As an English teacher one naturally becomes more and more nit-picky over time (overly detail oriented.) Hopefully you'll find that quality useful when listening to my podcast. 

Nit-Picky English with Nika 

En esta serie de episodios cortos, junto con Martin, vamos a derribar algunos mitos que se dicen sobre aprender un idioma nuevo. No queremos que estos mitos perjudiquen tu aprendizaje! Escuchá esta información para estar atento y creerte "verdades" que NO LO SON!

Para encontrar el resto de los mitos, te invito al perfil de Martin, profe de México: https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013

Dale Play al Español

Derribando mitos sobre aprender un idioma 

📩 Aprende una palabra coloquial al día: https://acortar.link/d8H9at

Español coloquial

Me da cosa

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【First meeting at a business event】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.(Low-speed version then normal speed version)
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:您好。我姓郑。请问您怎么称呼？
nín hǎo 。 wǒ xìng zhèng 。 qǐng wèn nín zěn me chēng hū ？
Hello. My surname is Zheng. May I have your name, please?
B:免贵姓李。
miǎn guì xìng lǐ。
My surname is Li.
A:很高兴认识您。李先生。
hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nín 。 lǐ xiān shēng 。
It's a pleasure to meet you. Mr. Li.
B:我也很荣幸认识您。郑小姐是做什么工作的？
wǒ yě hěn róng xìng rèn shí nín 。 zhèng xiǎo jiě shì zuò shén me gōng zuò de ？
I'm also honored to meet you. What do you do?
A:我是一名律师。您呢？
 wǒ shì yì míng lǜ shī 。 nín ne ？
I'm a lawyer. How about you?
B:我是做IT工作的。以后请多多关照。
wǒ shì zuò IT gōng zuò de 。 yǐ hòu qǐng duō duō guān zhào 。
I work in IT. I'd appreciate it if you may lend me a hand in the future.(a fixed expression)
A:也请您多多关照。
 yě qǐng nín duō duō guān zhào 。
Me too.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

商务场合初次见面 First meeting at a business event （Beginner）

How do Chinese people built their bodies?

Knowing Everything About Chinese Cultrue

11How do Chinese people built their bodies?

Easy Steps to Chinese Grammar⭐

How to say "on the topic of" or "in regards to" in Chinese with "在"？ I will tell you the answer in the episode.

Easy Steps to Chinese Grammar 

4. Idiomatic Phrases with "在 （zài）” 【B1】

皆さんの国に方言はありますか。
日本には地域によって多様な方言があります。
今回は、北海道出身のフミと佐賀県出身のアヤがお互いの方言について話します。

Are there any dialects in your country?
In Japan, there are many different dialects depending on the region. 
This time, Fumi from Hokkaido and Aya from Saga talk about our dialects. 

♤ キーワード
・標準語（ひょうじゅんご：standard language）
・ぽろっと（slip out accidentally）
・自発的な（じはつてきな：spontaneously）
・気取る（きどる：act snobbish）
・〜色に染まる（〜いろにそまる：to be absorbed in…）
・平安時代（へいあんじだい：The Heian period：At the end of the 8th century, the capital was moved to present-day Kyoto. The Heian period designates a span of roughly 400 years until the 12th century.）
・十二単（じゅうにひとえ：a twelve-layered kimono worn by noblewomen during the Heian period）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. 佐賀県の方言「ぞろびく」はどういう意味？
2. 北海道と佐賀県の方言で「さようなら」はそれぞれ何と言う？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミが最近気になっている言葉は？ 
→ 界隈（かいわい）
2. それはどういう意味？ 
→ 〜の人たち、〜をする人たち
3. 元々どこで使われていた言葉？
→ インターネット上でスラングとして使われていた

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 30：日本の方言

Did you believe in Santa Claus as a kid? 🎅Let's hear the brief history of this famous character.
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!🤩
If you like this podcast, please contact me for the transcript.📃
See you in class!👋


SERBIAN TO GO

Како је настао лик Деда Мраза? – Kako je nastao lik Deda Mraza? (B1 and above)

This podcast is about free entry to museums and galleries in the UK - it will be used in some of my lessons next week for study.