王后不喜欢白雪公主。
Wánghòu bù xǐhuan báixuě gōngzhǔ。
But the queen didn't like Snow White.

她从来不和白雪公主在一起。
Tā cónglái bù hé báixuě gōngzhǔ zài yīqǐ。
She never spent time with the girl.

她经常和魔镜说话。
Tā jīngcháng hé mójìng shuō huà。
She talked to her mirror often.

“魔镜！我是最美的女人，对吗？” 
“Mójìng! Wǒ shì zuì měi de nǚ rén, duì ma?”
"Mirror! I'm the most beautiful woman, right?"

“尊敬的王后，” 魔镜说，
“Zūnjìng de wánghòu,”Mójìng shuō,
"My Lady," the mirror said.

“您确实很美。但是现在有一个人比您更美。” 
“Nín quèshí hěn měi。Dànshì xiàzài yǒu yī gè rén bǐ nín gèng měi。”
"You are indeed quite fair. But now there's someone more beautiful."




Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

白雪公主与七个小矮人（ 新王后-3） Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Hsk reading every  day

Hsk1 reading1

14.【第五課】我喜歡夏天I like summer

【For the kids】Let's learn Chinese !

What type of food do you like? Meat? Fish? Vegetables? What do you enjoy the most?  Do you enjoy spicy dishes? What time of the day do you most enjoy eating at?

Just Chatting....

Food!

Dear Lithuanian students! Today I have a great joy introducing you to my colleague and friend, Lithuanian teacher Dovilė.

In today’s episode, Dovilė and I have discussed the 2024 Lithuanian presidential elections and shared our opinions about the upcoming parliamentary elections. Also, we talked about her life in Estonia, Eurovision, music, Lithuanian language exams, Lithuanian citizenship and much more.

If you are eager to learn more about Lithuania, I invite you to join us in our hour-long conversation here on YouTube and continue listening to the second part of the conversation on Contribee. Also, there you will find the podcast's transcript and other learning material.

🐝 Contribee: https://contribee.com/lithuanianwithpaulius

For better comprehension, don't forget to turn on the subtitles and install Language Reactor to get a second line of subtitles in your native language.

If you enjoyed the episode, don't forget to follow and subscribe for future content.

Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
02:22 - Gyvenimas Estijoje
11:23 - Eurovizija
18:37 - Prezidento rinkimai
28:15 - Europarlamento rinkimai
31:17 - Seimo rinkimai
35:08 - Dainų šventė ir Vokietija
40:17 - Ekonomika
42:39 - Muzika
55:30 - Dainų šventė (tęsinys)
57:17 - Kvietimas į Contribee
59:19 - Apibendrinimas

Gero klausymo! 🎓

Lithuanian with Paulius

#16 Presidential Elections, Eurovision & Proficiency Exams (Guest: Dovilė)

Spesso quando studiamo una lingua straniera, per ovvie ragioni pratiche, facciamo ampio utilizzo della traduzione, servendoci un dizionario bilingue, (gli amanti dell'analogico) o di un dizionario online (gli amanti del virtuale), o come nel mio caso di entrambi. il più delle volte la traduzione dei singoli elementi da una lingua all'altra funziona, grazie al duro lavoro di linguisti e traduttori, ma ci sono alcune volte nelle quali rendere esattamente lo stesso significato da una lingua all'altra non è così facile... Buon ascolto!

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

社会人(shakaijin) vs Membro della società 

みんなジブリの　もののけ姫　みたことある？
社会人として　身だしなみ　は大事ですよね。

Japanese "Taka" it easy

乙事主（おっことぬし）と言われた先輩

What if ancient wisdom could make your language learning calmer, stronger, and more sustainable?

In Episode 95 of 111 Tips for Learning a Language, we explore how Stoic philosophy can guide you through grammar, speaking, writing, listening, and more. With Stoicism, you stop fearing mistakes, accept challenges as training, and focus only on what is in your control—the effort itself.

Which Stoic principle do you need most in your language learning?

Discipline with grammar rules?

Courage to speak despite mistakes?

Acceptance when listening feels difficult?

Clarity of thought through writing?

Episode 95 shows how Stoicism can enrich both language learning and life. Grammar becomes training in discipline, pronunciation becomes freedom from others’ judgments, reading becomes practice in accepting difficulty, speaking becomes an act of courage, writing becomes a path to clarity, and listening becomes an exercise in equanimity. Stoic philosophy reminds us that obstacles are not barriers but the very path itself. By learning with calm determination and focusing on what you can control, you gain not only fluency but also resilience, patience, and wisdom.

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 95 - How Stoicism can help you learn a language

El origen náhuatl (tequitl: trabajo u oficio; tlan: lugar) de la palabra, habla de un lugar de trabajo. Sin embargo, una versión complementaria sobre el origen de la palabra tequila hace referencia a la piedra que es típica de esa región, obsidiana, y que se tallaba para usarse como herramienta. Estas piedras se conocía por ese tiempo como tecatlis y por ende a quien la manejaba se le llamaba tecuilo. Así por costumbre al lugar se le comenzó a llamar Tecuila y posteriormente Tequila.
Entre las leyendas que explican el origen de la bebida, existe una que dice que el tequila se descubrió durante una tormenta eléctrica, cuando un rayo cayó sobre un sembradío de agaves y dada su intensidad, esto originó un incendio, donde posteriormente los vapores calentaron las bolas de agave, ocasionando que de ellas emergiera una miel de sabor dulce y aroma agradable que llamó la atención de los nativos; quienes descubrieron que al fermentarse, ésta tenía poderes relajantes y efectos de euforia al beberla.

En las primeras décadas después de la conquista, nació la bebida como un fermentado de la planta de agave y posteriormente, con su influencia árabe e hispánica se destiló en alambiques introducidos al continente.

Durante muchos años se le conoció como vino de mezcal o mezcal tequila, ya que mezcal era uno de los nombres del agave.

Y en la historia se cuenta que los primeros en darle el nombre de tequila a la bebida fue uno de los productores más importantes para la industria del tequila Don Cenobio Sauza, que cambió el nombre de vino mezcal de tequila a tequila.

