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In questo podcast vi parlerò un po' di me stessa e del mio carattere. Parlerò di quanto sia importante scegliere ed essere liberi, ci sono anche nuovi termini che sicuramente non conoscete. Spero che vi faccia riflettere e aspetto i vostri commenti.

Ascolta e impara con Anna

Decisioni e libertà

I will talk about my house.
This episode is N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Grammar☆
・～が あります／います《There is/are～》
・location word
・adjective (present)

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
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Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#8 Short story /  わたしの うち（My house） / storytelling //N５Level

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【Buying milk tea】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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店员/diànyuán/clerk; 顾客/gùkè/customer

店员: 欢迎光临。请（在）这边点单。
huān yíng guāng lín 。 qǐng （ zài ） zhè biān diǎn dān 。
Welcome. Please order over here.
顾客: 有什么推荐的吗？
yǒu shén me tuī jiàn de ma ？
Do you have any recommendations?
店员: 您喜欢喝奶茶还是果茶？
nín xǐ huān hē nǎi chá hái shì guǒ chá ？
Do you prefer milk tea or fruit tea?
顾客: 奶茶吧。
nǎi chá ba 。
Milk tea.
店员: 茉莉奶绿是我们的招牌，您可以试一下。
mò lì nǎi lǜ shì wǒ men de zhāo pái ， nín kě yǐ shì yí xià 。
Jasmine Milk Green（tea） is our specialty. You can try it.
顾客: 是加了茉莉花和绿茶吗？
shì jiā le mò lì huā hé lǜ chá ma ？
Is it with jasmine and green tea?
店员: 是的。
shì de 。
Yes, it is.
顾客: 那来一杯吧。
nà lái yì bēi ba 。
I'll have a cup.
店员: 您要热的还是冰的？
nín yào rè de hái shì bīng de ？
Would you like it hot or iced?
顾客: 冰的，可以少冰吗？
bīng de ， kě yǐ shǎo bīng ma ？
Iced. Can I have less ice?
店员: 没问题。您要大杯、中杯还是小杯？
méi wèn tí 。 nín yào dà bēi 、 zhōng bēi hái shì xiǎo bēi ？
No problem. Would you like a large, medium or small?
顾客: 中杯。
zhōng bēi 。
Medium.
店员: 我们有全糖、7分糖、5分糖、3分糖，也可以去糖。
wǒ men yǒu quán táng 、qī fēn táng 、wǔ fēn táng 、sān fēn táng ， yě kě yǐ qù táng 。
We have full sugar, 70% sugar, 50% sugar, 30% percent sugar, or without sugar.
顾客: 7分糖吧。
qī fēn táng ba 。
70% sugar.
店员: 要加珍珠吗？
yào jiā zhēn zhū ma ？
Add tapioca?
顾客: 要的。
yào de 。
Yes.
店员: 好的。在这儿喝还是打包？
hǎo de 。 zài zhè ér hē hái shì dǎ bāo ？
Okay.Drink it here or takeaway?
顾客: 打包。
dǎ bāo 。
Takeaway.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

买奶茶 Buying milk tea （Beginner）

Пряник

Блины

Cognates are words that have a similar spelling, pronunciation, and meaning across two languages. This Episode includes an introduction to this podcast + a short explanation about how cognates work. By the end, there's a list of words associated with our first grammatical rule about cognates by suffix.

In this episode: Words that end with "ly" in English, while in Spanish end with the suffix "mente".

absolutely- absolutamente
additionally - adicionalmente
attentively - atentamente
completely - completamente
correctly - correctamente
directly - directamente
especially - especialmente
eventually - eventualmente
evidently - evidentemente
exactly - exactamente
finally - finalmente
fortunately - afortunadamente
horizontally - horizontalmente
immediately - inmediatamente
naturally - naturalmente
normally - normalmente
perfectly - perfectamente
really - realmente
recently - recientemente
secretly - secretamente
totally - totalmente

Spanish Hacks and Tips

1. COGNATES between English and Spanish. Part 1.

This is a review of my chapter 4  in my book Expect the Unexpected, about living in a foreign country.  This chapter is about a weekend with my dad back in 1972. In this story, I learn several lessons which follow through the book.

Expect the Unexpected

Another Weekend of Hunting

So, what exactly is a Mistake Book? It’s a notebook where you log your language mistakes using a structured approach. Each page is divided into three columns:
•	Column 1: The Mistake – Write down the mistake exactly as you made it, whether it’s in speaking, writing, or grammar.
•	Column 2: The Correction – This is where you write the correct version of the sentence or phrase.
•	Column 3: The Explanation – Briefly explain why it’s a mistake. Keep it concise—just enough to remind you of the rule or reason behind the correction.
For example, if you wrote “I have went to the store” instead of “I have gone to the store,” the explanation might be: "Use the past participle ‘gone’ instead of ‘went’.’"


111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 45 - Create a Mistake book as a reminder not to repeat the same mistake again.

Today we're looking at some interesting, higher level vocabulary that we can use when there are too many things trying to get our attention or take up our time. I hope you find them useful!