In this episode, we dive into one of the biggest debates among language learners — should you read fiction or non-fiction to boost your skills?
We’ll explore how each type of book shapes your vocabulary, and you can make up your mind which one suits your needs. 

A podcast a day keeps procrastination away!

Fiction vs Non-fiction, which books will you benefit more as a language learner?

They say that fortune favors the bold, but I am apt to think that fortune favors those who are hardworking even more. Therefore I have included this quality of diligence for this episode. 

Are you hardworking? Yes, I think you are because you have taken effort to learn Malay online by listening to this Uplifting and Inspirational Podcast Series.

We shall make sentences with the Malay word for hardworking and go through the different sentence variations.  

Joy to Our World

I am hardworking! 

If you're in a coffee shop in China, how to order one?

Everyday-Chinese

I want a cup of coffee

In this episode, I read a story called "Charlie". It's an interesting story about a young man and an old woman who have a conversation while waiting for the bus. The story was found on manwrites.com, a blog for English learners and teachers.    

You can read the story here: https://manwrites.com/charlie-a-short-story-lesson-plan-for-english-reading-speaking-vocabulary/ 

My Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/TEA_Time_Tayvin

My teacher profile on iTalki: www.italki.com/teacher/2889545 

T.E.A. Time with Tayvin Bayless 

TEA Time story # 2 Charlie

Beginner Chinese Listening：男朋友 Boyfriend

Beginner Chinese Listening

Listen to a summary of the book His Secret Illuminations, by Scarlett Gale. 

Lucian and Glory undertake a journey to recover some lost books.

Learn English with Stories

Book: His Secret Illuminations

Hello everyone. Today, I would like to talk about one important thing you should know when starting to study Japanese: the difference in the particle "が" (ga).

There are actually two types of "が" that even Japanese people may not notice: "がga" and "がnga." Words that start with "が," such as "がっこう" (school), "ガイド" (guide), "がいこく" (foreign country), and "がん" (cancer), are almost 100% "がga."

However, the particle "が" is basically "がnga."

"わたしが ようへです。" (Watashi ga Youhei desu. I`m Yohei)
"ネコがいます。" (Neko ga imasu. There is a cat )
"それが わたしのペンです。" (Sore ga watashi no pen desu. That is my pen )
If you try to read these as "がga," the pronunciation can be a bit difficult. You don't need to memorize this now, but when emphasizing, you can also pronounce the particle as "がga," as in "あのひと じゃありません、わたしが ようへいです。" (Ano hito janai, watashi ga Youhei desu.　Not that person, I`M Yohei)
Alright. So everyone, please do your best with Japanese. See you again!



ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

・To the students who are starting Japanese from now on,

EL GUERRERO ÁGUILA.

Dentro de la sociedad azteca, el guerrero águila ocupaba un lugar destacado. Junto con el guerrero jaguar y el guerrero serpiente, conformaba una clase aparte dentro ejército de la Triple Alianza liderada por Tenochtitlán.

Quienes se destinaban a ser guerrero águila eran seleccionados con esmero por los maestros del calmécac y del tepochcalli, las dos escuelas donde los aztecas recibían una instrucción obligatoria. Aprendían a seguir la palabra antigua, a respetar los consejos sabios de los más viejos. Antes de dominar el arte de la guerra aprendían a curar. El guerrero era ante todo alguien capaz de defender con valor, su fe en la vida. Al término de muchos años de un duro aprendizaje, los mejores estudiantes eran consagrados guerreros águila.

El cuauhpilli (guerrero águila) ascendía los diferentes grados militares mostrando firmeza y coraje en los combates. La realización de actos heroicos y la captura de enemigos en el campo de batalla eran recompensados. Los guerreros águila constituían la élite del ejército, y entre ellos se distinguían por sus insignias, la riqueza de su ornamento así como la belleza de las plumas que ornaban su penacho. Los de más alto grado tenían un penacho con sólo la parte superior del pico del águila.

