This podcast is the English translation of the original Spanish story, so you can understand it better if you have any doubts.

Clan de Autodidactas

The Polyglot

A Han Chinese's name is generally composed of the surname and the given name.

Knowing Everything About Chinese Cultrue

1A Han Chinese's name

MEG: Well, hello there, Julia! Long time no see!
JULIA: Meg! Hi! What a coincidence! I haven’t seen you in ages! What 
are you doing here?
MEG: I just got a new job in the city, so I’m shopping for some 
clothes. Hey, what do you think of this shirt?
JULIA: Hmmm … well, you know how much I love blue. See? I’ve got 
the same shirt!
MEG: You always did have good taste! What a small world.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Well, hello there … Notice the emphasis on “hello,” which shows that Meg did not 
expect to see Julia.
• Long time, no see! This is a common expression used to say hello to someone you 
haven’t seen in a long time.
• What a ___! This exclamation shows a great degree of surprise, joy, disappointment, 
etc. (What a surprise to see you here! What a joy to have you with us! What a shame 
that you have to leave so soon! What a wonderful idea that is!)
• You always did have good taste! Notice the stress on “did,” which Meg uses to 
emphasize the fact that Julia DOES have good taste! Meg says it in a joking way 
because Julia likes the same thing that she does.
• What a small world is a common expression used to describe a chance meeting or 
other such coincidence.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 8: Coincidences

“Well I'm certainly not a photography geek, but I do like to take photos now and again using my smartphone camera. I remember about a year ago I went on a trip to Phu Quoc, which is a very beautiful island in the south of Vietnam, and famous for its amazing sunsets. 




I guess like most tourists, I really wanted to get that perfect shot of one of the island's famous sunsets. I remember, I first did some research online to try and find out the best spots to photograph the sunset on the island. After deciding on what I thought would be the best location, I made sure to get there early as I didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity.




The sunset certainly wasn’t a letdown, and lived up to its reputation.

I don’t actually remember how many shots I took, but I’m sure it was at least a few dozen, and I just hoped that even a few of them would do it justice.

After I got back to my hotel room, I started going through all the photos I had taken on my phone, and there was one that really stood out. It was the perfect shot, and really captured the beauty of the sun setting over the beach, with the sea in the background. 




I felt proud as punch when i looked at it, and couldn’t wait to post it on my social media account, for the world to see. Within just a few minutes I started to receive lots of likes and complementary comments on the post, which really made me feel so proud of it.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a photo you are proud of-IELTS speaking part 2

Let's learn letter G words.
Repeat after me:
gorilla, goat, gift, girl

Phonics The Alphabet 

Letter G

En este episodio hablamos de gramática, en él te cuento un error muy común entre los nativos, el leísmo y otros dos, que, aunque no son tan comunes, también ocurren. También comento un saludo que se ha hecho viral en España gracias a un cantante.

Espero que como siempre lo encuentres útil, si es así no te olvides de dejar una valoración de este podcast.

Dime también qué piensas del episodio, y de los pronombres objeto, ¿te han dado problemas alguna vez? ¿Te los siguen dando? Si quieres entenderlos mejor y saber más sobre ellos aquí te dejo el curso que he creado.

Blanca to go 

92-Leísmo, laísmo y loísmo. 

Conhecer os dias da semana e a sua pronuncia em português brasileiro é muito importante no começo do aprendizado. Hoje você que esta aprendendo português terá a oportunidade de conhecer de forma completo os dias da semana e um pouco da sua história junto com a sua pronuncia com acento nativo da língua.

Brasileiro Automático Podcast

03. Dias da Semana em Português Brasileiro

The Devil's Instruments]. There is an instrument called this. Why is it called by such a scary name?
「悪魔(あくま)の楽器(がっき)」。こう呼(よ)ばれる楽器(がっき)があります。なぜこんな怖(こわ)い名前(なまえ)で呼(よ)ばれるようになったのでしょうか？
＜Vocabulary>
悪魔(あくま)~Devil
楽器(がっき)~Instrument
こう呼(よ)ばれる~Be called as this
音(おと)~sound
怖(こわ)い~Scary
答(こた)え~answer
弾(ひ)く~play（ an instrument）
バンドネオン(ばんどねおん)~bandoneon
生(う)まれる~be born
渡(わた)る~cross over
アルゼンチンタンゴ(あるぜんちんたんご)~Argentine Tango
〜に欠(か)かせない~〜Indispensable for
アコーディオン(あこーでぃおん)~Accordion
Aに似(に)る~Similar to A
鍵盤(けんばん)~keyboard
蛇腹(じゃばら)~bellows
1つ目(ひとつめ)、2つ目(ふたつめ)、〜目(め)~1st.2nd. the ~th
不規則(ふきそく)~irregular
同(おな)じ~Same
年代(ねんだい)、1800年代(せんはっぴゃくねんだい)~Age、1800’s
職人(しょくにん)~Craftsman
Aがちがいます~A is different
Aを押(お)していても~even if you are pressing A
引(ひ)く⇆押(お)す~pull ⇆ push
Aが変(か)わる~A changes
しかも~What's more...
ほとんど〜ません~Almost +Negative
修理(しゅうり)する~fix
ですが~But：Polite way to say でも
哀愁(あいしゅう)と深(ふか)みがある音色(ねいろ)~Tone with melancholy and depth
たまに~Occasionally
コンサート(こんさーと)~Concert
機会(きかい)~Opportunity
是非(ぜひ)~by all means

＜Transcription>
　悪魔の楽器、こう呼ばれる楽器があります。どうしてそう呼ばれるんだと思いますか？音が悪魔みたいに怖いから？お金がかかりすぎるから？	答えは、弾くのが難しすぎるからです。
　その楽器は、バンドネオンという楽器です。ドイツで生まれて、アルゼンチンに渡り、アルゼンチンタンゴに欠かせない楽器です。アコーディオンによく似た、このバンドネオン。アコーディオンはピアノのような鍵盤ですが、バンドネオンは蛇腹の左右についたボタンでメロディーを作ります。
　何がそんなに難しいのか、理由は2つあります。
1つ目は、ボタンの位置が、不規則なこと。同じものもありますが、作られた年代や、会社や職人によってボタンの位置がちがいます。
2つ目は、同じボタンを押していても、蛇腹を引く時と押す時で音が変わることです。
　しかも、この楽器、もう作れる職人さんがほとんどいません。買うのも修理するのも大変です。
　ですが、わたしは、バンドネオンの、哀愁と深みがある音色が大好きです。たまに、コンサートがあるときは聞きに行きます。機会があったら、是非聞いてみてくださいね。

にほんごのこばなし⭐️Japanese Short story⭐️byみどり

＃6　悪魔の楽器〜The Devil's Instruments

Уживајте у поучној причи / Uživajte u poučnoj priči! After listening to this short story try to answer these questions in the comments below:
1. Šta su našle dve mačke? / Шта су нашле две мачке?
2. Koga su izabrale mačke da im podeli sir? / Кога су изабрале мачке да им подели сир?
3. Ko je na kraju pojeo sir? / Ко је на крају појео сир?
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!
