The Konnichiwa Podcast is a bilingual English-Japanese podcast. Dan, My, and Yurie started the podcast with the goal of creating a show where Japanese and English speakers of all levels could improve their language skills and have fun in the process. With topics ranging from the latest news stories, to life in Japan, to the history of ramen, the Konnichiwa Podcast aims to entertain while giving listeners a glimpse into international communication.

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Lily:汤姆，我记得你有个弟弟是吧？

Tom:是的。

Lily:他多大了?

Tom:他9了。

Lily:9了？你是想说他9岁是吗？

Tom:是的，我的一个中国朋友说他35了，所以我弟弟9了。

Lily:其实在口语中，回答年龄时，1到10需要加“岁”，10以上可以不加“岁”。比如“我28”或者“我28了”，又或者“我28岁了”，都正确，所以你弟弟多大了？

Tom:嗯～他9了

Lily:  →_→  →_→ →_→


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Lily:Tom ，wǒ jì dé nǐ yǒu gè dì dì shì ba ？

Tom:shì de 。

Lily:tā duō dà le ?

Tom:tā 9le 。

Lily:9le ？nǐ shì xiǎng shuō tā 9suì shì ma ？

Tom:shì de ，wǒ de yí gè zhōng guó péng yǒu shuō tā 35 le ，suǒ yǐ wǒ dì dì 9 le 。

Lily:qí shí zài kǒu yǔ zhōng ，huí dá nián líng shí ，1 dào 10 xū yào jiā “suì ”，10  yǐ shàng kě yǐ  bù  jiā “suì ”。bǐ rú wǒ 28 huò zhě wǒ 28le ，yòu huò zhě wǒ 28 suì le ，dōu zhèng què ，suǒ yǐ nǐ dì dì duō dà le ？

Tom: ～tā 9 le 

Lily:  →_→  →_→ →_→


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Lily: Tom, I remember you had a brother, right?

Tom: Yes.

Lily: How old is he?

Tom: He's 9了.

Lily: 9了? Are you trying to say he's 9 years old?

Tom: Yes, a Chinese friend of mine said he was 35le, so my brother is 9了.

Lily: Actually, in spoken language, when answering age, 1 to10 need to add "years old", more than 10 can not  add "years old".For example  I'm 28 or I'm 28了, or I'm 28岁了，All right, so how old is your brother?

Tom: Hmm~ he's 9了

Lily: →_→ →_→ →_→

Lily-趣味中文-【Lily-中国 Italki Id:8877492 Chinese Tutor】

第2集-【岁】-with Lily-趣味中文 interesting Chinese

The nearshoring industry is on fire, fueled by companies seeking cost-effective talent while maintaining closer proximity than traditional offshoring. This creates exciting opportunities for professionals with the right skills and approach. So, if you're looking to join this dynamic field, here's a roadmap to guide you.

The Global Professional Podcast

Getting the Job - Nearshoring - EP 8

From this episode we are going to learn how to ask other people's hobbies.  Please subscribe the channel if you find it is helpful!

1.你有啲乜嘢嗜好呀？（What hobbies do you have?））
néih yáuh dī māt yéh si hou a?（Yale）
nei5 jau5 di1 mat1 je5 si3 hou3 aa3?（Jyutping）

2.你鐘意做啲乜嘢呀？（What do you like to do?）
néih jūng yi jouh dī māt yéh a?
nei5 zung1 ji3 zou6 di1 mat1 je5 aa3?

3.你得閒鐘意做啲乜嘢呀？（What do you like to do in your free time?）
néih dāk hàahn jūng yi jouh dī māt yéh a?
nei5 dak1 haan4 zung1 ji3 zou6 di1 mat1 je5 aa3?
To answer:
我鐘意睇書。(I like reading.)
ngóh jūng yi tái syū.
ngo5 zung1 ji3 tai2 syu1.
睇戲tái hei/ tai2 hei3 (to watch movies)
睇電視tái dihn sih/tai2 din6 si6（to watch television）
聽音樂tēng yām ngohk/teng1 jam1 ngok6（to listen to music）
打籃球dá làahm kàuh/ daa2 laam4 kau4（to play basketball）
打波dá bō/daa2 bo1（to play ball game）
踢波tek bō/ tek3 bo1（to play soccer）
行街hàahng gāai/haang4 gaai1（to go window-shopping）
去旅行heui léuih hàhng/heoi3 leoi5 hang4（to go traveling）
唱歌cheung gō/coeng3 go1（to sing）
跳舞tiu móuh/tiu3 mou5（to dance）
游水yàuh séui/ jau4 seoi2（to swim）

你鐘唔鐘意……?（Do you like…or not？）
néih jūng m̀h jūng yi……? 
nei5 zung1 m4 zung1 ji3……?
鐘意呀。/唔鐘意。（Yes, I do./ No, I don’t.）
jūng yi a./ m̀h jūng yi.
zung1 ji3 aa3./ m4 zung1 ji3. 

Daliy Conversations for Cantonese (粵語會話）

First meet conversations（初次見面）part2

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1InRsjqKCA4falAWPD7fdE0EOtA4LT6QqCnGIJgppqi0/edit?usp=sharing

México en el corazón

¡Las piñatas mexicanas: Alegría y sorpresas en cada golpe!  (con transcripción)

Odyssea and her crew meet the Lotus eaters.

Transcript
https://saracasalino-books.weebly.com/blog/the-adventures-of-odyssea-chapter-1-part-2-the-lotus-tree

Learn English with Stories

The Adventures of Odyssea: Chapter 1, part 2: The Lotus Tree

Habit stacking, a concept popularized by James Clear in his book “Atomic Habits,” can be a powerful tool in business negotiations. It involves pairing a new habit with an existing one to create a sequence of behaviors that lead to a desired outcome. With practice, habit stacking can help negotiations become more natural and impactful.

Identify Core Habits: Start by pinpointing habits that are already part of your negotiation routine, such as reviewing key documents like contracts or setting clear meeting agendas in advance of discussions. These foundational habits form the base of your negotiation process.

Stack New Behaviors: Attach new habits that enhance negotiation skills, like practicing active listening techniques or rehearsing persuasive yet empathetic language with a colleague, to these core habits. Layering in complementary behaviors builds negotiation acumen over time.

Create Triggers: Use the completion of one habit as the trigger or cue to smoothly start the next habit in the sequence. For instance, after reviewing all pertinent documents, you might then take 10 minutes to practice delivering your opening pitch out loud.

Maintain Consistency: Repeat this full habit stack sequence consistently, whether daily or weekly, to solidify the new negotiation habits. Performing the behaviors together and over time will make them almost automatic. Over several months, this approach can lead to more effective, impactful and confident negotiations.

By using habit stacking to systematically improve your negotiation techniques, you can achieve better outcomes and build stronger long-term business relationships. With practice, your negotiations will become more natural and impactful.

Mail Bag coming on Monday!

Habit Stacking to Improve Negotiation Skills - Episode 43

一天yī tiān 晚上wǎn shang ，一yī 个gè 男孩nán hái 和hé 一yī 个gè 女孩nǚ hái 在zài 公园gōng yuán 散步sàn bù 。

男孩nán hái 说shuō :”今天jīn tiān 晚上wǎn shang 的de 天气tiān qì 不bù 太tài 好hǎo ，有点儿yǒu diǎnr 冷lěng 。”

女孩nǚ hái 说shuō :”是shì 的de ，我wǒ 也yě 觉得jué de 今天jīn tiān 晚上wǎn shang 有点儿yǒu diǎnr 冷lěng 。”

说shuō 完wán 后hòu ，男孩nán hái 看kàn 了le 看kàn 自己zì jǐ 的de 衣服yī fu。这zhè 时shí 女孩nǚ hái 心里xīn lǐ 很hěn 高兴gāo xìng ，她tā 以为yǐ wéi 男孩nán hái 要yào 把bǎ 自己zì jǐ 的de 衣服yī fu给gěi 她tā 穿chuān 。但是dàn shì 男孩nán hái 说shuō :”还好hái hǎo 我wǒ 今天jīn tiān 穿chuān 了le 两liǎng 件jiàn 衣服yī fu。”