In order to help foreign students understand the meaning and usage of Chinese colloquial idioms, give concise explanations and examples here.

A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

Listen to me reading a short news article about the trend of tattoos. Whether you love them or hate them, tattoos are becoming increasingly common in the UK and around the world.

Listen to English with Pip

News article: tattoos: love them or loathe them?

En este episodio te enseñaré expresiones coloquiales con el verbo "morir" como "me muero de ganas por conocerte", "estoy muerta de calor" ... 
Los españoles utilizamos mucho lenguaje coloquial y puede resultar difícil entendernos cuando usamos algunas palabras fuera del contexto habitual y con un significado totalmente diferente.
También, me gustaría que aprendieras un poco sobre el tono y la melodía que usamos junto con las palabras.
Si quieres la transcripción del episodio puedes escribirme y te la enviaré. ¡Muchas gracias por escuchar español!

Español con Maite

¡Me muero de ganas de ....! Expresiones coloquiales con "morir"

बच्चों इस कहानी से हमें ये सीख मिलती है कि किसी व्यक्ति के बाहरी रंग रूप से उसकी बुद्धिमत्ता का अंदाजा नहीं लगाया जा सकता इसलिए हमें सिर्फ इसलिए कि किसी ने खराब कपडे पहने हैं या वो देखने में अच्छा नहीं है; उसके बारे में गलत विचार नहीं बनाने चाहियें।

Stories from Panchatantra 

बाज की सीख 

Hi, and welcome to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. This novel centers around a colony of escaped lab rats, the rats of NIMH. They live in a technologically sophisticated and literate society mimicking that of humans. They come to the aid of Mrs. Frisby, a field mouse who seeks to protect her children and home from destruction by a farmer's plow.

Send me a message for your free pdf copy of this book.



Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 

Introduction to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

I wrote this crazy anecdote that I lived with my friend Nicolas. In order not to make it longer than it already is, I divided it into 2 parts. This 1st one is about how we went on vacation without knowing that we were not going to return to our destination, thanks to the coronavirus. Cancelled tickets, chaotic airports, and an exotic country .
In the 2nd: how we got a ticket to get out of there, how they didn't want to put us up anywhere and how I ended up in Ezeiza (Argentina's main airport) on top of a bus with people I didn't know.
.

Viajes, viajes y mas viajes 🚲

ABOUT HOW I LIVED IN AUSTRALIA, WENT ON HOLIDAY IN SRI LANKA AND ENDS UP IN ARGENTINA: CHRONICLE OF A PANDEMIC - Part 1.

Hello everyone! Today I had a chat with my Japanese student and YouTuber, Yassin, about love and relationships between Egyptians and Japanese people. Hope you enjoy it!Yassin has also uploaded his video, so make sure to check it out too!
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠◇My youtube : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_iNwf8H66Y9Lzidov_SQA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔶Yassin's youtube : https://www.youtube.com/@UCxXad1D9aYwmcwRMm8rJGNw fim : https://youtu.be/l3FEBrUdgNI?si=WDSS7jUqdX9UvijX


◇Your small support keeps my channel alive ! Thanks♡
⁠⁠⁠⁠coff.ee/Moekobelabela⁠⁠⁠⁠
◇ONLINE Japanese class : italki⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/11912132⁠⁠⁠⁠


◇Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/moekoの日本語ベラベラtime/id1805598829


Moekoの日本語ベラベラtime

Moekoの日本語ベラベラtimeEpi19: エジプト人と日本人の恋愛を語る【Japanese Podcast: listening practice】

You are having difficulties keeping to the diet and you are worried that tomorrow is the day to check if you have lost weight. Here are some crazy ideas to cheat on Weigh In day!
Explanation of expressions used in the podcast:
"Take with a pinch of salt" - don't trust this information too much.
"Emotional baggage" - things that you never stop worrying about.
"A heavy heart" - feeling sad or anxious.
"Get something off your chest" or "a load off your mind" - admit to what is worrying you.
"Carrying a weight on your shoulders" - worrying about things.
"Having a chip on your shoulder" - you are angry about someone or something.
"Having butterflies in your stomach" - being nervous.
"Having a frog in your throat" - your voice is bad because of a throat infection.

Bathroom scales image by Racool_studio https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/beautiful-fitness-girl-holding-scales_8026855.htm

The Social Evolutionary

Dieting? (Silly) Tricks to Beat the Scales. 

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【 Talking about work 】. 
--------------------------------------------------
Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
--------------------------------------------------
A: 你最近工作忙不忙？
nǐ zuì jìn gōng zuò máng bù máng ？
Have you been busy at work lately?
B: 忙死了，每天都加班。
máng sǐ le ， měi tiān dōu jiā bān 。
Terribly busy, working overtime every day.
A: 怎么这么忙啊？
zěn me zhè me máng a ？
Why are you so busy?
B: 有个项目月底要完成，不加班根本做不完。
yǒu gè xiàng mù yuè dǐ yào wán chéng ， bù jiā bān gēn běn zuò bù wán 。
I have a project to finish by the end of the month. can't finish it at all without overtime.
A: 那等项目做完可以好好休息下。
nà děng xiàng mù zuò wán kě yǐ hǎo hao xiū xī xià 。
Then you can have a good rest when it's done.
B: 是啊，下个月我准备休几天年假，出去玩一下。
shì a ， xià gè yuè wǒ zhǔn bèi xiū jǐ tiān nián jià ， chū qù wán yí xià 。
Yeah, I'm going to take a few days‘ annual leave next month to go on a trip.
A: 不错不错。要注意休息，劳逸结合。
bú cuò bú cuò 。 yào zhù yì xiū xī ， láo yì jié hé 。
That's good. Take care of your rest. Alternate work with rest and rest.
B: 你呢？最近在忙什么呢？
nǐ ne ？ zuì jìn zài máng shén me ne ？
What about you? What have you been up to?
A: 最近忙着找新工作呢。
zuì jìn máng zhe zhǎo xīn gōng zuò ne 。
I've been busy looking for a new job.
B: 为什么？现在的工作不好吗？
wèi shén me ？ xiàn zài de gōng zuò bù hǎo ma ？
Why? What's wrong with your current job?
A: 现在的公司太“卷”了，我想找个轻松点儿的。
xiàn zài de gōng sī tài “ juǎn ” le ， wǒ xiǎng zhǎo gè qīng sōng diǎn ér de 。
The involution in the company is fierce. I want to find a relaxing job.
B: 哎，没办法，很多公司都很卷。
ài ， méi bàn fǎ ， hěn duō gōng sī dōu hěn  juǎn 。
Well, That's the way it is. There's fierce competition in many companies.
A: 找找看吧。
zhǎo zhao kàn ba 。
I will try to look for it.
B: 祝你好运。
zhù nǐ hǎo yùn 。
Good luck.