七夕节 qī xī jié：Qixi Festival
乞巧节 qī qiǎo jié: Qiqiao Festival
情人节 qíng rén jié: Valentine's Day
汉朝 hàn cháo: the Han Dynasty of China
浪漫 làng màn：Romantic
源于 yuán yú：Originating from
古代 gǔ dài：Ancient；ancient times
传说 chuán shuō：Legend
牛郎织女 niú láng zhī nǚ：the Cowherd and the Weaving Maid ; a metaphor for a couple
鹊桥 què qiáo：the Magpie bridge
相会 xiāng huì：Meeting
编织 biān zhī：Weaving
刺绣 cì xiù：Needle work
比赛 bǐ sài：Competition
祈福 qí fú： Pray for blessings
相亲相爱 xiāng qīn xiāng ài：be kind to each other and love each other

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

The Qixi Festival-七夕节[qī xī jié]

My friend John explains what the difference is between a protagonist and antagonist.

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All American Podcast 

Protagonist vs. Antagonist

你会爱上机器人吗？

假如有一个机器人完全是按照你的喜好制造的，他/她会为你做饭，帮你做家务，每天逗你开心，他/她了解你所有的需求，能满足你的所有要求，而且长得还很帅或者很漂亮，完全就是你的梦中情人，你会爱上他吗？

但是他/她可能没有心跳，没有人类的正常需求，不用吃饭，不用上厕所，也不需要睡觉。但是他会唱歌，也可能会跳舞，甚至上知天文，下知地理，你不会的事情问一下他就可以了。但是他/她可能没有荷尔蒙，不知道他/她会不会让你心动呢？

或者他/她可以成为很好的朋友？也可能是一个很危险的人物，如果他被病毒入侵了。你期待拥有一个机器人吗？

Notes:

上知天文，下知地理：意思是一个人知道很多。

荷尔蒙：hormone

病毒：virus

入侵：invade


CloverChinese

Level 4: 你会爱上机器人吗？Will you fall in love with a robot?

Recitation for Japanese learners.
You can practice shadowing,
and repeating with this reading.
シャドーイングやリピーティングにもどうぞ。
(the text below.　本文は下部にあります。）

📚My lessons:
https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/6185061

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『羅生門』 第五話　芥川龍之介・著
'Rashomon' #5
Written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

申の刻下がりから 降り出した雨は、
いまだにあがるけしきがない。
そこで、下人は、何をおいても差し当り
明日の暮しをどうにかしようとして――
いわばどうにもならない事を、どうにかしようとして、
とりとめもない考えをたどりながら、
さっきから朱雀大路にふる雨の音を、
聞くともなく聞いていたのである。
雨は、羅生門をつつんで、遠くから
ざあっという音を 集めてくる。
夕闇は次第に空を低くして、見上げると、
門の屋根が、斜めに突き出した甍の先に、
重たく薄暗い雲を支ている。


【漢字】　
申　　　　　さる
刻　　　　　こく
下がり　　　さがり
降り出した　ふりだした
雨　　　　　あめ
下人　　　　げにん
何　　　　　なに
差し当り　　さしあたり
明日　　　　あす
暮らし　　　くらし
事　　　　　こと
考え　　　　かんがえ
朱雀大路　　すざく おおじ
音　　　　　おと
集めて　　　あつめて
聞く　　　　きく
遠く　　　　とおく
夕闇　　　　ゆうやみ
次第　　　　しだい
空　　　　　そら
低く　　　　ひくく
見上げる　　みあげる
門　　　　　もん
屋根　　　　やね
斜め　　　　ななめ
突き出した　つきだした
甍　　　　　いらか
先　　　　　さき
重たく　　　おもたく
薄暗い　　　うすぐらい
雲　　　　　くも
支えて　　　ささえて


朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

朗読 『羅生門』第五話 Recitation 'Rashomon' #5

#카공족 #스터디카페 #한국문화 #ZamZamPod #잼잼한국어  
#KoreanPodcast #StudyinCafe #KoreanCulture #LearnKorean

📌 잼잼한국어 ZamZamPod EP.3

오늘의 주제는 바로! 요즘 한국 카페에서 자주 보이는 '카공족'입니다.  
'카페에서 공부하는 사람들'이라는 뜻의 카공족,  
그들은 왜 카페를 공부방으로 쓰게 됐을까요?

하지만 이들의 존재가 항상 환영받는 건 아닙니다.  
커피 한 잔으로 몇 시간을 머무는 행동, 사장님들의 속앓이,  
그리고 ‘노 스터디존’, ‘스터디카페’까지…  
카공족을 둘러싼 한국 사회의 흥미로운 이야기, 함께 들어보세요!

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댓글로 자유롭게 의견을 나눠주세요!

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🎧 ZamZamPod EP.3: “Study freedom or café nuisance?”  
Have you heard of the term *'카공족 (Ka-gong-jok)'*?  
It refers to people who study in cafés — a unique trend in Korean café culture.

But not everyone welcomes this.  
Some café owners are frustrated by customers who stay for hours with just one coffee.  
From “No Study Zones” to dedicated study cafés, let’s talk about this growing phenomenon!

💬 What do YOU think? Is it freedom or disturbance? Share your thoughts below!

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ZamZamPod

[ZamZamPod] EP.3 – 카공족, 자유인가? 민폐인가?

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse!
Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter X Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

Xerus, x-ray fish, xylophone, Xantus’s Hummingbird, xigua, x-ray, X marks the spot, 
X’s and O’s, XOXO

Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more!
See you next time—bye for now!

Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter X

How can light help our brain activity and functionality of long-term exposure?

Lets unpack together Light effects :)

Baffling Lingo

Light Health

Describe something you did to learn another language.
You should say: 
What language did you learn.
What you did.
How did it help you learn the language.
And explain how you felt about it.





“I’ve always had a great interest, and fascination with  anything related to Japan, especially Japanese manga comics and movies….so, about 2 years ago I decided that I’d try to learn the language, and also made a plan to visit Japan someday. 

Although I’d picked up some Japanese words, and phrases from watching movies and cartoons over the years, I still needed to start learning the language from scratch, and was at sixes and sevens on where to start.  One of my friends who actually studied Japanese in college, recommended a youtube channel to me, which is hosted by a native Japanese teacher, and I decided to give it a shot. 

 The video lessons were wonderful, and I found that I was able to start picking up the language very quickly, from the very first lesson, with the added bonus that it was all free!  The teacher was wonderful, and really helped make learning the language a lot of fun, as well as getting me off to a flying start, and after just a few weeks,  my Japanese started to improve by leaps and bounds.

The time flew by, and after just 6 months, I was actually able to have a basic conversation in Japanese which I felt extremely happy and proud of, and actually got to visit Japan about six months ago, which was absolutely amazing, especially as I was now able to communicate with the locals….all thanks to this amazing youtube channel. 


Thank you …”


IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe something you did to learn another language

El nopal es una planta cactácea de origen mexicano que tiene múltiples beneficios para la salud. 

El nopal es una planta que pertenece a la familia de las cactáceas. Su uso se remonta al periodo prehispánico. Y tiene distintos usos desde el gastronómico hasta el medicinal.

El nopal -o nopalli– es una planta mexicana que pertenece a la familia de las cactáceas. También es conocido comúnmente como palera o chumbera aunque su nombre científico es Opuntia ficus-indica. Este último nombramiento hace alusión a un pueblo griego llamado Opus u Opuncia y se le otorgó porque se cree que en este sitio existía una planta similar al nopal.

El nopal, de textura dura, color verde y cuerpo espinoso, se encuentra desde el norte hasta el centro de México. En nuestro país existen más de 100 especies de esta cactácea. Cabe señalar que es consumido y utilizado desde la época prehispánica debido a sus múltiples beneficios medicinales y, por supuesto, a su delicioso sabor.

Por ejemplo, en ese entonces se empleaba como auxiliar en el tratamiento de enfermedades de la piel. También era útil para curar pequeñas quemaduras, contusiones e incluso golpes y otras heridas generadas por las guerras.






