In episode 2 I asked if you sound English when you speak this language.  
What I meant was do you pronounce the silent letters and use other spoken features of the language.  In this episode, I review the silent b and L. 

I also refer you to this dictionary.   www.engdic.org

Accelerate Your IELTS Speaking with Ralph

3 The Silent Letters



你因敌人的缘故，从婴孩和吃奶的口中，建立了能力，使仇敌和报仇的闭口无言。
nǐ yīn dí rén de yuán gù, cóng yīng hái hé chī nǎi de kǒu zhōng, jiàn lì le néng lì, shǐ chóu dí hé bào chóu de bì kǒu wú yán.

Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. (NIV)

Read the Bible in Chinese

诗篇 8:2 shī piān

The story text plz check it on my YouTube channel


Learning Chinese by reading picture book

who bit my cake谁咬了我的大饼

A list of the most common words written with "O" but sound like "U":
some
come
cover
dozen
colour
love
money
honey
brother
mother
other
tongue
ton
Monday
month
monkey
Words spelled with "OU" but sound like "U":
country
couple
courage
cousin
double
trouble
touch
rough
tough
enough
young

The Social Evolutionary

Uh-oh! When the letter "O" sounds like "U".

В этом подкасте я расскажу вам, как описывать дождь, снег и ветер на русском языке. Вы узнаете простые и интересные фразы, которые помогут вам говорить о погоде. Я объясню, что означают слова "накрапывает", "барабанит", "моросит" и другие. 

In this podcast, I will tell you how to describe rain, snow, and wind in Russian. You will learn simple and interesting phrases to help you talk about the weather. I will explain the meanings of words like "накрапывает", "барабанит", "моросит"and more. 

Music from this episode:
"Снег идет" - Майя Кристалинская 
" Снег кружится" - ВИА "Пламя"

Russian with Irina

Как описывать дождь, снег и ветер. How to Describe Rain, Snow, and Wind

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拼音  d

Emotional intelligence, or EQ, helps us stay calm, focused, and motivated.
Without it, frustration takes over.  The crow wanted a prize but couldn’t manage her emotions. She got impatient — and lost it all.