Each short episode will introduce 2 or 3 idioms with examples. Try the quiz that goes with the episode. If you would like the script, please send me a message. Music provided by Storied. 

Idiom Corner

A podcast for all learners and teachers. Learning to Learn explores aspects of language learning from motivation to pronunciation. If you would like the script, please send me a message. 

Learning to Learn 

In dieser Episode erfährst du mehr über die Wiener Heurigen-Tradition und wo du das beste österreichische Essen in Wien genießen kannst.
Außerdem spreche ich in dieser Episode im Wiener Dialekt, wodurch du dich auf deine Zeit in Wien und die Verständigung mit Wienern besser vorbereiten kannst. 

Wiener Geschichten

>DIALEKT< Episode 3: Die Wiener Heurigen

Neste episódio, vamos escutar uma bela história de amizade. Divirtam-se!
In this episode, we will listen to a beautiful story of friendship. Enjoy!


Learn Brazilian Portuguese 🇧🇷  B2 - C2

A amizade (friendship story)

Verdun, le cimetière de nombreux soldats français et allemands pendant la première guerre mondiale.  Ce podcast, c'est la voix des fantômes qui errent encore dans la région. 

Douce France

Sur le front de Verdun 

Is there a difference between jail and prison?

The Social Evolutionary

What would you prefer: JAIL or PRISON?

        李白(701- 762), 是中国唐朝时期著名的诗人，他小时候对学习很不感兴趣，经常跑到外边玩儿。一天，李白在河边发现一位老婆婆竟然在磨一根铁棒子。李白觉得很好奇，就走过去问老婆婆在干什么，原来老婆婆的孙女要学绣花，她要给孙女做一根绣花针。
        李白听完以后，像大部分孩子一样哈哈大笑，因为他认为把铁棒子磨成绣花针太浪费时间了，等老婆婆磨好了，她孙女可能也变成老婆婆了。可是，老婆婆自信地告诉他：“只要功夫深，铁杆磨成针。”
        听完老婆婆的回答，李白突然明白了一个道理：无论做什么事情，只要坚持就可能成功。从此，李白就开始努力学习、积累知识，最终成为一名伟大的诗人。

        看完这个谚语故事，你知道努力和坚持对成功有多么重要了吧？

功夫 [gōng fu] workmanship; skill
铁杵磨成针[tiě chǔ mó chénɡ zhēn]
an iron pestle can be ground down to a needle — perseverance will prevail
老婆婆[lǎo po pó] granny(used by children in addressing an old woman)
绣花[xiù huā]embroider; do embroidery


Li Bai (701- 762) was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty of China. When he was young, Li Bai was not interested in learning at all, and he often went out playing. One day, Li Bai saw an old woman grinding an iron pestle by the river. He felt so curious that he went over and asked the old woman what she was doing . It turned out that she was making a needle for her granddaughter to learn embroidery. 
Having heard this, Li Bai laughed as most kids would do, because he thought it was a waste of time to grind an iron pestle into a needle and that by the day the needle was made, her granddaughter would have turned into an old woman herself. However, the old woman told him with confidence: "As long as you work hard enough, an iron pestle can be ground down to a needle." 
Suddenly Li Bai realized that perseverance would help one succeed in everything. From then on, Li Bai began to study hard and accumulate knowledge. He finally became a great poet! 
After reading this story, you must have learned how important hard work and perseverance are to success.

HSK6 Vocab Based - Short Story Podcast

04. 中国谚语--只要功夫深, 铁杵磨成针 Chinese proverb - As Long as You Work Hard Enough, an Iron Pestle Can Be Ground Down to a Needle 

Platicadita con Ahyeong sobre la peli surcoreana, Parásitos.

Mucho que decir

Parásitos (Korean Movie) Ft. Ahyeong 아영

Have you  asked someone about their weekend and accidentally axed an entire department... right before Christmas?

Me neither.. thanks to this one simple trick.

The Jerome Meadows Experience

to ask VS to axe

와! 방금 봤던 영화는 내 인생 영화가 될 것 같아.
哇! 刚才看的电影好像是我人生中的最佳电影。

동감이야. 특히 남자 주인공이 여자 주인공을 
그리워하는 장면의 표정 연기는 절대 잊지 못할 거야. 
我也这么想。尤其是男主角怀念女主角场面的那个表情演技, 难以忘记呀。
 
배우들 대사도 매우 훌륭했어. 벌써 영화 다시 보고 싶다.
演员们的台词也特别出色。已经想再看一遍这部电影了。 

난 이 영화 꼭 다시 보러 올 거야.
我一定要再来看一次。 

주인공 主角
그리워 하다 怀念
표정 연기 表情演技
대사 台词