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Would you like to try it out? 

111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 5 - Read out Aloud!

谢小奇是聪明的小朋友吗？来听听他的故事吧。

謝小奇是聰明的小朋友嗎？來聽聽他的故事吧。

好听的中文故事 | 好聽的中文故事 | Great Chinese Stories

你变聪明了 | 你變聰明了

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Dr Suess stories

Sleep Book by Dr. Suess

CHISTES MEXICANOS

¿Y que tal antes?

Denunciando un robo en casa 🏠🔍

Oficial: Buenas tardes, señor/a. ¿Cómo puedo ayudarle?

Víctima: Buenas tardes, oficial. Alguien entró a mi casa y robó mis cosas.

Oficial: Lo siento mucho. ¿Cuándo ocurrió el robo?

Víctima: No estoy seguro/a. Salí esta mañana y cuando regresé, la puerta estaba abierta.

Oficial: ¿Nota si falta algo dentro de la casa?

Víctima: Sí, se llevaron mi televisor, mi computadora y algo de dinero en efectivo.

Oficial: ¿Vio a alguien sospechoso cerca de su casa antes de salir?

Víctima: No, pero mi vecino dijo que vio a un hombre merodeando por la zona.

Oficial: ¿Tiene cámaras de seguridad en su casa o en la zona?

Víctima: No en mi casa, pero creo que el edificio de enfrente tiene cámaras.

Oficial: Muy bien, tomaremos su declaración y revisaremos las cámaras de seguridad.

Víctima: ¿Cree que podrán recuperar mis cosas?

Oficial: Haremos todo lo posible. Necesito que haga una lista detallada de los objetos robados.

Víctima: De acuerdo, la haré ahora mismo.

Oficial: También enviaremos una patrulla a la zona para investigar.

Víctima: Gracias, oficial. Espero que puedan encontrar a los responsables.

Learn Spanish Conversation

Learn Spanish conversation part 37

Mona and I discuss an enigmatic concept known as the American Dream. What does it mean and what doesn't it mean? How do Americans and non-Americans view it differently? In our conversation, we attempt to tease out some answers.

(By the way, my apologies for the poor sound quality in this episode. I'll certainly do my best to fix it for the next episode!)

Link to episode transcript: https://american-idiom.com/f/004-the-american-dream

***For English learners! - Detailed Vocabulary Lesson begins at 30:50***

Vocabulary and Examples (Starts at 30:50)

“to make it” (used at 2:10, 4:19, 7:09, 9:48, and explained at 31:17)
"to get ahead” (used at 3:01, 3:11, 3:15 and 3:17 and explained at 33:31)
“to get by” (used at 3:09 and explained at 33:53)
“to throw (one)'s hat in the ring” (used at 4:04 and explained at 37:00)
"to wear (something) on your sleeve" (used at 13:28 and explained at 39:01)
“to sell (someone) short” (used at 21:21 and explained at 41:53)
“to be fed up with (something)” (used at 25:56 and explained at 43:53)

Brentoni's English Podcast

004 The American Dream

・昨日の大雨についてを東北地方の方言で紹介します
・大雨で家の前に川ができました
・電車が止まってしまいました
・最近多い集中豪雨について
・まとめ

Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

東北地方の大雨について　Learning the Tohoku dialect

Tonight, hundreds of thousands of snowflakes are floating above a cute village. 

Among these snowflakes there’s one the size of a small pot plant. It’s twirling and spinning like a beautiful ballet dancer. This snowflake’s name is Lola. She has just been joined by her rich green fairy friend named Fairy. 

“Lola, I’m sorry to disturb you right before sleep... But I had to come see you. The wedding date has been moved. We must have it in one week’s time. Do you think the dress will be ready?” 

“One week? Sure thing,” says Lola. “I’ll work on it during the (yawn) weekend. You have nothing to worry about.” 

“Oh Lola, you’re the best! Thank you! Here, let me take you to the ground—you’re tired—I can take you there in a few minutes.” 

Fairy takes Lola in her arms to flies towards the village. But something isn’t right. The wind is becoming stronger and colder. Fairy is trying her best to fly straight, but the wind is pushing her to the left and to the right. The little green light is struggling against the wind.  

A storm is coming. 


Being a Cloud

Lola the Snowflake 

In this episode we are going to learn 【Chinese food】in Chinese. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practice until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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你吃过中国菜吗？
nǐ chī guò zhōng guó cài ma ？
Have you ever eaten Chinese food?
中国菜有很多种。
zhōng guó cài yǒu hěn duō zhǒng 。
There are many kinds of Chinese food.
北京的烤鸭和四川的火锅都很有名。
běi jīng de kǎo yā hé sì chuān de huǒ guō dōu hěn yǒu míng 。
Beijing's roast duck and Sichuan's hot pot are both famous.
四川火锅很辣。
sì chuān huǒ guō hěn là 。
Sichuan hot pot is very spicy.
你能吃辣的吗？
nǐ néng chī là de ma ？
Can you eat spicy food?
你最喜欢的中国菜是什么？
nǐ zuì xǐ huān de zhōng guó cài shì shén me ？
What is your favorite Chinese food?
我最喜欢的是广州的早茶。
wǒ zuì xǐ huān de shì guǎng zhōu de zǎo chá 。
My favorite is the morning tea（Yum Cha） in Guangzhou.
早茶除了喝茶，还可以吃很多好吃的点心。
zǎo chá chú le hē chá ， hái kě yǐ chī hěn duō hǎo chī de diǎn xīn 。
In addition to drinking tea, you can also eat a lot of delicious dim sum.
欢迎来广州喝早茶。
huān yíng lái guǎng zhōu hē zǎo chá 。
Welcome to Guangzhou to have Yum Cha.