که ندانم کی آمد کی شد!

Yet Ah, that Spring should vanish with the Rose! That Youth's sweet-scented manuscript should close! The Nightingale that in the branches sang, Ah whence, and whither flown again, who knows!

Persian Poetry

Khayyam - افسوس که نامه جوانی طی شد

In this story, an elephant named Eleven does whatever it takes to maintain peace, even using violence. This is Part 4 of 5. 

As Eleven watched the thieves creep forward, he considered what course of action to take. He could tell the monkeys about the thieves, possibly causing a physical fight to break out. Or he could stop the thieves himself, either scaring them off with his roar or his powerful tusks. Either way, conflict was unavoidable. 

Peace was Eleven’s his highest value. If anything attempted to disrupt it, he made sure to remove it from his life. He saw himself as a protector of peace. It never occurred to him that he might have been actually afraid of healthy conflict.
 
So, believing there to be no ethical dilemma, Eleven decided to conceal the thieves’ robbery. This way the thieves would get what they want, the monkeys would only realize after the fact, and, most importantly, Eleven could get back to his relaxing day in the sun.  

Eleven positioned himself in such a way as to block any view of the robbery. The fox and wild chicken snatched the bananas and made their way for the bushes. However, at that exact moment, one of the monkeys, having climbed up a tree and swung itself into the river, was flying through the air and saw the robbery. 

Splashing into the river, the monkey screamed and shrieked, trying its best to alert the others. But they were too busy slapping each other to notice anything.
 
In an instant, without giving the moment proper reflection, only thinking about his own interests and his self-appointed duty, Eleven forcefully swung his trunk and whacked the shrieking monkey, who flew with great speed into the dense forest and out of sight. 

Being a Cloud

Eleven the Elephant

A look at when to use the prepositions "for" and "since" to indicate how long something has been happening.  An easy-to-remember rule is presented, then the viewer is given practice exercises.

The English Toolbox

For vs. Since

Hatim Ali was a Syrian television and cinema director, writer, and actor. In this podcast, I will introduce him to you. His work, his life, and his success in reaching Syrian hearts
It's a short version of the full podcast; I hope you enjoy it, and you can always get the full episode with the book by clicking on these links:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3DBW2JH
The book's audio:
https://speakrealarabic.com/course/The-Syrian-Encounters

Beyond Borders: Immersing in Syrian Culture

Hatim Ali - The Real Lens

En este nuevo episodio vamos a charlar con Demmis Jhussefp, un tatuador dedicado a explorar la cultura japonesa a través de su ilustración. Escuchemos su experiencia y practiquemos español. 
¿Sabían que el tatuaje tradicional Japonés en sus comienzos solo utilizaba dos colores? 

En este enlace puedes encontrar la transcripción de la entrevista así como imágenes del trabajo del invitado: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AkOFoLLyeO9Xh0nCI9xqhLPkNmE4V4OnjvEDManDqzQ/edit?usp=sharing

Voces Difusora

Tatuaje Tradicional Japonés

Help to understand gender in the Spanish language

Spanish conversation made easy

Gender in Spanish

떡 먹자! 엄마가 맛있는 떡 사왔다.
吃年糕吧! 妈买了好吃的年糕。

엄마, 이것 무슨 떡이에요?
妈, 这是什么年糕? 

이 떡은 설탕도 적고, 찹쌀과 현미로 만들어서 일반 떡보다 칼로리가 낮아. 这些是低糖的, 用糯米和糙米做的, 比一般的年糕低很多卡路里。 

우와! 너무 좋아요! 오늘은 꼭 실컷 먹어야지.
哇! 太好了! 今天一定吃个痛快。 

떡 年糕
찹쌀 糯米
현미 糙米
칼로리 卡路里
실컷 먹다 吃个痛快

[YOON] 1분 한국어

떡 먹자! 엄마가 맛있는 떡 사왔다. 吃年糕吧! 妈买了好吃的年糕。

日本語の言葉や文法の使い方を、例文や会話文とともに紹介します。
Introduces the use of Japanese words and grammar, together with example sentences and conversational texts.
第２回　「〜そうだ」TRY! N4 p 19-21
参考として”TRY! N4”という教科書を使っていますが、教科書を見なくても聞けます。
I use a textbook “TRY! N4" as a reference, but you don't need to look at it to listen.

１）外は寒そうです。
２）明日は天気がよさそうです。　※いい→よさそう
３）きのう高校の時の友だちに会いましたが、とても元気そうでした。
４）このケーキはおいしそうです。
５）この車は高そうです。
６）この車は安そうです。
７）大下さんは忙しそうです。
８）小山さんは暇（ひま）そうです。
９）山田さんのお母さんはやさしそうです。
　　お父さんはきびしそうです。
１０）大山さんはお金がありそうです。
１１）高田さんはお酒がたくさん飲めそうです。