In this podcast I read passages of books in english and translate them into spanish for listening practice.

Books for Bilinguals

一边yì biān……一边yì biān……
is used in front of verbs to indicate two actions taking place concurrently.
For example:
zán men yì biān sàn bù ， yì biān liáo tiānr 。 
咱们一边散步，一边聊天儿。
We walk and chat.

dà wèi yì biān kàn shū ， yì biān tīnɡ yīn yuè 。 
大卫一边看书，一边听音乐。
David is reading a book and listening to music.

wǒ men zuó tiān wǎn shɑnɡ yì biān chī fàn ， yì biān liàn xí shuō zhōnɡ wén 。 
我们昨天晚上一边吃饭，一边练习说中文。
We practiced speaking Chinese while having dinner last night.

JOJO CHINESE

一边…一边…

✅ Practice your listening skills with the stories from my everyday life. 

✅You'll find the whole transcription as well as translation into English and Russian in the special GoogleDoc I created for you
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WrRMa-XQjG9K0Du4irYNNljd-n5ceo2IutqgooWUyNE/edit?usp=sharing 

❓ Et toi, c'est quoi la dernière chose que t'as annulée ?

Here are some notes on grammar and vocabulary:
*j’ai dû - passé composé du verbe devoir - I had to // мне пришлось 
*en extérieur - outside, outdoors // на свежем воздухе 
*depuis hier - since yesterday // со вчерашнего дня 
*je me demandais - imparfait du verbe se demander - I was wondering // я думала 
*y - there // там, туда 
*plein de choses - familier - lots of things // куча всего 
*le boulot - familier - job, work // работа 
*aprèm = après-midi
*si j’étais allée - plus que parfait - if I had gone // если бы я пошла 
*je n’aurais pas eu - conditionnel passé - I wouldn’t have had time  // у меня не было бы 
*du coup - familier - so // и поэтому 
*j’aurais dû organiser - conditionnel passé - I should have organized // я должна была бы планировать 
*on ne sait pas bien - you don't know how // ты не умеешь 
*c’est quoi - what is ? // какой 

👍If the podcast was useful and taught you something. 
🗨Contact me if you want to improve your speaking skills and practice your French.


En français avec Victoria

🇫🇷 1 minute in slow French. 1. J'ai annulé mon rendez-vous. 

elephant, egg, elbow, envelope

Listen and repeat.

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Phonics The Alphabet 

Letter E

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Job interview coaching, Episode 393.

Two people discuss colors and things with their colors.

Beginner 

Colors

Spanish México

ESTILOS ARQUITECTÓNICOS.

CHISTES MEXICANOS

JAGUAR.

Since England is an island, it has a rich maritime history and lots of idiomatic expressions that come from sailing and ships. In this podcast, I cover the following:

* “Dead in the water” 
* “Three sheets to the wind” 
* “To go by the board” 

For a full transcript of this podcast, go to https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/nautical-idioms-part-2/.