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Curiosidades de Costa Rica 

Ben老师很荣幸采访到在西班牙生活的汉语老师Siyu, 谈论Siyu老师眼中的西班牙是怎么样的，我们还谈到了跨国恋情的话题。同学们可以通过我们的对话练习与提高听力水平。

Chinese with Ben

采访住在西班牙的汉语老师Siyu

今天是2024年3月11日星期一,农历二月二，是民间俗称“龙抬头”的日子。这天，万物复苏，春天真的来了。
今年是甲辰龙年，龙抬头60年一遇，龙头一抬，好运自来。
龙抬头这天要做的三件事：
一是早上7点出门，面朝东方，大口呼吸新鲜空气，这是踩龙气；
二是吃龙福，可以吃水饺、面条、龙眼等沾沾龙王爷的福气
三是剃龙头，这一天理发的话会福星高照，鸿运当头。
龙抬头 lóng tái tóu：Loong Head Up，It is a traditional Chinese folk festival.
民间 mín jiān：folk;popular;among the people
俗称 sú chēng：be commonly called；proverb
甲辰 jiǎ chén：The Chinese sexagenary cycle, also known as Stems-and-Branches, is a cyclic numeral system of60 combinations of the two basic cycles, the ten Heavenly Stemsand the twelve Earthly Branches.
万物复苏 wàn wù fù sū：everything rouses up from sleeping
龙眼 lóng yǎn：ongan; euphoria longan
剃头\理发 tì tóu\ lǐ fà：Shaving and haircutting




“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

 Longtaitou Festival 龙抬头

"Errr....I don't.  My boss just tells me what to do"

Or.....

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This episode introduces three idioms that use the word bird. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Bird

Gli italiani amano andare al bar. Ci vanno per fare colazione, a volte per pranzare, per fare uno spuntino, per prendere un aperitivo o un caffè con gli amici. Il bar, infatti, è anche un luogo di ritrovo. La mattina, molti fanno colazione al bar. Alcune persone preferiscono fare una colazione dolce: bevono un caffè (normale o macchiato), un cappuccino o un caffellatte e mangiano qualcosa di dolce, per esempio un cornetto vuoto o con la cioccolata. Non tutti gli italiani amano bere il caffè, alcuni bevono il caffè al ginseng, il tè al limone oppure la cioccolata. Altri, invece, preferiscono fare una colazione salata e allora ordinano un panino ripieno (con il prosciutto, con la mortadella, con il salame, etc.) oppure mangiano un tramezzino con il tonno e l’uovo, con il prosciutto cotto e la mozzarella. I tramezzini di Venezia sono molto famosi per la loro varietà. 
Gli italiani fanno spesso una sosta al bar per prendere un caffè in piedi al bancone e poi vanno subito via. Inoltre, sono davvero esigenti per quanto riguarda il caffè. 
Al bar in Italia non si va solo per fare colazione, ma anche la sera per trascorrere il tempo con gli amici e bere qualcosa insieme. Dopo il lavoro, infatti, è tradizione andare a fare aperitivo al bar: si può bere una birra, un calice di vino, uno spritz o si possono bere delle bibite analcoliche.
Alcuni bar sono aperti anche la notte e si può far festa e bere i cocktail. Altri, invece, sono aperti solo di giorno per mangiare e fare colazione.
Insomma, per gli italiani il bar è un luogo davvero importante!

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Il bar e gli italiani

nivel de comprensión auditiva super avanzado.

CHISTES MEXICANOS

Revolución Mexicana.

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日もN3の漢字をやります！
太、をやります！　

音読み　たい、た
訓読み　ふとーい、ふとーる

意味は、ふるい、おおきい、はじめ、とかそんな感じですね。

例えば、

・太陽ーたいよう　sun

・太古ーたいこ　ancient times

・太るーふとる　get fat

・太刀ーたち　long sword

・太極拳ーたいきょくけん　tai chi

こんな感じですね。
これを使って例文を作っていきましょう！

・インカ帝国は太陽崇拝という考えがありました

・人間は太古から自然とともに生活していた

・最近少し太りました

・彼は太刀をぬいて構えた

・太極拳に少し興味があります

こんな感じです。



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