Learn more about the origin of the expression "down to the wire" and how you can you use it in everyday conversations!

An Elephant In The English Room

Episode One: Down To The Wire

Bienvenidos de nuevo, esta vez vamos a hablar sobre un encantador lugar en Colombia llamado Monpox, es un encantador sitio famoso por su encanto colonia y su grandiosa naturaleza, por favor, no te pierdas este maravilloso lugar y espero que puedas practicar mucho español al escuchar nuestro pódcast.   

Latido Latino

Mompox: Un Viaje en el Tiempo por el Encanto Colonial

Aunque la situación sea la misma, dos personas pueden experimentarla desde dos puntos totalmente diferentes.

Aquí te cuento cómo vivió mi hijo la serenata que recibimos en la calle mientras caminábamos juntos.

Si aún no has escuchado el primer episodio, te recomiendo escucharlo primero.

Puedes encontrar preguntas para poner a prueba tu comprensión auditiva. 

La magia de la vida

Episodio 2: La serenata desde la perspectiva de mi hijo

またモントリオールに行きたいなぁ！

Nihongo Hiyori | Japanese Podcast

[EP087] モントリオールで感じたこと | Thoughts on Life in Montréal 🇨🇦

The character "鼻" is a compound ideogram consisting of the radical "自" (self) on top and "畀-bì" (to give) at the bottom. It resembles the shape of a nose.

it is consisting of the radical "自" (self) on top and "畀-bì" (to give) at the bottom. It resembles the shape of a nose.

Meaning (字义)
The character "鼻" primarily means "nose." It can also relate to smelling and breathing.

Usage (用法)
"鼻" is commonly used in words and phrases related to the nose and its functions. 

Example Words (例词)

1.鼻子 (bí zi) - nose
他的鼻子很大。 (Tā de bí zi hěn dà.)
His nose is very big.

2.鼻涕 (bí tì) - nasal mucus
孩子流了鼻涕。 (Háizi liú le bí tì.)
The child has a runny nose.

3.鼻孔 (bí kǒng) - nostril
我的鼻孔痒痒的。 (Wǒ de bí kǒng yǎng yǎng de.)
My nostrils are itchy.

Example Sentences (例句)

1.他用鼻子闻花香。 (Tā yòng bí zi wén huā xiāng.)
He smells the flowers with his nose.

2.她的鼻子很好看。 (Tā de bí zi hěn hǎo kàn.) 
Her nose is very pretty.

3.不要用手指挖鼻孔。 (Bù yào yòng shǒuzhǐ wā bí kǒng.)
Don't pick your nose with your fingers.

Idiom (四字成语)
成语: 鼻青脸肿 (bí qīng liǎn zhǒng)

Meaning (意义)
"鼻青脸肿" literally means "nose bruised and face swollen." It describes someone who has been beaten up, with a bruised nose and swollen face.

Example Sentence (例句)
他刚打完了一架，鼻青脸肿。 (Tā gāng dǎ wán le yí jià , bí qīng liǎn zhǒng.)
He came back from a fight, looking bruised and swollen.


Summary
The character "鼻" is related to the nose and its functions. Its usage is common in everyday language. The idiom "鼻青脸肿" describes someone who looks bruised and swollen, often after a fight or accident.

每日一字

이 셔츠 디자인이 굉장히 독특하네요.
这件衬衫的样式很独特。

네,  어제 막 입고  된 신상입니다.  마음에 드시면 한 번 입어보세요. 
是的, 这可是昨天刚入库的新款。您喜欢的话, 试试吧。

네, 피팅룸이 어디죠?
好，更衣室在哪儿？

앞에서 오른쪽으로 돌면 피팅룸이 있어요. 핑크색도 한 번 입어 보세요.
前边往右拐就有更衣室。可以再试一下粉色。

셔츠, 블라우스 衬衫
독특하다 独特
막, 방금 刚
입고 入库
신상 新款
피팅룸 更衣室

[YOON] 1분 한국어

이 셔츠 디자인이 굉장히 독특하네요. 这件衬衫的样式很独特。

No episódio de hoje, vamos falar sobre a expressão idiomática "Meter os pés pelas mãos", uma expressão usada em língua portuguesa no Brasil em diferentes contextos para descrever pessoas desajeitadas que cometeram erros por não pensarem muito bem nas consequências de suas ações. Acompanhe o podcast "Colorindo o Diálogo" na voz da professora Camila Ramos.

Colorindo o Diálogo -  Português do Brasil

Meter os pés pelas mãos

                    xué Zhōng wén
                           学  中  文
Bǎoluó shì wǒ de xué shēng 。
保  罗 是  我 的 学 生。

Tā shì Yīng guó rén ，jīn nián 28 suì ， tā zhù zài màn chè sī tè 。
他  是    英     国    人，   今  年   2 8  岁，   他  住  在  曼   彻  斯  特。

Tā shuō tā xué Zhōng wén  yǐ jīng yì nián le ，
他  说     他   学     中       文    已  经 一  年 了，

tā shì zài shǒu jī shàng xué xí de 。
他 是  在   手     机  上       学  习 的。

Bǎoluó hěn xǐ huan yīn yuè 。 Tā huì tán jí tā ，bèi sī hé gāng qín 。
保 罗      很    喜 欢     音  乐。      他 会  弹  吉 他， 贝 斯 和     钢  琴。

Xiàn zài ，Bǎoluó gēn wǒ yìqǐ xuéxí Zhōngwén jiǔ gè yuè le 。
现   在，      保罗     跟    我  一起  学习    中 文        九  个  月  了。

Tā xué huì le liǎng bǎi duō gè hànzì ，hái kāishǐ yòng hànzì xiě rìjì ne 。
他   学 会  了    两    百     多   个  汉字，    还  开始   用     汉字     写  日记 呢。

Wǒmen yìqǐ liáo yīnyuè ，měi shí děng yǒuqù de huàtí 。
   我们    一起  聊     音 乐，   美   食   等       有趣   的  话题。


                    Learning Chinese
           
Paul is my student.

He's English. He's 28 years old. He lives in Manchester.

He said he had been studying Chinese for a year,

He learned it on his phone.

Paul likes music very much. He plays the guitar, bass and piano.

Paul and I have been learning Chinese together for nine months now.

He learned more than two hundred Chinese characters and began to 
write a diary in Chinese characters.

We talked about music, food and other interesting topics.













Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

学中文 xué Zhōngwén

In this episode, I want to teach you how to use numbers in Bahasa Indonesia. This phrase could be very useful when you don't know how to say or express something in Bahasa Indonesia. Let's listen to it.