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Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Priscilla and Elvis Presley (with transcript)

Hacer ejercicio, estar en movimiento es un privilegio. Aquí te cuento algunas de mis formas de sudar la camiseta. 

La magia de la vida

Episodio 15: El corazón de sudor

🌟 If you work with Spanish-speaking patients, nailing the right phrases is key to better care and connection. In this podcast, I break down a critical nuance most learners miss: why “Por favor + imperativo” (e.g., “Por favor, siéntese”) beats “Favor de + infinitivo” (e.g., “Favor de sentarse”)** in clinical settings. Spoiler: One sounds natural and builds trust—the other? Not so much.

Perfect for: Doctors, nurses, and healthcare providers with intermediate/advanced Spanish who want to:
✅ Avoid awkward phrasing that technically works but feels robotic.
✅ Communicate instructions clearly and compassionately.
✅ Boost credibility and rapport with Hispanic patients.

What’s Inside:
🔹 Real-life examples (with patient interactions!).
🔹 Simple swaps to make your Spanish sound fluent, not “textbook.”
🔹 Pro tips to avoid common mistakes even advanced speakers make.

Why This Matters: Small language tweaks = huge impact on patient trust. Don’t let clunky phrasing hold you back—sound like the skilled, caring pro you are!

👉 Watch now and level up your Spanish communication skills!

Español en Contexto

Usos y significado de la expresión "por favor" en contextos médicos - Master “Por Favor” in Spanish for Healthcare

What is your opinion on learning a new word a day? 
Consistency is the game. When you are consistent, every little bit counts.
Do you not agree?  


💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 6 – Learn an Adjective a Day

Recycled Human Hair Is Cleaning Belgian Water
Imagine if the hair caught in your drain could actually help to clean it.

That's what's happening in Belgium, where human hair is being recycled to help clean the country's water.

Around the country, hairdressers are taking the hair they cut from their customers' heads and putting it into bags. These bags of hair are then collected by a non-profit organization that runs a project called "Hair Recycle."

The hair collected by Hair Recycle is put through a machine and made into 60-centimeter-wide square mats. These mats can then be put into a drain to absorb oil and other pollution before it gets into a river or stream.

According to the Hair Recycle website, 1 kilogram of hair can absorb up to 8 liters of oil.

To take part in the project, hair salons have to pay a small fee. They then receive bags to collect the hair, and a sticker for their window, so they can show their customers that they are helping the environment.

Salons in Luxembourg and the Netherlands are also taking part in the Hair Recycle project.

Belgium's Hair Recycle is not the only hair recycling project, however. In the UK and Ireland, a company called Green Salon Collective is recycling hair and other waste from salons, including metal, paper, plastic and chemicals.

And a similar company called Green Circle Salons is recycling hair and other salon waste in the US and Canada.

So maybe hair in the drain can be a good thing?

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Recycled Human Hair Is Cleaning Belgian Water

関西弁3

俺は関西弁、マルコさんは英語

1.形容詞　HLL 3文字  または　HLH

あつい、さむい、たかい、やすい、

なー形容詞　HLL(H)または　HLL(L)

げんき(な)、きれい(な)


形容詞　HHLL 4文字 または　HHLH

つめたい、こそばい、かわいい, うれしい


過去形  HHLH (HHLLH) 5文字

あつかった、さむかった、たかかった、やすかった、

過去形　HHHLH (HHHLLH) 6文字

つめたかった、こそばかった、かわいかった

HLL LH  丁寧形

あついです
さむいです
たかいです
やすいです
げんきです
きれいです

HHLL LH  丁寧形

つめたいです
こそばいです
かわいいです
うれしいです



2.疑問形、辞書系　　＋[ん]
HLHH
あついん、さむいん、やすいん、たかいん
HLLLH
げんきなん、きれいなん
HHLLH
つめたいん、こそばいん、かわいいん、
うれしいん

3.練習
きょう　あついん？　LL HHLH
きのう　さむかったん? HLL HHLLHL (H)
それ　やすいん? LL HLLH

さいきん げんきなん？　
HHHH     HLLLH?

SAMURAI BROADCAST　侍放送  継続は力ニャり

Vol.20 We Talked about Kansai Direct 3. 関西弁3

刻舟求剑[kè zhōu qiú jiàn]：mark/boat/find/sword to mark the boat in order to find the lost sword.
乘船chéng chuán：take  a ship/boat
渡江dù jiāng：cross a river
佩剑pèi jiàn：a double-edged sword;walking sword
记号jì hào：mark;sign signal;symbol
This idiom satirizes those who instead of taking changed circumstances account

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

刻舟求剑[kè zhōu qiú jiàn]

     人类活动促成了食物的相聚，食物的离合，也在调动人类的聚散，西方人称作“命运”，中国人叫它“缘分”。从手到口，从口到心，中国人延续着对世界和人生特有的感知方式。只要点起炉火，端起碗筷，每个平凡的人，都在某个瞬间，参与创造了舌尖上的非凡史诗。
活动 huó dòng：activity
促成 cù jìn：help to bring about
相聚 xiāng jù：gather; reunion;
离合 lí hé：separation and reunion
西方人 xīfāng rén：a person who comes from or lives in the western part of the world
命运 mìng yùn：destiny; fate
缘分 yuán fèn：fate；a lucky coincidence by which people are brought together
延续着 yán xù zhe：continue ; last 
感知 gǎn zhī：perception; make sth.reflected in consciousness through sense organs
平凡的 píng fán de：ordinary; common
瞬间 shùn jiān：moment； instant
参与 cān yù：partake; participate in;
创造 chuàng zào：create; innovation;
非凡fēi fán：extraordinary; outstanding; uncommon
史诗 shǐ shī：epic; heroic


Journey on the Tip of the Tongue“舌尖上的中国话”

Delicious Fate·美味奇缘[měi wèi qí yuán]

El Belén es tan común en las casas españolas en Navidad como el árbol. En el episodio de hoy te cuento qué es el Portal de Belén, las figuras que no pueden faltar, y el significado de una expresión con esta palabra.

Después de escuchar el audio, pásate por mi Instagram y dime si en tu país también es común poner el Belén.
