I'm Tammam, a Syrian med student and a Levantine Arabic tutor with more than two years of experience.  I'm here to help and I'm happy to share my thoughts and language teaching experience with you!


Real Syrian Arabic

     人类活动促成了食物的相聚，食物的离合，也在调动人类的聚散，西方人称作“命运”，中国人叫它“缘分”。从手到口，从口到心，中国人延续着对世界和人生特有的感知方式。只要点起炉火，端起碗筷，每个平凡的人，都在某个瞬间，参与创造了舌尖上的非凡史诗。
活动 huó dòng：activity
促成 cù jìn：help to bring about
相聚 xiāng jù：gather; reunion;
离合 lí hé：separation and reunion
西方人 xīfāng rén：a person who comes from or lives in the western part of the world
命运 mìng yùn：destiny; fate
缘分 yuán fèn：fate；a lucky coincidence by which people are brought together
延续着 yán xù zhe：continue ; last 
感知 gǎn zhī：perception; make sth.reflected in consciousness through sense organs
平凡的 píng fán de：ordinary; common
瞬间 shùn jiān：moment； instant
参与 cān yù：partake; participate in;
创造 chuàng zào：create; innovation;
非凡fēi fán：extraordinary; outstanding; uncommon
史诗 shǐ shī：epic; heroic


Journey on the Tip of the Tongue“舌尖上的中国话”

Delicious Fate·美味奇缘[měi wèi qí yuán]

Chi di noi non si è mai chiesto "Perché si dice così?" studiando una lingua?
In questo episodio alcune riflessioni sulle difficoltà del dare una risposta a questa domanda... e se valga veramente la pena porsela.

Il podcast del modenese!

Live riflessioni: perché si dice così?

Nǐ xiǎnɡ hē shénme?  
A：你    想    喝  什么？
    Wǒ xiǎnɡ hē chá. 
B：我    想     喝 茶。
    Nǐ xiǎnɡ chī shénme?
A：你    想     吃  什么？
    Wǒ xiǎnɡ chī mǐfàn. 
B：我     想    吃  米饭。


日常对话 daily conversation

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La vida de Héctor (Spanish Podcast)

La Naturaleza de MÉXICO

啊，是星星吗？
Ah! You mean the stars?
对了，就是星星。
Yes, that's it. The stars.
你要拿这五亿星星做什么？
And what do you do with Five-hundred millions of stars?
五亿一百六十二万七百三十一颗星星。
Five-hundred-and-one million, six-hundred-twenty-two thousand, seven-hundred-thirty-one.
我是严肃的人，我是非常精确的。
I am concerned with matters of consequence: I am accurate.
你拿这些星星做什么？
And what do you do with these stars?
我要它做什么？
What do I do with them?
是呀
Yes.
什么也不做。它们都是属于我的。

Nothing. I own them.
星星是属于你的？
You own the stars?
是的。
Yes.
可是我已经见到过一个国王，他…
But I have already seen a king who...
国王并不占有，他们只是进行‘统治’。这不是一码事。
Kings do not own, they reign over. It is a very different matter.
你拥有这许多星星有什么用？
And what good does it do you to own the stars?
它可以使我变得富有。
It does me the good of making me rich.
变富有了你想干什么？
And what good does it do you to be rich?
富了就可以去买别的星星，如果有人发现了别的星星的话。
It makes it possible for me to buy more stars, if any are ever discovered.
小王子自言自语地说：“这个人想问题有点象那个酒鬼一样。”
"This man," the little prince said to himself, "reasons a little like my poortippler..."

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第三十章：拥有星星

Love is the most precious gift in the world.

Short Stories with Rose 

Box Full of Kisses (Love)

Each week I read an interesting news article from the BBC. Listen along to the words and pronunciation and I will also share with you the link to the story so that you can read along as well.

The BBC news article from this week's episode can be found here: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-62797773

The Breaking News Podcast

Bigger breakfasts better for controlling appetite, study suggests

In this episode you will listen to 5 stories that are well known in Colombia, these are spooky stories that happened in Colombia