Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-yXZLuEYazD3tzVVJA9Eg81by-4XF498/view?usp=drivesdk

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Shakespeare's Birthday (with transcript)

En este episodio especial de No Hay Tos, hablamos sobre 5 diferencias en el uso de los artículos definidos en inglés vs en español.

Roberto Andrade and Héctor Libreros are the creators of No Hay Tos, a podcast designed to help English speakers practice their Spanish listening skills by listening to real conversations at a normal speed by native speakers.

No Hay Tos

5 Usos del Artículo Definido en Español (Que No Existen en Inglés)

Mel talks about seasons, especially super cold winter. Can you imagine how cold it gets in Chicago? Let's listen to her what she has to say about it!
She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and Easy, but some of the sentences would be a little challenging because she combines different grammar points in a sentence,  which Japanese people do all the time.
You get to hear natural Japanese with Tokyo pitch accept!
** Patreon ; patreon.com/Melu1142
Transcript, more formal ones/bonus episodes/informal ones are available there!


Thinking out loud in Japanese

きせつ　ー　めっちゃさむい！

すっかり暖かくなりましたね。
暖かくなると、気分がうきうきして明るい色の服がほしくなりませんか？
今回はアヤさんの最近の高い買い物について話します。
皆さんもすてきな春服に出会えますように。

Now finally spring has come!!
Don't you feel happier and more excited when it's getting warmer?
This time, Aya talks about her expensive shopping.
I hope you'll find nice spring clothes as well.

♤ キーワード
・一目惚れ（ひとめぼれ：love at first sight）
・引きこもり（ひきこもり：homebody）

♧  理解度チェッククイズ
1. アヤさんが最近買ったものは？
2. アヤさんの満足度が100%じゃない理由は？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミさんが道外で感じたカルチャーショックは？
→ 家の庭に柑橘類の木があること
2. アヤさんのおばあちゃんの家の庭には何の木があった？
→ みかん、きんかん、びわの木

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 03：最近の高い買い物

Baffling Lingo

Curie

Hace muy poco recibí una gran satisfacción en una de mis clases “on-line”, pude comprobar que se pueden reunir más de una aspecto del estudio del idioma en la misma lección sin  ningún problema y, todo y no siendo presencial la clase, la experiencia fue muy real.

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

La vida es la Escuela

Empieza mi viaje a la India. Recorrido, sensaciones, comida... ¿quieres saberlo todo? Pues escucha esta nueva serie sobre mi viaje a este sorprendente país.

La vida de Héctor (Spanish Podcast)

Mumbai (Primer episodio)

In an executive order signed on January 20, President Donald Trump instructed the US attorney general to pause enforcement of the US ban on TikTok for 75 days while his administration decides the platform's future.

US officials and lawmakers have long been concerned that TikTok's ownership by the Chinese company ByteDance poses a threat to national security. Under a federal law passed in Congress last year and upheld by the Supreme Court last week, ByteDance was required to sell the platform to an approved buyer by January 19 or face a nationwide ban.

On the evening of January 18, a few hours before the ban took effect, TikTok became unusable for US users. But it came back online the following day, after Trump said on social media he would order the ban to be paused.

However, Trump's order could face legal challenges because he does not have the power to overturn a law that Congress has passed and the Supreme Court has upheld.

Nevertheless, Trump's order will buy time for ByteDance and TikTok to figure out their next move.

Trump has proposed terms in which the US would have a 50% stake "in a joint venture" with ByteDance, but it was unclear how this would work.

Trump has also not addressed whether he will allow ByteDance to keep controlling the algorithm that controls what users see on TikTok. The algorithm is maintained by ByteDance engineers in China and is one of the main concerns among supporters of the law.

After the law was passed last year, ByteDance fought a legal battle against it for months. ByteDance and TikTok have not said whether they are willing to cut ties with each other within the new 75-day extension period.

On January 21, Trump was asked whether he's installed the app on his phone. The US government has banned it from federal devices due to concerns it could lead to spying by Chinese intelligence agencies.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Trump Pauses US TikTok Ban for 75 Days

Chào em.
Chào anh. Xin lỗi, anh tên là gì?
Anh là Peter. Em tên là gì?
Tên em là Hoa.
Em ơi, số của em là gì?
À, số của em là 0987543210.
Cảm ơn em.
Không có gì. Hẹn gặp lại anh.
