In this channel I put Persian short stories. Before I start reading the stories, I introduce some vocabulary existing in the story that could help unblock the meaning. 

سیمرغ (Persian short stories + vocab)

Persian poems from different old and contemporary poets, declaimed by me. 
English translations are not mine. English version of Khayyam's short poems is by Edward Fitzgerald.  

Persian Poetry

7岁suì 的de 女儿nǚ ér 回huí 家jiā 后hòu ，妈妈mā ma看见kàn jiàn 她tā 的de 手shǒu 很hěn 脏zāng ，就jiù 说shuō ：”看kàn 你nǐ 的de 手shǒu ，多duō 脏zāng ！你nǐ 什么shén me 时候shí hou 看kàn 到dào 过guò 我wǒ 的de 手shǒu 这么zhè me 脏zāng 了le ？”

女儿nǚ ér 回答huí dá ：”没有méi yǒu ，妈妈mā ma 。因为yīn wèi 我wǒ 没有méi yǒu 看kàn 到dào 过guò 你nǐ 7岁suì 的de 样子yàng zi 。”

A short and interesting Chinese daily article  for every day

Never seen 没见过

How to ask for numbers under 10 in Chinese, let me tell you

HSK vocabulary

the interrogative pronoun “几”，how to say in Chinese?

Jag har massa tankar om mellanförskap, om att återvända till Sverige, beskriver mina känslor kring detta och hur det känns. Pratar om min upplevelse av att ha bott i Sverige 25 år.

Jag är riktigt nervös för att återvända med också taggad och redo att möta allt som hänt under mina första 25 år i Sverige. Jag pratar om att jag inte känner mig ett dugg australiensk men att jag tänker att dessa känslor kanske uppstår i Sverige. Tack för att ni lyssnar och hoppas det hjälper någon med svenskan.

Avsnittet lämpas för svenskastuderande på b2+ nivå.


Ha det bra Matilda



Tankar på svenska

Tankar på svenska: Om att återvända till Sverige efter 3.5 år

Today we're talking about the word "niche" which is a noun that means, to specialise in something. I hope you find it useful.

If your niche requires you to improve your English then feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work! I look forward to meeting you!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

This podcast might be too niche for you.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Music.

Q. What types of music do you like to listen to? [Why?]
Q. At what times of day do you like to listen to music? [Why?]
Q. Did you learn to play a musical instrument when you were a child? [Why/Why not?]
Q. Do you think all children should learn to play a musical instrument? [Why/Why not?]

Which words were difficult to identify / understand? How many times did you listen over and over to get it?

What else do you want me to help you with?

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Music.

얘들아 , 우리 10시에 영상 통화 하자.
大伙们，我们十点钟视频通话吧。

응, 근데 나 9시 40분부터 10시 10분까지 온라인 한국어 수업이 있어.
嗯, 可是我从九点四十到十点十分有线上韩语课。 

그럼 넌 한국어 수업 끝나면 들어와.
那你韩语课结束后进来吧。 

알겠어. 얘들아 이따가 만나. 
知道了。大伙们待会儿见。


얘들아, 모두들 大伙们
온라인 线上
오프라인 线下
끝나다 结束 
이따(가), 잠시 후에 待会儿


[YOON] 1분 한국어

얘들아 , 우리 10시에 영상 통화 하자. 大伙们，我们十点钟视频通话吧。

Ruth Ozeki has won a major prize with her latest book which is called: "The Book of Form and Emptiness"

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Ruth Ozeki: Author wins Women's Prize for Fiction

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Ra-c46fwU7GJ5qQEP62rKSWn5S1GZoj/view?usp=drivesdk