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Midori no Heya

On this episode, we will keep learning the useful sentences for talking about weather.

今日行雷。( It will be thundering today.)
gām yaht hàahng lèuih.
gam1 jat6 haang4 leoi4.

今日有雷暴/有颱風/有颶風/有龍捲風。
gām yaht yáuh lèuih bouh/ yáuh tòih fūng/ yáuh geuih fūng/ yáuh lùhng gyún fūng. 
gam1 jat6 jau5 leoi4 bou6/ jau5 toi4 fung1/ jau5 geoi6 fung1/ jau5 lung4 gyun2 fung1.
(Today there will be a thunderstorm/ typhoon/hurricane/tornado.) 

會wúih/wui5（will/would）
聽日會落雨。（It will be raining tomorrow.）
tīng yaht wúih lohk yúh.
ting1 jat6 wui5 lok6 jyu5.

後日會有霧。(It will be foggy the day after tomorrow)
hauh yaht wúih yáuh mouh.
hau6 jat6 wui5 jau5 mou6.

今日會有雷暴。(Today there will be a thunderstorm.)
gām yaht wúih yáuh lèuih bouh.
gam1 jat6 wui5 jau5 leoi4 bou6.

Q:今日幾多度呀？(What is the temperature today?)
gām yaht géi dō douh a?
gam1 jat6 gei2 do1 dou6 aa3?

A:今日二十度。(Today is 20 degrees.)
gām yaht yih sahp douh.
gam1 jat6 ji6 sap6 dou6.

一 二   三  四  五  六  七  八  九  十 (1-10)
yāt yih sāam sei ńgh luhk chāt baat gáu sahp
jat1 ji6 saam1 sei3 ng5 luk6 cat1 baat3 gau2 sap6

十一、十二、十三、十四（11-14）
sahp yāt, sahp yih, sahp sāam, sahp sei
sap6 jat1, sap6 ji6, sap6 saam1, sap6 sei3


Daliy Conversations for Cantonese (粵語會話）

How is the weather today?（天氣狀況）part2

This episode is part of a series that assists English language learners with their knowledge and pronunciation of medical terms related to the human circulatory system. 

Medical English with Rebecca Green-Parkinson

Medical Terminology - The Circulatory System

This is the first short episode in the story where two people meet. See the transcript below to help aid your comprehension.

Welcome English learners! Today we’re going to begin a story that will last for several episodes. You can listen to the story episode by episode and grow your vocabulary and listening skills. Enjoy!

James looked over his shoulder. He saw something running toward him very fast. His heart started beating rapidly. He thought it was a person, but when he turned to face them, he realized that it wasn’t a person. It was a large black dog. The dog was getting closer and closer, but it wasn’t barking at him. In fact, the dog looked happy. Then he saw why the dog was running. There was a tennis ball bouncing and rolling toward him and the dog was chasing it.

James looked up and saw a woman about one hundred yards away from him. She was short and blonde. The dog grabbed the ball with his mouth and started running back toward her.

“Good boy!” she said.

“That’s a beautiful dog you have,” James said to her.

“Thanks! Actually, he’s not my dog. I’m just watching him for a friend this weekend.” she replied.

“Oh, I see,” said James. “Well, how did your friend get you to dog-sit for them?” James asked.

“That’s actually along story,” she answered with a smile.

James liked her smile and he had time to spare. He walked casually toward her and the dog. 

“I’ve got time. What’s the story?” James asked. “My name’s James, by the way.”

“Jennifer. Nice to meet you. Well, it actually started a few months ago when I was hanging out with my friend…” she said.

Well, that’s the end of the story for this episode. Tune in to the next episode to hear more about what happens with Jennifer and James. Be sure to write down any new vocabulary and listen again to improve your comprehension. See you next time!


Stories in English

James Meets Jennifer

Vamos falar um pouco sobre a ida ao médico da Daniel

Portuguese Audios for Intermediate Advance B2 -Áudios em Português para Intermédios Avançados B2

Uma Ida ao Médico

 我感觉不舒服 
wǒ gǎn jué bù shū fù

日常中文（Daily Chinese）

I don't feel well  我感觉不舒服

En esta sesión aprendemos el verbo tener.

Escucha el audio e intenta comprender las frases.

Y tú ¿qué tienes?

A1.1. Español básico para principantes. 

Clase 8. Verbo tener. Posesión.

Hola! en este episodio veremos los tres errores más comunes de personas que están aprendiendo español, estos errores son muy comunes y a veces dificiles de entender pero hoy sabrás las diferencias y cómo corregir estos errores.

Disfruta de este episodio

Spanish Shortcut

EP 4. Los 3 errores mas comunes en español para extranjeros

Working from home and avoiding the journey to and from the office is saving many of us at least an hour every day, according to a 2023 study.

But we're not always using that saved time for ourselves — we're actually spending a lot of that time working.

The US-based National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) did a survey that looked at how workers in 27 countries used their time when working from home.

On average, the daily time saved by working from home was found to be 72 minutes.

Workers in China saved 102 minutes per day, while in Japan it was 100 minutes, and in India it was 99.

But the study also found that, on average, 40% of that saved time was spent working — either on the worker's main job or on an additional one.

Workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan said they used more than half of their saved time to work.

So what happened to the rest of that extra time?

According to the study, an average of 34% was used as leisure time — with people in Germany and Austria using almost half of their extra time for leisure.

And 11% — about eight minutes per day — was spent looking after children or other family members.

The NBER said children had gotten a better deal with parents working from home — but that the big winners were employers, who got extra work time from their employees.

