Today we're talking about the word "priority" and specifically, how to emphasise this word. A lot of people make mistakes here and use words like "most" or "very" to emphasise "priority". If you do this, then you might find today's podcast useful.

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Is this a priority for you?

¿Sabías que América Latina tenía sus propios tipos de abejas antes de la llegada de los colonizadores? ¿Sabes lo que eso representaba para la región en esa época y hoy? Es tanto así, que a pesar de su abundancia y gran número de especies, cuando las personas oyen la palabra “abeja” solo la asocian a la abeja amarilla y negra, Apis Mellifera, la más común a nivel económico, por esto es importante ampliar el concepto, ya que la denominación “abejas” tiene un sentido más amplio y se refiere a miles de especies que, en general, pasan desapercibidas para el hombre, así como sus aportes en la polinización de cultivos y producción de alimentos. Escucha el episodio.

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ABEJAS NATIVAS EN AMÉRICA LATINA

LA PINTA EN UN MURO EN TIEMPO DE ELECCIONES EN MÉXICO.

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Listen and learn how to buy fruits and vegetables from the greengrocer. The episode focuses on the use of "ne" as a partitive particle.

Cliente: Buongiorno! Vorrei comprare della frutta e della verdura.

Venditore: Certo, signora! Che tipo di frutta e verdura sta cercando?

Cliente: Vorrei delle mele, delle banane e delle arance come frutta. Per quanto riguarda la verdura, mi servono delle carote e dei pomodori.

Venditore: Ottimo! Abbiamo delle mele rosse e verdi. Quante ne vorrebbe?

Cliente: Mi dia per favore quattro mele rosse e due mele verdi. 

Venditore: Certamente. E per le banane, preferisce quelle mature o ancora verdi?

Cliente: Preferisco le banane mature. Me ne dia quattro, per favore.

Venditore: Benissimo. E per le arance, le preferisce dolci o leggermente acide?

Cliente: Preferisco le arance dolci. Posso prenderne cinque?

Venditore: Assolutamente. Ora passiamo alla verdura. Quante carote desidera?

Cliente: Me ne servono due.

Venditore: Perfetto. E per i pomodori, li vuole maturi o ancora un po' acerbi?

Cliente: I pomodori maturi. Ne vorrei quattro.

Venditore: Devo aggiungere qualcos'altro?

Cliente: No, grazie. Penso che sia tutto.

Venditore: Va bene. Ecco a lei le sue mele, banane, arance, carote e pomodori. Il totale è di 12 euro.

Cliente:  Ecco a Lei. Grazie mille!

Venditore: Grazie a lei! Buona giornata!

Italiano Chiaro

Dal Fruttivendolo

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Yemeni dialect  in the taxi 

Here is a short list of the main problems that some students have with pronunciation.
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Transcript:    https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LZ1Yn8zNcDCkKC5PaVyuxbKrEbJOw_pt&usp=drive_fs 

Pronunciation 

Introduction

卧虎藏龙[wò hǔ cáng lóng]：crouching/ tiger/hidden/dragon
This idiom vividly expresses a kind of power and potential that lies dormant, suggesting that extraordinary talents and strength may be hidden beneath an ordinary exterior.
字面 zì miàn：literal
隐藏 yǐn cáng：hide
形象地 xíng xiàng de：figuratively
外表 wài biǎo：appearance;exterior
平凡 píng fán：ordinary; common
潜在的 qián zài de：potential; prospective
不为人知 bù wéi rén zhī：unknown;obscure
例如eg：
这个行业中卧虎藏龙，有很多专业的人才。
zhège hángyè zhōng wò hǔ cáng lóng,yǒu hěnduō zhuānyè de réncái 。
这个小镇虽然看起平凡，但是卧虎藏龙，有很多不为人知的秘密。   
zhège xiǎozhèn suīrán kàn qǐlái píngfán,dànshì wò hǔ cáng lóng, yǒu hěnduō bù wéi rén zhī de mì mì 。
这场比赛的选手中卧虎藏龙，每个人都具有丰富的经验和实力。
zhè chǎng bǐsài de xuǎnshǒu zhōng wò hǔ cáng lóng,měige rén dōu jù yǒu fēngfù de jīngyàn hé shí lì 。


“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

卧虎藏龙[wò hǔ cáng lóng]

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