Each week I read an interesting news article from the BBC. Listen along to the words and pronunciation and I will also share with you the link to the story so that you can read along as well. This week's news article can be found here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63912257

The Breaking News Podcast

Kelvin-Helmholtz: Rare wave clouds amaze sky-watchers in Wyoming

Hyvää joulukuun ensimmäistä päivää! Tänään voi avata joulukalenterin ensimmäisen luukun ja lähtölaskenta alkaa kohti jouluaattoa. Suomessa vietetään joulua jouluaattona eli 24.12. 

Tässä jaksossa puhun joulusta ja joulun perinteistä Suomessa sekä omista kokemuksistani. 
Kuvassa joulutorttuja.

Suomea for you

19. jakso: Joulun perinteet Suomessa 

In todays episode we discuss dogs, why do we have them as pets? As well as "why do we love them?"

Let's have a chat (Discussions In English) 

Episode 32: "Dogs, and why we love them"

Faites notre connaissance, commencez votre voyage!

Le Podcast de la Vie

La Fine Equipe

The best  people I know are not afraid to FAIL FORWARD.

FLO TALKS 

FAIL FORWARD

"Good day, everyone, and welcome to our lecture on mastering American English vowel sounds. My name is Tom, and today, we’re going to explore the fascinating world of vowel pronunciation. By the end of this session, you’ll have a deeper understanding of vowel sounds and some practical exercises to improve your pronunciation."
Now, Let's Talk About Vowel Sounds
"First, what are vowel sounds? In simple terms, vowels are sounds produced with an open vocal tract, meaning there’s no significant obstruction of airflow. This openness is what gives vowels their clarity and resonance. In American English, vowels are especially distinctive and can change the meaning of words entirely. For example, compare bit and beat—a small difference in the vowel sound, but it creates two completely different words."


Sounds of American English: https://youtu.be/v5nh8u0zji8

Mastering American English- The Power of Vowel Sounds: https://youtu.be/v5nh8u0zji8

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【Buy fruits 】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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顾客（gùkè, customer）: 老板，苹果怎么卖？
lǎo bǎn ， píng guǒ zěn me mài ？
Boss (of the shop), how do you sell the apples/how much are the apples?
老板(lǎo bǎn, shop owner): 左边的一斤8块钱，右边的一斤9块半。
zuǒ bian de yì jīn 8 kuài qián ， yòu bian de yì jīn 9 kuài bàn 。
The one on the left is 8 yuan per Jin(=0.5kg), and the one on the right is 9.5 yuan per Jin.
顾客: 哪个更甜？
nǎ ge gèng tián ？
Which one is sweeter?
老板: 右边的更甜。
yòu bian de gèng tián 。
The one on the right is sweeter.
顾客: 那来八个吧，大点儿的。
nà lái bā gè ba ， dà diǎn er de 。
Then give me eight, the bigger ones.
老板: 好的，四斤半，收你四十就好。还要别的吗？
hǎo de ， sì jīn bàn ， shōu nǐ sì shí jiù hǎo 。 hái yào bié de ma ？
Okay, 4.5 Jin, I'll just charge you 40 yuan. Do you want anything else?
顾客: 有什么推荐的吗？
yǒu shén me tuī jiàn de ma ？
Any recommendations?
老板: 草莓现在当季，又红又甜。
cǎo méi xiàn zài dāng jì ， yòu hóng yòu tián 。
Strawberries are in season now, red and sweet.
顾客: 一斤多少钱？
yì jīn duō shǎo qián ？
How much is one Jin?
老板: 一斤九块。你试试看。
yì jīn jiǔ kuài 。 nǐ shì shì kàn 。
9 yuan per Jin. Have a try.
顾客: 真的很甜！来两斤吧。
zhēn de hěn tián ！ lái liǎng jīn ba 。
It's really sweet! Give me two Jin.
老板: 一共六十块。
yí gòng liù shí kuài 。
A total of 60 yuan.
顾客: 可以微信付吗？
kě yǐ wēi xìn fù ma ？
Can I pay with WeChat?
老板: 可以，扫这里。
kě yǐ ， sǎo zhè lǐ 。
Yes, scan here.
顾客: 付了。
fù le 。
Paid.
老板: 谢谢。好吃再来啊。
xiè xie 。 hǎo chī zài lái a 。
Thank you. Come again (if) they are delicious.

Fruit vocabulary: https://www.italki.com/zh-cn/vocabulary/476767 

Yuli's Chinese Channel

买水果 Buy fruits （Beginner）

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#118〉9月21水曜日　天気/くもり　気温/15℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
・21日から秋の交通安全運動が始まる
・その前の20日、札幌市の警察官が交代で走り、ドライバーに安全運転を呼びかけた。
・「スピードダウン」などを呼びかけた

［単語］
運動/うんどう…なにかのために、たくさんの人にお願いをする。
警察官/けいさつかん…警察の人
交代/こうたい…人や物を次へ次へとかえること。
運転/うんてん…乗り物を動かすこと
ドライバー/どらいばー…運転する人
呼びかける/よびかける…お願いしたいことを言う
スピードダウン/すぴーどだうん…速く走らない


〈美和Miwa〉
日本語の先生
Podcast「どこでも.JAPANESE」も放送中！

レッスン待ってます♪
