This podcast is for beginners to intermediate who want to learn more about the Philippines and develop listening skills in English.

5-minute Talks with Dea

Descubrí el arte de desaparecer. Aprendé a usar el enfoque y el anonimato para que la información hable por sí sola, sin necesidad de exponerte.

El verbo por dentro: La arquitectura de la realidad

Ep. 9: Fachadas y distancias | El anonimato de la estructura

Sana sisu on johdos sanasta sisä. Mutta mitä sisu on? Miksi sillä on niin suuri merkitys suomalaisille? 
Tässä jaksossa pohdin mitä sisu ja sisukkuus merkitsevät. 

Suomea for you

15. jakso: Sisu

This podcast is about how to express computer's functions in Chinese, it will last about 10 mins. It suits for the Chinese learner whose level is HSK1 or above.

The story：

Nǐhǎo ！ Wǒ de Míngzi jiào diànnǎo 。 Nǐ de Bàba 、 Māma 、 Lǎoshī 、 Tóngxué dōu rènshí wǒ 。 
你 好  ！ 我 的 名   字 叫   电   脑  。 你 的 爸 爸 、 妈 妈 、 老  师  、 同   学  都  认  识  我 。 

Nǐ xiǎng zài jiā lǐ xuéxí Hànyǔ ， Zěnme zuò ？ Dǎkāi diànnǎo ， nǐ néng kàn Hànyǔshū ， kàn ZhòngguóDiànyǐng 。 ---- Wǒ shì nǐ de Lǎoshī 。 
你 想    在  家  里 学  习 汉  语 ， 怎  么 做  ？ 打 开  电   脑  ， 你 能   看  汉  语 书  ， 看  中    国  电   影   。 ---- 我 是  你 的 老  师  。 

Nǐ è  le ， Zěnme zuò ？ Dǎkāi diànnǎo ， wǒ néng mǎi fàn ， mǎi cài 。 ------ wǒ shì nǐ de fànguǎn 。 
你 饿 了 ， 怎  么 做  ？ 打 开  电   脑  ， 我 能   买  饭  ， 买  菜  。 ------ 我 是  你 的 饭  馆   。 

Nǐ xiǎng qù mǎi dōngxi ， dànshì tài lěng le ， Zěnmebàn ？ Dǎkāi diànnǎo ， diànnǎo lǐ yǒu Bàba xǐhuan de zhuōzi 、 Māma ài hē de chá 、 nǐ xǐhuan de piàoliang Yīfu 。 ------ wǒ shì nǐ de shāngdiàn 。 
你 想    去 买  东   西 ， 但  是  太  冷   了 ， 怎  么 办  ？ 打 开  电   脑  ， 电   脑  里 有  爸 爸 喜 欢   的 桌   子 、 妈 妈 爱 喝 的 茶  、 你 喜 欢   的 漂   亮    衣 服 。 ------ 我 是  你 的 商    店   。 


Hěnduō rén shuō " Xièxiè nǐ 。 Wǒmen néng zài jiā lǐ xuéxí hé gōngzuò 。 " Dànshì ， diànnǎo yě bùhǎo ， hěnduō rén shuōhuà shǎo le ， shuìjiào shǎo le ， ---  wǒ bù xiǎng shì nǐmen de Yīyuàn 。 
很  多  人  说   " 谢  谢  你 。 我 们  能   在  家  里 学  习 和 工   作  。 " 但  是  ， 电   脑  也 不 好  ， 很  多  人  说   话  少   了 ， 睡   觉   少   了 ， ---  我 不 想    是  你 们  的 医 院   。

Learn Chinese through stories - HSK1  （more podcast：https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk_Q-vfEdpBJCRJviEEY0KQ）

HSK1 - Is Computer our friend？

WAITER: Hello, I’ll be your waiter today. Can I start you off with
something to drink?
RALPH: Yes. I’ll have iced tea, please.
ANNA: And I’ll have lemonade.
WAITER: OK. Are you ready to order, or do you need a few minutes?
RALPH: I think we’re ready. I’ll have the tomato soup to start, and the
roast beef with mashed potatoes and peas.
WAITER: How do you want the beef — rare, medium, or well done?
RALPH: Well done, please.
ANNA: And I’ll just have the fish, with potatoes and a salad.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Can I start you off with something to drink? Notice how the question starts with 
“Can.” Since this is a yes/no question, the intonation rises at the end.
• And I’ll have lemonade. Notice how Anna stresses “I’ll” and “lemonade” to 
emphasize her choice.
• Are you ready to order, or do you need a few minutes? The word “or” signals 
a choice here. Notice the rising intonation on order, and the falling intonation on 
minutes (the first choice is “Are you ready to order?” and the second choice is “Do 
you need a few minutes?”).
• I’ll have the tomato soup to start, and the roast beef with mashed potatoes and
peas. Notice that “tomato soup,” “roast beef,” “mashed potatoes” and “peas” are 
stressed because the food order is the important information here. Notice also that 
“tomato soup,” “roast beef” and “mashed potatoes” are compound words. The stress 
falls on the second word in each phrase.
• Well done, please. Notice that the subject and verb are omitted in the response; only 
the necessary information is given.
• I’ll just have the fish. Anna says “just” here to mean that she does not want a starter.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 10: 

计划和努力都很重要！Planning and hard-working are very important!

Read by yourself

寒号鸟

Let's make Japanese sentences together.   If you make a sentence in Japanese, write it in the comment section! I will correct your sentences! 

【Today's  topic】
【⚪⚪ところ】

(Verb ている形）+ところ

この文法はJLPT N4の表現(ひょうげん)です。

意味(いみ)は、動作(どうさ)・動(うご)きの進行中(しんこうちゅう)を表(あらわ)します。


📕Verb辞書形
(乗っている　食べている　なっている)

(ex)
「いま、なにしてるの？」
「あ～、電車(でんしゃ)に乗(の)っているところ」

What are you doing?
I'm just getting on the train.

「いま、なにしてる？」
「ごはんを食べているところ」

「いま、なにしてる？」
「いま家(いえ)で横(よこ)になっているところ」

Japanese teacher Noriko’s room

(Verb ている形）+ところ

'소곤소곤' (So-gon-so-gon) describes the sound of talking very quietly so that others cannot hear. It’s the affectionate whispering sound that only we can hear, unknown to anyone else.

But this word is about more than just the volume of your voice. As you lower your voice and talk so-gon-so-gon, the distance between two people becomes much closer. The more we whisper so-gon-so-gon, our hearts gather in the safest and warmest space in the world.

Just like a quiet Hanok porch under the moonlight, or a silent alleyway when everyone is asleep.

Tonight, when the world becomes quiet... Who is the person you want to tell your true feelings to so-gon-so-gon? 

Korean Words of Senses

Ep.4 소곤소곤 (Ta-dak-ta-dak)

JENNIFER: It’s freezing outside! What happened to the 
weather report? I thought this cold front was 
supposed to pass.
GABRIELA: Yeah, I thought so too. That’s what I read online
this morning.
JENNIFER: I guess the wind chill is really driving down
the temperature.
GABRIELA: Can we go inside? I feel like my toes are starting to 
go numb.




LANGUAGE NOTES
• A “cold front” means a large mass of cold air. It can be plural: There were multiple cold 
fronts this January. 
• Here “supposed to” refers to something that is intended or expected to happen: I 
thought it was supposed to rain today. This phrase can be used for many situations: I 
thought the train was supposed to arrive at 9:00 a.m. sharp.
• Yeah / Yup / Uh huh are informal conversational cues used by native speakers in 
conversation. Each of these responses could be used here for “yes.” Gabriela affirms 
what Jennifer is saying. The most polite way to affirm a response is to say “yes.”
• Listen for the emphasis on “That’s what I read online this morning.” This useful 
phrase can be used with other verbs to convey information: That’s what I heard on the 
radio. / That’s what I saw on TV. / That’s what I read online.
• Chill / freezing / cold: These words describe cold weather. I feel the wind chill. / I feel 
the chill. / I am freezing. / I am cold.
• Wind chill is the effect of the wind making the temperature feel colder on a person’s 
skin. This is an uncountable noun. The temperature is 4 degrees, but with the wind chill 
it feels like -8. These phrases are used in weather reports as well.
• The phrase “driving down” means “forcing to be lower” and can be used in many 
situations. An oversupply of new houses is driving down sales prices in the area.