1)	A: 你好！ 我叫李明，你叫什么名字？
            Nǐ hǎo! Wǒ jiào Lǐmíng, nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?
        B: 你好！我叫大卫。
            Nǐ hǎo! Wǒ jiào Dàwèi.

2)	A: 你家里有几口人？ 
             Nǐ jiā lǐ yǒo jǐ kǒu rén?
        B: 我家有四口人。一个姐姐，两个弟弟和我。
             Wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén。Yī gè jiějie, liǎng gè dìdi hé wǒ.

3)	A: 那个高大的男人是谁？
             Nà gè gāo dà de nǎn rén shì shéi?
        B: 他是我们的英语老师。
             Tā shì wǒmen de Yīngyǔ lǎoshi.

4)	A: 马丁是英国人还是美国人？ 
            Mǎdīng shì Yīngguó rén hái shì Měiguó rén?
        B: 马丁是美国人。 
            Mǎdīng shì Měiguó rén.

5)	A: 你的小女儿今年几岁了？
             Nǐ de xiǎo nǚ'ér jīn nián jǐ suì le?
            她今年五岁了。
            Tā jīn nián wǔ suì le.



Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

Greeting and introduction 

Ascolta alcuni consigli culturali da tenere a mente quando si visita l'Italia.

Italiano Chiaro - Cultura e Tradizioni 

Consigli Culturali

Let’s face it, as human beings—complex, multifaceted individuals—we are perpetually immersed in thought. Whether we refer to it as "mind" or simply the constant stream of consciousness, these thoughts can often pull us away from our intended focus, particularly when studying. You’ve likely experienced those moments where, despite your best efforts, your mind drifts towards an upcoming event, a lingering problem, or unresolved personal matters. In these moments, the traditional approach might be to forcefully redirect your attention back to your studies, but today, I’m going to propose a different, more Zen-like strategy.

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 43 - Learn more effectively by tapping into your what’s distracting you

Hi, guys, today I want to share with you a very useful dialogue...
Happened to you that you wanted to go to a place in Latin America or Spain but didn´t know how to explain where do you want to go or give the direction?
Enjoy the Podcast......

Hola chicos, hoy quiero compartir con ustedes un diálogo muy útil...
¿Te ha pasado que querías ir a un lugar de Latinoamérica o España pero no sabías cómo explicar a dónde quieres ir o dar la dirección?
Disfruta del pódcast......

 Ricardo's Spanish Grammar Stories Podcast

Llamando a un taxi

The Old New Year is today! 🎄 Let's find out what it is. 
A short story in English, then in Russian (1:34). 
Приятного прослушивания!

All about Russian language 🌟

Old New Year 

掩耳盗钟 or 铃[yǎn ěr dào zhōng、 líng]：cover/ear/steal/bell;clock
Plug one's ears while stealing a bell;to deceive oneself as well as others.
贵族 guì zú ：noble;lord
 战败 zhàn bài：be defeated; be vanquished; lose (a battle or war)
逃亡  táo wáng：escape；become a fugitive
一口钟 yī kǒu zhōng：one bell （口：CL for a bell)
砸 zá：break; crush; smash
荒谬 huāng miù：ridiculous; absurd

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

掩耳盗钟 or 铃[yǎn ěr dào zhōng、líng]

Привет!

В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим о 5 антонимичных парах прилагательных и рассмотрим их в контексте.

Приятного прослушивания!

Speak fluent Russian A1-A2

Выпуск 26. 5 важных антонимов с контекстом / 5 important antonyms in context

今回は日本でよく使われている美容室/びようしつAPPの使い方についてお話しています。

日本に長く住む人はもちろん、髪の毛を切りますが、なかなか美容室に行くのは勇気がいりますよね💦

そんな人に役立てればいいな！

Nihongo Hanaso (Beginners)

Beginners 日本でかみを切る！

我就这样孤独地生活着，没有一个能真正谈得来的人，一直到六年前在撒哈拉沙漠上发生了那次故障。
So I lived my life alone, without anyone that I could really talk to, until I hadan accident with my plane in the Desert of Sahara, six years ago.
我的发动机里有个东西损坏了。
Something was broken in my engine.


当时由于我既没有带机械师也没有带旅客，我就试图独自完成这个困难的维修工作。
And as I had with me neither a mechanic nor any passengers, I set myself to attempt the difficult repairs all alone.
这对我来说是个生与死的问题。我随身带的水只够饮用一星期。
It was a question of life or death for me: I had scarcely enough drinking water to last a week.


第一天晚上我就睡在这远离人间烟火的大沙漠上。
The first night, then, I went to sleep on the sand, a thousand miles from any human habitation.
我比大海中伏在小木排上的遇难者还要孤独得多。
I was more isolated than a shipwrecked sailor on a raft in the middle of the ocean.
而在第二天拂晓，当一个奇怪的小声音叫醒我的时候，你们可以想见我当时是多么吃惊。
Thus you can imagine my amazement, at sunrise,when I was awakened by an odd little voice.

这小小的声音说道：“请你给我画一只羊，好吗？”
It said:"If you please– draw me a sheep!”
啊！
What!

给我画一只羊…
Draw me a sheep!
我像是受到惊雷轰击一般，一下子就站立起来。
I jumped to my feet, completely thunderstruck. I blinked my eyes hard.

我使劲地揉了揉眼睛，仔细地看了看。
I looked carefully all around me.
我看见一个十分奇怪的小家伙严肃地朝我凝眸望着。
And I saw a most extraordinary small person,who stood there examining me with great seriousness.

这是后来我给他画出来的最好的一副画像。
Here you may see the best portrait that, later, I was able to make of him.
可是，我的画当然要比他本人的模样逊色得多。
But my drawing is certainly very much less charming than its model.
这不是我的过错。
That, however, is not my fault.
六岁时，大人们使我对我的画家生涯失去了勇气，
The grown-ups discouraged me in my painter’s career when I was six years old, 
除了画过开着肚皮和闭着肚皮的蟒蛇，后来再没有学过画。
and I never learned to draw anything, except boas from the outside and boas from the inside.


我惊奇地睁大着眼睛看着这突然出现的小家伙。
Now I stared at this sudden apparition with my eyes fairly starting out of my head in astonishment.