13 years of teaching experience, college teacher teaches you Chinese. Mandarin Daily : Learn Three Sentences a Day!

Master Mandarin Daily : Learn Three Sentences a Day!

这里是专为海外华裔儿童打造的中文诗歌乐园。诵读就是深层阅读。日不间断的记诵,积累的是语言,培养的是诗性,也是定力和静气。
当然,也欢迎每一个思念故土乡音的“超龄儿童”——让童诗唤起你心底最柔软的记忆。
更欢迎热爱中文的朋友——从童真的视角,重新发现中文的纯净和趣味。
琅琅书声，郎朗乾坤。


Little Voices , Big Worlds |小雅听诗

13 years of teaching experience, college teacher teaches you Chinese. Here are some interesting facts about Chinese culture that you might find intriguing. 

Knowing Everything About Chinese Cultrue

Hey guys.😎 Today I'm gonna talk about 保重. It's such a sooo meaningful word in Chinese.
Hi, 朋友们。😎今天想跟大家聊聊中文里“保重”这个非常有含义的词。它可是中文的其中一个精髓，看似简单，但意味深长！

RealLife Chinese With Grace(细菌)

Different meanings of 保重 that you MUST know!

16日の夜、宮城県（みやぎけん）と福島県（ふくしまけん）で大きな地震がありました。
Twitterで東京でも大きく揺れたと言っている人がいました。
今回の地震で大きく揺れたところでは、これから１週間ほどまた大きな地震が起こる可能性があるそうです。
また、この地震で東北新幹線が脱線しました。
乗客の中にケガをした人はいませんでしたが、線路が壊れました。
特に福島駅と仙台駅の間は壊れている所が多く、3月末までに運転を再開するのは難しいようです。

＜ニュースについてのコメント＞
18日も岩手県（いわてけん）で強い地震がありましたね。日本にいる人たちはこれからしばらく心が落ち着かないかもしれませんね。

[参考：News WEB EASY]

地震：じしん　earthquake
揺れる：ゆれる shake
可能性：かのうせい possibility
脱線する：だっせんする　detail
乗客：じょうきゃくpassenger
壊れている：こわれている　broken
運転（うんてん）を再開（さいかい）する：resume running

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

日本で大きな地震がありました

It's no secret that Hawaii is a favorite destination for Japanese tourists. In 2023, the islands welcomed around 573,000 visitors from Japan — the most from any country.

But did you know there's a connection between Japan and Hawaii that goes beyond travel and into clothing?

Aloha shirts, also known as Hawaiian shirts, have roots in Japanese culture, beginning with Japanese immigrants in Hawaii.

In the late 1800s, Japanese immigrants in Hawaii started importing Japanese clothing as well as rolls of fabric to make clothes with.

In the 1920s, locals in Hawaii saw these fabrics and started using them to make casual dress shirts with Japanese patterns on them. These shirts became popular with tourists to Hawaii.

Soon after, aloha shirts were made in bulk, but instead of using fabric made for Japanese clothing, stores in Hawaii started bringing in printed fabrics made just for aloha shirts.

And by the late 1930s, the designs had changed from Japanese patterns to the Hawaiian inspired patterns we're used to today — images of Mount Fuji and Japanese pine trees were replaced with things like coconut trees, surfers and fish.

But even though today's aloha shirts don't look very Japanese inspired, they still remain popular within Japan.

Yosuke Seki, an aloha shirt aficionado who goes to Hawaii every year, told CNN he wears his shirts daily, and hopes to inspire others to try them.

"Right now, I'm wearing a replica of one of the expensive designs," Seki said, adding that his shirt cost between $130 and $200. The more expensive shirts can cost thousands of dollars, he explained.

And for some fans, aloha shirts are not just clothing — they're collectable items, or even considered art.

Yoshihiro Nakano is the brand director of Sun Surf, a Japanese company that has been making aloha shirts for about 50 years. Many customers don't even wear the aloha shirts they buy, and instead just collect them or frame them, Nakano told CNN.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

From Japan to Hawaii: The History of Aloha Shirts

我的小猫 我有一只小猫，它叫小黑，因为它是黑色的。它长得很可爱，也很小，只有手掌(palm)那么大，它喜欢吃鱼和香肠 (sausage)。它经常跳上(jump)我的桌子看着我，我常常把它抱在怀里抚摸它。冬天的时候，它常常睡在我的床上，，当它想吃东西的时候，它会 喵喵地叫。我很喜欢它，可是后来它死了，我非常伤心地把它埋(bury)了。我希望它在天堂(heaven)可以过得很好。

CloverChinese

Level 2: 我的小猫 My cat

This is a short Persian podcast for elementary Persian learners about two friends who meet and great each other. 

TheFarsiPod

11.Greeting: What's up?

IELTS speaking: true or false?

I am setting the stage by allowing you to choose which 'frame of mind' you will go with before your IELTS speaking test—listen to the mind conditioning ideas to help you ace your state.

Certain states of your mind influence you negatively or positively. You have the keys; you can now use them wisely!

Next we are onto the Part 2 question: Describe something you bought that was difficult to use at first, and I am using it as an example of how you can change your answers and enhance your performance as a result.

Take you, for example. Did you have any ideas of what to talk about when it came to this question?

My student didn't, nor may you, but my goal for you guys is to develop tools and strategies that will help you succeed in the test!

Listen to the podcast and BE JOYOUS OUT OF YOUR SKULLS.

Finally knowing WHAT to say and HOW to say it in any case, and WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT WILL COME YOUR WAY!!!

Because it may be THAT MAGICAL podcast you needed to change everything for the better! A game changer if you will!

Let me know how useful it was, and come to my 1-1 success activation meetings to improve your IELTS speaking scores and move on with your life's goals!

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS speaking: true or false?

Dangsu's Podcast Series

Days of the Week

In this episode of our Chinese character culture podcast, we explore the character "shān" (mountain) and its fascinating evolution. Starting from the ancient oracle bone script which was literally a drawing of mountain peaks, we uncover how this single character gave birth to a whole family of related characters: from "qiū" (small hill) to the funny origin of the ping-pong characters, to the surprising story of how the word for "father-in-law" came from Mount Hua! We also dive into the character "chuān" (river) and its hidden meaning of "restraint", which explains so many common words like "tame", "discipline", "obey" and "patrol". Perfect for Chinese learners who want to understand the logic behind Chinese characters and the ancient Chinese culture behind them!


山
shān
mountain
核心汉字，甲骨文为山峰的象形，是整个汉字家族的源头
丘
qiū
small hill
小山，由山字延伸而来，代表更小的凸起
蚯
qiū
earthworm
虫 + 丘，古人认为蚯蚓爬动时的凸起像小山
乒
pīng
ping
丘的变形，古人想象它像单脚跳的小山，对应乒乓球的声音
乓
pāng
pang
丘的变形，和乒成对，像另一方向单脚跳的小山
兵
bīng
soldier
两个小山保护中间的人，代表士兵保护核心
岳
yuè
mountain peak
山 + 丘，比山还高的山峰，也是 "岳父" 称呼的起源
岩
yán
rock
山 + 石，山上的石头，简单的会意字
癌
ái
cancer
病字头 + 三个山，古人认为癌症的肿块像三个硬硬的小山
川
chuān
river
河流，古人认为河流有岸，自带 "约束" 的含义
驯
xùn
tame
马 + 川，约束野兽，让它听话
训
xùn
discipline
言 + 川，用言语约束他人
顺
shùn
obey
约束自己，顺从他人
巡
xún
patrol
走之 + 川，约束着走路，按固定路线巡逻