Hi, I am Emma, welcome to the party.
Hello Emma, I am john, nice to meet you.
Do you have a drink? I can get one for you.
Yes, thank you, water is fine.
Where are you from, John?
I am from Iran, and you?
I am from Spain, I work here.
That is nice, thank you for the drink and the welcome. 

Atefeh's Language Corner

English Conversation A1 | Meeting Someone New

In this first episode, I'll talk about Crete in general and go trough general information about the island.

Noémie voyage en Europe

Bienvenue en Crète ! 

AIで作った曲です。いい曲ができました。
今回は英語ですが、これから日本語の曲も作ろうと思います。

日本語聞いてみよう！

AIで曲を作りました

¡Bienvenidos! Existen diferentes expresiones culturales, gastronómicas, musicales y tradicionales que identifican la celebración de la navidad en Venezuela, estas celebraciones tienen una gran fuerza pues encierran innumerables reuniones colectivas que hacen que las fechas decembrinas sean muy especiales. En este podcast conoceremos estas cálidas tradiciones. 

Costumbres y Tradiciones de Venezuela

Tradiciones navideñas en Venezuela 

1.Cultural Tips
🧧 "Chinese New Year is coming! Did you know ‘红包’ (hóngbāo) means ‘red envelope’ and symbolizes good luck? 💰 Learning these cultural words makes your Chinese more authentic! 
2. Practical sentences
🎉 "How to greet someone during Chinese New Year? Try this: ‘新年快乐，万事如意！’ (Xīnnián kuàilè, wànshì rúyì!) – ‘Happy New Year, may all your wishes come true!’ 🐯 Practice and impress your friends!
3. Interactive questions
❓ "What’s your Chinese zodiac sign? 2026 is the Year of the Horse! Comment your birth year, and I’ll tell you your sign! 🎊
4.Short voice audio
🔊 Listen: How to say “恭喜发财” (Gōngxǐ fācái – Wishing you prosperity) correctly? Practice with me! 🎤 Perfect your tone with a native teacher. 
5. Riddles / Fun
🧩 "Riddle time! What Chinese New Year decoration is both ‘red’ and ‘lucky’, and sounds like ‘fortune’? 🧧 Answer: ‘福’ (fú – luck character)! Share your guess!
6. Comparison of festivals
🌍 "Just like Christmas in the West, Chinese New Year is about family, food, and gifts! Learn to compare traditions in Chinese. 🎁 How does your culture celebrate? 
7. Teacher interaction
👩🏫 “As a Chinese teacher, I’d love to hear: What aspect of Chinese New Year interests you most? Culture, vocabulary, or stories? Let me know! 👇

Simple blessings

Chinese New Year

我们每个人都有自己的姓。姓是标志家族系统的称号，姓也成为一种中国传统文化和历史传承。在中国古代很多部落根据自己的地理位置或者职业等，创造了自己的姓。姓也成为一种中国传统文化和历史的传承。在日常生活中，为了表示尊敬，人们对于初识的人常常会问“您贵姓？”。一般人们都会回答“免贵姓.⋯⋯”。
Everyone has their own surname, which connects them to their ancestors and represents the continuation of the family lineage. In ancient China, surnames already came into existence. Many tribes created their own surnames according to their geographical locations or occupations. And thus their surnames became the carrier of traditional Chinese culture and history. In everyday life today, Chinese people also pay a lot of attention to surnames. For example, in order to show respect when meeting someone for the first time, people often say 您贵姓? (what's your honourable surname?). Usually people will respond with 免贵姓…… (My name is.., without nobility).

Easy Chinese with Sherry

Episode 1<Cultural Knowledge>: Chinese Surnames中国人的姓

今日は、昨日のテレビで「食品サンプル」についてやっていたので、それについて思ったことを話したいと思います。

皆さんは、食品サンプルというのをご存知ですか？
食品サンプルというのは、よく飲食店の入り口のところに飾られている、料理の見本のことです。それは、本物の食品でできているのではなくて、ずっと飾っておいても腐らない材料でできています。
それを見れば、お店に入らなくても、メニューを見なくても、その店にはどんな料理があるか一目でわかります。
しかも、食べなくてもその美味しさが伝わってくるくらい、よくできています。

実は昨日、3月26日は、食品サンプルの日だそうです。
サンプルのサンが数字の３、プが数字の２、ルが数字の６。
３・２・６・・・ということで、３月26日は食品サンプルの日になったそうです。

そのテレビで、食品サンプルと本物の料理を見分けるクイズがあったのですが、もうリアルすぎて、どっちが本物か区別がつきません。
おにぎりなんか、お米の一粒一粒から、海苔のパリパリ感まで、もはや本物。
私はそのクイズ、ことごとく全て外れました。。。


外国人観光客の方にも、お土産として人気があるようですが、今度日本でお土産を買うとしたら、食品サンプル、いいかもしれません。こっそり食卓に並べて、家族や友達をびっくりさせてみるのも、楽しそうですよ！

まきのひとりごと Japanese Podcast 

1. 食品サンプル

I've used a voice-to-text transcription for you (it may not be grammatically correct). I hope you enjoy reading and listening, enjoy :)

Hi, I'm Anatoly here and today I'd like to talk about vague language in an interview. 

So what is vague language? 

When you're trying to communicate something to an interviewer and you use vague terms like I'd like to help the company achieve its goals, I like this industry overall. Or this position is very exciting. 

Can you hear that there's no specificity when it comes to showing exactly that you've thought about an issue, showing the recruiter that you've gone through their website, you've looked at their products, you've considered their mission and vision and maybe you've seen their market share or the size of the company or if you've dug a little deeper. 

Maybe you've seen some reviews from people who work there, like on Glassdoor, right? 

Because you want to come into an interview from the perspective of being an employee. What does that mean? It's knowing enough so that when they're communicating with you, they feel like you're one of them.

And when they feel that you are one of them, what happens? They start to, well, it starts to diminish the doubt in them or they start to have less and less doubt about you because they are like, well, he or she is one of us. They communicate as if they know exactly who we are or they use the vocabulary that we use or they are aligned with our mission.

Enjoy the rest of the podcast and let me know how valuable it is to you.

And if you want 1-1 support, check my availability and book the coaching call now.

To your success!

Job Interview Preparation | Build Strong Communication Under Pressure

How To Destroy Your Chances of Being Hired In A Job Interview With Vague Language?

What's Your Story? (With Transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fKcd51p2nb7ARyNJ-_63Wzosact-6-KS/view?usp=drivesdk