Olá pessoal, tudo bem com vocês? Hoje a gente vai falar de palavras que são muito comuns em Portugal mas que no Brasil são palavrões, palavras feias ou ofensas, e que não devem ser faladas no Brasil. Ouçam o episódio e assinem nosso podcast!

Português com Thiago

Palavras comuns em Portugal que você NÃO deve falar no Brasil! 

【For the kids】Let's learn Chinese !

【作業聽力】1

Nick discusses both sides of this topic today.

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Should governments control what is shown on TV and the internet?

One of the most important parts of the IELTS exam is actually understanding what the examiner is looking for you to do in the exam. Lets have a look at speaking part 1, and learn to understand what its designed to test and what the examiner is listening for you to do in part 1.

IELTS 85 Speaking

IELTS speaking part 1 and what the examiner is looking for.

Today we're talking about "jetlag", what it means and the grammar that we use with it. I hope you find it useful. 

Don't forget that I'm a full time English coach and tutor, right here on iTalki. So if you use English as a second language at work and you'd like to improve your professional communication skills then feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

This was a really tiring podcast to make

Simply put, gratitude is a habit. It’s a way of looking at the world and all the good things in it with a feeling of appreciation, regardless of whether or not your current situation is to your liking.

Gratitude is a heart-centered approach to being at peace with yourself and with all you have. When you practice this feeling of gratitude, it attracts even MORE things into your life for which to be grateful.

Go ahead, try it out right now. What or who do you have in your life to be thankful for? 🙂

Short Stories with Rose 

Gratitude

Welcome to Easy Chinese with Emily! In this episode, you'll learn how to talk about free time, weekend plans, work schedules, and outdoor activities through a simple and practical Chinese story.

What You'll Learn:

How to talk about weekend plans and free time,
Discussing work, being busy, and feeling tired,
Inviting friends and making plans together,
Talking about hobbies and outdoor activities like hiking.

Key Vocabulary:
爬山 (páshān, to go hiking)
朋友 (péngyǒǒu, friend)
打电话 (dǎdiànhuà, to make a phone call)
天气 (tiānqì, weather)
星期六 (xīngqīliù, Saturday)
工作 (gōngzuò, work)
忙 (máng, busy)
累 (lèi, tired)
休息 (xīuxī, to rest)
时间 (shíjiān, time)
高兴 (gāoxìng, happy)
运动 (yùndòng, exercise)
空气 (kōngqì, air)
一起 (yìqǐ, together)

Grammar Points:
现在是...的时候 (now is the best time to...)
要不要 + V...? (want to...?)
每天都 + V... (do something every day)
想 + V... (want to do...)
和...一起... (do something together with...)
有的时候... (sometimes...)
会 + V... (will / usually...)
在 + 地方 + V... (do something at a place)
能 + V... (can / be able to...)

This story uses simple HSK2-level Chinese with clear English translations. Perfect for beginners who want to improve their listening, reading, and speaking skills while learning practical everyday Chinese!

Watch the video version here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X47u2ddVYXM&t=6s

Easy Chinese with Emily | HSK1-2 Stories

HSK 1-2 | 去爬山 Going Hiking | Beginner Mandarin

There are 6 tones in Cantonese, tone 1 to 6, let's split them into 3 groups.
Group 1: tone1/ Group 2: tone2 and 5/ Group 3: tone3, 4 and 6
Group 1:
Tone 1 is the easiest tone to find, it equals to stressed syllables in English or other Western languages, for example, father has 2 syllables, one is fa, the other is ther, the first one fa is stressed, because it's higher in pitch, this sound exactly equals to tone 1 in Cantonese.For example I want to pronounce: tik1 (means tick in Cantonese), let's pronounce ticking first, ticking has 2 syllables, the first is stressed, so ti is tik1.
Group 2:
Tone 2 and 5 are both rising tones and are the same in question tones, like WHAT? WHERE? WHO? So to find these 2 tones, you just need to pronounce "WHAT?" then you got the correct tones!
However, what are the differences between tone 2 and 5? Well, you want to be very strict, tone 2 is relatively higher compared to tone 5, but actually when local people are speaking, to speak faster, they will omit details while talking in conversations, so you can just treat these 2 tones as the same tone.For example, if you want to pronounce hou2 (means good in Cantonese), we pronounce WHAT? first, then use the pitch of WHAT? you can find hou2 very easily.
Group3:
Similarly, just like tone 2 and 5, because these 3 tones are so close to each other and quite familiar too, so when talking in conversations, they sound just like the same tone. These 3 tones are just like our unstressed syllables, let's take father as the example again. The second syllable ther is not stressed, and this equals to tone 3, 4 or 6 in Cantonses.For example, if you want to pronounce daap3 (means take transportation in Cantonese), you can produce Linda first, Lin is stressed and da isn't, here da is our tone 3 for daap.
try below: 生活 saang1 wut6 Life/的士 dik1 si6 Taxi/啤酒 be1 zau2 Beer/學生 hok6 saang1 Student/老師 lou5 si1 Teacher/屋企 nguk1 kei5 Home/公司 gung1 si1 Company/酒吧 zau2 baa1 Bar/餐廳 caan1 teng1 Restaurant

Ms. NG Cantonese Learning Resources

How to find correct Cantonese tones

We look at the grammar of this popular, philosophical question. Grammar shows us that it CAN'T be half full or empty. These are "absolute" words.