In Episode 2 of the Smithing Podcast, we discuss the importance of acknowledging your progress and setting achievable goals, rather than getting caught up in perfectionism. We also share some of our personal language learning successes and encourage listeners to share their own. Tune in to this episode for some inspiration and motivation to keep improving your language skills!

LEARN BY LISTENING

Episode2-Celebrating your achievements as a Language learner

The verb 离 indicates the distance between two points. 
It often occurs before adjectives like 远（yuǎn） and 近（jìn）. 

ān nà jiā lí shū diàn hěn yuǎn 。 
安娜家离书店很远。Anna's house is far from the bookstore.

ān nà jiā lí ɡōnɡ sī hěn jìn 。 
安娜家离公司很近。Anna's house is very close to the office.

Sometimes it takes the verb-object phrase 有(yǒu)……米(mǐ) to indicate the exact distance.

wǒ jiā lí xué xiào yǒu 400 mǐ 。 
我家离学校有400米。My home is 400 meters away from my school.

wǒ jiā lí chāo shì yǒu 500 mǐ 。 
我家离超市有500米。My home is 500 meters from the supermarket.

chāo shì lí xué xiào yǒu 100 mǐ 。 
超市离学校有100米。The supermarket is 100 meters from the school.

JOJO CHINESE

A离(lí)B……

In this episode, I focus on how to greet as well as how to introduce yourself in Afrikaans. 
The greeting part of the lesson focuses on how to greet throughout the duration of the day. This episode is translated in a formal manner of speaking Afrikaans. Below is the translated words and sentences. In hierdie episode fokus ek op hoe om te groet asook hoe om jouself in Afrikaans voor te stel.
Die groetgedeelte van die les fokus op hoe om deur die loop van die dag te groet. Hierdie episode word op 'n formele manier van Afrikaans vertaal. Hieronder is die vertaalde woorde en sinne. 
Good morning            Goeie more
Good afternoon         Goeie middag
Good evening             Goeie naand
Good day                      Goeie dag
My name is Marz        My naam is Marz
What is your name?   Wat is jou naam?
Pleased to meet you  Aangenaame kennis

Afrikaans jou lekker taal

Greetings and introduction

Daniel et Julie arrivent à Marseille. Arnaud, un ami de Daniel, vient les chercher. Ils vont ensemble à l’appartement où vit Arnaud. Julie et Daniel ont faim.  Arnaud suggère deux restaurants. Julie va au restaurant de poisson. Daniel prend un bus pour aller au restaurant « La Ratatouille folle ». Daniel s’endort dans l’autobus. Il se réveille à Nice. Son téléphone ne fonctionne pas. Il n’a pas le numéro de téléphone de sa sœur. Alors il appelle sa mère. Il doit passer la nuit dans un hôtel.

Read with me  the book : French stories in French - Olly Richards and Richard Simcott

Chapitre 2 : French stories in French - Olly Richards and Richard Simcott

In a perfect world, interviewers would give you feedback on the spot and contact you after your interview with their decision and advice. Unfortunately, this is not likely to happen, so it’s up to you to ask for feedback. In this episode, you’ll learn how to ask for feedback in an interview tactfully and effectively. 

People often don't ask for feedback in an interview for many reasons. Perhaps they don't know they can ask for it. Maybe they assume they won't get an honest answer. Or, a candidate might fear it is inappropriate to ask for feedback in an interview. 

Asking for feedback in an interview is not only appropriate, but it is also an excellent growth opportunity and presents a chance to clarify misunderstandings and land a job. 

While we all know that the best talkers do not always make the best employees, organizational psychologist Adam Grant points out, “Job interviews favor candidates who are the best talkers.” So, in this episode, you'll get a list of 11 common communication mistakes in an interview that you can share with your mock interviewer. You'll also get four suggestions on how you can ask for feedback in an interview.

The episode concludes with a list of definitions for idioms and phrases for those who want to build their English vocabulary.

Episode originally published on May 29, 2020.
Infographics for this episode are available at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/. 
The full transcript for this episode is available at https://www.express-to-impress.com/feedback-in-an-interview/. 

Express to Impress

How to Ask for Feedback in an Interview

Para leer y escuchar 👀👂🏽 en YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ca-sqL8_6cE

El profe Tomi

"Identidad", texto sobre La Plata | Nivel B2 | Para escuchar 👀

In this Episode I will chat about different ways to greet people in English.


Lingua Juice Podcast

How Do You Greet People

Last time we discussed ‘sicknesses’. Today we are talking about an almost equally annoying topic which is ‘learning Chinese’. All of the tone struggles, countless characters and diverse accents can sometimes really give Chinese learners the headache. Let’s talk it all through and hopefully it eases up our frustration. 

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.



Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Is Learning Chinese That Hard? We Share Your Struggles!

La Semana Santa es una celebración popular en España. De hecho, esta época del año ha dado lugar a diferentes expresiones que los españoles usamos todo el tiempo, no solo durante estas fechas. 

En el episodio de hoy comento algunas de estas expresiones relacionadas con la Semana Santa y su significado. 

Como siempre, espero que disfrutes el episodio y aprendas algo nuevo. Después de escucharlo no te olvides de dejar una valoración a este podcast.
