After consonants, the vowel letter pairs а/я, э/е, о/ё, ы/и, and у/ю represent 
essentially the same vowel sound. Their only difference is that the letters in the bottom 
row tell you that the preceding consonant is palatalized, or soft.*

HARD CONSONANTS             SOFT CONSONANTS

Да-да! - Oh yes!                       дядя - uncle 
мэр - mayor                             мер - of measures 
быт - daily life                          бит - computer bit 
живот - belly                            живёт - he/she lives 
музыка - music                        мюзикл - musical (show)

* a palatalized consonant is pronounced with the blade of the tongue pressed up 
against the hard palate, it sounds like a consonant plus the [y] sound of “yes” pronounced at the exact same time.

Russian Pronunciation wilth Lubov

HARD / SOFT CONSONANTS PRACTICE. Живот Или Живёт? Listen and Repeat.

聊中西文化，也聊很多东西！
第二期，我们聊聊父亲节，和东西方对打孩子的看法。

聊聊东西 - Talk to Me in Chinese

002. 父亲节聊聊小时候被打的事儿 Chitchat on Father’s Day - ttmiChinese

Today I present you a book - Serbian Short Story: „Trifun i mali fudbaleri“, for the learners at the A1 Level. 
Would you like to read the whole book? Let me know in the comments below! 😊
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!


SERBIAN TO GO

A book - "Trifun i mali fudbaleri" (A1 level)

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LECTURA COMPRENSIVA.

ESTE CUENTO NOS HABLA DE MARISA UNA CHICA INTELIGENTE.

Antes de comenzar la lectura.

1. ¿Te consideras una persona inteligente?

2. ¿ En que habilidades eres bueno?


Presta atención a la lectura de tu profesor.


Marisa tiene fama de ser muy observadora e inteligente. Un día, sus amigos
y amigas deciden ponerla a prueba. Van a visitarla y le llevan cuatro rosas;
una de ellas es de plástico.

 Cuando le dan las rosas le piden que adivine, sin
tocarlas, cuál es la rosa de plástico.


Marisa decide poner las flores en un jarrón con agua y sacarlas al jardín,
donde su madre les ha preparado la merienda.

Marisa no deja de observar las flores del jarrón. Una abeja se para en ellas
para recoger el polen . Sus amigos están merendando y se han olvidado de
las rosas; pero Marisa no.

Al cabo de un rato, Marisa exclama:

-¡Ya está!. ¡Ya sé cuál es la rosa de plástico!. Es esta.
Marisa lo ha acertado.

Spanish Reading Comprehesion

Marisa the smart girl

Poisson Rouge.
Poisson Rouge en a assez de tourner en rond dans son bocal.
- Peux-tu m'aider à sortir ? demande-t-il à Hoquet le perroquet.
- Où veux-tu aller ? Tu ne sais pas marcher, pas voler, tu vas mourir si je te sors de l’eau.
- Je veux nager dans la baignoire, s’il te plaît, aide-moi !
Hoquet attrape Poisson Rouge par une nageoire et le dépose dans la baignoire. Quelle joie ! Il rencontre un étrange poisson.
- Bonjour, dit-il, comment allez-vous ?
- C'est une éponge, dit le perroquet en riant, elle sert à laver les enfants.
- Vite, replace-moi dans mon bocal, on pourrait me prendre pour une éponge, dit Poisson Rouge. Demain, je voudrais nager dans la mer, tu pourras m’y emmener ?
- Non, dit Hoquet, tu es mon seul ami, tu pourrais être mangé par un requin et j’aurais trop de chagrin.

Des Milliers D'histoires

Histoire 26 - Poisson Rouge

海外遊子一年到頭最掛住嘅就係喺屋企過年啦。雖然大家都係廣東人， 但係對比一下就發現家家都有唔同嘅過年習俗。所以今期我地就回憶下以前喺屋企農曆新年係點過嘅，同大家拜個早年。
再同大家分享下朱古力屋企過年湯圓recipe：
湯底：蘿蔔，鯪魚餅，芹菜，木耳
湯圓：冇餡嘅細湯圓
調味：桂林辣椒醬

夠鐘煲粥 Congee Time

EP.19 好掛住喺屋企過年啊！

En el episodio de hoy hablo con Irene Luque de Irene Luque Psicología. Irene es psicóloga que se especializa en personas migrantes, es decir personas que hemos salido de nuetsro país de origen. En este episodio Irene y yo charlamos entre otras cosas de los retos de vivir fuera de tu país, las expectativas y como manejarlas y de nuestras propias experiencias viviendo en el extranjero.

Como siempre espero que disfrutes el episodio. Si lo haces, te agradecería muchísimo si dejaras una valoración a este podcast, ya que eso ayuda mucho mi trabajo. 


Blanca to go 

132- Emigrar con Irene Luque Psicología

here are the five most commonly used ways to say "thank you" in Chinese, along with both the Chinese characters and pinyin for each example sentence,  both when used alone and in sentences:

1. 谢谢 (xièxiè) - This is the most common and general way to say "thank you" in Chinese.
Used alone: 谢谢。 (xièxiè)
Used in a sentence: 谢谢你给我这么好的礼物。 (xièxiè nǐ gěi wǒ zhème hǎo de lǐwù) (Thank you for giving me such a nice gift.)

2. 多谢 (duōxiè) - This phrase means "thank you very much."
Used alone: 多谢。 (duōxiè)
Used in a sentence: 多谢你的帮助，我真的很感激。 (duōxiè nǐ de bāngzhù, wǒ zhēn de hěn gǎnjī) (Thank you very much for your help, I really appreciate it.)

3. 谢谢你 (xièxiè nǐ) - This phrase specifically thanks the person being addressed.
Used alone: 谢谢你。 (xièxiè nǐ)
Used in a sentence: 谢谢你为我做的一切。 (xièxiè nǐ wèi wǒ zuò de yīqiè) (Thank you for everything you have done for me.)

4. 谢谢你的帮助 (xièxiè nǐ de bāngzhù) - This phrase thanks someone for their help.
Used alone: 谢谢你的帮助。 (xièxiè nǐ de bāngzhù)
Used in a sentence: 谢谢你的帮助，我现在学会了。 (xièxiè nǐ de bāngzhù, wǒ xiànzài  xuéhuì le) (Thank you for your help, now I can do it.)

5. 非常感谢 (fēicháng gǎnxiè) - This phrase means "thank you very much."
Used alone: 非常感谢。 (fēicháng gǎnxiè)
Used in a sentence: 非常感谢你给我的那份工作。 (fēicháng gǎnxiè nǐ gěi wǒ de nà fèn gōngzuò) (Thank you very much for the job you gave me.)