Learning a Language is exactly like moving into a new house. It takes time to settle in. You should never be frustrated when you forget what you have learnt and make mistakes where corrections have already been made. 

All Things English

Immersing Ourselves in the Language

「みんなのにほんご」５かのごいです。
Let's practice the vocabulary of Minna no Nihongo Lesson ５.
Write down the vocabulary you hear.

行きます　	いきます　	go
来ます	きます	　come
帰ります　	かえります	go home
学校	がっこう　	school
スーパー	　　すーぱー	　supermarket
駅	　えき	station
飛行機	ひこうき　	airplane
船	　ふね	ship
電車	でんしゃ　	train
地下鉄	ちかてつ　	subway
新幹線	しんかんせん　	bullet train
バス	ばす	bus
タクシー	　　たくしー　　	bicycle
自転車	　じてんしゃ	　　bicycle
友達	　ともだち　	friend
彼	　　かれ	　　he, boyfriend
彼女	　かのじょ	　she, girlfriend
家族	　かぞく	　　　family
一人で	　ひとりで	　alone, by oneself
誕生日	たんじょうび　	birthday
普通	ふつう　　	local (train)
急行	きゅうこう　　　rapid
特急	とっきゅう　　	express



ごいのれんしゅう

みんなのにほんご_５か_ごい

生龙活虎[shēng lóng huó hǔ]：lively/dragon/active/tiger
The image of a dragon and a tiger full of vigor and vitality is used to describe someone who is full of energy and vitality, with a strong sense of life.
比喻 bǐ yù：allegory;comparison;metaphor;figure of speech
生气 shēng qì：vitality
蛟龙 jiāo lóng：mythical flood dragon
猛虎 měng hǔ：fierce tiger
精力 jīng lì：energy
旺盛 wàng shèng：vigorous
选手 xuǎn shǒu：player;competitor
成绩 chéng jì：result; achievement; score



“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

生龙活虎

Here I will talk about the popularity of Swedish candy.

Estimated learning level: B2 to C1 

Prata Flytande Svenska/Speak Swedish Fluently  

Godisavsnittet

Esta es la segunda parte del episodio en el que Jon (Madrid) y Joan (Barcelona) comparan sus rutinas: un profesor online vs. un profesor presencial. Una persona de Madrid vs. una persona de Barcelona. Un español vs. un holandés. Esto y mucho más aquí, en ¡Qué Pasa! ¡Relájate y escúchanos!


¡Qué Pasa! Podcast en Español

LA RUTINA en España - Parte 2

JOYCE: Should we take a taxi or a bus to the mall?
BILL: Let’s take a bus. It’s impossible to get a taxi during 
rush hour.
JOYCE: Isn’t that a bus stop over there?
BILL: Yes ... Oh! There’s a bus now. We’ll have to run to 
catch it.
JOYCE: Oh, no! We just missed it.
BILL: No problem. There’ll be another one in 10 minutes.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Should we … or …? Is a way of asking “Which is better?” “Should” is used to ask 
for an opinion. Note that we do not say “Will” here.
• Take a taxi or a bus? The word “or” signals a choice here. Notice the rising 
intonation on taxi (the first choice) and falling intonation on bus (the second choice).
• Let’s (Let us) means “I think we should do this.”
• Rush hour is the time of day when most people are going to or from work. In most 
American cities, rush hour is from about 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. and from about 4:30 to 
6:30 p.m. Notice that “rush hour” is a compound noun, with the main stress on the 
first word.
• Isn’t that This is a negative question. The speaker expects an affirmative answer. It 
is used to check information.
• Bus stop is a compound noun, with the main stress on the first word.
• Oh! is an exclamation used to express alarm or surprise.
• Oh, no! is an expression used to express disappointment.
• We just missed it here means “We arrived a moment too late to get the bus.” 
Notice the emphasis on “just” to show the very recent past.
• No problem here means “It doesn’t matter.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 19: Transportation 

The final installment of Rolad Dahl's exciting story! Can you predict how it will end?

Stories to Stimulate!

The Umbrella Man - Part Three

This lesson is all about talking about your city and town.
You'll learn to use the verb "vivir" (to live) and you'll be able to have a basic conversation about your hometown.

Super Basic Spanish

Clase 4: ¿Dónde vives? (Where do you live?)

Learn how to speak about places. In this podcast, we cover the verbs to go, to have, among others, and I'll teach you the names of common places. I'll then show you how to put everything together so you can speak Spanish in no time!