In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about the latest AI technology tool - ChatGPT, their experiences and their outlook of AI in the future.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

真的人工智能终于来了吗? Is Real AI Finally Here?

Hi！I am Sylvia, your native Mandarin teacher from China！
Today, we will learn an easy part of the Chinese Grammar, 数词 the numbers.
After listening this audio, you will be able to count almost all the numbers in Mandarin~

Here are basic numbers for you:
línɡ 
零   zero
yī 、 èr 、 sān 、 sì 、 wǔ 
一 、 二 、 三  、 四 、 五  (1,2,3,,4,5)
liù 、 qī 、 bā 、 jiǔ 、 shí 
六  、 七 、 八 、 九  、 十  (6,7,8,9,10)
dì yī 
第 一  first
bǎi fēn zhī shí 
百  分  之  十   10%

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Please feel free to leave your comment if you have any questions!
Looking forward to you starting the journey of mandarin learning with me!

Skype: ❀Teacher Sylvia❀

Sylva Mandarin

How do we say numbers in Mandairn?

¿Qué es el lenguaje?

Segun Google es la capacidad propia del ser humano para expresar pensamientos y sentimientos por medio de la palabra, pero estamos claros de que esto cambia dependiendo su contexto mas que todo histórico. Basta con moverte un poquito geográficamente dentro de latinoamerica para darte cuenta que lo que para ti significa algo en otro país significa algo completamente distinto.

En el siguiente episodio te invito a acercarte un poco mas al Ecuador conociendo sus expresiones, su jerga, y el contexto histórico de estas palabras.

Extrapolando Letras

Jergas en Ecuador #1 Animales

안녕하세요~ 잘 지내고 있었어요? 오랜만이에요!
한국은 지금 장마철이라 매일 조금씩은 비가 오는 것 같아요.
그래서 날씨가 엄청 덥고 습해서 에어컨 없이는 힘들어요.
여러분은 더위를 이겨내는 방법이 있나요?

In this podcast, there are two versions of the same dialogue.
The second recording is a slower version; if you missed some words or phrases in the first recording try listening to the second one once again :)

뜨거운 여름에도 화이팅!

Yejin's Podcast for Korean Learners

Do you have your own way of beating 여름?

What if I told you that a simple paperclip could change your perspective on innovation? In this episode, we dive into the untapped potential of everyday objects and how a shift in mindset can turn the ordinary into something extraordinary. The secret is in your creativity. Learn how everyday items around you can become powerful tools for solving problems and sparking new ideas. Ready to see the world differently? Tune in and discover how innovation is closer than you think!

LEARN BY LISTENING

How a Paperclip Can Change Your Life: The Hidden Power of Everyday Objects

Talking about photographs
Describe your own photograph
In this photo / Here I'm....
This is me studying, singing, cooking, gardening.
I really like...
This is my friends, mothers, husbands, coworkers
Discussing another person's photograph
 Who's is...
Why does this person look...?
This person looks like...
He/She seems to be...


Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Describing Photographs

Crowds of people queued up at Australia's Royal Sydney Botanic Garden on January 23, with some people waiting as long as three hours.

And for what?

A very smelly flower.

The titan arum, known as the "corpse flower," is a tall, pointed plant that releases an unpleasant smell when it blooms. The smell has been likened to things like decaying flesh, gym socks or rotting garbage.

The endangered plant is only found in the Sumatran rainforests in Indonesia, where there are thought to be fewer than 300 of them. It only blooms every 7 to 10 years in its natural habitat.

"The fact that they open very rarely, so they flower rarely, is obviously something that puts them at a little bit of a disadvantage in the wild," said Sophie Daniel from the Royal Sydney Botanic Garden. "When they open, they have to hope that another flower is open nearby, because they can't self-pollinate."

The flower at the botanic garden is the first to bloom there in 15 years, and she's been named Putricia — a combination of "putrid" and "Patricia" — by her fans.

Putricia's online fandom grew quickly and globally. A 24/7 live stream established by the botanic garden drew close to a million views in under a week, and people on social media planned to hurry to the garden as the plant opened. In just 24 hours, Putricia's bloom — and her stench — would be gone.

As she opened, the plant heated to 37 degrees Celsius to better spread her scent. In the wild, the smell tricks pollinators into landing on what they think is rotten meat and spreading pollen between flowers.

Up to 20,000 people filed past for a moment in her pungent presence, leaning in for a sniff or taking selfies.

It was difficult to say why the flower attracted such a following — but perhaps the answer lay in the "reverence" viewers felt in the presence of "such an amazing living being," Daniel said.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Crowds Gather in Sydney for Smelly Flower

In this week's  lesson, I share experiences from my childhood with competitive sport.