Want to learn 5 common idioms that can be used in both business and ordinary life? Nicole will introduce them to you so clearly and  simply that you can use them in your conversation immediately!

5 Weekly Idioms 

This podcast is aimed at intermediate to advanced students who are interested in seeing life through the eyes of an online English teacher living in Cape Town, South Africa.  

The real life of an English teacher in Cape Town

This podcast is for those who enjoy listening to short stories. I will explain some vocabulary at the end of each episode and then you can listen again.... and again (if you  like)!

Stories to Stimulate!

这期我会说说关于大家为什么听不懂中文的三个中文的原因：
1. 中国人的方言口音
2. 电视剧演员的台词能力
3. 新闻的文学性语言
希望对大家有帮助！

Cherry Blablabla｜Chinese&English

Why you can't understand Chinese by listening?

Le front : testa
La bouche : boca, mouth
Le nez : nariz, nose
La joue : bochecha, cheek
Le menton : queixo, chin
Une oreille : orelha, ear
Un cheveu : cabelo, strand of hair
Les cheveux : cabelos, hair
Le sourcil : sobrancelha, eyebrow
Le cil : cílio, eyelash
La paupière : pálpebra, eyelid
La narine : narina, nostril
La lèvre : lábio, lip
La langue : língua, tongue


Professeur Maxime

Le corps humain : la tête

In this episode, you can notice the simple way to interact while hearing someone telling a story, using “然后呢？”. In this case, "然后呢？" means "and then?".  

今天我到外面走走，没想到发现了一大堆蚂蚁正在搬一只死了的虫子。
它们有的拉着脚，有的拉着头，还有的拖着身子 ，
几乎把整个虫子都围住了。可是虫子却一点儿也不动 。
不过，蚂蚁们也没有放弃，依然竭尽全力地拉着。 
最后在蚂蚁们坚持不懈的努力下，终于把虫子拖回了家。
蚂蚁这种坚持不懈的精神值得我们学习吧? 

Difficult words:

•  没想到 
[ méi xiǎng dào ]
didn't expect

•  身子 
[ shēn zi ]
body; pregnancy; health

•  几乎 
[ jī hū ]
almost; nearly; practically

•  围住 
[ wéi zhù ]
to surround; to gird

•  虫子 
[ chóng zi ]
insect; bug; worm; Classifiers: 条 

•  放弃 
[ fàng qì ]
to renounce; to abandon; to give up

•  竭尽全力 
[ jié jìn quán lì ]
to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

•  终于 
[ zhōng yú ]
at last; in the end; finally; eventually

•  坚持不懈 
[ jiān chí bú xiè ]
to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end

•  精神 
[ jīng shén ]
spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; Classifiers: 个 

•  值得 
[ zhí de ]
to be worth; to deserve




我们说 - 我们学 Practical Conversations

Ant-蚂蚁 (Intermediate)  

Natural Nihongo Chat

時間のおはなし

🙇I apologize! I didn't upload a new episode last Friday because I wasn't feeling well. Forgive me, please. Today's program content is extremely rich. There are students’ sharing as well as the most recent news from China. So don't miss out, then.

来源：https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B-%E7%99%BD%E7%B4%99%E9%9D%A9%E5%91%BD-%E6%8A%97%E8%AD%B0%E6%B5%AA%E6%BD%AE-%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E6%B8%85%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E9%AB%98%E5%96%8A-%E6%88%91%E5%80%91%E4%B8%8D%E5%86%8D%E7%82%BA%E5%85%AC%E6%AC%8A%E5%8A%9B%E5%8F%A3%E4%BA%A4-011521882.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSwxHZnzOCU

News with zhe

#37 2022/11/28新闻

We all know Polish is a difficult language to learn. But even though it's hard, there are some aspects of it that are quite easy to master. Here they are.

Exploring Polski

3 Surprising Things That Make Polish Easier Than You Thought

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【Restaurant reservation】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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A: 喂，您好。这里是广州饭店。
wéi ， nín hǎo 。 zhè lǐ shì guǎng zhōu fàn diàn 。
Hello. This is the Guangzhou Hotel.
B: 你好，我想预订一张桌子。
nǐ hǎo ， wǒ xiǎng yù dìng yì zhāng zhuō zi 。
Hello, I'd like to reserve a table.
A: 请问您贵姓？
qǐng wèn nín guì xìng ？
May I have your surname?
B: 免贵姓郑。
miǎn guì xìng zhèng 。
You may call me Zheng.
A: 请问您几位？需要什么时候用餐？
qǐng wèn nín jǐ wèi ？ xū yào shén me shí hòu yòng cān ？
How many are you please? When do you want to have the meal?
B: 我们6个人。晚上7点左右到。
wǒ men liù gè rén 。 wǎn shàng qī diǎn zuǒ yòu dào 。
There are six of us. We'll be there around 7pm.
A: 您要坐大厅还是包间？
nín yào zuò dà tīng hái shì bāo jiān ？
Would you like to sit in the lobby or a private room?
B: 包间有低消吗？
bāo jiān yǒu dī xiāo ma ？
Is there a minimum spending for the private room?
A: 包间低消是500元。
bāo jiān dī xiāo shì wǔ bǎi yuán 。
It's 500 yuan for a private room.
B: 那就包间吧，安静点儿。
nà jiù bāo jiān ba ， ān jìng diǎn ér 。
A private room, then. It's quieter.
A: 好的，郑小姐。麻烦您留个电话。
hǎo de ， zhèng xiǎo jiě 。 má fán nín liú gè diàn huà 。
Okay, Ms. Zheng. Please leave your phone number.
B: 186-7432-1295
yī bā liù qī sì sān èr yī èr jiǔ wǔ
186-7432-1295
A: 好的。房间帮您订好了。您到时候到前台报一下号码就可以。
hǎo de 。 fáng jiān bāng nín dìng hǎo le 。 nín dào shí hòu dào qián tái bào yī xià hào mǎ jiù kě yǐ 。
Ok. I've booked the room for you. Just tell your number at the front desk then.
B: 好的，谢谢。
hǎo de ， xiè xiè 。
Okay, thank you.
A: 不客气。再见。
bù kè qì 。 zài jiàn 。
You're welcome. See you.
B: 再见。
zài jiàn 。
See you.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

饭店订座 Restaurant reservation （Beginner）

In this American English language podcast episode I talk about celebrating the 4th of July in America. We talk about the U.S. Flag, The Star Spangled Banner national anthem, the pledge of allegiance and BBQ. My italki teacher profile https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 
Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com