This is the second podcast channel for gulf dialect. In this channel the topics are extended and the vocabulary range is wider. Also, the topics are more challenging than the first one

Gulf Dialect (Level 2)

This podcast provides daily topics that will help you to read the context and follow the podcast.
The recordings are covering general topics that help Elementary and Intermediate level.

Levantine Dialect (Level 1)

This is the first podcast channel for MSA (FUSHA). In this channel the topics are extended and the vocabulary range is wider. Also, the topics are more challenging than the first one

MSA / الفُصْحَى

This podcast provides daily topics that will help you to read the context and follow the podcast. The recordings are covering general topics that help Elementary and Intermediate level.

Gulf Dialect (Level 1)

سلسلة صوتية تقدّم قصصًا وحكايات من سوريا، وفلسطين، ولبنان، والأردن
نأخذ المستمع في رحلة داخل الشارع الشامي، البيوت القديمة، الأسواق، العادات، التقاليد، الطعام، والقصص الشعبية التي صنعت روح المنطقة

Stories for the Levant - قصص من بِلَادِ الشَام

This is the second podcast channel for levantine dialect. In this channel the topics are extended and the vocabulary range is wider. Also, the topics are more challenging than the first one

Levantine Dialect (Level 2)

Matòòòòò…. Si muore di caldo!!!!
Non poteva che iniziare così quest’ennesima rubrica.
Sembra che questa sia l’estate più calda di sempre – ma mi sembra che lo dicano tutti gli anni.
E quindi anche la rubrica, e quindi anche io, battiamo la fiacca alla grande!
Ma come ovviare a questa indolenza?
Di solito d’estate gli italiani si riscoprono lettori.
Certo: per leggere devi restare immobile, non muovere neanche un muscolo, così non sudi.
Mi sembra sempre una buona strategia.
E allora ecco che negli ultimi anni sono arrivati “i libri dell’estate”. perché tutti andiamo in vacanza, tutti in vacanza abbiamo più tempo.
E allora ecco che ci siamo ritrovati a consigliare libri a persone sconosciute, a comprare almeno tre titoli che dovremmo assolutamente leggere per poterne parlare alle cene di settembre, a pensare che avere più tempo da assaporare possa passare attraverso i libri.
Come se fosse facile!
Anzitutto: cercare di finire Guerra e Pace di Tolstoj, provare ancora a leggere Ulisse di Joyce, fare scorta di almeno tre o quattro gialli – che sono sempre facili e appassionanti, mettere nella lista le nuove scrittrici irlandesi e, per chi ha ceduto, avere sempre con sé il kindle, con l’illusione di poter passare da un libro che non ci piace dopo sole venti pagine, a un altro…. Che forse farà la stessa fine.
Ma dove prendere i titoli giusti?
Niente di più facile: ovunque, e dico ovunque, ci sono le liste dei trecento libri che sono adatti all’estate: almeno il vincitore del premio Strega, 2 romanzi di cui parlano tutti, un classico, come dicevo prima, almeno uno di Elena Ferrante (oddio….), un libro assurdo…. E così via.


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I LIBRI E L'ESTATE

先週の週末に運転免許証の更新に行ってきたんだ。青からゴールドになったの！うれしい～！てか、みんなは日本の免許証には3種類の色があるの知ってる？運転者がどんな人かわかるように色分けされてるんだよー！

I went to renew my drivers license last weekend. It went from blue to gold! I'm so happy! Did you know that Japanese driver's licenses come in three different colors? They are color-coded to show what kind of person the driver is!


免許証には緑、青、ゴールドの3種類があって、その人の運転経歴と違反歴で色が分かれるんだよ。新しく免許をとった人は緑で、スピード違反とか事故とか何か違反があった人は青になって、5年間無事故・無違反だった人はゴールドになるよ。

There are green, blue, and gold, and the color is determined by a person's driving record and violation history. Newly licensed drivers are green, those with speeding tickets, accidents, or other violations are blue, and those with no accidents or violations in the past five years are gold.


ゴールド免許をとるとき、どんな手続きだったかというと、まず手続きのお金を払うんだよね。ゴールド免許は3000円だったよ。そして、視力検査、写真、講座っていう順番だったよ。講座はどんなルールが新しくできたとか、この内容が変わったとかいう話を聞いて、あとはビデオを見て終わりだった！全部で1時間くらいだったと思う。で、帰るときに新しい免許証をもらうっていう流れだったよ。ほしい人は古い免許証ももらえて、私はもらって帰ったよー。5年前の自分若かった～！

When I got the gold license, I had to pay for the procedure first. The fee for the gold license was 3,000 yen. Then there was an eye test, a photo, and a class. The lecture was about what new rules had been established, what had changed, and then we watched a video and that was it! I think it took about an hour in total. Then, when we left, we were given a new driver's license. I got my old license if I wanted it, and I left with it!


みんなは「ペーパードライバー」っていう言葉知ってる？「ペーパードライバー」はふだん運転は全然しないっていう人だよ。日本は身分証明書として運転免許証がよく使われるんだよね。だから、別に免許証は必要ないんだけど、身分証明書として使ってるっていう人も多いよ。

Do you know the term "paper driver"? A "paper driver" is a person who does not drive at all. In Japan, a driver's license is often used as an ID card. So many people do not need a driver's license, but use it as an ID card.


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Ep.9 緑 青 金色の運転免許証(Green, blue and gold driver's license)

In this short episode, you will learn the meaning of  (  Numb )

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Lesson 2 word 6 ( Numb ) 

yí wèi lǎo yé yé tiāo zhe yì dàn cǎo mào，  
一位老爷爷挑着一担草帽，
dào chénɡ li qù mài。 
到城里去卖。
tiān qì hěn rè，tā ná chū yì dǐnɡ cǎo mào，
天气很热，他拿出一顶草帽，
bǎ tā dài zài tóu shanɡ。 
把它戴在头上。
zǒu zhe zǒu zhe，tā jué de lèi le， 
走着走着，他觉得累了，
jiù zuò zài yì kē dà shù xià xiū xi。
就坐在一棵大树下休息。
hū rán，yì qún wán pí de hóu zi cónɡ shù shànɡ tiào xià lái， 
忽然，一群顽皮的猴子从树上跳下来，
qiǎnɡ zǒu le lǎo yé yé shēn biān de cǎo mào。 
抢走了老爷爷身边的草帽。
hóu zi men xìnɡ ɡāo cǎi liè de huí dào shù shanɡ， 
猴子们兴高采烈地回到树上，
mó fǎnɡ lǎo yé yé de yànɡ zi， 
模仿老爷爷的样子，
bǎ cǎo mào dài zài tóu shanɡ。 
把草帽戴在头上。
lǎo yé yé jí de mǎn tóu dà hàn， 
老爷爷急得满头大汗，
tā zhāi xià cǎo mào， 
他摘下草帽，
yì biān shān，yì biān xiǎnɡ bàn fǎ。
一边扇，一边想办法。
hóu zi men kàn jiàn le， 
猴子们看见了，
yě bǎ cǎo mào zhāi xià lái， 
也把草帽摘下来，
ná zài shǒu li yáo lái yáo qù。
拿在手里摇来摇去。
zhè shí，lǎo yé yé xiǎnɡ chū le yí ɡè hǎo bàn fǎ。 
这时，老爷爷想出了一个好办法。
tā bǎ cǎo mào rēnɡ zài dì shanɡ。 
他把草帽扔在地上。
hóu zi men kàn jiàn le，  
猴子们看见了，
yě bǎ cǎo mào cónɡ shù shànɡ rēnɡ le xià lái。
也把草帽从树上扔了下来。
lǎo yé yé fēi kuài de jiǎn qǐ cǎo mào，ɡǎn mánɡ zǒu le。 
老爷爷飞快地捡起草帽，赶忙走了。

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Text One--课文一  kèwényī

línyuè：dàwèi，nǐhǎo！
dàwèi：línyuè，qǐngjìn！qǐngzuò！
nǐhēshénme？cháháishìkāfēi？
línyuè：wǒhēchá。
dàwèi：nǐchīmiànbāoma？
línyuè：bùchī。
dàwèi：qǐnghēchá！
línyuè：xièxiè！

林月：大卫，你好！
大卫：林月，请进！请坐！
      你喝什么？茶还是咖啡？
林月：我喝茶。
大卫：你吃面包吗？
林月：不吃。
大卫：请喝茶！
林月：谢谢！

New Words--生(shēng)词(cí)
坐(zuò)
喝(hē)
茶(chá)
还(hái)是(shì)
咖(kā)啡(fēi)
吃(chī)
面(miàn)包(bāo)


TextTwo--课文二  kèwénèr
fúwùyuán：huānyíng！qǐngwènjǐwèi？
lǐxiǎomíng：liǎngwèi。
fúwùyuán：qǐngzhèbiānzuò。liǎngwèichīdiǎnérshénme？
lǐxiǎomíng：zhèéryǒushénme？
fúwùyuán：yǒumǐfàn、jiǎozi、bāozi。
lǐxiǎomíng：yǒuméiyǒumiàntiáo？
fúwùyuán：méiyǒu。
lǐxiǎomíng：zánmenchīmǐfànháishìjiǎozi？
lín yuè：chījiǎoziba。
lǐxiǎomíng：xíng。nǐhēbùhēpíjiǔ？
lín yuè：bùhē。wǒhēchá。
lǐxiǎomíng：jiǎozi、píjiǔhéchá。xièxiè！
fúwùyuán：hǎo。

服务员：欢迎！请问几位？
李小明：两位。
服务员：请这边坐。两位吃点儿什么？
李小明：这儿有什么？
服务员：有米饭、饺子、包子。
李小明：有没有面条？
服务员：没有。
李小明：咱们吃米饭还是饺子？
林    月：吃饺子吧。
李小明：行。你喝不喝啤酒？
林    月：不喝。我喝茶。
李小明：饺子、啤酒和茶。谢谢！
服务员：好。

New Words--生(shēng)词(cí)
欢(huān)迎(yíng)
位(wèi)
点(diǎn)儿(ér)  
一(yī)点(diǎn)儿(ér)  
这(zhè)儿(ér)  
米(mǐ)饭(fàn)  
饺(jiǎo)子(zi)   
包(bāo)子(zi)   
面(miàn)条(tiáo)   
咱(zán)们(men)   
吧(ba)   
行(xíng)   
不(bù)行(xíng)   
啤(pí)酒(jiǔ)   
酒(jiǔ)   



HSK2--materials and exercises for listenning, reading and speaking

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