工具人gōng jù rén  literally means "tool person," referring to someone who is like a tool—used by others to fulfill tasks or solve problems. However, this term carries a playful or self-deprecating tone rather than a serious accusation.

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工具人gōng jù rén

Aquí mirem la pronunciació de les lletres de l'abecedari català, amb explicacions sobre la marxa, i a continuació entrant més en detalls.
En este primer episodio vemos cómo pronunciar las letras del abecedario catalán, con explicaciones sobre la marcha, y al final con una explicación más en profundidad de algunas letras, que cambian mucho respecto al español.
¡Espero que os guste! 😃

Catalán para Hispanohablantes

Pronunciación del Abecedario Catalán ✅

关于狗的介绍，以及如何照顾一条狗，了解养宠物的基本常识。 An introduction to dogs, and how to take care of a dog, learn the basics of keeping pets.

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - intermediate

照顾一条狗 Take care of a dog - part 3

You can listen to the podcast with vlog on my youtube channel (SeikaのJapanese Room) 🎥💗 You can also download the transcript to study. Well then! Feel free and enjoy your learning🎧

Japanese Podcast for Beginners🐣🎧

🐣Japanese Podcast for beginners Ep.5：Karuizawa

Hi everyone, this is Jesse, your story writer, and you’re listening to the Being a Cloud podcast. 

More teachers are waking up to the power of stories to teach languages, and on this show, I share the stories I’ve made with my italki students for you to enjoy. 

Are you an ESL student? Do you want to make a story? Book a lesson with me and let’s create one together. 

In this story, an orange named Orangutan gets an unexpected text message from his girlfriend. This is part 1 of 3.  

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Orangutan the Orange

Rain is pouring heavily onto a small town somewhere in Russia. It’s 8:15 in the morning on a cold Monday. 

Inside of a small, community-run gym, there is an angry-looking orange lifting some weights. It’s early, so no other members are in the gym. Not all the lights are turned on. The fourteen-year-old orange is alone lifting some dumbbells. 

8 – 9 – 10 – Rest… 

He takes in huge breathes to recover. He seems very driven to push his body to its limits. 

Again… 1 – 2 – 3… 

After completing his 5th set, the orange walks over to the bench press. He lays down on the bench, grabs the steel bar and lifts the 50kg weights. He’s very strong for such a young piece of fruit. 

Then, his mobile phone makes a sound. The orange completes his set, then grabs his phone from his bag. Two new messages have arrived. He opens the first one and scans the text. 

Hi, Orangutan, my dear, it’s me. I’m sorry to say, but our relationship is over. Please don’t visit me or call me anymore. You’re very strong and handsome, but you’re not polite or considerate. While I do care for you, sometimes I don’t feel safe around you…

The message stops there. It continues in the second message. But Orangutan feels so insulted and hurt by the message. He instantly deletes both of the messages, without reading the second. 

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Wanting more? Then create your own story. Book a class with me on italki. 


Being a Cloud

Orangutan the Orange

日本語の早口言葉を紹介します。
みなさんもチャレンジしてみてください！
最後のは、めちゃくちゃ難しいです…

podcastで出てきた早口言葉をここに書きます。

レベル1
隣の客はよく柿食う客だ…柿（かき　persimmon）

レベル2
かえるぴょこぴょこ３（み）ぴょこぴょこ　あわせてぴょこぴょこ６（む）ぴょこぴょこ
…ぴょこぴょこ　はかえるの動きのオノマトペですね

レベル３
東京特許許可局局長今日急遽休暇許可拒否
とうきょう　とっきょ　きょかきょく　きょくちょう　
きょう　きゅうきょ　きゅうか　きょか　きょひ
…全部漢字！

日本語聞いてみよう！

チャレンジ！早口言葉（はやくちことば）

Hello everyone!
In this episode you'll learn new words and practice your listening skills with a story about a cook at a small cafe Mykola who won the lottery - "Лотерейний білет Миколи".

Let me know what you think about this story and don't forget to book a lesson with me to learn even more Ukrainian in fun way!

Easy Stories in Ukrainian (with Kyrylo)

Episode 3 - Mykola's Lottery Ticket 

在这集Chillchat全中文特辑里，Karen分享了旅行时候的一件尴尬事。你旅游的时候，有没有经过什么紧张或者尴尬的事呢？跟我们大家一起分享吧