Chinese for beginners

汉语拼音的声母和韵母(1) Initials and Finals of Chinese Pinyin (1)

¿Por qué Colombia es un buen destino turístico?

Colombia

Booksellers survey: how did you  choose the last book you read?
I was in a bookshop and the title and front cover just attracted my attention.
It was a recommendation by a friend - he said it was original and had a good plot.
I read a bit of the first chapter in a bookshop - it was interesting and well written.
I read a summary of the book and it was by an author who is well known.
I love narrative fiction where love Is the main theme of the book.

English Mini Lessons

Choosing a book

        这个现象挺有意思的：同样是说中文，对待同样的事情，说出来的话可以是很不一样的，这可能就是成语和俗语的区别吧。同时，读书人和不读书人、社会地位高和低的人，在说中文时也是能让人听出来几分的哟。This phenomenon is very interesting: Regarding speak Chinese, the same thing to say the words can be very different, which may be the difference between idioms and colloquial.  At the same time, Knowledgeable people and non- Knowledgeable people, and people of high and low social status can also be recognized when speaking Chinese.

四季人生（The Four Seasons of Life）

成语和俗语的区别（The difference between idioms and colloquial expressions）

¡Piyali ihuan mah cualli xihualacan! ¡Xitlahto motechpa! 
Hello and welcome to our first podcast in Nahuatl. Today's topic is a basic presentation in Nahuatl. Enjoy!

Audio Transcription:
¡Piali! Nehuatl notoca Metl, nichanti Coyohuacan, ahmo nitequiti, nimomachtia ica nahuatlahtolli Iztapalapa, nicpia caxtolli xihuitl, ninemi ihuan nochancayo, onitlacat Iztacalco ipan in meztli abril. Nicempaqui in nimitzixmati. 

Text translation:
Hello! My name is Maguey, I live in Coyohuacan, I don't work, I study Nahuatl in Iztapalapa, I am 15 years old, I live with my family, I was born in Iztacalco in April. Nice to meet you!

Traducción del texto:
¡Hola! Me llamo Maguey, vivo en Coyohuacan, no trabajo, estudio en náhuatl en Iztapalapa, tengo 15 años, vivo con mi familia, nací en Iztacalco en el mes de abril. ¡Gusto de conocerte!

Nahuatl with Ixchel

Podcast #1: Introduce yourself in Nahuatl!

Le Globe 

Offrons le globe aux enfants, au moins pour une journée.
Donnons-le leur afin qu’ils en jouent comme d’un ballon multicolore
Pour qu’ils jouent en chantant parmi les étoiles.
Offrons le globe aux enfants,
Donnons-le leur comme une énorme pomme
Comme une boule de pain toute chaude,
Qu’une journée au moins ils puissent manger à leur faim.
Offrons le globe aux enfants,
Qu’une journée au moins le globe apprenne la camaraderie,
Les enfants prendront de nos mains le globe,

Ils y planteront des arbres immortels.

Learn French through literature ☕

Le Globe "The Glob" Poem of Nazim Hikmet (Turkish Poet)

東北地方の桜の名所についての話です。

日本語でおしゃべり　podcast for Japanese learners

＃21 みちのく三大桜名所の話

Affirm Your Way to Fluency! 
Do you speak kindly to yourself when you study a language?

In Episode 90 of 111 Tips for Learning a Language, we explore how affirmations + meditation can transform your study sessions. 

✨ Discover 10 affirmations for confidence and focus.
✨ Learn a short calming meditation to begin before study.
✨ End with a gentle gratitude meditation that seals your progress.

Affirmations are not magic—they’re reminders. With each breath, they replace fear with calm, and stress with confidence.

In Episode 90 of 111 Tips for Learning a Language, you learn how affirmations and meditation create calm, focus, and confidence in your study routine. Research shows that self-affirmations reduce stress and activate brain reward pathways, making you more motivated and resilient. You are guided through ten affirmations for language learners and two meditations—one to begin before studying and one to close after studying. Affirmations remind you that every effort matters, mistakes are part of growth, and fluency comes step by step with kindness.

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 90 - How 🪬Meditative Affirmations🪬 can help you learn a language 

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