This episode serves as an introduction to the genre and format of the LIC podcast, and also to myself as its host. Hopefully after listening, you will be able to decide if this podcast is of any interest to you.

Languages in Context

LIC #1 - Introduction

Video related to the audio here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6H_nX7g1TI&t=57s

French Conjugation For All

Offrir

I Survived The Titanic

Chapter 5

Listen to the conversation between two people!

Português com a Ana

Meeting a neighbour in Lisbon

Idag tänkte jag berätta lite om min första kärlek, om den första killen jag blev kär i.

Okej, så jag träffade Markus i kyrkan. Och det jag fastnade så mycket för med just Markus var att han var så intelligent. Han kunde berätta om stjärnorna och planeterna och jag tyckte det var väldigt intressant att lyssna på.

Easy Swedish with Viktoria

Ep. #6 - Min första kärlek

Во втором эпизоде я вам расскажу о русскоговорящих странах.
Nel secondo episodio vi racconto dei paesi di lingua russa.
Sul mio canale YouTube trovate il transcript e la traduzione.

RUSSANDO... russo per italiani!

Где говорят по-русски? Dove si parla russo?

Бульварное кольцо - главный городской променад, непрерывная последовательность из 10 бульваров и 13 площадей, опоясывающих исторический центр города. Будучи одним из традиционных колец Москвы, в действительности Бульварное кольцо не замкнуто и имеет форму подковы, начинаясь и заканчиваясь вблизи набережных Москвы-реки.

Le russe pour tous. Ruso para todos

Москва. Прогулка по Бульварному кольцу

知道 (zhīdào) and 认识 (rènshi) are both verbs that can be translated as "to know" in English, but they have different meanings and uses.
知道 (zhīdào) means "to be aware of or to have knowledge of something." It is used to express that you have information or understanding about a fact or situation.
For example:
* 		我知道你的生日是什么时候。 (Wǒ zhīdào nǐ de shēngrì shì shénme shíhòu. ) - I know when your birthday is.
* 		你知道他的电话号码吗？ (Nǐ zhīdào tā de diànhuà hàomǎ ma?) - Do you know his phone number?
认识 (rènshi) means "to be familiar with or to have met someone." It is used to express that you have a personal connection with someone or have encountered them before.
For example:
* 		我认识你的妈妈。 (Wǒ rènshi nǐ de māma. ) - I know your mom.
* 		你认识他的弟弟吗？ (Nǐ rènshi tā de dìdi ma?) - Do you know his younger brother?


Difference between A and B in Chinese with Shanmei

知道 (zhīdào) VS 认识 (rènshi)

In this episode we are going to learn how to say family members in Chinese. Let's learn it in a song!
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
Step 1: listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
Step 3: listen one more time, repeat after it.
Step 4: practice until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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妈妈的爸爸叫什么？
mā mā de bà bà jiào shén me ？
What do we call mom's dad?
妈妈的爸爸叫外公。
mā mā de bà bà jiào wài gōng 。
Mom's dad is Grandpa.
妈妈的妈妈叫什么？
mā mā de mā mā jiào shén me ？
What do we call mom's mom?
妈妈的妈妈叫外婆。
mā mā de mā mā jiào wài pó 。
Mom's mom's Grandma.
妈妈的兄弟叫什么？
mā mā de xiōng dì jiào shén me ？
What do we call mom's brothers?
妈妈的兄弟叫舅舅。
mā mā de xiōng dì jiào jiù jiù 。
Mom's brother is Uncle.
妈妈的姐妹叫什么？
mā mā de jiě mèi jiào shén me ？
What do we call mom's sisters?
妈妈的姐妹叫阿姨。
mā mā de jiě mèi jiào ā yí 。
Mom's sisters are called aunts.