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Session 13
Why does coffee, among other foods, smell better than it tastes? Today we'll find out!
कॉफीचा सुगंध तिच्या चवीपेक्षाही मोहक असतो, याचं कारण काय? आजच्या भागात जाणून घेऊ!
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Activity 1
Why is the smell of coffee better than the taste?
Sometimes foods or drinks that smell delicious, leave us disappointed when we taste them. Coffee for example. Why does this happen?
Before you listen (ऐकण्याआधी)
Consider the following questions:
- - Can you think of any foods that smell better than they taste?
- - How many of your senses are involved in the experience of eating a delicious meal?
Listen to the audio and take the quiz.

Tejali
Hello! ऐकलंत का? Listen Here मध्ये तुमचं स्वागत, मी तेजाली आणि माझ्यासोबत आहे टॉम.
Tom
I'm Tom. Hi, everyone!
Tejali
Are you tired Tom? Would you like some of my coffee?
Tom
Mmm. It smells amazing! What a great odour. I hope it tastes as good as it smells!
Tejali
Odour म्हणजे तीव्र गंध, दुर्गंध. मस्त वाफाळती कॉफी आणि पुस्तक.... अहाहा.. किती मस्त ना! कॉफीची ती थोडीशी कडवट चव आणि भन्नाट सुगंध याबद्दल BBC Radio 4 च्या The Kitchen Cabinet मध्ये चर्चा चालू आहे. आपल्याला गंध किती प्रकारे घेता येतो, कॉफीचा गंध आपल्या मनावर कसा परिणाम करतो, याबद्दल Professor Barry Smith सांगतायत. Centre for the Study of Senses चे संस्थापक आहेत ते. चला ऐकूया.
Professor Barry Smith
So, you've got two ways in which you smell, or two routes by which you smell. You take odours from the outside and you sniff and you bring them in to the receptors at the top of the nose. You've also got odours that go in the opposite direction…
Tom
So, there are two ways to smell.
Tejali
Yes. एक म्हणजे sniff म्हणजे हुंगणे. हुंगताना नाकातून वास नाकातल्या receptors म्हणजे संवेदाकांकडेजातो. तिथून ती माहिती मेंदूकडे जाते.
Tom
But he also said odours go in the opposite direction. What does that mean ?
Tejali
The opposite direction म्हणजे विरुद्ध दिशेने. इथे दोन दिशा आहेत, एक म्हणजे नाकावाटे आणि दुसरी म्हणजे तोंडावाटे. पुढचा भाग ऐकू. गंध विरुद्ध दिशेने कसे जातात?
Professor Barry Smith
You've also got odours that go in the opposite direction, from the mouth up to the nose and out. And when you swallow, you pulse odours up to the nose.
Tom
Ah, he said “from the mouth up to the nose”.
Tejali
बरोबर, पण तो वास कशामुळे त्या दिशेला ढकलला जातो? ऐकूया. ‘Nose and out’ नंतर काय म्हटलंय ऐका.
Professor Barry Smith
You've also got odours that go in the opposite direction, from the mouth up to the nose and out. Now, when you swallow, you pulse odours up to the nose.
Tom
He said “when you swallow, you pulse odours up to the nose”.
Tejali
Swallow म्हणजे गिळणे .जेव्हा आपण अन्न गिळतो तेव्हा त्याचा गंध नाकाकडे जातो. यासाठी त्यांनी pulses, हा शब्द वापरलाय. Push आणि pulse मध्ये काय फरक आहे?
Tom
Good question. ‘Pulse’ is a verb which describes the movement of the heart. If we say ‘the odours pulse up the nose’, it suggests something happens very naturally.
Tejali
That’s right! इथे तो ‘the’ कसं म्हणालाय ऐका. इथले दोन वेगवेगळे उच्चार समजतायत का तुम्हाला ?
Professor Barry Smith
You've also got odours that go in the opposite direction, from the mouth up to the nose and out.
Tom
When 'the' is followed by a vowel sound, we say 'the' and add a 'y' sound.
For example:
opposite
the opposite
We don't do this for a consonant sound.
For example:
mouth
the mouth.
Repeat after me:
opposite
the opposite
Tejali
Thanks, Tom. आता एक लक्षात आलाय की वास दोन मार्गांनी प्रवास करू शकतो. चव आणि वासातला फरक त्यांनी कसा स्पष्ट केलाय? ऐकूया.
Professor Barry Smith
So it turns out that the brain treats those two different presentations of the same molecules coming from different directions differently.
Tom
Interesting. The brain treats the same coffee molecules differently based on which direction they come from.
Tejali
That’s right! यांचे जरी म्हणजे रेणू सारखे असले तरी ज्या माध्यमातून ते मेंदूपर्यंत पोचतात त्यावरून मेंदू त्यांचं वर्गीकरण करतो, मेंदू त्याप्रमाणे त्या रेणूंना treat करतं. रेणू म्हणजे molecules.
Tom
I understand. I also heard him say 'it turns out'.
Tejali
एखादी गोष्ट कशी ‘turn out’ होते, म्हणजे निष्कर्ष काय निघतो हे ती कशी घडते यावरच अवलंबून असतं. एखाद्या अनपेक्षित किंवा आश्चर्यजनक गोष्टीबद्दलची माहीती सांगताना turns out चा वापर अनेकदा होतो.
Tom
Well, I’m happy that we know more about coffee now. It turns out that we’re a great team!
Tejali
It also turns out that we're out of time. आता निरोप घ्यायची वेळ झाली.
Tom
Can't we stay a little bit longer?
Tejali
Tom, wake up and smell the coffee. – be realistic!
Tom
Bye everyone!
Tejali
पुन्हा भेटूया Listen here च्या पुढच्या भागात.. Bye!
Language features
intrusion
When we use ‘the’ with words that begin with a vowel sound, we can hear a new, intrusive sound - /y/. This joins the two words together in connected speech.
[the] + [OPPosite] = [ theeYOPPosite]
[the] + [ANGriest] = [theeYAN Griest].
to treat
To treat is a verb which has many different meanings. In today’s episode we experience it in the following context:
It can mean ‘to process’.
The brain treats new experiences as more memorable than repeated experiences.
It can also mean ‘to aid’.
The doctor will treat your injuries and you should be fine.
It can also mean ‘to provide something as a reward’.
I am going to treat myself and book a nice holiday.
to turn out
To turn out means ‘to happen’ or ‘to transpire’. This expression is often used with information that's considered to be unexpected or surprising. We can also use it to suggest the end of a long period.
As it turns out, I’m no longer busy this weekend. I would love to come to the party!
He was feeling unwell for a few days before he went to hospital. It turns out that he had a nasty virus and should have visited earlier!
Why is the smell of coffee better than the taste?
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Session Vocabulary
odour
तीव्र गंध, दुर्गंधsniff
हुंगणेreceptor
संवेदकopposite
विरुद्धin the opposite direction
विरुद्ध दिशेनेswallow
गिळणेpulse
स्पंदनmolecules
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