Hoy exploraremos algo esencial para aprender un idioma: la cultura. Hablaremos de algunas tradiciones y festividades importantes en España y Latinoamérica que reflejan la riqueza cultural de los países hispanohablantes. 

Español en Acción

Temporada 1 Episodio 8 Cultura Española y Latinoamericana - Un Vistazo a Tradiciones y Festividades

Do you know these interesting idioms that contain different body parts? Listen to this podcast episode to hear what they are!

All About English and How You Learn It!

Idioms With Body Parts

我是一名医生，工作很忙。我不会做饭，一般也不在家里吃，下班以后经常去医院旁边的饭馆吃饭。后来，同事们告诉我，可以用手机点外卖，又方便又便宜。我试了一个星期，感觉太好了。我现在每顿都可以吃不同的东西，昨天吃饺子，今天吃面条，明天吃三明治，太幸福了！

Wǒ shì yì míng yī shēng ，gōng zuò hěn máng 。Wǒ bú huì zuò fàn ，yì bān yě bú zài jiā lǐ chī ，xià bān yǐ hòu jīng cháng qù yī yuàn páng biān de fàn guǎn chī fàn 。Hòu lái ，tóng shì men gào sù wǒ ，kě yǐ yòng shǒu jī diǎn wài mài ，yòu fāng biàn yòu biàn yí 。wǒ shì le yí gè xīng qī ，gǎn jiào tài hǎo le 。Wǒ xiàn zài měi dùn dōu kě yǐ chī bú tóng de dōng xi ，zuó tiān chī jiǎo zǐ ，jīn tiān chī miàn tiáo ，míng tiān chī sān míng zhì ，tài xìng fú le ！




Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

点外卖  Diǎn wài mài 

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

A: Você gosta de esportes?
B: Sim, eu gosto muito.
A: Quais esportes você gosta?
B: Eu gosto de futebol e vôlei.
A: Eu também gosto de futebol. É o esporte mais popular do Brasil. Mas não sei jogar vôlei.
B: Eu posso te ensinar se você quiser.
A: Sério? Eu adoraria.
B: Que tal amanhã à tarde então?
A: Ok, eu estou livre amanhã à tarde.
B: Então, nos vemos amanhã à tarde no parque.
A: Combinado!


PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Você gosta de esportes? — SMALL TALK IN PORTUGUESE (A1-A2 LEVEL)

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?

My Rich dad, on the other hand, recommended that I think like a Texan. "I like Texas and Texans, "he used to say. "In Texas, everything is bigger. When Texas win, they win big. And when they lose, it's spectacular."

-Rich Dad Poor dad

FLO TALKS 

BUSINESS TALK: "MOST PEOPLE PLAY IT TOO SAFE."

"The road less traveled is the road of delayed gratification."

New words
 
1. 邮递员  yóudìyuán  n. mailman
2. 请问  qǐngwèn  v. excuse me, may I ask...
3. 先生  xiānshēng  n. Mr., sir
4. 吗  ma  part. used at the end of a yes/no question
5. 不  bù  adv. no, not
6. 的  de  part. used after an attribute
7. 快递  kuàidì  n. express mail
8. 对不起  duìbuqǐ  v. to be sorry
9. 没关系  méiguānxi  it doesn't matter
10. 再见  zàijiàn  v. to see you around

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