My main focus is on teaching words, phrases, idioms, grammar structures, conversational topics and Afghan cultural etiquettes. My podcast is for anyone who wants to learn Dari and Uzbek.  

Dari and Uzbek Podcast

This if episode will help you to mast the "have done" sentences in Mandarin, with detailed explanation and expamples.

learn Chinese with GaoYang

How to express present perfect tense in Mandarin? (experience in the past)

Short stories are awesome to listen to and they don't take much time at all. This one can help you get familiar with many new words; be sure to give it a try! ^^

All About English and How You Learn It!

A Short Story For Advanced Learners of English

👉 This episode of Stairway to English is a very special conversation edition! This is Part 1. Part 2 will be available very soon! 

👉 Marisa and I talk about her life, her background with language learning, where her family is from, and growing up as an English language learner. Marisa speaks with a Texan accent. I hope you enjoy the episode!

👉 Vocabulary
Commute - Travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis

Stay put - To stay in one place

Public Relations - A type of employment where you work with companies to help them in the news or stay out of the news

Birth certificate - A certificate received at birth to show where you were born

Immigrant - A person who moves to and lives in a different country

Pull out - Take something out

Drop off - Leave someone or something somewhere

Hand me over - Give someone something or someone

Siblings - Brothers and/or sisters

Pick up - Collect a person or a thing from a place

Accelerates - Move quickly

Y’all - You all. This is used mainly in the southern part of the USA.

Carried on a long distance relationship - Dated while living far apart from one another

No brainer - An easy decision

Ma’am - A polite way to address women

Sir - A polite way to address men

Mannerisms - The way you act and handle yourself

👉 Have questions about the episode? Comment below or send me a message!

👉 If you would like to take a lesson with me, send me a message here on italki! Right now, I can't accept new students because my italki schedule is full, but I will be able to very soon! Get on my waiting list now so you will be first in line for lesson openings!

Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

Part 1: Conversation Edition: Language Learning, Families, and Immigration with Marisa Vallbona

如何表达爱意？How to express your love in Chinese？
Real Life Chinese:
wǒ xǐ huan nǐ
我喜欢你。I like you
wǒ ài nǐ 
我爱你。  I love you
wǒ xiǎng nǐ
我想你。  I miss you


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如何表达爱意？How to express your love in Chinese？

qí hǔ nán xià

意思是骑在老虎背上不能下来，比喻做一件事情进行下去有困难，但情况又不允许中途停止，陷于进退两难的境地。‌

Chinese idioms (中国成语)

骑虎难下

Чем больше мы имеем, тем больше мы хотим. 

Ты со мной? 

Чем больше мы имеем..

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eADZ_wUpPIMcswahf_xL23-b2EnWLjx4/view?usp=drivesdk

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Milk Trains (with transcript)

Thousands of starfish appear on a beach in England, Eric Carmen and a new memorial for London. 

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17S6tkvTqNvx8C-Ox8QAU0V9KDNb6hDVO/view?usp=drivesdk