DISCLAIMER: We are not professional historians. We understand that many of the historical "facts" discussed in this episode are debatable. This is a language learning podcast that uses conversation as a learning tool. It's very possible that we got some facts wrong, or didn't deeply explore all sides of each discussion topic.


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

WHY Putonghua??

結婚式に参加したおはなしです。

Natural Nihongo Chat

結婚式ってやっぱり感動しますよね♪

Here is the last page of this chapter. I hope you understood all and that you learned a lot of new words.

Beginner book Dutch A1-A2

Chapter 8 Page 4 - Vondelpark

It was dark, cold and wet. A strong gust of wind was carrying rain in through a broken window. Lightening had struck the window, which exploded and sent shattered glass all over the floor and desk.

Rain was pooling on Superman’s keyboard and he felt drops seeping into his deeper electronics. Severely uncomfortable electric shocks rushed through his body. Wires leading to his CPU had short circuited, preventing any serious damage. 

In response to the short circuit, Superman’s alarm system roared like a lion. It was a built-in feature which informed the user that internal damage had been done. 

“Superman!” cried his owner, who was sitting up in his bed, frightened by the lightning strike. The young man jumped up and ran over to the shattered glass to shield his laptop from the wind and rain. In such an emergency situation, the first thing the owner did was to turn off Superman’s power. He then closed the lid and covered Superman in some clothes so he could attend to the glass and broken window. 

That’s it! I’m done for! I’m dead! Goodbye my sweet owner, my sweet 
simulations! I’ll never again simulate the movement of microwaves through 
circuits and electrical components. My life’s work, my life’s passion, gone… 
Goodbye world… 

And with those final thoughts, Superman powered down into unconsciousness

Being a Cloud

Superman the Laptop

Para estudiantes de español aprender el idioma conlleva retos o desafíos de diferentes tamaños que abordan memorización, aprendizaje, práctica, reconocimiento, conjugación ortografía, entre otros; por eso es normal que surjan dudas en relación con algunos aspectos específicos del idioma y que no todos los profesores del idioma los conocen o los explican claramente. 
A continuación vamos a conocer algunas dudas frecuentes del español, claro está algunas puedes haberlas enfrentado y otras han pasado desapercibidas ante ti, pero lo que veremos hoy son pequeñas incógnitas que aparecen en el proceso de aprendizaje y que definitivamente fortalecerán tu comprensión del idioma.

Español con todo 

12 dudas frecuentes del español

В этом выпуске я рассказываю о том, как обычно проходит день рождения в России. Приятного прослушивания!

Привет, это Наташа!

День рождения в России

In this episode we will talk about 【Eating spicy】, you will learn how to say 【mildly spicy,medium spicy,have acne】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
上期我们聊了吃辣可以降低得肿瘤的风险，那么所有人都能吃辣吗？我们来听听专家怎么说？
主持人：您是四川人啊，可能那个地区的朋友特别爱吃辣。但其实现在全国好像都爱吃辣，大家都无辣不欢。不过啊，相对来说像我们北方人可能吃辣的能力稍微弱一点。所以有的时候咱们去饭店吃饭的时候，有时候厨师会问您说：您是要微辣呀？是要中辣呀？还是要一种特别辣呀？所以这个也是有不同的分歧的。那您能不能跟我们说说就是如果从抵抗口腔癌症的这种角度来分析的话，那么吃什么样的程度的辣可能更适合一些？是稍微吃一点儿还是要吃得比较辣？是经常吃还是适当地吃？
左医生：唉，你这个问题得特别好。这个答案到底是，唉吃多少辣椒合适，就有人会问我。其实这个我们只能说大概中度，但吃多少到底什么是这样，每人感觉是不一样的。因为如果您特别辣的话，你实在承受不了，对你的胃有烧灼，这个不值当的啊。因为有的人吃完以后的话，呃，这个辣度虽然说我们没有说明确的提示，就吃得你比较舒服。你没有说辣得你胃疼，那这个辣度是比较适合你的。但是中等辣度是不是就适合所有人呢，那也不一定。比方说，我刚才说你本来就胃肠道可能就有不太好，有溃疡，有什么。你在溃疡上你再放点辣椒面，那可能就不适合了。还有有的人呢，他的体质不太一样。因为这个体质不一样，有的人吃了以后真的就容易长痘啊，上火的那些。还有呢，我觉得跟我们国家的这个地理环境（有关系）。因为我们西南三省那边还有包括南方是很潮湿的，辣椒是有一定的祛湿作用的。但是如果在北方你还是吃得这么辣，天天这么吃的话，有可能真的就会上火呀，等等。还有呢，比方说您便秘了，然后你眼睛又红肿了，这个时候呢也是不推荐的，就包括这中度辣轻度辣也是不推荐吃的。但是普通人如果你觉得它对你没什么危害的话，我们适当地吃点中辣的，我觉得还是挺好的。
你觉得你适合吃辣吗？留言告诉我吧。我们下期来听听吃辣的时候要注意什么。
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无辣不欢	/	wú là bù huān	/	No fun without spice
微辣	/	wēi là	/	mildly spicy
中辣	/	zhōng là	/	medium spicy
分歧	/	fēn qí	/	divergence
抵抗	/	dǐ kàng	/	Resist
承受	/	chéng shòu	/	bear
灼烧	/	zhuó shāo	/	Burning
值当	/	zhí dàng	/	worthy
胃肠道	/	wèi cháng dào	/	Gastrointestinal tract
溃疡	/	kuì yáng	/	ulcer
辣椒面	/	là jiāo miàn	/	chilli powder
体质	/	tǐ zhì	/	corporeity status
长痘	/	zhǎng dòu	/	have acne
上火	/	shàng huǒ	/	inner heat/fever
祛湿	/	qū shī	/	dispel dampness
便秘	/	biàn mì	/	Constipation
红肿	/	hóng zhǒng	/	Redness and swelling

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每个人都能吃辣吗? Can everyone eat spicy food? （Advanced level）

A：我们要不要买几个新的椅子？
B：好啊，什么时候去买？
A：明天下午怎么样？你明天下午几点能回来？
B：三点多。