
yì xiǎo shí  
一  小   时               one hour

 yì tiān 
 一  天                    one day

yì zhōu 
一  周                       a week

yí gè yuè  
一  个   月                a month

yì nián 
一   年                        a year

HSK vocabulary

Chinese words in life

Tiny Topics Podcast - Episode 1 - Why The Internet Is Broken and How to Fix It

Ever feel like the internet is getting worse? You're not crazy - there's a word for it. 🚨

In this episode of Tiny Topics, we break down the viral concept of "ensh*ttification" - the reason why platforms like Amazon and Facebook go from amazing to awful. Learn why your apps are designed to trick your "fat fingers" and how AI slop is taking over your feed.

But there's hope! Discover the simple solution that keeps some sites honest and what we can do to get a better web.

PLUS: Learn essential vocabulary, so you can sound like a native while complaining like a pro. 

Perfect for English learners who want to understand modern tech culture AND boost their vocabulary! 👍

#LearnEnglish #ESL #Internet #Tech #Podcast #Vocabulary

Tiny Topics! Tiny Talks about Big Topics!

Tiny Topics Podcast - Episode 1 - Why The Internet Is Broken and How to Fix It

Estuve leyendo artículos de mitos sobre México y quiero compartirte mi opinión sobre lo que pienso sobre algunos de estos.

DE TODO UN POCO 

Mitos sobre México

nside a dimly lit cave, a group of people sit huddled around glowing amphoras. These vessels are no ordinary pottery; they're meticulously painted with images of legendary wrestlers, engaged in eternal combat. The flickering light from a small fire casts these images onto the walls, animating the wrestlers in a primitive, captivating dance of shadows.



The cave's inhabitants watch these images, interpreting the epic battles as the ultimate expression of wrestling. They debate the techniques, celebrate the victories, and mourn the defeats, all from the moving images on the amphoras. To them, these representations are the entirety of wrestling—there is no world beyond the wrestlers on the pottery.


Nikostratos, ever the curious and skeptical cat, notices a sliver of light peeking through a crack in the cave wall. The murals and their tales don't satisfy his curiosity. One day, driven by a particularly pungent smell of the outside world—a mix of fresh earth and sweat—he finds a loose stone and wiggles his way through the crack.

Everything Zenified 

Wrestling, skeptical Cats, and Allegory of the Cave

Anyone visiting Paris for this summer's Olympic Games may have to pay a little more than usual for hotels, trains and food and drink.

But here's one thing that won't cost them anything: a ride in a flying taxi.

That's right: it might sound like the most expensive way to get around, but it has been announced that visitors will be able to take new electric-powered flying taxis without paying.

They're called flying taxis, but if you're hoping for a car with wings you might be disappointed! They look like small helicopters, but with a "loop" on top with 18 small rotors instead of one large set of blades.

In Paris, they can land on a special "vertiport" — a place for vertical takeoff and landing — on the River Seine.

Made by a German company called Volocopter, the taxis can take one person at a time from the Seine, close to Austerlitz train station, to four places around Paris, including two airports.

The trips are free because the flights are being called "demonstrations" — since the taxis have not yet been certified by the European Union's Aviation Safety Agency.

There is also a limit of two flights per hour between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m, and a limit of 900 flights over the whole year.

This has been called a "trial period" for the taxis, but some people in Paris are unhappy that they're coming at all.

They're worried about the taxis' environmental impact, and the noise they might make.

Volocopter says its taxis are much quieter than normal helicopters, as well as being very safe and better for the planet. In future, the company hopes to make larger taxis that could also be used as flying ambulances.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Paris Welcomes Flying Taxis for Olympic Games

В этом эпизоде мы поговорим с вами о том:

1. Когда в России наступает Рождество и почему мы его не отмечаем;
2. Зачем нам два Новых года и как это связано с Советским Союзом;
3. Как дети вернули нам Новый год;

и многое-другое.

Если вы не можете определиться, когда поздравлять нас с праздниками и когда открывать водку — слушайте подкаст!

Россия по-русски

Рождество или Новый год

En este episodio, os explico y os doy varios ejemplos sobre cómo podéis utilizar las preposiciones "por" y "para".

Un ratito conmigo

URC - Ep. 2 (¿Cómo usar POR y PARA?) 

❄️Today is “立冬Lì Dōng“, the solar term of beginning of winter.Don't get cold, put some clothes on! We will learn about the tomorrow’s American election and some useful words in the political domain! Don’t miss out this episode.  

❄️今天是「立冬」，多穿点衣服，别着凉了。我们今天会学到有关明天美国大选的新闻，还有跟政治有关系的字喔。不要错过这一集的内容！   

[00:00] introduction
[03:44] explanation
[11:14] discussion   

Please don't hesitate to contact me.

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#29 美国中期选举进入冲刺阶段

Kick-start your Spanish journey with me as I teach you the most common Argentinian greetings and the friendly “vos.” In this relaxed A1 episode, you’ll practice saying hello, learn a simple mini-dialogue, and discover why mistakes are just part of the fun. Grab your mate, repeat after Valentina, and start sounding like a local—one “hola” at a time!