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British English with Maria

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In this episode learn how to correctly conjugate the pronoun "usted" in Spanish

Spanish with Jania

How to conjugate the pronoun "usted" in Spanish?

私の住む仙台に昔、伊達政宗（だてまさむね）という侍（さむらい）がいました。
彼はとてもファッションセンスが良く、ハンサムだったそうです。



Japanese "Taka" it easy

伊達男（だておとこ）＝イケメンに　なりたいです（^^)

刻舟求剑[kè zhōu qiú jiàn]：mark/boat/find/sword to mark the boat in order to find the lost sword.
乘船chéng chuán：take  a ship/boat
渡江dù jiāng：cross a river
佩剑pèi jiàn：a double-edged sword;walking sword
记号jì hào：mark;sign signal;symbol
This idiom satirizes those who instead of taking changed circumstances account

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

刻舟求剑[kè zhōu qiú jiàn]

In this special Love Month episode of English Learners Boost, delve into the language of love, exploring how to infuse affection and warmth into everyday expressions. From endearing terms to gestures of kindness, discover practical ways to incorporate love into your language repertoire. Drawing inspiration from literature and poetry, this episode celebrates the universal language of love and invites listeners to embrace its power in their communication. Plus, don't miss the opportunity to book a personalized English lesson on italki and experience a unique teaching methodology firsthand. Tune in to elevate your English skills and celebrate the joy of language!

English Learner's Boost

Useful Love Phrases

「旬（しゅん）の味覚」とは、その季節にしか食べられない食べ物のことです。
そして春の味覚は、寒い冬が終わることを教えてくれる食べ物。寒い地方に住む私たちにとって特別な食べ物です。

Today I talk about seasonal food which we can eat only a short period of time. Fukinotou, butterbur sprout, tells us the end of winter, which we can't wait. 

+++ words +++
植物（しょくぶつ）　　plant
つぼみ　　　　　　　　bud
地面（じめん）　　　　ground
咲く（さく）　　　　　bloom
3センチ　　　　　　　 3cm
あっというま　　　　　a really short time (like saying "a" )
落ち葉（おちば）　　　fallen leaf
隠れている（かくれている）　covered
味（あじ）　　　　　　taste
にがい　　　　　　　　bitter
ほろにがい　　　　　　slightly bitter
たらのめ、うど、こごみ、つくし
　all of them are seasonal edible wild plants in spring (some of them are grown for sale though)
サクサクした　　　　　crispy
細かく（こまかく）　　into small size
いためる　　　　　　　saute
甘辛い（あまからい）　sweet and salty
種類（しゅるい）　　　kind
直売所（ちょくばいじょ）　farmer's market

+++ grammers +++
～といっても　　　　　indeed ～, but
Vてしまう　　　　　　 have done (and I feel disappointed at that)
Nのうちに　　　　　　 while ～(I have to do something)
Vなければなりません　 have to do
～かもしれない　　　　might

Country Life in Japan とかいとちがう　かもしれない　いなかのくらし

春の味覚（みかく）ふきのとう

Wie in jeder meiner ersten 10 Episoden im Kanal Medizinisches Deutsch, präsentiere ich auch hier ein Patientenbeispiel, dass als Vorlage für die Erstellung von Untersuchungs- und Behandlungsplänen, sowie für die Vorbereitung auf die Fachsprachprüfung (FSP) dienen soll.

Medizinisches Deutsch für FSP oder Medizininteressierte

Episode 1 (Patientenbeispiel)

然后，在一天的早晨，恰好在太阳升起的时候，她开放了。
Then one morning, exactly at sunrise, she suddenly showed herself.
她已经精细地做了那么长的准备工作，却打着哈欠说道：
And, after working with all this painstaking precision, she yawned and said:
我刚刚睡醒，真对不起，
Ah! I am scarcely awake. I beg that you will excuse me.
瞧我的头发还是乱蓬蓬的…
My petals are still all disarranged.
小王子这时再也控制不住自己的爱慕心情：“你是多么美丽啊！”
But the little prince could not restrain his admiration: "Oh! How beautiful you are!"
花儿悠然自得地说：“是吧，我是与太阳同时出生的…”
"Am I not?" the flower responded, sweetly. "And I was born at the same moment as the sun."
小王子看出了这花儿不太谦虚，可是她确实丽姿动人。
The little prince could guess easily enough that she was not any too modest–but how moving–and exciting–she was!
她随后又说道：“现在该是吃早点的时候了吧，请你也想着给我准备一点…”
"I think it is time for breakfast," she added an instant later. "If you would have the kindness to think of my needs".
小王子很有些不好意思，于是就拿着喷壶，打来了一壶清清的凉水，浇灌着花儿。

And the little prince, completely abashed, went to look for a sprinkling-can of fresh water. So, he tended the flower.
于是，就这样，这朵花儿就以她那有点敏感多疑的虚荣心折磨着小王子。
So, too, she began very quickly to torment him with her vanity– which was, if the truth be known, a little dificult to deal with.
例如，有一天，她向小王子讲起她身上长的四根刺：“老虎，让它张着爪子来吧！”
One day, for instance, when she was speaking of her four thorns, she said to the little prince: "Let the tigers come with their claws!"
小王子顶了她一句：“在我这个星球上没有老虎，而且，老虎是不会吃草的”。
"There are no tigers on my planet," the little prince objected. "And, anyway, tigers do not eat weeds."
花儿轻声说道：“我并不是草。”
"I am not a weed," the flower replied, sweetly.
真对不起。
Please excuse me.
我并不怕什么老虎，可我讨厌穿堂风。
I am not at all afraid of tigers, she went on, but I have a horror of drafts.
你没有屏风？
I suppose you wouldn't have a screen for me?
小王子思忖着：“讨厌穿堂风…这对一株植物来说，真不走运，这朵花儿真不大好伺候…”
"A horror of drafts–that is bad luck, for a plant," remarked the little prince, and added to himself, "This flower is a very complex creature."

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第19章：婀娜的花朵

In this episode you will leran about reflexive pronouns, how and when you have to use these pronouns