Learn to speak about art (especially paintings) and learn the history of a painting from one of Spain's greatest artists as you keep practicing the past tense.

Super Basic Spanish

Learn Spanish: ¡Hablemos de arte! (Let's talk about art!)

In this episode of Italiano Chiaro, we’re talking about the challenges many of us face when trying to have conversations in Italian. Even after hours of studying, it can feel like the words disappear when you need them most. We’ll go over common struggles like vocabulary overload, fear of making mistakes, grammar difficulties, and listening comprehension, while also sharing tips to help make conversations feel more natural and comfortable!

Italiano Chiaro Grammatica

Why is it so hard to have a conversation in Italian?

Hi everyone, this is Jesse, your story writer, and you’re listening to the Being a Cloud podcast. 

More teachers are waking up to the power of stories to teach languages, and on this show, I share the stories I’ve made with my italki students for you to enjoy. 

Are you an ESL student? Do you want to make a story? Book a lesson with me and let’s create one together. 

In this story, an orange named Orangutan gets an unexpected text message from his girlfriend. This is part 1 of 3.  

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Orangutan the Orange

Rain is pouring heavily onto a small town somewhere in Russia. It’s 8:15 in the morning on a cold Monday. 

Inside of a small, community-run gym, there is an angry-looking orange lifting some weights. It’s early, so no other members are in the gym. Not all the lights are turned on. The fourteen-year-old orange is alone lifting some dumbbells. 

8 – 9 – 10 – Rest… 

He takes in huge breathes to recover. He seems very driven to push his body to its limits. 

Again… 1 – 2 – 3… 

After completing his 5th set, the orange walks over to the bench press. He lays down on the bench, grabs the steel bar and lifts the 50kg weights. He’s very strong for such a young piece of fruit. 

Then, his mobile phone makes a sound. The orange completes his set, then grabs his phone from his bag. Two new messages have arrived. He opens the first one and scans the text. 

Hi, Orangutan, my dear, it’s me. I’m sorry to say, but our relationship is over. Please don’t visit me or call me anymore. You’re very strong and handsome, but you’re not polite or considerate. While I do care for you, sometimes I don’t feel safe around you…

The message stops there. It continues in the second message. But Orangutan feels so insulted and hurt by the message. He instantly deletes both of the messages, without reading the second. 

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Wanting more? Then create your own story. Book a class with me on italki. 


Being a Cloud

Orangutan the Orange

Do you need to write something in Russian? Is there something wrong with punctuation that doesn't look like English? Let's find out.

All about Russian language 🌟

Russian Punctuation

How are these people in the monologue related? Try to guess before you hear the answer. You will learn the difference between:
1. BRAT I ROĐAK
2. STRIC I UJAK
synonyms like 3. SUPRUG = MUŽ…
and much more!
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!


SERBIAN TO GO

Породичне везе - Porodične veze – Family relationships (A2 level)

台词学中文
 
电影里的台词，也是学习中文的好材料，简单又好记。
 
- 哪吒的自信：哪吒说“我乃哪吒三太子，能降妖来会作诗” ，“我乃”就是“我是”的意思，在古代文学里常用，是不是一下就有了古代大侠的感觉？“能降妖来会作诗”，简单直白，展现了哪吒的本领和自信。大家可以模仿哪吒的语气，大声说这句话，感受中文的力量。
 
- 亲情的温暖：殷夫人对哪吒说“无论你是‘魔’是‘妖’还是‘仙’，你都是我儿，每一天与你在一起都是快乐的” ，“无论……都……”是中文里常用的句式，表示不管什么情况，结果都一样。这句话充满了母爱，大家可以用这个句式，说说自己对家人的爱。
 
- 勇敢的决心：“不管前方有多少险阻，我都要闯一闯” ，这句台词体现了哪吒的勇敢。“不管……都……”也是很实用的句式，用来表达坚定的决心。比如，不管学中文有多难，你都要坚持，就可以说“不管学中文有多难，我都要坚持学下去” 。
听完这些，大家是不是迫不及待想试试？现在就给大家留个小作业：用今天学到的“无论……都……”或者“不管……都……”造个句子，发在评论区，我会选出最有创意的小伙伴，送上神秘小礼物。
 
今天的播客就到这里啦，希望大家通过《哪吒2》感受到中文的魅力。别忘了，学习中文就像一场冒险，每一步都有惊喜。下期咱们继续在中文的奇妙世界里探索，拜拜！

快乐中文充电站

跟着《哪吒2》学中文，超简单超好玩（2）


This topic is going to be divided into 4 chapters. We are going to discuss all of these topics thoroughly, going into deep understanding of all of them. So, if you are interested-subscribe to this channel to stay informed.

Alright, let’s start from the basics. Why do we need conditionals? It’s super simple. We use them to talk about some conditions. Here are a couple of examples: We will go to the cinema, if you buy these tickets. Or vice versa ‘We won’t go to the cinema, if you don’t buy these tickets. 
There are 4 types of conditionals and today’s podcast is devoted to “zero and first conditional”.
Okay, guys. Zero conditional. We use it to talk about some facts, rules or laws.
“Snow melts, when it is hot”, “if you violate the law, you are punished”
How do we make it? Super simple. Our sentence consists of 2 parts: clause and main part, both of them are written in present simple. The clause part always contains if or when.
 Let’s take a look again.
“If you don’t work, you don’t get money”
I am about to leave you a couple of exercises in the quiz to practice.

Alright, the first conditional is about FUTURE. Yes, guys, and this is when a lot of students make mistakes. Let’s take a look at the examples.
“If you pass your exams, you will enter the university”
“If I don’t have enough delights, I will go to the supermarket to purchase them”

How do we make it?
In the main part we have Future Simple, in the clause one we, again, have present simple. 
The main mistake is when you use Future Simple instead of Present Simple. Try to remember that here, after ‘if or when” we don’t use the future. (Sometimes we do, but we’ll talk about it later)

“If I don’t exercises, I’ll never achieve a strong body”
“You will never find a good job, if you don’t look for it,”

And of course, I’ve prepared a good exercise for you to practice.

I hope it was useful, it was nice to share this info with you. Feel free to book lessons with me. Thank you and see you later!


