Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QmtSCStUoW-AhG05Q9YCzyTRUskerJYx/view?usp=drivesdk

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

To Strike a Chord (with transcript)

Here I will talk about the popularity of Swedish candy.

Estimated learning level: B2 to C1 

Prata Flytande Svenska/Speak Swedish Fluently  

Godisavsnittet

Добрый день, уважаемый студент!
Сегодня мы вновь рассмотрим глаголы, а именно "идти" и "ехать". Очень часто иностранцы, изучающие русский язык путают эти 2 глагола, считая их одинаковыми по смыслу, но в этом подкасте вы увидите разницу между этими двумя глаголами с похожим смыслом.



! Russian Cocktail 4 you !

Разница между глаголами "идти" и "ехать"

Hello everyone, I am your professional teacher Yu zhe, I am glad to meet you guys here, on this channel.

This podcast is aim for students whose Chinese is at level B1 to B2, or intermediate level. However, no matter what level you are at now, you still can listen to this podcast.  In each episode, a news headline will be introduced , and we can learn some vocabulary, grammar, or some new knowledge from that. The Chinese and English transcription of the news headline and vocabulary are provided.

At the end of the each episode, I will give some questions for you to think, to exercise. If you want, you can try to make some sentences with the new vocabulary .

The duration of each episode is about 10 mins. Therefore, you can use a little time to learn Chinese, to improve yourself little by little. Welcome everyone listen to my channel, and please share your opinions or thoughts with me!

New episode will be published on every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

News with zhe

#00 Intro

Have you ever heard the expression you can’t teach an old dog
new tricks? Today I want to talk with you about this expression and ask whether this is true or not. Well, the answer is kind of confusing because it is, and it isn’t true at the same time. So what do I mean by that? When somebody says, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” essentially, they are saying if you are older, you can’t learn new things. Now, I have a real problem with this because I have seen this type of mindset disproved so many times, including my first college professor who did not go to college until she was in her 60’s she ended up getting her associate degree, her bachelors and then masters degree and in her seventies was my professor for my very first college class that I ever took. I don’t believe the expression, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”

Dynamic English

“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” is this true?

Everyone speaks English with a different accent, and that's OK!  If you learn a new language when you are an adult, it's difficult to change your accent.   You always need to learn correct pronunciation, but you usually don't need to change your accent to be a good speaker.
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.




English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 68 - ACCENTS 

Full script with Furigana: ⁠⁠https://japanesemayuna.com/
はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストのシーズン3の2回目です。先週、クレジットカードのゴールドカードが届きました。日本ではフリーランスは社会的に信用が低いですが、続けていればクレジットスコアは上がっていくんですね。みなさんのおかげです。これからも頑張ります。

Hello. This is episode 2 of Season 3 of my podcast. I received my gold credit card last week. In Japan, the social standing of freelancers is generally low, but I’ve noticed that if you keep at it, your credit score will go up. It’s all thanks to you, my students and listeners. Rest assured, I’m going to keep providing content for you.

前回はパソコンを買い替える話をしました。今日、新しいパソコンを注文しました。私が注文したのはM1チップのMacBook Airです。M1モデルを選んだ理由は2つあります。一つ目の理由はノッチです。M2モデルには画面にノッチがついています。ノッチとはカメラの周りの黒い部分のことです。私はよくメニューバーの真ん中を使うので、ノッチが邪魔に感じました。二つ目の理由は、今年の3月にM3モデルが発売するという噂があったからです。M3モデルが発売したら、M1モデルはなくなってしまうかもしれません。また3月に私が今使っている2017年製のMacBookのサポートが終了します。サポートが終了したら、売る時の値段が安くなってしまうかもしれません。

Last time I talked about replacing my computer. Today I actually ordered a new computer. I ordered the MacBook Air with the M1 chip. I chose the M1 model for two reasons. The first reason is the notch. The notch is the black area around the camera. I often use the middle of the menu bar, so I found the notch annoying. The second reason is that there was a rumour that the M3 model would be released in March of this year. If the M3 model is released, the M1 model may disappear. In addition, support for my current 2017 MacBook is due to end in March. Once this happens, the resale value might fall.

しかし、M1モデルは2020年発売なので、スペックが充分かどうか不安でした。そこでパソコンに詳しい生徒さんたちからアドバイスをもらって、ユニファイドメモリを16GBにアップグレードしました。私は今大学生なので学割が使えるし、キャンペーンのギフトカードがもらえたので、合計で41800円安くなりました。今使っている2017年製のMacBookの下取りを合わせると、あと1万円ぐらい安くなるかもしれません。下取りとは、新しい物を買うときに、同時に古い物を同じ店に売って、割引を受けることです。とてもいい買い物でした。届くのが楽しみです。

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S3E2. 新しいパソコン

Listen and learn how to buy fruits and vegetables from the greengrocer. The episode focuses on the use of "ne" as a partitive particle.

Cliente: Buongiorno! Vorrei comprare della frutta e della verdura.

Venditore: Certo, signora! Che tipo di frutta e verdura sta cercando?

Cliente: Vorrei delle mele, delle banane e delle arance come frutta. Per quanto riguarda la verdura, mi servono delle carote e dei pomodori.

Venditore: Ottimo! Abbiamo delle mele rosse e verdi. Quante ne vorrebbe?

Cliente: Mi dia per favore quattro mele rosse e due mele verdi. 

Venditore: Certamente. E per le banane, preferisce quelle mature o ancora verdi?

Cliente: Preferisco le banane mature. Me ne dia quattro, per favore.

Venditore: Benissimo. E per le arance, le preferisce dolci o leggermente acide?

Cliente: Preferisco le arance dolci. Posso prenderne cinque?

Venditore: Assolutamente. Ora passiamo alla verdura. Quante carote desidera?

Cliente: Me ne servono due.

Venditore: Perfetto. E per i pomodori, li vuole maturi o ancora un po' acerbi?

Cliente: I pomodori maturi. Ne vorrei quattro.

Venditore: Devo aggiungere qualcos'altro?

Cliente: No, grazie. Penso che sia tutto.

Venditore: Va bene. Ecco a lei le sue mele, banane, arance, carote e pomodori. Il totale è di 12 euro.

Cliente:  Ecco a Lei. Grazie mille!

Venditore: Grazie a lei! Buona giornata!