Tommy and Emily discuss what is Christmas? What? are the presents for? Why do we give presents?

English My Way

The meaning of Christmas

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Hoje o clima está bom!
O céu está azul e o sol brilha forte.
Está calor, mas também tem uma brisa suave que deixa o dia agradável.
Não há nuvens no céu.
À noite, a temperatura pode ficar um pouco mais fresca, mas ainda está agradável.
Não chove hoje.
Vamos aproveitar o dia bonito!


PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

O clima hoje  — SMALL TEXT A1-A2 LEVEL.

好聽的中文故事 | 好听的中文故事 ✨

你知道怎麼用“井底之蛙”這個成語嗎？我們來聽友友的爺爺怎麼說。
你知道怎么用“井底之蛙”这个成语吗？我们来听友友的爷爷怎么说。

好听的中文故事 | 好聽的中文故事 | Great Chinese Stories

井底之蛙 | 井底之蛙

You will know of some foreigners why they love Colombia.

“El turismo por colombia es sinónimo de aventura”

“Colombia tiene mucho que enseñarle al mundo”

“Berlín ya no se siente como mi hogar”

“Quise verlo por mí mismo”

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Colombia

4 extranjeros te cuentan por qué se enamoraron de Colombia

When there’s been a miscommunication, we must spell it out to make our message crystal clear.

Tune in this week to learn how to use Spell (it) Out, Crystal Clear, and three other idioms and phrases in English. This episode is part two of How to Write a Winning Resume by Adding Measurable Achievements. Using idioms and phrases will make you sound more natural in English. As always, you’ll get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills.

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Episode originally published June 17, 2021

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter

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List‌ ‌of‌ ‌Idioms‌ ‌and‌ ‌Phrases‌ ‌to‌ ‌Boost‌ ‌Your‌ ‌Vocabulary‌ ‌

En este audio os hablo del problema que tenemos en casa cuando se trata de ordenar las habitaciones o los juguetes que sacamos mientras jugamos. En ella podéis ver también oraciones temporales de subjuntivo y expresiones con el verbo estar, muy útiles, que explico al final del episodio.

Reyes from Spain

Cuando vengan mis hijos se van a enterar

Aqui você vai conhecer os nomes das partes do rosto em português-espanhol

Suas Aulas de Português

Partes do rosto (português-espanhol)

Un estudio afirma que comer nueces podría ayudar a reducir el estrés en los estudiantes universitarios.

Let's speak Spanish with Angel

Las nueces podrían ayudar con el estrés

日本語の言葉や文法の使い方を、例文や会話文とともに紹介します。
Introduces the use of Japanese words and grammar, together with example sentences and conversational texts.
第３回　「〜んです」TRY! N4 p 21-22
参考（さんこう）として”TRY! N4”という教科書を使っていますが、教科書を見なくても聞けます。
I use a textbook “TRY! N4" as a reference, but you don't need to look at it to listen.

「〜んです」は相手の事情（じじょう）を説明（せつめい）してほしい時や自分の事情を話したい時などに使います。また、理由（りゆう）を言う時にも使います。
Use "んです”：When you want a person to explain their situation or when you want to talk about your situation. You can also use it to provide a reason.

１）A: どうしたんですか。
        B: ちょっと気分が悪いんです。
２）A: あれ、山田さん、今日仕事は？
       B: 今日は休みなんです。
３）A: そのシャツ、きれいですね。どこで買ったんですか。
　　B: 駅前（えきまえ）のデパートで買ったんです。
４）A: きのう、どうして来なかったんですか。
        B: すみません。熱（ねつ）があったんです。
５）A: 山田さんは歌わないんですか。
       B: ええ、歌が下手（へた）なんです。
６）A: パーティーの申込書（もうしこみしょ）、どこに出すんですか。
        B: 私も知らないんです。事務所（じむしょ）で聞きましょう。
７）A: どうしたんですか。
        B: 歯（は）が痛（いた）いんです。
４）A: 先生、この問題（もんだい）がわからないんです。
        B: じゃ、もう一度説明（せつめい）しますね。

事情（じじょう situation）
駅前（えきまえ in front of the station）
熱（ねつ fever）
申込書（もうしこみしょ application form）
事務所（じむしょ office）
歯（は tooth）
説明する（せつめいする to explain）