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 — Oi, com licença, estou perdida. Você pode me ajudar?

— Sim, pode falar!

— Onde fica a estação de metrô?

— Você vira a esquerda e segue direto por duas quadras. Na primeira entrada você vai ver a estação de metrô mais para frente.

— Entendi. Muito obrigado!

— Nada! Qualquer coisa é só perguntar que o pessoal informa.


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 Estou perdido! — SMALL TALK IN PORTUGUESE (B1-C1 LEVEL)

In this episode you will learn HSK2 lesson seven Text two,在去机场的路上。
Check the comment to see the Text.Leave your comments about what you have learned.

HSK2

HSK2-7-2 在去机场的路上

This story is the English translation of the Spanish version. If you don't understand my accent, you can send me a message requesting a transcription.

A2-B2

Clan de Autodidactas

The Day of San Juan

My wife and I discuss our three favorite American states. We give recommendations for travel activities as well, so if you're thinking of taking a trip to the US, this podcast could give you some ideas!

Find episode transcript at: ⁠https://american-idiom.com/f/001-our-favorite-american-states

***Detailed Vocabulary Lesson begins at 33:53***


Episode Outline:

Texas (Starts at 1:31)
Louisiana (Starts at 4:30)
Illinois (Starts at 9:34)
California (Starts at 15:44)
Michigan (Starts at 19:58)
Washington (Starts at 26:07)
New Mexico (Starts at 29:54)
Hawaii (Starts at 32:13)


Vocabulary and Examples (Starts at 33:53)

"to go all out" (used at 3:15 and 5:05 and explained at 34:18)
"to check out" (used at 8:20 and 9:24 and explained at 36:32)
"to have the sense that" (used at 8:32 and explained at 38:16)
"don't care for" (used at 9:26 and explained at 40:07)
"I can relate" (used at 11:57 and explained at 42:03)
"full disclosure" (used at 20:08 and explained at 43:42)
"I digress" (used at 23:02 and explained at 45:52)
"to be into" (used at 25:09 and 25:16 and explained at 48:02)

Brentoni's English Podcast

001 Our Favorite American States

提起甘肃，人们脑海中很少会出现车水马龙的繁华或花红柳树的秀美。When it comes to Gansu, the bustling traffic and the beauty of red flowers and willows rarely appear in people's minds.
十有八九会浮现出很多历久弥新、脍炙人口的诗词佳句。Nine times out of ten, there will be a lot of old and popular poetry sentences.
比如：such as
《诗经》中有一首叫《蒹葭（jiān jiā）》的诗歌这样写道：There is a poem in the Book of Songs called "jian jia" that goes like this:
（《诗经》是中国最早的诗歌集，收集于西周初年至春秋中叶（即前11世纪至前6世纪）。The Book of Songs is the earliest poetry collection in China, which was collected from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn period. (i.e. from the 11th century BC to the 6th century BC）
蒹葭苍苍，白露为霜。Reeds green, white dew for frost.
所谓伊人，在水一方。The beautiful girl is on the other side of the water.


新鲜事儿（Anecdote）

诗词中的甘肃

マットさん、ひらがながわかりますか。Matt, do you understand hiragana?
ひらがながだいたいわかります。I can understand most of hiragana.
カタカナがすこしわかります。I understand a little katakana.
漢字はぜんぜんわかりません。I don't understand any kanji.


エミリーさん、日本語がわかりますか。　Emily, do you understand Japanese?
はい、すこしわかります。Yes, I understand a little.
中国語がわかりますか。Do you understand Chinese?
はい、よくわかります。Yes, I understand very well.
英語がわかりますか。Do you understand English?
はい、だいたいわかります。Yes, I understand most of it.
フランス語がわかりますか。Do you understand French?
いいえ、ぜんぜんわかりません。No, I don't understand it at all.

マットさん、マクドナルドをたべますか。Matt, do you eat McDonald's?
いいえ、あまりたべません。No, I don't eat much.
沖縄料理をたべますか。Do you eat Okinawan food?
はい、よく食べます。Yes, I eat a lot.

おかねがぜんぜんありません。　I have no money at all.
おかねがありませんから、お母さんにおかねをかります。I don't have any money, so I have to ask my mother for money.
おかねがありませんから、どこにもいけません。I can't go anywhere because I don't have any money.

飲みにいきませんか。Would you like to go for a drink?
くるまで来ましたから、ちょっと。I've come all the way, so...
飲みにいきませんか。Would you like to go for a drink?
きょうは仕事がありますから、I have work today, so let's go for a drink.



にほんごのれんしゅう

みんなの日本語　Lesson 9-2

In this episode, we further discuss the concept of word-stress in English by practicing its different rules through shadowing. 

All Things Pronunciation

Rules of Word-Stress

My experience of teaching over 14 thousand online classes inspired me to record this audio - my thoughts and observations as to what makes people succeed and fail when it comes to learning to improve your spoken English fluency. 

Inside.. and please listen to the end - you'll get the biggest secret of your quick improvement that helped me and other students to succeed beyond their wildest imagionation.. 

The secret isn't hard to learn, it's between the lines of this recording... feel it and allow yourself to wander off for the time of this recording and please let me know ( privately or here what's the result of this experience ). 

I am here for you.

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

The biggest secret you need to remember for both learning english or success in life!!!

A lo largo de la historia de España ha habido diferentes movimientos literarios con estilos y características bastante definidos. En el episodio de hoy te hablo de uno de ellos, La Generación del 98. En el te hablo de cómo se creó, sus características y algunos de sus representantes más conocidos.

Después de escucharlo no te olvides de darle una valoración y de pasarte por mi Instagram para decirme qué te ha parecido este episodio y si habías escuchado hablar sobre este movimiento literario y/o sobre alguno de sus representantes.
