Colombian legends with decades of history mix the mystical with the historical, love with heartbreak, magic with tradition, the heroic with the supernatural.

Colombian Legends

We took the risk. We said YES to the new job or new home. We are using our English, at last. 

Unfortunately, however, we may find that the reactions of others -- in the workplace or in our home -- are MIXED. 

Some people are proud of us and want to celebrate our success with us. Others, we may be surprised to discover, seem to suddenly DISLIKE us. They may appear to distrust us or seem jealous, envious, or more competitive. Support we may have had just a day before - that helped us get where we find ourselves -- may have suddenly disappeared.

If this has happened to you -- you're not alone. AND there are ways to feel better and get the support and care you seek. 

This is something I wish we spoke more about, for I believe it's a topic that is CRUCIALLY important in the world of language learning. 

I'd love to hear what you think! 

Hear and There

11. What can happen after (and why we may be afraid of) stepping out of our comfort zone

In this episode, I will explore common places you can find in your city. From the library to the museum, the pharmacy to the restaurant, I’ll present useful phrases for describing each location. You’ll learn how to talk about places in Italian in a simple and clear way, with immediate translations for every sentence!


Italian Everyday

Places in Town|Posti in città

Today we're looking at some different ways to introduce alternative aspects of a conversation.
If we're talking about
regarding
with regard to
concerning
when it comes to

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

If we're talking about...

朋友们你们好！今天的零食是一个故事，叫做 “小猫种鱼”。
听起来有点儿怪怪的，对吧？你们是不是很好奇呢？我们一起边吃边学吧！

编著：张丽萍

从前有一只小懒猫，他很喜欢吃鱼，但是他不喜欢和妈妈一起去钓鱼。
小猫对妈妈说：“钓鱼太累了，要是不用钓鱼也能有很多很多的鱼就好了”。

小猫经常去附近的农场玩儿。
春天的时候，小猫看见农民把花生种进地里。秋天的时候，农民收了很多花生。
春天的时候，小猫看见农民把玉米种进地里。秋天的时候，农民收了很多玉米。
春天的时候，小猫看见农民把土豆种进地里。秋天的时候，农民收了很多很多的土豆。

小猫想：要是秋天我也能收到好多好多的鱼就好了，我就不用去钓鱼了。
于是，小猫找了一些小鱼，小心地把小鱼种进地里。
小猫等啊等，一个月，两个月，三个月过去了，小猫想：秋天的时候，我一定会收到很多很多的鱼。

故事到这儿就结束了！你们觉得，秋天的时候，  小猫会有很多鱼吗？

词语：

种 [zhòng] to plant; to grow; to cultivate
怪怪 [guài guài] strange, odd
好奇 [hào qí] inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity
编著 [biān zhù] to compile; to write
从前 [cóng qián] previously; formerly; once upon a time
钓鱼 [diào yú] to fish (with line and hook); to dupe
农场 [nóng chǎng] farm
农民 [nóng mín] peasant; farmer
花生 [huā shēng] peanut; groundnut 
收 [shōu] to receive; to accept; to collect
玉米 [yù mǐ] corn; maize
土豆 [tǔ dòu] potato 
要是 [yào shi] (coll.) if
于是 [yú shì] thereupon; as a result
结束 [jié shù] termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close



解馋小零食

2022年12月28号 - 小猫种鱼 (Elementary)

今年の夏の東京旅行について、お話ししました😊

Nihongo Hiyori | Japanese Podcast

#131 東京旅行🗼 What I Did in Tokyo

yì zhī hóu zi zài shān pō shang zhòng le yí piàn yù mǐ。 
一只猴子在山坡上 种了一片玉米。
qiū tiān dào le，dì li de yù mǐ shú le，
秋天到了，地里的玉米熟了，
yí gè gè jīn huáng jīn huáng de。 
一个个金黄金黄的。
hóu zi kàn le fēi cháng gāo xìng， 
猴子看了非常高兴，
fēi kuài de pǎo jìn dì li， 
飞快地跑进地里，
rèn zhēn de bāi qǐ yù mǐ lai。
认真地掰起玉米来。
tā bāi yí ge，jiù wǎng yè xià jiā yí ge；  
它掰一个，就往腋下夹一个；
jiā yí ge yòu qù bāi lìng yí ge，  
夹一个又去掰另一个，
bāi lìng yí ge shí，
掰另一个时，
yè xià de yù mǐ biàn diào dào le dì shang。   
腋下的玉米便掉到了地上。
zhè yànq bú duàn de bāi ya、jiā ya，
这样不断地掰呀、夹呀，
bù zhī bù jué de，dì li de yù mǐ dōu bāi guāng le，  
不知不觉地，地里的玉米都掰光了，
kě hóu zi de shǒu li què hái shì zhǐ yǒu yí qe yù mǐ。
可猴子的手里却还是只有一个玉米。
hóu zi jīn bu zhù wèn zì jǐ：  
猴子禁不住问自己：
”wǒ míng míng bāi le hěn duō yù mǐ， 
“我明明掰了很多玉米，
wèi shén me zhǐ shèng xià yí ge ne？“ 
为 什么只剩下一个呢？”

CHINESE STORY中文故事

猴子掰玉米

Hey guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today’s podcast we’ll talk about the difference between comprimento with “o” and cumprimento with “u”. If you feel like you can skip directly to the Portuguese part at two minutes. 
And if you want, you can check out the podcast script by clicking at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-bAwDARxrZB-GbHVmwwBV0IJDGfPPM62WNTRj0VYigk/edit?usp=sharing 
Let’s go?


Portuguese Drops 

Comprimento or Cumprimento?

Hey baby, you rock my world! I've fallen head over heels in love with you.
Some common expressions we use when talking about LOVE.

(对不起 about my Chinese pronunciation! This is why listening is so important in learning languages.)