In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about vocabulary about common chores, as well as debunked how to describe [frequency] in Chinese.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

家务！Chores! (And Chinese Grammar about Frequency)

You will know some reasons why Colombian coffee is so successful

1. Especie y variedad

2. Investigación

3. Madre naturaleza

4. Cosecha manual

5. Beneficio húmedo

Remember that I teach Spanish on italki, you can book a class for more information you can look at it on my profile :)

Colombia

5 razones de por que el cafe colombiano es tan exitoso

Hello, in this episode I talk about assessment and how to find out what you can really do in English. I talk about the various exam options and give some ideas for how you can assess yourself.

Kev's English Podcast

 Kev's English Podcast: Episode 9: How to assess your English Level...

❓ Cosa mi ha colpito del Giappone? 
🤩 Scoprilo in questo episodio!
👂 Buon ascolto!

⬇️ VOCABOLARIO ⬇️
"Mi ha colpito" - It struck me.
"Viaggio di nozze" - Honeymoon.
"Alla grande!" - Great!
"Suonare il clacson" - Honking the horn.
"Gesto dell’inchino" - Bowing gesture.
"All’ennesima potenza" - To the nth degree.
"Persone ligie al lavoro" - Diligent workers.
"Arrecare disturbo agli altri" - Disturbing others.
"Della serie 'non serve chiederlo!'" - It's a case of 'no need to ask!'
"Non voler essere un peso per gli altri" - Not wanting to be a burden to others.
"Condomini" - Apartment buildings.
"Non ci facciamo scrupoli" - We don't hesitate.
"Capo d’abbigliamento" - Clothing item.
"Donne truccate" - Women with makeup.
"Ti senti a disagio" - Do you feel uncomfortable?
"Bidelli" - Janitors / caretakers.


Puro Parlare

17. Cosa mi ha colpito del Giappone?

В этом выпуске вы познакомитесь с Александром Сергеевичем Пушкиным и его сказкой "о рыбаке и рыбке". Он написал эту сказку в 1833 году. 
Похожие сюжеты есть почти во всех сказках мира. 
Спойлер: дедушка ловит волшебную рыбу, которая исполняет желания. Дедушке ничего не нужно, но его жена хочет получить дорогие вещи и стать королевой моря. В итоге, бабушка сначала получает, а потом теряет всё.
Эта сказка о том, что нельзя быть жадным и нужно ценить всё, что у тебя есть сейчас. 


Russian with a tale

А.С. Пушкин и его сказка "о рыбаке и рыбке"

你叫什么？  我叫玉洁
nǐ jiào shén me ？ wǒ jiào yù jié 

你叫什么名字？   我叫玉洁
nǐ jiào shén me míng zì ？ wǒ jiào yù jié

日常中文（Daily Chinese）

What is your name?  你叫什么？

You just got into bed after a long day, and you're exhausted. You plan to spend a few minutes on your phone — maybe scrolling Instagram or TikTok — and then sleep.

But when you try to sleep, it's not as easy as you thought it would be. You were so tired — what happened?

According to a new study, your phone may be the problem.

The study, done by researchers at New Zealand's University of Otago, involved 85 kids aged 11 to 14. They each spent a week wearing a body camera on their chest starting from three hours before they got into bed.

A second camera was also placed in their bedrooms to monitor their phone use once they were in bed. They also wore a device that tracked their sleep.

The researchers found that 99% of the participants used their phones in the two hours before bed. More than half used their phones while they were in bed, and about a third used their phones after trying to go to sleep.

The results showed that screen time in bed affected participants' sleep — it stopped them from going to sleep for about half an hour, and also reduced the amount of sleep they got.

The impact was larger when participants had a more interactive experience — such as playing a game — or if they used more than one screen. For every additional 10 minutes of this type of screen time, sleep time was reduced by the same amount.

Interestingly, phone use in the two hours before bed had little impact on sleep.

According to lead researcher Bradley Brosnan, the results suggest that, while current guidelines recommend no screen time in the hour or two before bed, keeping phones out of the bedroom might be enough for a better night's sleep.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Keep Screens Out of Bed for Better Sleep

En este episodio aprenderas diferentes verbos reflexivos y sus significados

Spanish Shortcut

EP 15. USO DE VERBOS REFLEXIVOS

In this episode, my story of how I learnt to speak English from zero and my current challenge to learn Spanish in Costa Rica is shared. I also answer questions from students as following. 
1. did you learn English just for yourself or for my future career?
2. You have moved to other country just to learn Spanish now but how did that happen? Do you have strong passion for it and do you have plans to use Spanish for future? 

The answers to those are covered. So please enjoy ;)