 * traditional culture about China
 * Chinese society
 * popular street food
 * Chinese people‘s way of thinking
 * fun stories & jokes
 * Language 

Life in China

Pedro: Oi, João! Beleza? 
João: Oi, Pedro! Tudo tranquilo e contigo?
Pedro: Tudo na paz! O que você vai fazer nesse final de semana? 
João: Eu vou pra praia sozinho… E você? 
Pedro: Que legal! Eu também tô querendo ir pra praia. Qual que você vai? 
João: Eu vou pra de Copacabana. 
Pedro: Não acredito! Eu também vou pra lá. 
João: Que ótimo! A gente pode se encontrar?
Pedro: Aham! Você vai chegar lá que horas? 
João: Umas 10:00 da manhã. E você?
Pedro: Ah entendi! Vou chegar umas 10:20. 
João: Perfeito! Eu posso esperar você no Quiosque céu e mar. Tá legal?
Pedro: Sim! Pode ser lá. 
João: Vou esperar você tomando um açaí. 
Pedro: Compra um pra mim também, hein! 
João: Tá bom!  Tamo junto! Até amanhã.
Pedro: Combinado! Até amanhã. 

Diálogos Informais do Rio

Um dia na praia de Copacabana. 

كَانْ يَامَا كَانْ في قدِيمْ الزَّمَانْ
وفِي قَرْيَة بعِيدَة، طرِيقْهَا شدِيدَة، الرُّكْبَان إِلاَ قَصْدُوهَا يَعْيَاوْ، وَإِلَا مَاقَصْدُوهَا يَتَمَنَّاوْ، حِيثْ الاخْبَار لِّي تَوْصَلْ علِيهَا والْخِير لِّي فِيهَا، مَاتْخَلِّي حَدّ في دَارُ.
كَانْ في هَاد الْقَرْيَة واحَدْ الدَّرَّازْ(النَّسَّاج) راجلْ طَيِّبْ، القلبْ بيضْ كِيفْ كْلَمْةُ، وكلَامُ صَافِي مَتْقُونْ كِيفْ خدمْةُ، في الصِّيفْ يَنْسَجْ الْحَيْكْ وَالْمْخَابَلْ(سَتَائر تقليديَّة)، والْبَرْدْ يَنْسج الجْلاَلبْ والدّرَابلْ(رِدَاء ثَقيل)، وَكانْتْ عَنْدُ بنْتُ، وبنْتُ كَانْتْ صُورَة لبُوهَا في اخْلاقهَا ومنَاقبْهَا، الأمْ دَّاهَا(أخَذَهَا) الله وخَلاَّ لِيهَا ابَّاهَا.
بَعْدمَا رْعَاهَا فِي صْغُرهَا هِي اصبْحَتْ ترْعَاهْ.. وَبَنْتُ كَانْتْ عَمْيَة مِنْ زْيَادتْهَا، لَكِنْ عمَى البَصَرْ ما خْدَا منْهَا الْبَصِيرَة.
وبَعْْدمَا كَانْ بُوهَا بصَحّتُو، يدْرَزْ ويَاخُذْ مَا درَز لِلسُّوق، دَابَا(الآن) خَانْتُو الصَّحَّة اصبَح لِّي دَرْزُو، تَاخْذُو بـنْـتُ لِلسُّوقْ.
حمَارتهَا كَانْتْ عَارْفَة الطّرِيق، غِيرْ تَسْمَعْ «أرَّازِيدْ» تْشَدّ طرِيقْهَا، وغِيرْ توْقَفْ تْعَرَفْ بنْتْ الدَّرَّازْ أنَّهَا وَصلَتْ للسُّوقْ

Darija with karima 

   حكايات شعبية مغربية بنت الدراز: ج 1

Hawaiian Pidgin isn't just slang — it’s a living dialect with deep roots in Hawaiʻi’s culture and history. In this short episode, you'll learn what Pidgin really is, how it started, and why it’s even taught in schools and colleges today.
👉 Plus: a fun fact that proves it's more legit than you think.
Curious? Press play — and book a lesson if you like what you hear!

🏝 Speak Hawaii: Language, Culture & Travel

"Is Hawaiian Pidgin a Real Language? (You Might Be Surprised!)"

Oi gente, aqui é Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje, vou contar para vocês sobre uma lenda do folclore brasileiro chamada "A Lenda do Curupira". Ela fala sobre um ser mítico que protege a floresta contra caçadores e contra aqueles que derrubam as árvores. No final, trarei algumas palavras com seus significados em inglês para ajudar caso vocês tenham dificuldade com o vocabulário.
E se quiserem acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fe50CW49qj1Er-EVhVvQdxAPXf2okoDfjSLUfBApBx0/edit?usp=sharing
 Vamos lá?

Portuguese Drops 

Lendas do Brasil - Curupira 

こんにちは！ギャルは日本(にほん)の文化(ぶんか)です。
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Slow Japanese

Episode #81 - Japanese culture “Gyaru”

“I’m not actually a huge fan of TV, but there is one show that I do enjoy watching every weekend. It’s called _______ idol, which is a hugely popular reality show, where aspiring singers compete against each other for a shot at fame, or even a record contract.




The show is on every Sunday night at about 8pm, and I normally watch it at home with my family.




Young people who dream of being a famous singer, can have the chance to be chosen to perform on the show in front of judges who select the best performers. Later on the public can also get involved, and vote for their favourite singer by phone or online, and the singer with the most votes becomes the winner.




One of the things I love about this show is that it gives any Joe Bloggs off the street, not only a genuine chance to show off their talent, but to also have a shot at fame.




I think we all dream of what it might be like to be a star, and this show really opens doors for some of these dreamers, if of course they have the talent.




On top of that, it’s a lot of fun watching the early stages of the show, and passing judgement on the different contestants as well as supporting the best singers, as if I had discovered them myself.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a TV program that you like to watch - IELTS speaking part 2

In today's podcast we discuss using some simple psychological tricks to make life a little bit easier.

But be warned...

We can't guarantee you'll be a better person for using them!



The Jerome Meadows Experience

Immoral Life Hacks

In this episode we will talk about 【Working in China 】, you will learn how to say 【civil servant，wave of layoffs，We media blogger】 ect. The material helps you know more about China. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊在中国工作是什么样的体验。在中国的工作大概可以分为这几种：公务员、国企、事业单位、民企和外企。
公务员的工作很稳定，一直以来都是最受欢迎的工作。特别是疫情以后一些公司倒闭，员工失业，大家更觉得有一份铁饭碗很重要。在中国，我们把这种很稳定的工作叫做铁饭碗，例如公务员、教师和医生等等。
国企就是属国家所有的企业单位，例如中国石油、国家电网等等。国企的好处也是稳定，但是发展有限，关系和人脉很重要。
事业单位是一些从事教育、科技、文化、卫生等活动的社会服务组织，例如教师、医生和研究人员等等。事业单位的工作也是比较稳定的，但是收入要看当地的经济，很多地方的待遇其实很一般。
随着经济的发展，中国涌现出一批营收上百亿的大民企。2023中国民营企业500强榜单显示，民营企业500强入围门槛达275.78亿元，比上年增加12.11亿元。京东、阿里巴巴和腾讯都是为大家熟知的企业。2016年到2018年可以说是中国互联网行业的高光时刻，薪酬待遇远远超过普通的公司。然而2022年开始的“裁员潮”似乎到了今年也没有停下来的趋势，这让很多中年失业者陷入“上有老、下有小，背负房贷和车贷”的危机。在民企的发展空间比较大，缺点就是不稳定，小公司制度不完善，管理混乱。
外企的工作曾经备受名校毕业生追捧，但是随着民企的崛起，外企的薪酬逐渐失去竞争力。不过外企还是有很多优点，例如：综合福利好，假期也比较多；上下级关系比较平等，也有利于开阔视野和眼界。
除了当“打工人”，也有越来越多的人选择创业当老板、做自媒体博主，或者其他自由职业。每种工作都各有利弊，找到适合自己的才是最好的。
你更喜欢哪一种工作呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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体验/tǐ yàn/experience
大概/dà gài/roughly
公务员/gōng wù yuán/civil servant
国企/guó qǐ/state-owned enterprise
事业单位/shì yè dān wèi/public institution
民企/mín qǐ/private enterprise
外企/wài qǐ/foreign company
倒闭/dǎo bì/shut down
电网/diàn wǎng/Power grid
人脉/rén mài/connections
待遇/dài yù/treatment
涌现/yǒng xiàn/come to the fore
营收/yíng shōu/revenue
榜单/bǎng dān/ranking list
门槛/mén kǎn/threshold
薪酬/xīn chóu/remuneration
高光时刻/gāo guāng shí kè/highlight/finest hour
裁员潮/cái yuán cháo/wave of layoffs
追捧/zhuī pěng/chase after
崛起/jué qǐ/rise up
自媒体博主/zì méi tǐ bó zhǔ/We media blogger