What can you do in 5 minutes? You can:
-Grab a cup of tea 
-Sit back, relax & play an English podcast
-Practice your listening skills & vocab with a fun story
-Smile & get back to work :)

5-minute English Tea Time

"I JUST want to be fluent in English!" How many times have you said this to yourself, your friend or teacher? 
This podcast is for you! I'll be sharing answers & tips about fluency & how to reach it.

I Just Wanna Be Fluent in English!

Una proposta di legge per proteggere l'italiano.

Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #50 - Una proposta di legge per proteggere l'italiano.

はっきり言って、夏、京都へ行くのはおすすめではありません。暑すぎるからです。それなのに「祇園祭（ぎおんまつり）」という、日本三大祭りのひとつが、一か月にわたって行われています。だから、夏も京都は観光客（かんこうきゃく tourist）でいっぱいです。ChatGPTハルカちゃんが、そんな夏の京都の楽しいすごし方を教えてくれます。しかし、今回、ハルカちゃん絶不調（ぜつふちょう very bad condition )！AIも夏バテ( summer heat fatigue )するのかな？

スクリプトは⁠こちら⁠。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/f9e7d84cd7bc4f049049da85bd04c16c?pvs=4

楽しみ方は⁠こちら⁠を見てください。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/S2-1114d60c575442768615bc975767fd41?pvs=4

私は今静岡にいるので、今年も祇園祭に行けそうもないなあ。残念！


すずまりの日本語「きき耳ずきん」S2

第6話　暑いけど、そうだ京都へ行こう

・東北地方の方言で早口言葉の紹介
・早口言葉とは「となりのきゃくはよくかきくうきゃくだ(隣の客はよく柿食う客だ)」のようなフレーズ。早く言うことがポイント。
・「あんだおらのごとあんだあんだ言うげっとおらもあんだのごとあんだあんだ言わねぇがら、もうあんだもおらのごどあんだあんだ言わねぇでけろよ、あんだ」
・意味　”あんた（あなた）、私のことを「あんた、あんた」言うけれど、私も（これからは）あんたのことを「あんた」と言わないから、もうあんたも私のことを「あんた、あんた」言わないでね、あんた。”
・これが言えると東北地方の方言をかなり言える可能性が高い！
・まとめ

Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

東北地方の方言で早口言葉に挑戦しよう！Let's try the tongue twister of the Tohoku dialect!

let's learn Quechua

Let's learn the pronouns 

jiā yóu  
加油。Come on /cheer sb on
jiān chí
坚持   坚持住/坚持一下/坚持下去 hang in there    
bié fàng qì
别放弃。  Don't give up

例句：xué xí zhōng wén hěn nán ，nǐ yí dìng yào jiān chí xià qù ，bié fàng qì ！
nǐ yí dìng kě yǐ de ，jiā yóu ！！
学习中文很难，你一定要坚持下去，别放弃！你一定可以的，加油！！


Iris' screening room

怎么用中文鼓励别人？How to encourage others in Chinese—Improve Chinese with movie clips

Welcome to the American English Pronunciation Guide. My name is Trevor Kafka, and I am your host.

There are many different varieties of American English. I was born and raised in New York, which has given me General American English pronunciation. The English that I speak has 15 vowel sounds. 

Please view the transcript for help while listening.

Today, we will talk about the vowel sound number 2 of 15: /eɪ/ grey day. This vowel is what we call a diphthong, meaning that it’s really two vowel sounds smooshed together as one. The mouth begins very open when the sound begins, but then turns into a smile as the teeth come together.

Listen to me saying this sound and repeat: /eɪ/, /eɪ/, /eɪ/

Listen to and repeat the following single-syllable words:
gray
day
pain
whale
waste
straight
tail
wait
shade

Listen to and repeat the following multiple-syllable words:
chamber
embrace
greatest
labor
vacation
translate
Canadian
information

Listen to and repeat the following sentences:
The way you say “gray” makes my day quite okay.
I embrace the shade to stay out of the sun’s rays.
The greatest of Canadian vacations have no space for rain.

I would like to thank Shirley Thompson and Karen Taylor for their work in developing the set of key phrases that I use with each vowel, such as /æ/ black cat, /eɪ/ grey day, etc. 

📢 American English Pronunciation Guide

Episode 2 - Vowels: /eɪ/ gray day (2 of 15)

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei discussed living with one's parents and moving out. What is the sign of adulthood in Chinese and American culture? How does one balance family obligations and personal freedom? Let's get started.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

你愿意和父母住吗? Are you willing to live with your parents?

Although, you may think that writing your CV is one of the easier parts of your university application, it is also an extremely important part to get right! In this podcast,  I will provide a guide to help you put together a CV for your university application.