In this episode you will meet the character of this story, Boris, who is a young man that travells to Ecuador for business. Latin american accent.

Easy stories and texts for beginners

Las aventuras de Boris 1: Boris llega a Quito

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 

For many students, the fourth-tone is hard to pronounce. A word with two fourth-tone syllables is more difficult to speak well. Just remember one point, we should do the fourth-tone from level 5 to level 1. Please read aloud after me. 
秘密，抱歉，半夜，大象，地震，现代，介绍，信用，印象，浪漫，羡慕，适应，聚会，毕业，另外，正式，判断

Chinese Learning with Lily

How to pronounce a word with two fourth-tone syllables?

In this episode I talk about one of the things that I love the most, the beauty in listening to the rain.

I podcast secondo San Luca

Luca e la pioggia

In today's episode I will talk about the use of passato prossimo, how to form it and when to use the auxiliary verbs avere or essere. 

Italiano Chiaro

Il passato prossimo

En este episodio vamos a ver los dos significados del verbo "despedir", con ejemplos, algunas expresiones relacionadas y algunos casos reales divertidos y sorprendentes. ¡Seguro que te será útil! 😄

Español con Pablo

👋Un despido y una despedida 🫂 Nivel A2

If you live in the fast lane and you are as busy as a bee and you probably experienced burnout, this podcast is for you. I will be giving some practical tips so that you can take care of mental health while making a living.

FLO TALKS 

3 tips to improve your mental and physical health

¿Sabías que la letra ñ no siempre existió? En este episodio de Entre tapas y eñes, descubrimos como nació esta letra tan icónica española, su importancia en nuestra lengua y las curiosidades que la rodean.
¡Prepárate para una historia de monjes, manuscritos y un pequeño trazo que hizo historia!

Entre tapas y eñes con Escudero

Episodio 5. El origen de la ñ

Today's phrase for ESL learners is to be "knocked" down.

It can mean anything which has been knocked over, it can also mean when someone is involved in a car accident.
Examples:
My little cat sometimes knocks things over (or knocks things down).
My friend was knocked down by a passing car.


