In this episode, I’ll talk about my favorite Turkish TV series.

Merhaba Türkçe 

My favorite Turkish drama - En sevdiğim Türk dizisi

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* * 很抱歉!  因一时的技术问题今集或需把音量调大,  下集开始定会改善,  还望大家见谅 **

粤语中的「第四声＋第四声」音调组合（Tone Pair 4–4）对母语是普通话的学习者来说常常很难掌握。因为粤语的第四声和普通话的第三声在音高上很接近。但普通话中有「变调规则」，比如“洗脸”（xǐ liǎn）常常读作“xí liǎn”，学习者习惯了一个字自动变成第二声。在粤语中就没有这种变化，所以连续发出两个低降调的音会让人不习惯。本集我们将一起练习这些容易读错的发音组合，进行短时间而集中的训练！

English Version :
Tone Pair 4–4 in Cantonese can be tricky for Mandarin speakers because the pitch of Cantonese Tone 4 is similar to Mandarin Tone 3. However, Mandarin has tone sandhi rules where Tone 3 changes to Tone 2 in words like 洗臉 (xǐ liǎn → xí liǎn), so Mandarin speakers aren't used to keeping two low tones in a row. In this episode, we’ll tackle this challenging pair with short but focused pronunciation practice. 

無mou4 常soeng4 	（Impermanence）	                    无常
難naan4 明ming4	        （Hard to understand）	            难懂
華waa4 人jan4	        （Ethnic Chinese）	                    华人
平ping4 衡hang4	        （Balance / Equilibrium）	            平衡
奇kei4 聞man4	        （Strange news / Bizarre tale）	    奇闻

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Chloe 港式粵語 - 中至高级程度課程

<今集或需把音量調大> 第四聲配第四聲嘅聲調組合  Tone pair 4-4 :  無mou4 常soeng4 / 難naan4 明ming4 / 華waa4 人jan4 / 平ping4 衡hang4 / 奇kei4 聞man4

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

— Oi! Como você está?

— Oi! Estou bem, e você?

— Estou bem também. E o trabalho como está?

— Ah, está indo. Estou cansada mas nada fora do normal. E você?

— Eu saí do meu antigo emprego. Estou procurando um novo. Você tem alguma dica?

— Sim, você pode procurar online. Sites como LinkedIn costumam ter boas vagas de emprego.

— Boa ideia. Vou dar uma olhada. Obrigado!

— De nada! Boa sorte na busca e me diga se precisar de ajuda!

— Pode deixar!


PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Como está o trabalho? — SMALL TALK IN PORTUGUESE (A1-B1 LEVEL)

Привет! Это мой подкаст «По-русски легко»! Мои студенты иногда спрашивают меня: почему в России так много праздничных нерабочих дней? Я уже рассказывала про длинные новогодние каникулы в январе. А сегодня я расскажу вам, почему в России люди много отдыхают в мае.
Прежде всего, как мы узнаём, когда и сколько нерабочих дней будет в следующем году? Каждый год Правительство Российской Федерации утверждает производственный календарь на следующий год. Потом газеты и интернет-ресурсы публикуют актуальный календарь. Люди знают когда и сколько у них будет нерабочих праздничных дней.
В мае в России празднуют два важных праздника. 1 мая — Праздник Весны и Труда, 9 мая — День Победы.
В 2025 году 1 мая – это четверг. Поэтому россияне отдыхали с 1 мая по 4 мая – четверг, пятница, суббота, воскресенье
9 мая — День Победы – очень важный праздник в России. Люди буду отдыхать 8, 9, 10, 11 мая. Это значит, мы не будем работать с четверга по воскресенье. Итак, это будет короткая рабочая неделя, всего 3 рабочих дня – понедельник, вторник, среда.
В этот праздничный период будет много официальных мероприятий. По всей стране пройдут концерты, парады, выставки и фестивали. Это очень интересно. Если вы будете в России, я рекомендую вам посмотреть. 
Многие люди берут дополнительные дни отпуска и уезжают отдыхать в отпуск на неделю. А ещё в майские праздники люди ездят на дачу, на пикник или просто гуляют в парках. 

По-русски легко!

Майские праздники в России

Describe something you did to learn another language.
You should say: 
What language did you learn.
What you did.
How did it help you learn the language.
And explain how you felt about it.





“I’ve always had a great interest, and fascination with  anything related to Japan, especially Japanese manga comics and movies….so, about 2 years ago I decided that I’d try to learn the language, and also made a plan to visit Japan someday. 

Although I’d picked up some Japanese words, and phrases from watching movies and cartoons over the years, I still needed to start learning the language from scratch, and was at sixes and sevens on where to start.  One of my friends who actually studied Japanese in college, recommended a youtube channel to me, which is hosted by a native Japanese teacher, and I decided to give it a shot. 

 The video lessons were wonderful, and I found that I was able to start picking up the language very quickly, from the very first lesson, with the added bonus that it was all free!  The teacher was wonderful, and really helped make learning the language a lot of fun, as well as getting me off to a flying start, and after just a few weeks,  my Japanese started to improve by leaps and bounds.

The time flew by, and after just 6 months, I was actually able to have a basic conversation in Japanese which I felt extremely happy and proud of, and actually got to visit Japan about six months ago, which was absolutely amazing, especially as I was now able to communicate with the locals….all thanks to this amazing youtube channel. 


Thank you …”


IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe something you did to learn another language

Neste episódio vamos falar de um tipo de luta popular no Brasil!

Portuguese Audios for Intermediate Advance B2 -Áudios em Português para Intermédios Avançados B2

Lúcia está aprendendo a lutar

Todos hemos oído hablar del tequila, pero pocos no mexicanos conocemos los cantaritos. Y muchos saben que el mezcal existe, pero casi nadie sabe qué es el pox. 
En este pódcast hago un recorrido por las bebidas de México que más me impactaron, desde las plantaciones de agave azul de Jalisco hasta las selvas de Chiapas. ¿Te apuntas?
Capítulo I de la serie de "Bebidas de México".


La vida de Héctor (Spanish Podcast)

Bebidas de México (1)

Personal biases held by HR managers - how to overcome them?

Personal biases at work refer to the subconscious preferences, opinions, or prejudices that individuals hold towards certain people or groups based on their personal beliefs, experiences, or societal influences.

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Personal biases held by HR managers - how to overcome them?

When something — or someone — is annoying you at work, you may feel that you need to share your feelings with another person.

We often call this "venting" — letting out negative emotions by talking about what's bothering us. It actually comes from the French word vent, meaning "wind" — because you're letting those feelings out of your body and sending them off into the wind!

It might feel good for a moment. But is it really healthy?

There are advantages to venting, experts say. Keeping stress inside us can increase our risks of getting things like heart problems or high blood pressure.

And sharing our problems with others can also help make us feel connected and supported, which can boost our mental health, according to Rachel Millstein from Harvard Medical School.

However, there are some studies that have found that venting can make things worse.

In fact, Brad Bushman of Ohio State University says it's the "worst thing you can do," and he believes that venting may only make us angrier.

Whether it's right or wrong, experts agree that we have to be careful when we're venting at work.

We most often feel the need to vent when our emotions are at their highest. But Michael Wiederman, writing for the Psychology Today website, says it's better to take some time to calm down before sharing anything with anyone.

Saying too much, or sharing with the wrong person, could get you into trouble and bring you much more stress!

And don't forget to think about the emotions of the person you're venting to — your venting could make them feel stressed too!