Short stories or (extremely) super short stories that are good for our listening exercises! :P Transcript will be available in class.

Short stories (Filipino) 

Anything related to the Filipino language and being Filipino!
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Filipino Things!

学习十种常用的交通工具。
- 汽车 (qì chē)
- 火车 (huǒ chē)
- 地铁 (dì tiě)
- 高铁 (gāo tiě)
- 巴士 (bā shì)
- 出租车 (chū zū chē)
- 飞机 (fēi jī)
- 自行车 (zì xíng chē)
- 摩托车 (mó tuō chē)
- 渡轮 (dù lún)

中文小课堂

交通工具

A palatalized consonant is pronounced with the blade of the tongue pressed up against the hard palate. A palatalized consonant sounds like a consonant plus the [y] sound of “yes” pronounced at the exact same time. The letter ь ( мягкий знак ) indicates that the preceding consonant is palatalized.

In addition to ь, the vowel letters е, ё, и, ю, and я also indicate that the preceding 
consonant is palatalized. 

на - ня
но - нё
ну - ню
ны - ни
нэ - не
нь

ма - мя
мо - мё
му - мю
мы - ми
мэ - ме
мь

да - дя
до - дё
ду - дю
ды - ди
дэ - де
дь

та - тя
то - тё
ту - тю
ты - ти
тэ - те
ть


Russian Pronunciation wilth Lubov

Palatalized and Unpalatalized (Hard and Soft) Consonants and Ь. Listen and Repeat.

今回のエピソードでは、日本で大人気のファストフード「牛丼」の歴史と文化について紹介します。牛丼はどのように生まれ、なぜここまで多くの人に愛されるようになったのでしょうか？日本の食べ物文化をいっしょに学びましょう！
In this episode, we explore the history and cultural background of gyudon, one of Japan’s most beloved fast foods. Where did gyudon come from, and why is it so popular today? Tune in and learn more about Japanese food culture with us!
這一集要介紹日本非常受歡迎的速食「牛丼」的歷史與文化。牛丼是怎麼誕生的？又為什麼會成為日本人與旅客都喜愛的料理呢？歡迎收聽，一起更深入認識日本的飲食文化！


にほんごタイム🇯🇵Learn Japanese with Sayuri!

［JLPT:N4-N3］早い・安い・うまい！牛丼から見る日本のファストフード文化｜Fast, Cheap, Delicious: Gyudon and Japan’s Fast-Food Culture｜又快又便宜又好吃！從牛丼看日本的速食文化

Nausico is upset when his mother arranges a marriage for him.

https://saracasalino-books.weebly.com/blog/the-adventures-of-odyssea-ch-5-nausico

Learn English with Stories

The Adventures of Odyssea: Ch 5.3 - Nausico

En el episodio de hoy comento una de las obras del escritor español Federico García Lorca, La Casa de Bernarda Alba. En el episodio hago un resumen de la obra y menciono algunas de las características y símbolos que aparecen en ella.

Como siempre, espero que disfrutes el episodio, si lo haces, ¡no te olvides de dejarle una valoración!


Blanca to go 

157 – La casa de Bernarda Alba

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【First meeting at a business event】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.(Low-speed version then normal speed version)
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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A:您好。我姓郑。请问您怎么称呼？
nín hǎo 。 wǒ xìng zhèng 。 qǐng wèn nín zěn me chēng hū ？
Hello. My surname is Zheng. May I have your name, please?
B:免贵姓李。
miǎn guì xìng lǐ。
My surname is Li.
A:很高兴认识您。李先生。
hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nín 。 lǐ xiān shēng 。
It's a pleasure to meet you. Mr. Li.
B:我也很荣幸认识您。郑小姐是做什么工作的？
wǒ yě hěn róng xìng rèn shí nín 。 zhèng xiǎo jiě shì zuò shén me gōng zuò de ？
I'm also honored to meet you. What do you do?
A:我是一名律师。您呢？
 wǒ shì yì míng lǜ shī 。 nín ne ？
I'm a lawyer. How about you?
B:我是做IT工作的。以后请多多关照。
wǒ shì zuò IT gōng zuò de 。 yǐ hòu qǐng duō duō guān zhào 。
I work in IT. I'd appreciate it if you may lend me a hand in the future.(a fixed expression)
A:也请您多多关照。
 yě qǐng nín duō duō guān zhào 。
Me too.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

商务场合初次见面 First meeting at a business event （Beginner）

Ultra trail de Mont Blanc is a prestigious race held in Europe. In this race, trail runners all over the world get tested for the perseverance in finishing one of the toughest race in trail running history. Over the years, I watched Elite runners  winning and losing the race, some elites even go on a DNF. JIM WALMSLEY , an American runner, finally won the UTMB after 5 attempts. He displayed GRIT and perseverance.

FLO TALKS 

THE IMPORTANCE OF GRIT IN SPORTS (JIM WALMSLEY FINALLY WINS UTMB AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS)

During the summers not too long ago, when politicians were on vacation and schools were closed, news in the UK often featured stories about things like cats in trees and UFOs, because there wasn't much else to report.

It was called "silly season" in the UK — of course there was other news, but not the usual daily politics, so there was more time for happier stories.

But some may feel like there isn't time for silly season these days.

And according to a recent study, thinking about the news is making British people anxious, something that's causing some of them to avoid engaging with it.

It also means they're less likely to engage with politics, the study suggests.

Researchers spoke to 43 people in the UK who said they never or rarely engage with professionally made news, whether that's on television, in newspapers or online.

The research was published in September 2022, but the interviews took place between November 2016 and March 2017, not long after the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU).

However, for most, it may not have been leaving the EU that caused them to avoid the news. Many reported feeling anxious or afraid when thinking about news stories featuring crime, war or terrorism.

People did think that they should know a little bit about global and national events, but this wasn't always enough to make them follow the news.

Many felt they could not understand the country's politics, or that political news was not relevant to them.

For politicians themselves, this could be a challenge, suggests the study — trying to communicate with those who avoid the news.