Say It Now! — A Complete Handbook of Spoken Chinese is a practical manual for foreigners who live, work or travel in China to practice your spoken Chinese. 
Come on with me,Say it now ！

Say It Now! 想说就说[xiǎng shuō jiù shuō]

Journey on the Tip of the Tongue: Exploring the Delights of Chinese Cuisine and the Subtleties of the Chinese Language. Experience the flavors and cultural richness of Chinese cuisine!

Journey on the Tip of the Tongue“舌尖上的中国话”

Hello everyone! This is the "Welcome to visit China" channel, tailored for Chinese beginning leaners.Welcome to join this learning journey to create unforgettable travel memories in Chinese!

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

Hi，Everyone，欢迎来到乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) 频道!
Let's explore Mandarin together—stories, language tips, and culture. Join me for this language journey!



乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

Hi Everyone，欢迎来到“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）频道！
Let's explore Mandarin together—Idioms，Language tips，and Culture.Join me for this language journey!


“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

Key words:  疼，téng ，painful

Words:
头疼 (tóu téng)🤦‍
牙疼 (yá téng) 🦷
肚子疼 (dùzi téng) 🥴
肚子 (dùzi ) → belly/ abdomen

Sentence structure:  我 _____ 疼 (wǒ _____ téng) 
我头疼 🤦‍(wǒ tóu téng) My head hurts
我牙疼🦷 (wǒ yá téng)  My tooth hurts
我肚子疼 🥴 (wǒ dùzi téng) My belly hurts:

If you don’t want to go too detail ,you can say:
不舒服🙁 (bù shūfu),  uncomfortable

我有点不舒服。😟(Wǒ yǒu diǎn bù shūfu),., I'm uncomfortable
我今天有点不舒服。🥴(Wǒ jīntiān yǒu diǎn bù shūfu)  ,I’m a little under the weather today.( I’m uncomfortable today)

How to Greet Someone in English When Friends or Colleagues Are Unwell

(1）好好休息！❤️‍🩹(Hǎohǎo xiūxi), Get plenty of rest！

休息xiūxi👉take rest

(2）希望你能快点好起来！💝(Xīwàng nǐ néng kuài diǎn hǎo qǐlái) ,Hope you get well soon！

希望 (Xīwàng）Hope，wish
快点 （ kuài diǎn）quick，soon
好起来 (hǎo qǐlái) get well

Okay , that’s all for today. If you have any question or suggestion about my podcast,feel free to message me or we can discuss it in our class.Thanks for listening. If you like my podcast ,you can follow it. I’ll see you next time.我们下次节目再见。



Talk to Cara in Chinese

15. 讨论健康：how to express minor illness

The letter A can represent seven different vowel sounds in English. In this episode, we focus on four of them: /æ/ as in cat, /ɑː/ as in car, /eɪ/ as in name, and /eə/ as in care. Learn how to produce each sound with correct tongue, jaw, and lip positions, hear clear examples, and practice distinguishing these essential vowels for natural British pronunciation.

British Pronunciation Tips 

British Vowel Masterclass – Lesson 2: The Many Faces of the Letter A

Real-life conversation between Kristina and her mom about the death of Queen Elizabeth, slang and idioms, and life in America. 

REAL English with Kristina

Episode 1: Introduction

En este episodio express hablamos sobre el clima en Colombia y practicamos los verbos que utilizamos al hablar de lluvia, nieve, sol, granizo y más. 
!Aprendamos un poco sobre el clima colombiano y practiquemos español!
En este enlace de google docs, encontrarás la transcripción del podcast así como los verbos meteorológicos: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fSfXTIjZrquBwWAzMLFoc-YD7n-qJAzxlEkKhyrmEQ4/edit


Real Spanish Podcast

El clima en Colombia: verbos del clima

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 V. Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

Vulture, violets, vampire bat, vegetables, vole, volleyball, violin, vinegar, vanilla

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 V

Do you know the meaning of ALL of these Color IDIOMS

• to have the BLUES
• once in a BLUE moon
• out of the BLUE
• GREEN with envy
• caught RED-handed
• I saw RED

I didn't think so!

Listen and take the test!

Jerome: ⁠https://www.italki.com/user/4075458⁠ 
Alexis: ⁠https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/9464070


The Jerome Meadows Experience

She called me out of the BLUE! (Color Idioms)

I’ll introduce Japanese culture in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “お盆（ぼん）《Bon festival》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
お盆（ぼん）：Bon festival
Obon is one of the Buddhist events. In Buddhism, it is believed that the spirits of family ancestors come back to this world during the Obon period between July and August, and a series of events take place to commemorate them.
Obon is regarded as one of the most important family occasions of the year in Japan.
Although Obon is not an official holiday, many offices are temporarily closed for business during this period. 

盆踊（ぼんおど）り：Bon Festival dance
Bon Odori is a traditional Japanese dance that is generally performed at events or festivals during Obon holidays.
Participants wear yukata, a casual traditional Kimono-style garment, and dance to traditional music while circling around a stage to honor the spirits of ancestors.

移動（いどう）する：move

仏教（ぶっきょう）：Buddhism

先祖（せんぞ）：ancestor

もてなす：treat / welcome

仏壇（ぶつだん）：Buddhist altar

迎（むか）え火（び）：welcoming fire
“迎え火” is a sacred fire that is often burned on August 13th in front of each household to guide the spirits of their ancestors back home.

提灯（ちょうちん）：chochin lantern

送（おく）り火（び）：seeing off fire
"送り火"is lit on the last day of Obon, which is generally August 16th to send the ancestors back to their world.

五山送り火（ござんのおくりび）：
The Send-off Bonfires of Five Mountains (Gozan no Okuribi) refers to the annual bonfires lit at various 5 locations including Nyoigatake (Mt. Nyoi known as Mt. Daimonji) on August 16 in Kyoto City.

阿波踊（あわおど）り：
“阿波踊り” is the largest and the most famous bon festival dance in Japan, attracting more than 1 million visitors from August 12 to 15 every year. 

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#43 Japanese culture / お盆《Bon festival》 // N3 Level /Japanese listening

Cada persona es un mundo, todos somos diferentes y eso se aplica también a la hora de estudiar, hay diferentes tipos de estudiantes dependiendo de la modalidad de aprendizaje que prefieren. En este episodio vamos a ver dos diferentes clasificaciones de estudiantes, ya que te comento estos distintos tipos de estudiantes dependiendo de sus preferencias de aprendizaje y también te menciono algunos estudiantes estereotípicos que podemos encontrar en toda, o casi todas las clases.

Escucha el episodio y dime, qué tipo de estudiante eres tú, y si en tu clase también hay o había alguno de los estudiantes con las características que menciono.
