‘’Goedemorgen, schaatsen en kaas’’. The Dutch pronounciation is often quite different than the English one. In this podcast series I will walk you in 3 lessons through the pronounciations; the consonants, the short and long vowels, and difficult combinations.   In this episode we will talk about the Dutch vowels. Join me in this podcast to learn about the Dutch language.

Learning Dutch with Jeroen!

1.2 - The Dutch vowels

                  Kàn ào yùn 
                    看  奥 运 

Mǎlíng ：Dàwèi ，nǐ yǒu kàn ào yùn bǐsài ma ？
马 玲：     大卫，     你  有  看    奥 运    比 赛  吗？
Dàwèi ：Wǒ kàn le jǐ chǎng bǐsài 。
大卫：      我    看 了 几  场     比赛。
Mǎlíng ：Nǐ xǐhuan kàn shénme xiàngmù ？
马玲：     你    喜欢    看      什么       项目？
Dàwèi ：Wǒ duì pīng pāng qiú ，yǔ máo qiú hé tǐcāo tèbié gǎn xìngqù 。
大 卫：    我    对    乒     乓      球，    羽  毛   球  和    体操  特别  感    兴趣。
Mǎlíng ：wǒ zhènghǎo yě tèbié xǐhuan 。
马玲：     我       正 好      也    特别   喜欢。
jīntiān wǎnshang yǒu pīngpāng qiú nánzǐ dān dǎ juésài ， 
今天          晚上       有        乒乓      球    男子   单   打   决赛，
 shì Zhōnguó duì Ruìdiǎn，wǒmen yìqǐ kàn ba 。
  是      中  国    对     瑞典，        我们   一起   看 吧。
Dàwèi : Hǎo ya ! Wǒmen hái kěyǐ yìqǐ hē hē píjiǔ ，chī chī huāshēng,
大卫:        好 呀!      我们      还  可以 一起  喝 喝 啤酒， 吃  吃    花生，
yìqǐ wèi Zhōngguó duì jiāyóu。
   一起  为   中国    队 加油。


cíhuì
词汇
Words:
      àoyùn    ào lín pǐ kè yùn dòng huì
1.	奥运  = 奥 林 匹 克 运  动  会: the Olympic Games
      bǐsài
2.	比赛   : match
     chǎng
3.	场     : measure word for match
     xiàngmù
4.	项目： sports event; item
      duì…… gǎn xìngqù
5.	对…… 感兴趣：  be interested in
       zhènghǎo
6.	正 好： just (in time); coincidentally
    dān dǎ
7.	单打： singles (a sport term, it’s a one-on-one game)
   shuāng dǎ
8.	双打： doubles (a sport term, the competitors are pairs)
          duì
9.	A 对 B:  VS. (versus)
10.	(吃吃chīchī,， 喝喝hēhē)
Monosyllable verb double indicate short time & relaxed
   
 
          Watch the Olympic Games

Ma Ling: David, have you watched the Olympic Games?

David: Yes. I watched a few games.

Ma Ling: What do you like to watch?

David: I'm interested in table tennis, badminton and gymnastics very much. 

Ma Ling: Coincidentally, I like them very much, too. The Men’s Gold Medal match of 
                table tennis will be held tonight. It's China versus Sweden, Let's watch it together.

David:  OK! We can drink beer, eat some peanuts and cheer for the Chinese team together.
 

Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

看奥运 Kàn ào yùn  (Watch the Olympic Games) HSK3-HSK4

안녕하세요! 영쌤이에요! 오늘은 새로운 학기에 대한 이야기예요!:)

<C1-C2> *마지막 한걸음! The last step!*

(고급) 새로운 학기

In this podcast for adult, independent English learners we look at the use of makeup (noun) and which verbs are often used with it. In addition, we ask when make up (phrasal verb) is used as a verb, and of course, it wouldn’t be English if there were no exceptions to the rules! Listen to the end of the podcast to hear the exception! I hope this is helpful. 

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Ep.2 Makeup or make up? 

I'm still learning how to do this podcasting thing, but I'm trying to share my words anyway. I speak quite quickly in this episode... Sorry! I will try to speak slower next time. 

There's a question for you to answer at the end - in audio or written form - so if you have 10 minutes to listen, and then 5 minutes to answer the question that end -- why not GIVE IT A GO?! (which is another way of saying -  GO FOR IT! DO IT!) You have nothing to lose and lots to gain!

Using your words to speak about things that matter to you - that mean something to you - is a great way to create output and use your English. If you don't want to answer my question - you could try writing freely for 5 minutes. Or you could speak into your phone and talk about how you're doing/feeling today - or what's on your mind. It may feel strange, at first, and that's normal! But over time, speaking or writing - just for yourself - will start to feel good - and it's a WONDERFUL habit to start to build.

Thanks for listening, and see you next time! 

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2. What did you (really) want to "be" (or do for work) - when you were a child/kid? 

Dans cet épisode de 5 minutes en français, nous explorons l’expression essentielle “prendre du recul”, une compétence linguistique et communicative clé au niveau B2.

Savoir prendre du recul, ce n’est pas seulement comprendre une expression : c’est apprendre à exprimer la réflexion, la distance émotionnelle et l’analyse objective — des qualités indispensables dans les discussions professionnelles, les débats et les examens comme le TCF.

🔎 Dans cet épisode, vous allez apprendre :
✅ La signification précise de prendre du recul

✅ Comment utiliser l’expression dans des contextes professionnels et personnels

✅ La différence entre prendre du recul, avoir du recul et avec le recul

✅ Les nuances avancées pour enrichir votre argumentation

✅ Des expressions proches comme garder la tête froide

🎯 Objectifs pédagogiques :
Développer votre capacité à analyser une situation en français

Structurer votre pensée de manière plus mature et nuancée

Améliorer votre expression orale au niveau B2

Enrichir votre vocabulaire abstrait et argumentatif

📝 Mini quiz inclus
À la fin de l’épisode, un mini quiz “choisissez la bonne réponse” vous permet de vérifier votre compréhension et de consolider les structures étudiées.

5 minutes en français 

Prendre du recul 

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Dans cet épisode de 5 minutes en français, découvrez une expression très utilisée dans la vie quotidienne : avoir le cafard.

À travers une petite histoire simple et claire, vous apprendrez :

✅ La signification de l’expression

✅ Comment l’utiliser dans une phrase

✅ Le vocabulaire lié aux émotions (triste, fatigué, seul…)

✅ À parler de vos sentiments en français



Avoir le cafard 

En el episodio de hoy hablamos de una palabra pequeña pero que vuelve locos a los estudiantes de español por sus diferentes y variados usos. Probablemente ya te habrás dado cuenta de que vamos a hablar de la polifacética “se”. Esa palabra que parece que se puede usar en todas las situaciones, excepto en las que los estudiantes deciden usarla.

Escucha el episodio para conocer algunos de sus usos y ver algunos ejemplos para cada uno de ellos. 

Espero, como siempre que disfrutes el episodio y te ayude a aclarar las posibles dudas que tengas sobre “se”.

Después de escuchar el episodio, no te olvides de dejar a este podcast una valoración ni de decirme si este episodio te ha parecido útil. ¿Cuál es el uso de “se” más difícil para ti? ¡Cuéntame! Estoy deseando escucharte.
