In this episode I talk about how I met Martín, an italki teacher who, like me, agrees that italki is an excellent app for learning languages ​​and meeting people from all over the world.

DE TODO UN POCO 

Why is italki the best app to learn languages?

我在北京
我一直都很喜欢中国的文化。今年一月我离开家，离开了我的爸爸、妈妈，一个人坐飞机来北京学习汉语。老师和同学们对我非常好，他们帮助我提高汉语听、说、读、写能力，还告诉我北京人的工作和生活。
北京的春天天气很好，不冷不热，也很少下雨。我最喜欢北京的早上。每天早上五点半，我都会去跑步。在路上，我常常看见很多做运动的人。有的人在前面跑，他们的小狗在后面跑。人跑到哪儿，狗就到哪儿，太有意思了!很多商店很早就开门了，水果和菜就放在桌子上。卖东西的人坐在椅子上，手里拿着杯子，喝着茶，等着客人来买。晚上是我很喜欢的时间，我可以和朋友一起逛街、喝酒、吃好吃的东西。如果10点左右回家也没关系，因为中国是一个很安全的国家。

Wǒ zài Běijīng
Wǒ yìzhí dōu hěn xǐhuan Zhōngguó de wénhuà 。 Jīnnián Yīyuè wǒ líkāi jiā ， líkāi le wǒ de Bàba 、 Māma ， yí gè rén ZuòFēijī lái Běijīng xuéxí Hànyǔ 。 Lǎoshī hé Tóngxuémen duì wǒ fēicháng hǎo ， tāmen bāngzhù wǒ tígāo Hànyǔ de tīng 、 shuō 、 dú 、 xiě nénglì ， hái gàosu wǒ Běijīngrén de gōngzuò hé shēnghuó。 
Běijīng de Chūntiān tiānqì hěnhǎo ， bù lěng bú rè ， yě hěnshǎo xiàyǔ 。 Wǒ zuì xǐhuan Běijīng de Zǎoshang 。 Měitiān Zǎoshang Wǔdiǎnbàn ， wǒ dōu huì qù pǎobù 。 Zài lùshang ， wǒ chángcháng kànjiàn hěnduō zuòyùndòng de rén 。 Yǒude rén zài qiánmian pǎo ， tāmen de xiǎogǒu zài hòumian pǎo 。 Rén pǎo dào nǎér ， gǒu jiù dào nǎér ， tài yǒuyìsi le! Hěnduō shāngdiàn hěnzǎo jiù kāimén le ， shuǐ guǒ hé cài jiù fàng zài zhuōzi shàng 。 Mài dōngxi de rén zuò zài yǐzi shàng ， shǒu lǐ ná zhe bēizi ， hē zhe chá ， děng zhe kèrén lái mǎi 。 Wǎnshang shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de shíjiān ， Wǒ kěyǐ hé péngyou yìqǐ guàngjiē 、 hē jiǔ 、 chī hǎochī de dōngxi 。 Rúguǒ 10 diǎn zuǒyòu huíjiā yě Méiguānxi ， yīnwèi Zhōngguó shì yí gè hěn ānquán de Guójiā 。


Learn Chinese through stories - HSK3  （more podcast：https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk_Q-vfEdpBJCRJviEEY0KQ）

HSK3 - My life in Beijing

Zhè shì wǒ de māma,
   这 是  我 的 妈妈，
This is my mother,

tā yǒu yì shuāng dàdà de yǎnjing,
她 有 一  双    大大  的   眼睛，
she has a pair of big eyes,

yì bǎ cháng tóufa。
一  把  长  头发。
a bunch of long hair.

Tā jīntiān qī diǎn qǐ chuáng,
她  今天  七 点 起   床，
She got up at 7 today,

bā diǎn chū mén qù mǎi cài。
  八  点  出   门 去 买  菜。
and went out to buy groceries at 8.

Notes:
1）	Monosyllable adjective double indicates to enhance the degree and convey the emotion of like, for example:
dàdà de yǎnjing          gāogāo de bízi      xiǎoxiǎo de zuǐba
大大  的  眼睛                  高高    的 鼻子        小小  的  嘴巴
big eyes                         high nose              small mouth

2) some measure word in Chinese,
A: yì shuāng 一双： used for a pair of 
  yì shuāng kuàizi 一双筷子： a pair of chopsticks
B: yì bǎ     一把： for something in a bunch, or with its legs parted, 
or with a handle
  yì bǎ shūzi 一把梳子： a comb

3)	verb1 + qù 去+ verb2:  
a:   verb2 is the purpose for verb1
                   
a: Māma chū mén qù mǎi cài
     妈妈      出  门     去  买 菜。 （Mother went out to buy groceries.）

 b:  verb1 is the manner for verb2
 b:  Wǒ zuò fēijī qù Shànghǎi. 
       我   坐  飞机  去     上海。    (I took plane to Shanghai.)


Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

我的妈妈

Ciao a tutti, oggi vi leggerò la famosissima storia di Romeo e Giulietta, riscritta in chiave più semplice. Spero che vi piaccia! 

il gatto è sul tavolo- Piccole storie in italiano

Romeo e Giulietta in italiano

Este audio-artículo nos habla de la pasión necesaria para el aprendizaje de un idioma - y de cualquier cosa en la vida -. Creo que va a serte de mucha utilidad. Lee... aprende....y juega

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

¡Como si fuera un videojuego!

En este episodio aprenderas las diferencias entre "este" esta" y "esto" y cuando usar cada uno

Spanish Shortcut

EP 4. ESTO, ESTA & ESTE

At a Hollywood studio this October, Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi, though fans of the electric vehicle maker will have to wait until at least 2026 before it is available.

CEO Elon Musk pulled up to a stage in one of the company's "Cybercabs," telling the crowd that the AI-powered vehicles don't have steering wheels or pedals.

He also expressed confidence in the progress the company has made on autonomous driving technology that makes it possible for vehicles to drive without human intervention.

Tesla began selling the software, which is called "Full Self-Driving," nine years ago. But there are doubts about its reliability.

"We'll move from supervised Full Self-Driving to unsupervised Full Self-Driving, where you can fall asleep and wake up at your destination," he said.

Tesla expects the Cybercabs to cost under $30,000, Musk said. He estimated that the vehicles would become available "before 2027."

The company also expects to make the Full Self-Driving technology available on its popular Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in Texas and California next year.

However, shares of Tesla Inc fell not long after the unveiling — investors don't see a clear timeline for the rollout of the Cybercabs, while other companies are already using similar technology.

"Tesla yet again claimed it is a year or two away from actual automated driving — just as the company has been claiming for a decade," Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who studies automated vehicles, told The Associated Press.

Tesla's announcement comes as US safety regulators are investigating Full Self-Driving and Autopilot based on evidence that it has a weak system for making sure human drivers pay attention.

Last April near Seattle, a Tesla using Full Self-Driving hit and killed a motorcyclist, authorities said. The Tesla driver told authorities that he was using the system while looking at his phone when the car hit the motorcyclist from behind.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Tesla Announces Self-Driving 'Cybercab' for 2026

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。

北海道旅行の続きです。
今回は4日目の話です。

中標津、なかしべつ、というところから、北に走りました。
北海道の道路といえば、日本ではめずらしく、まっすぐな道が多いです。

そんな中でも日本で2番目に長い道路に行きました。


天に続く道展望台
https://maps.app.goo.gl/kZe5ph5bpyvQix8MA?g_st=ic

この展望台から、
約28kmのまっすぐな道を見ることができます。
季節のタイミングがあえば、まっすぐな道の先に夕日を見ることができます。

他の場所では見ることができない景色です。
特別な場所ですね。


ちなみにまっすぐの道路で1番長いのも北海道にあります。
約29kmです。

海外ではこういったまっすぐな道は多いかもしれないですが、日本はせまい国なので、とてもめずらしいです。

もし、北海道旅行の予定があって、レンタカーを借りる人はぜひ行ってみてください！


ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！

ではまた！


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#327 車の北海道旅行、天に続く道、について！⑨

In this news report from 1964 the Beatles visit New York.