Easy Steps to Chinese Grammar⭐ 

How to use "也 (yě)" and "都 (dōu)" together to express "Children all like it too" ? You can find out the answer in this episode.


Easy Steps to Chinese Grammar 

6. Using "也 (yě)" and "都 (dōu)" together 【B1】

Are you stuck at IELTS 5.5 or 6.0? Tired of hearing the same advice but seeing no progress? In this episode, I break down the real reasons why your IELTS Speaking and Writing scores aren’t improving — and what you need to change today.

Having worked with hundreds of IELTS candidates, especially from China, I know the common mistakes:

Short, unnatural answers

Overly formal language

Repetitive vocabulary

Relying on memorized idioms instead of natural English

🚫 Why IELTS strategies alone won’t help
🚫 Why tips, templates, and endless mock tests aren't enough
✅ Why 200+ hours of active practice is the real key to moving from Band 6 to Band 7
✅ How authentic English practice and honest feedback will help you improve faster

What you'll learn in this episode:

The truth about IELTS progress (based on Cambridge research)

Why many candidates from China (and globally) misunderstand how IELTS works

How IELTS measures real-world communication skills, not your ability to memorize exam hacks

The mindset shift you need if you’re serious about Band 7+

🎧 Listen now and get clear, no-nonsense advice on how to improve your IELTS score — from someone who’s helped students worldwide achieve success.

If you want a transcript for this episode, go to www.theenglishnative.com

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Hola. Bienvenidos a mi canal “Aprendiendo español con una argentina”.

En este episodio vas a conocer algunos detalles sobre el famoso mate de la cultura argentina. Este podcast está recomendado para estudiantes de español con un manejo intermedio del idioma. Te recomiendo que sigas el audio junto con la transcripción, para facilitar el proceso de comprensión del contenido.

¿Te gustaría saber cuánto mate tomamos los argentinos? Bueno, según el Instituto Nacional de Yerba Mate, en el año 2023 el consumo en Argentina superó los 212 millones de kilos. Esto representa la siguiente estadística: 8 de cada 10 argentinos toman mate.
Y, como es sabido, mi país es el principal productor y exportador de yerba mate a nivel global: el año pasado se exportaron más de 30 millones de kilos de esta infusión.
Casi en todos los hogares del país hay, al menos, un set de mate. Esta bebida es considerada un símbolo nacional que se toma en momentos sociales, como pueden ser encuentros con amigos y familia; aunque también, suele tomarse en forma individual (como cuando se estudia o trabaja en soledad, y en estos casos el mate resulta ser una buena compañía).
Esta infusión es una buena fuente de nutrición. Se puede encontrar una amplia bibliografía sobre los aportes de magnesio, antioxidantes y vitaminas, y sobre su capacidad de mejorar la función cardiovascular.
Cabe destacar que no todos los mates son amargos, dado que se puede adicionar azúcar u otros yuyos para modificar su sabor y adaptarlo, de esta forma, a los gustos personales de cada uno.


Espero que te haya gustado este pequeño podcast. Si es así, suscribite a mi canal para seguir aprendiendo sobre mi cultura y mi idioma cada vez que subo un nuevo episodio.

Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Aprendiendo Español con Una Argentina.

Aprendiendo español con una argentina

El mate argentino

Adventure seeker 🌏 | Explored 20+ countries | Passionate about different cultures | Wanderlust at heart | #TravelBug #GlobeTrotter #CulturalExplorer

1) #usa - United States yoo·nai·tuhd stayts -美国
2) #thailand tai·land -泰国
3)#cambodia kam·bow·dee·uh -柬埔寨
 4) #vietnam vee·uht·naam -越南
5) #laos lows -老挝
6) #indonesia in·duh·nee·zhuh  -印度尼西亚
7) #singapore sing·uh·por -新加坡
 8) #malaysia muh·lay·zhuh  -马来西亚
9) #germany jur·muh·nee -德国
10) #poland pow·luhnd -波兰
11) #czechia -  Czech Republic chek ruh·puh·bluhk -捷克共和国
12) #croatia krow·ay·shuh -克罗地亚
13) #bulgaria buhl·geh·ree·uh -保加利亚
14) #romania row·may·nee·uh -罗马尼亚
15)UK- United Kingdom  yoo·nai·tuhd king·dm -英国
16) #scotland skaat·luhnd -苏格兰
17) #ireland ai·ur·luhnd -爱尔兰
 18) #italy i·tuh·lee -意大利
19) #vatican City va·tuh·kuhn si·tee -梵蒂冈城
20) #albania al·bay·nee·uh --阿尔巴尼亚
21) North Macedonia north ma·suh·dow·nee·uh -北马其顿
22) #spain spayn -西班牙
23) Georgia jor·juh -格鲁吉亚共和国
24) #armenia aar·mee·nee·uh -亚美尼亚
25) UAE - United Arab Emirates yoo·nai·tuhd eh·ruhb eh·mr·uhts -阿拉伯联合酋长国
26) #taiwan tai·waan-台湾
 27) South Korea sowth kr·ee·uh -韩国
28) #nepal nuh·paal -尼泊尔
 29) #india in·dee·uh -印度

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・東北地方の方言「どでんした！」の言葉の使い方
・用法の紹介
・秋田県や青森県でよく使われる
・どでんしたエピソードの紹介
・みなさんの「どでんした」エピソードを教えてください。「どでんした！」を使ってみてね！(^○^)

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どでんした！ What do you mean the word"どでんした！" Learning Tohoku dialect. 

I will talk about Lunar New Year, a holiday that celebrates the Korean New Year.

Korean stories with Donggyu

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In an executive order signed on January 20, President Donald Trump instructed the US attorney general to pause enforcement of the US ban on TikTok for 75 days while his administration decides the platform's future.

US officials and lawmakers have long been concerned that TikTok's ownership by the Chinese company ByteDance poses a threat to national security. Under a federal law passed in Congress last year and upheld by the Supreme Court last week, ByteDance was required to sell the platform to an approved buyer by January 19 or face a nationwide ban.

On the evening of January 18, a few hours before the ban took effect, TikTok became unusable for US users. But it came back online the following day, after Trump said on social media he would order the ban to be paused.

However, Trump's order could face legal challenges because he does not have the power to overturn a law that Congress has passed and the Supreme Court has upheld.

Nevertheless, Trump's order will buy time for ByteDance and TikTok to figure out their next move.

Trump has proposed terms in which the US would have a 50% stake "in a joint venture" with ByteDance, but it was unclear how this would work.

Trump has also not addressed whether he will allow ByteDance to keep controlling the algorithm that controls what users see on TikTok. The algorithm is maintained by ByteDance engineers in China and is one of the main concerns among supporters of the law.

After the law was passed last year, ByteDance fought a legal battle against it for months. ByteDance and TikTok have not said whether they are willing to cut ties with each other within the new 75-day extension period.

On January 21, Trump was asked whether he's installed the app on his phone. The US government has banned it from federal devices due to concerns it could lead to spying by Chinese intelligence agencies.



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Trump Pauses US TikTok Ban for 75 Days

古时候，有个叫张三的人，他费了好大的劲儿，才积攒下三百两银子，心里很高兴。但他总是怕别人把这些钱偷去，就找了一只箱子，把三百两银子钉在箱中，然后埋在屋后的地底下。

可是他还是不放心，怕别人到这儿来挖，于是就想了一个“巧妙”的办法。他拿出一张纸，写上七个大字:“此地无银三百两”,贴在墙角边,这才放心地走了。
 
谁知道他的举动，都被隔壁的王二看到了。半夜，趁张三熟睡，王二把三百两银子全偷走了。为了不让张三知道，他也在一张纸上写了七个大字:“隔壁王二不曾偷”，也贴在墙上。

张三第二天早上起来,到屋后去看银子，银子不见了，一见纸条，才恍然大悟。

“此地无银三百两”比喻想要用自认为是聪明的手法隐瞒真相，结果反而暴露得更明显。

In ancient times, there was a man named Zhang San. He spent a lot of effort to save 300 taels of silver. He was very happy. But he was always afraid that others would steal the money, so he found a box, nailed the money in the box, and buried it under the ground behind the house.
However, he was still worried that others would come here to dig, so he thought of a "clever" idea. He took out a piece of paper and wrote in seven big characters: "there is no silver here, three hundred taels". He stuck it on the corner of the wall, and then he left with confidence.
Well, what he did, was seen by Wang Er next door. At midnight, while Zhang San was asleep, Wang Er stole all three hundred taels of silver. In order not to let Zhang San know, he also wrote seven big characters on a piece of paper: "Wang Er next door never stole it", which was also pasted on the wall.
Zhang San got up the next morning and went to the back of the house to see the silver. The silver was gone. When he saw the note, he suddenly realized. 

This idiom is a metaphor for trying to hide the truth with a clever trick, but the result is more obvious, a clumsy denial resulting in self-exposure.

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02. 成语--此地无银三百两Idiom--cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng No 300 taels of silver buried here

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#153〉1月31日火曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/-9℃ 


・北海道の冬の生活には、靴が選び方が重要。
・ふつうの靴だと、すべって転びます。たおれます。
・とくに、昼があたたかくて雪が溶ける。そして、夜凍る。
・とてもすべる
・とてもあぶない
・下を見ながら、ゆっくり歩く。
・靴のうらに、すべらないようにするために「裏張り/うらばり」をする。
・歩くためのコツ、良い方法は、少しずつ歩く。
・少し手を広げて右や左に行かないように、転ばないよいうにする。
・これをすると、すべりづらくなる。


［単語］
重要/じゅうよう…大事
転ぶ/ころぶ…たおれる
溶ける/とける…形のあるものが、水のようになる。
凍る/こおる…水のようなものが形のあるものになる。
コツ/こつ…良い方法



レッスン待ってます♪
