Intermediate Chinese Listening：十二生肖  Chinese Zodiac

Intermediate Chinese Listening

人有见识就不轻易发怒；宽恕人的过失便是自己的荣耀。

Rén yǒu jiànshi jiù bù qīngyì fānù; kuānshù rén de guòshī biàn shì zìjǐ de róngyào.

A person's wisdom yields patience; it is one's glory to overlook an offense.

Read the Bible in Chinese

箴言 19:11       Zhēnyán     Proverbs 

In this episode for intermediate and advanced English learners, I'll tell you about my dogs, you'll learn some new vocabulary related to dogs, and I'll discuss several idioms related to dogs.

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Conversations With a Friend

Let’s Talk about Dogs!

В этом подкасте решила немножко поговорить с вами на тему изучения иностранных языков. Надеюсь, вам будет интересно! 

Russian for daily life with Lena 📖💫

Изучение иностранных языков. 

Merryl goes to the mechanic to get his car fixed, and he can't remember what the different car parts are called. The mechanic helps him out.

Car Vocabulary: 
Windshield- the glass at the front of the car
Windshield wipers- rubber pieces that move back and forth to remove water or snow off the windshield
Fluid: a liquid
Coolant: a fluid that cools something down, used in cars
Oil change: removing old oil and putting clean oil in a car
Rearview mirror: a mirror in the back of a car, shows the area behind car
Trunk lid: The trunk is the storage area at the back of the car. The lid is the cover.
Headlight: the light at the front of the car
Blinkers: lights that flash on and off as a signal to let others know when your car will make a turn

Learn English with Stories

Car Vocabulary

In this episode of "Stairway to English", we will look at and understand the difference between very and really. They are very similar but there is a difference so be sure to sound like a native by understanding the rules!

👉 Book class with me! https://italki.com/teacher/8476284 

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Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

I VERY like you! 😱 Uh oh Don't make this mistake! Learn the difference between Very and Really!

Desde ahora comenzaremos a aprender más sobre el transporte en Perú. Esta vez les traigo información sobre el carro.
Transcripción y traducción disponible en: https://conpedepatria.blog/2022/11/04/el-carro
¡Gracias por escuchar!

Learn Peruvian Spanish

11. El carro (el transporte en Perú)

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!

It is a short story by Ivan Turgenev, a Russian novelist and story writer. The story of Gerasim, a deaf and mute serf whose life of poverty is brought into sharp relief by his connection with Mumu, a dog he rescued, brought greater national attention to the cruelties of serfdom and received praise for its brutal portrayal of this institution in Russian society.