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Ana: Oi, Camila! Tudo bem?
Camila: Oi, Ana! Tudo e você?
Ana: Tudo bem! Quais são os seus planos para o final de semana?
Camila: Ainda não sei... Talvez eu vá ao parque no sábado. E você?
Ana: Eu vou ao cinema com a minha irmã.
Camila: Que legal! Qual filme vocês vão assistir?
Ana: Acho que vamos ver uma comédia. Eu adoro filmes engraçados!
Camila: Eu também! Qual cinema vocês vão?
Ana: No shopping perto da minha casa. Você quer ir com a gente?
Camila: Ah, eu adoraria! Que horas?
Ana: A sessão começa às sete da noite.
Camila: Perfeito! Então nos encontramos no shopping.
Ana: Combinado! Até lá!

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Ana e Camila falam sobre cinema — SMALL TALK A2-B2 LEVEL

Seeb (apple), representing beauty
Seer (garlic), representing good health
Serkeh (vinegar), representing patience
Sonbol (hyacinth), representing spring
Samanu (sweet pudding), representing fertility
Sabzeh (sprouts), representing rebirth
Sekeh (coins), representing prosperity

Farsi (Persian) pods

Persian New Year 1402 (haft seen table)

Сегодня в эфире отрывок из романа Николая Васильевича Гоголя “Мертвые души” об одном очень интересном качестве русских людей.

Слова, которые объясняю в этом выпуске: на́добно - (устар.) надо, нужно, необходимо - need to; на Руси́ - (устар.) in Russia; не угна́ться - когда не можешь догнать кого-то, потому что он быстрее - not keeping up; кой в чём (или кое в чём) - в чём-то другом - in something; иностра́нец - гражданин другой страны - foreigner, alien; перегна́ть - обогнать - to overtake; уме́ние - способность делать что-нибудь, приобретённая знанием, опытом - ability, skill; обраща́ться - поступать, вести себя по отношению к кому-нибудь - to handle; пересчита́ть - сосчитать многих или многое, сосчитать заново - to count; отте́нок - особенность в виде мало заметного перехода от одного к другому, дополнительное свойство - shade, tone, hue, tint; то́нкость - мелкая подробность, специальная сторона чего-нибудь - subtlety; век - 100 лет, (просторечие) всегда, постоянно - century, age, time; смека́ть - соображать, догадываться о чём-нибудь - to see, understand; осо́бенность - feature; разли́чие - разница, несходство между чем-нибудь - difference; го́лос - voice; язы́к - tongue, language, speech; миллио́нщик - человек, у которого есть миллион, мил  лионер - millionaire; ме́лкий таба́чный торга́ш - небольшой торговец табаком - small tobacco merchant; по́дличать - вести себя подло, подобострастно, совершать подлости - to act meanly; в ме́ру - умеренно - in moderation, in a measure; не то - не так, по-другому - not that; мудре́ц - мудрый человек - sage, wiseacre, mage; поме́щик - землевладелец-дворянин -  landlord, squire; душа́ - в старину: крепостной крестьянин - serf peasant; ина́че - иным способом, по-другому, в противном случае, а то - otherwise, differently; не́жели - чем - than; сло́вом - в итоге, в общем, короче говоря - in short; восходи́ть - ascend, rise, go up.

Хороших вам книг, друзья!

Reading Russian

Отрывок из романа “Мертвые души” Н.В. Гоголь

"Comment vas-tu ?" ➡️ Voici des expressions alternatives pour demander si ça va, et pour répondre à cette question. "How are you ?" ➡️ Here are some alternative expressions for expressing this question and for answering it . Ecris un petit mot si tu as aimé cet épisode :) Please write a message if you have enjoyed this episode :)

French with Isabelle

Episode 2 : Différentes manières de demander "Comment vas-tu" et de répondre à cette question, en français | Different ways to ask "How are you ?" 

⭐ To make the most of this podcast, transcript in 6 languages (French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese) and language activities are available on my website.

⭐ To go further, please check out my other podcast channel "Learn French with Anthony" and visit my website to access plenty of interactive language activities.

Explore France with Anthony

Le bœuf bourguignon

My mom and I take a quiz about American dialects to discover whether we speak the same way as other people from our region.

FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE HERE⁠⁠: https://american-idiom.com/f/006-exploring-american-dialects-part-one

During our conversation, we also discuss regional vocabulary and accents from distinct sociocultural regions across the United States, including the South, the West Coast, New England, Texas, the Midwest and more.

You'll certainly learn a bit more about regional American cultures as well!

(This is just the first half of the quiz. I'll be posting the rest next week.)

And if you'd like to try the quiz yourself, it's available at the following link if you scroll to the bottom and click on 'How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk': ⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/learning/what-does-your-accent-say-about-who-you-are.html⁠

***Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:30***

Episode Outline:

 Explanation of 'Dialect' and 'Accent' (Starts at 2:20)
 Question 1 (You All vs. You vs. Y'all) - (Starts at 3:52)
 Question 2 (Pajamas) - (Starts at 4:25)
 Question 3 (Boulevard vs. Traffic Island) - (Starts at 5:25)
 Question 4 (Crayons) - (Starts at 7:32)
 Question 5 (Kitty Corner vs. Kitty Wampus) - (Starts at 11:12)
 Question 6 (Caramel) - (Starts at 12:54)
 Question 7 (Roly Poly, etc.) - (Starts at 13:54)
  Question 8 (Roundabout vs. Traffic Circle) - (Starts at 15:30)
  Question 9 (Sub, etc.) - (Starts at 17:05)
  Question 10 (Soda vs. Pop) - (Starts at 18:05)
  Question 11 (Crayfish vs. Crawfish) - (Starts at 20:18)
  Question 12 (Berm, etc.) - (Starts at 21:18)
  Question 13 (Semi-truck, etc.) - (Starts at 22:24)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:30)

  without further ado (used at 3:31 explained at 23:44)
  it is what it is (used at 8:42 explained at 26:08)
  to go off something (used at 10:08 explained at 28:23)
  to pop up (used at 16:44 explained at 31:11)
  to grow out of something (used at 18:39 explained at 33:19)

Brentoni's English Podcast

006 Exploring American Dialects (Part One)

⭐ To make the most of this podcast, transcript in 6 languages (French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese) and language activities are available on my website www.ExploreFrench.com

⭐ To go further, please check out my other podcast channel "Learn French with Anthony" and visit my website to access plenty of interactive language activities.

#01 Le Tour de France

In this episode I talk about one of the things that I love the most, the beauty in listening to the rain.

I podcast secondo San Luca

Luca e la pioggia

Therapeutic English for your life. How to succeed in life and how to stay happy. 

We tend to have lots of thoughts and ideas about things but what's the quality of those thoughts?

Are they supporting us or destroyng us?

Do we know what they are ?

What if we'll ( for once ) become aware of what's in your mind and realize ( finally ) what is the real reason why we stumble from time to time.

Will that be of assistance?

This podcast will help you to explore what's in your mind so you may never need a coach or a psychologist as you'll know what you are creating.

Use it and May The Force Be With You :)