传统 chuán tǒng：tradition
农历 nóng lì：lunar calendar
中期 zhōng qī：medium term
团圆 tuán yuán：reunion
圆圆的 yuányuán de：round/circle
月饼 yuè bǐng：mooncake
完整 wán zhěng：complete/whole/entire
口味 kǒu wèi：flavor/taste
多种多样 duō zhǒng duō yàng：various/many kinds of
灯笼 dēng lóng：lantern
赏月 shǎng yuè：admire the full moon
猜灯谜 cāi dēng mí：guess lantern riddles
共享 gòng xiǎng：share and enjoy
时光 shí guāng：time/moment
阖家 hé jiā：the whole family

p.s：BGM quotation From QQ Music～“凡间 fán jiān”

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

中秋节[zhōng qiū jié]-Mid-Autumn Festival

In this episode of Hey Alexis!, we dive into the exciting world of travel! Whether you're planning a trip abroad or just dreaming of your next adventure, we'll help you build your travel vocabulary, practice useful phrases for airports, hotels, and sightseeing, and share cultural tips to make your journey smoother. Join us for fun discussions, real-life travel stories, and a special role-play segment to boost your confidence when speaking English on the go. Pack your bags, and let's explore the world—one English conversation at a time!

Thanks Jerome for being a great guest!


Alexis : https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/9464070
Jerome: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/4075458








Hey Alexis!

Let's Talk Travel! Exploring the World in English

From this episode, we are going to learn how to read time.

點dím/dim2 ( o‘clock)
分fān/ fan1（minute）
半bun/ bun3（half）
字jih/ zi6（5 minutes）

1.	5:00：五點（鐘）
ńgh dím( jūng) /ng5 dim2( zung1)

2.	2:37 兩點三十七分
léuhng dím sāam sahp chāt fān/ loeng5 dim2 saam1 sap6 cat1 fan1

3.	7:30：七點半chāt dím bun/ cat1 dim2 bun3   

4.	4:05 : 四點一個字sei dím yāt go jih/ sei3 dim2 jat1 go3 zi6
or 四點一sei dím yāt/ sei3 dim2 jat1
or四點零五分sei dím lìhng ńgh fān / sei3 dim2 ling4 ng5 fan1

而家幾（多）點呀？(What time is it now?)
yìh gā géi( dō) dím a?
ji4 gaa1 gei2( do1) dim2 aa3?

而家八點。(It is 8 o’clcok.)
yìh gā baat dím. 
ji4 gaa1 baat3 dim2.

Practice：
3:00   5:30   4:48   9:35   


Daliy Conversations for Cantonese (粵語會話）

11. Reading Time（讀時間）part1

みんなジブリの　もののけ姫　みたことある？
社会人として　身だしなみ　は大事ですよね。

Japanese "Taka" it easy

乙事主（おっことぬし）と言われた先輩

This is the first episode of a short series titled From Cali to Barcelona, today's topic: coffee.

Este es el primer episodio de una serie corta que he titulado De Cali a Barcelona, el tema de hoy: café. 

Español para conversar

De Cali a Barcelona 1 - Café

日本は弓（ゆみ bow）のような形をしています。そのちょうど、折れ曲がったところに長野県があります。3000ｍクラスの山が集まっているので、「日本の屋根（やね　roof）」とも言われています。そして、その「屋根」の下の町は、それぞれとてもユニークで、パッチワークのようだと私は感じています。
おサルの公苑（こうえん）Snow Monkey Park に行ってきました。行った後で、実は「長野県」に行くのは、初めてじゃないと気づきました。何というマヌケ、すずまり、認知症か？と疑いたくなりますが、それはこの、パッチワーク性のため。そんな長野県の不思議、聞いてください。
スクリプトは⁠こちら⁠。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/20-ea883a5479b94674842dba65ae5f7478?pvs=4
楽しみ方は⁠こちら⁠を見てください。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/S2-1114d60c575442768615bc975767fd41?pvs=4
じゃあ、またね。

すずまりの日本語「きき耳ずきん」S2

第20話　パッチワーク長野

As it's already May, a lot of the part 1 and part 2 topics are changing in the IELTS speaking exam. Let's start with the topic "Describe a positive change you made in your life" with some good idioms which are explained below.

Remember this is just an example answer, and you should never learn example answers off by heart. It's very important to speak naturally in the speaking exam.


Idioms used in the example answer:

Out of shape

If someone is unhealthy or not able to do a lot of physical activity, we can say they are out of shape.

“He drinks and smokes too much, and has become very out of shape.”



In good shape

If you’re in good shape, you are fit and healthy. This  especially refers to the physical condition of your body ( being at a healthy weight, not overweight, getting plenty of exercise)


Run down

If you’re feeling run down, you are tired and lacking energy, usually after a sustained period without enough rest.

“After working late in the office every night for the last 2 weeks, he started to feel very run down.”


Full of beans

Someone who has a lot of energy might be described as full of beans.

“Young children are always full of beans, and love to run around, and play.”


Fit as a fiddle

Fit as a fiddle means ‘in very good health’ and may more often be used to refer to older people.

“My grandfather is 86, but is still as fit as a fiddle, and goes to exercise in the park every morning.”


Picture of good health

To look the picture of health simply means to look very healthy and well.

“Wow! Have you been going to the gym recently? You look the picture of health.


IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a positive change you made in your life - IELTS speaking part 2

Esta expresión está relacionada con una situación complicada y de difícil solución. Está frecuentemente en nuestras expresiones y es por esto que deberías usarla. ¡Te la explico ahora!

Expresiones en español

Estar entre la espada y la pared

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19FF6vffuFDfMLVWNe4sWKnz39rfc8tcy/view?usp=drivesdk