In this lesson, we will learn how to celebrate birthday for our friends, 
useful expressons such as: bu shi...ma (rhetorical questions) ,shi...de(to emphasize)
...le jiu....(as soon as),etc.

Basic communication conversations

第十六课 为你过生日 Lesson 16  celebrate birthday for you

What's the difference?

Stop doing VS stop to do

Estrenando el podcast en este primer episodio voy a estar leyendo un cuento del escritor latinoamericano Horacio Quiroga. Espero que les guste

Cuentos para aprender español

La tortuga gigante

In this episode you will learn HSK2-5-2,在家里。

HSK2

Made Chinese easy!

Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■SuicaとPASMO 名前を登録するカードを9月から売る - Starting in September, Suica and PASMO cards with registered names will be available for purchase -
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014553851000/k10014553851000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

SuicaとPASMO - Suica and PASMO -

Hawaii's regular sunshine, short rain showers and clean air come together to create some of the planet's best conditions for viewing rainbows. Rainbows are seen so often here that a University of Hawaii professor calls the state the "rainbow capital of the world."

"Hawaii has maybe the best rainbows on the planet," said Steven Businger, professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

He has even created an app called RainbowChase to help people find rainbows in Hawaii.

Rainbows form when drops of rain refract sunlight into a spectrum of colors. The brighter the sun, the clearer the rainbow.

Hawaii's winds bring many small showers with enough blue sky between them for the sun to shine through. Conditions are best during the rainy season from October through April.

Visitors should look for rainbows when it's both sunny and raining at the same time. Rainbows will appear opposite the sun. They will seem larger and higher in the sky in the early morning and late afternoon, when the sun is lower on the horizon.

Rainbows are popular symbols of island life. Pictures of them can be seen on buildings and buses, and even on vehicle license plates.

"They cause us to stand still and for a moment, forget about the past and the future," Businger said.

There are about 20 names for rainbows in the Hawaiian language, including different words for different types of rainbows.

Sam 'Ohu Gon III, senior scientist and cultural adviser at The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii, said rainbows are considered a symbol of Kāne, one of the four main gods in Hawaiian tradition. The closer you get to a rainbow, the more likely you are to meet a supernatural force or a powerful person, he said.

A rainbow is also believed to show that an aumakua — a deified family member or family god — is nearby.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Why Hawaii Is the 'Rainbow Capital of the World'

(part1)i did my eye laser surgery!!!——-(chinese in the daily life),in this video, you will learn the vocabulary about the eye laser surgery,health,and interesting experience i had. Enjoy the story and learn Chinese in a natural way.

Story learning Chinese with Annie

no more glasses----i did my laser surgery (comprehensible input intermediate  Chinese )

For someone who is new in doing business, I try to learn as much as I can from the people I know and also the people that I follow. More importantly, I learn from my own mistakes and I have to be aware of my own blinds pots. I hope that this podcast helps someone who is navigating the world of business.

FLO TALKS 

THREE BUSINESS PRINCIPLES THAT MATTER

En el episodio de hoy hablamos de falsos amigos. No, no de los falsos amigos en tu círculo social, sino gramaticalmente hablando. En especial de los falsos amigos entre el español y el inglés porque es verdad que ambos idiomas tienen palabras parecidas con un significado similar. Pero también es cierto que muchas palabras que parecen iguales tienen un significado totalmente diferente. Y es en esas palabras en las que nos vamos a concentrar hoy para que puedas usarlas correctamente y evitarlas cuando no son necesarias para no pasar por situaciones vergonzosas.

Como siempre, espero que disfrutes el episodio. Si lo haces, no te olvides de dejar una valorcaión. Te lo agradeceré muchísimo.

Y, ya sabes que espero tus comentarios.
