Today we are talking about how Chinese names are given, the composition of Chinese names and some cultural differences between Chinese and Western names. We also looked at some funny names of celebrity kids. 

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

All about Chinese NAMES! (& some funny celebrity kids’ names)

Students of English will hear some examples of how to use relative clauses to answer the question above - a common question type from Part 3 of the IELTS speaking test.

Try to answer the question yourself, using relative clauses, and send me your response.

IELTS-style speaking questions

IELTS Part 3: "Should parents teach their children to save money?" (Relative Clauses)

这集主要介绍汉语口语习惯语中“1.没的说 2.不像话 3.这不……”的意思及例句

A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

How to use 1.没的说 2.不像话 3.这不 in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

In this episode we talk about one of the pillars of British culture: ☕

English with Jack 

How to Make a Cup of Tea ☕

Oi gente, aqui é Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje falaremos sobre a diferença entre os verbos “saber” e “conhecer”. Se você é iniciante e está se sentindo perdido, pode pular direto para a parte em que explico tudo isso em inglês em um minuto e quarenta segundos.
Se quiser acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sb3f4OiI6qgwqprPslZOlvPsedEoUgrhDHoBTvyEzzM/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?
Hi everyone, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today's podcast we will talk about the difference between the verbs "saber" and "conhecer". If you're a beginner and you're feeling lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English in one minute and forty seconds.
If you want to follow the podcast script, just click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sb3f4OiI6qgwqprPslZOlvPsedEoUgrhDHoBTvyEzzM/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?

Portuguese Drops 

Saber x conhecer 

女: 今天天气怎么样？
男: 今天天气很好，太阳很大。 
女: 你喜欢晴天吗？
男: 是的，我喜欢晴天。晴天让我觉得很开心。 
女: 我也是。我不喜欢下雨天，因为下雨天很冷。 
男: 我同意，下雨天的时候我常常呆在家里。你喜欢刮风天吗？
女: 不太喜欢，刮风天出去不方便。 
男: 对，我也不喜欢。明天的天气预报说会下雨，还会刮风。
女: 那我们明天就不出去玩了吧？ 
男: 好的，我们可以在家看电影。

问题：

1.今天天气怎么样？
a. 下雨
b. 很好
c. 很冷
d. 多云

2.男的为什么喜欢晴天？ 
a. 因为晴天很冷
b. 因为晴天可以在家里
c. 因为晴天让他觉得很开心
d. 因为晴天可以看电影

3.他们明天打算做什么？ 
a. 去玩
b. 在家看电影
c. 去买东西
d. 去朋友家

开口说汉语    "Chinese Chit-Chat"

今天天气怎么样？ How's the weather today?

🌵 ¡Bienvenidos a un nuevo episodio de nuestro mini podcast en español! 🌞

Hoy te llevo a un lugar único en México: un parque lleno de cactus. 🌵✨ ¿Sabías que hay cactus de todos los tamaños y formas? Algunos tienen espinas gigantes, otros parecen pequeños árboles, y hay unos que incluso florecen con colores increíbles. 🌸🌿

Mientras caminamos por este hermoso paisaje, sentirás el sol, la brisa y el ambiente tranquilo de la naturaleza mexicana. 🌞🐦 Un espacio perfecto para relajarte y, claro, mejorar tu español.

🎧 Escucha, aprende y sumérgete en el español latino con este corto episodio. ¡Vamos! 🚶‍♂️🇲🇽

Es la True

02 - Cactus

Speaker one: I’ve had many language lessons over the years. My lessons at school were mundane and a waste of time. They involved rote learning which meant we just repeated everything the teacher said, and we had a lot of grammar lessons! However, when I started university, everything changed. The classes were engaging and practical. I remember a grammar lesson about conditionals in my first term. The teacher introduced the language through a funny picture story and included many engaging activities to help us work out the rules for ourselves and practice the language in a meaningful way. Not only was it enjoyable, but it was also effective as I left the class feeling like I’d really learned something.


Speaker two: Honestly, I think my most enjoyable English classes were at primary school. Our teacher, Miss Hinker was wonderful and very musical. She loved singing and taught us new songs all the time. She gave us musical instruments that we could use too. I’ll never forget the time she taught us a new song called ‘There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.’ I must have been around eight at the time. It was a song about a lady who ate many animals, finishing with a horse. It was hilarious. First, she showed us all the actions and then we sang the song many times and played the instruments. We laughed a lot, and I still remember the words to this day. I never wanted those lessons to end.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Enjoyable Lesson

Il podcast ”Comme se dice?” nasce da un’idea di Vincenzo Luca Forte, insegnante di Napoletano e altre lingue su Italki. Il Podcast è dedicato alla Lingua Napoletana.
In questo episodio analizzeremo la vocale Schwa utilizzata anche dalla lingua napoletana, poi parleremo con Gino che ci delizierà con una sua versione della famosa canzone classica Core 'ngrato fino a parlare di Storia e di Cinema Napoletano.
Ci sarà l'analisi di una parola, la parola del giorno, in questo caso la parola è ''Sciòrta", se volete scoprire di più sul significato di questa parola e altre molte curiosità e regole grammaticali e fonetica su questa nobile e antica lingua, allora non vi resta che schiacciare il tasto play, rilassarvi e godervi questa nuova e interessante puntata del Podcast ''Comme se dice'',  prettamente in lingua Napoletana! Jammo ja!