四月四日清明节[sì yuè sì rì qīng míng jié]
This day is Pure Brightness, one of the 24 solar terms, and also it as the Tomb Sweeping Day for Chinese people to be devoutly offered sacrifices to ancestors and visited the ancestors‘ tombs.
人间 rén jiān：the world
万物生长 wàn wù shēng zhǎng：the growth of all things.
清洁 qīng jié：cleaning
明净 míng jìng：pure and bright
节气 jié qì：the 24 solar terms
传承 chuán chéng：impart and inherit
哀思 āi sī：grief; sad memories
纪念 jì niàn：commemorate; mark:
责任 zé rèn：duty; responsibility:
感恩 gǎn ēn：feel grateful; be thankful:

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

四月四日清明节[sì yuè sì rì qīng míng jié]

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Ep 2. Why are you studying Japanese? 

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“After investing in several pieces of training, books, private classes, I’m glad to have started sessions with Tannia because she could fix the primary issue that I could not see by myself.

As a non-native English speaker, my goal has always been to have an American accent, but Tannia taught me that the better goal for a non-native English speaker is to focus on connecting with the audience and communicating clearly, not on accent reduction.” — Juliano F. | Brazil

Business English with Tannia

EP 2 Make Your Presentation More Valuable

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

— Oi! Como você está?

— Oi! Estou bem, e você?

— Estou bem também. E o trabalho como está?

— Ah, está indo. Estou cansada mas nada fora do normal. E você?

— Eu saí do meu antigo emprego. Estou procurando um novo. Você tem alguma dica?

— Sim, você pode procurar online. Sites como LinkedIn costumam ter boas vagas de emprego.

— Boa ideia. Vou dar uma olhada. Obrigado!

— De nada! Boa sorte na busca e me diga se precisar de ajuda!

— Pode deixar!


PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Como está o trabalho? — SMALL TALK IN PORTUGUESE (A1-B1 LEVEL)

Бытует мнение, что квас - это такая русская Coca-Cola. Но нас самом деле это древний и очень полезный традиционный напиток. Сегодня мы читаем про него небольшую статью.

Текст статьи : https://www.kp.ru/daily/27425.5/4625196/

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Квас - это русская Coca-Cola? A2-B1

                                                    경음화 3 문장연습

                     받침[ㄴ, ㅁ]  + 자음 {ㄷ, ㅈ, ㄱ}  ==>  { ㄸ, ㅉ, ㄲ }
                                                                                        (된소리)

                            [ 예문 ]

1.  편한 신발을 신고 오세요.                          [신꼬]
2.  어린 아이는 안고 타세요.                          [안꼬]
3.  시간이 많이 남지요?                                  [남찌]
4.  아프면 참지 말고 병원에 가세요.              [참찌]
5.  닮고 싶은 사람이 있어요?                          [담꼬]
6.  아침을 굶지 마세요.                                   [굼찌]
7.  오늘은 머리를 감지 않았어요                    [감찌]
8.  힘들겠지만, 조금만 참고 갑시다               [참꼬]
9.  고기를 너무 오래 삶지 말라고 했어요.     [삼찌]



한국어 발음 연습

한국어 발음 연습 "경음화" 3 문장 연습

This story uses words from '2000 Most Common Words in English'. 

It’s five in the evening and the sun is slowly going down. The sky is a warm yellow colour. 

John is a bundle of pasta. He is held together by a paper band. He is sitting on his roof with his 
acoustic guitar on his lap. In front of him is a pen and notepad. 

Ah yes, thinks John. I’ll use an A chord here. That will make the melody so beautiful. 

The bundle of pasta is writing a love song for his dear wife Karren. She is a bowl of Pho. 

John plays his composition and imagines his wife crying because his song is so touching. He sings about the day he met Karren, about how they fell in love, about how they complete each other. 

Suddenly, John stops playing. He takes his notepad, crosses out some words and scribbles some notes. He has a great idea.
 
The day you found me
I was flying blind
Now I see the light
I’m willing to fight
For you

John is happy with his new lyrics. He takes his guitar again and plays his love song from the 
beginning. Then, he hears a beautiful sound. But it’s not coming from his guitar. It’s coming from inside the house. It’s his amazing, lovely wife calling his name. 

Being a Cloud

John the Bowl of Pasta

In this episode I talk the world's top 4 spoken languages and the international 普通话.
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SWE 137 Top 4 languages in the world

En el episodio de esta semana te hablo de la palabra abracadabra. Palabra reconocida en muchos idiomas y asociada con la magia, pero, ¿sabes su origen? ¿Y los diferentes usos que se le han dado a lo largo del tiempo? Te lo cuento todo, o mejor dicho, casi todo, ya que abracadabra es una palabra misteriosa, y su origen y usos parece que también.

En el episodio también te hablo de un reto que he creado para ti, y que lo inspiro.

Espero que disfrutes el episodio. Si lo haces, por favor no te olvides de dejar una valoración al podcast en la plataforma desde la que lo estás escuchando. ¡Eso me ayuda muchísimo!

-Únete al mini reto de español https://blancadelatorre.kartra.com/page/Mhn258 

-Puedes leer el artículo sobre el origen de abracadabra y sus diferentes usos aquí: https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/c1ejgejy5jeo 
