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My grandmother's dream ／私の祖母の夢

When I was little, my grandmother told me that she had wanted to go to Brazil when she was young. N...

25% Discount (August only)

Hi all! How are you doing today? I hope August has been great for you. Let's make it a little bit b...

The Sound of the Shamisen

This is a video from when I performed at JAPAN DAYS in Lithuania in 2024. Everyone at Cafetalk, let...

Smarter Tips to Elevate Your English Speaking Skills (Part 2)

In the first part of this series, we explored how recording and analyzing your speech, and shadowin...

What's in an idiom?!

Hi students! Welcome to the world of idioms! Although they can be pretty illogical and some even sa...

Spring Cleaning

It is going into Spring here in Australia. The day's air is warming up already and it's starting to...

2024.06.20 My student dance with Isis Wings

Welcome to my Oriental Belly Dance lessonhttps://cafetalk.com/lesson/detail/?c=eJxzDk4KrvIvDk5z9si...

Improve your English Pronunciation by reading out loud with me!

Reading articles is a great way to broaden your vocabulary and practise your English, but to improv...

What's the difference between “準備” and “預備”？

準備 to prepare, to plan to, to be ready to   (It can be any tense)   1.我在準備晚餐 I am pr...

How This Tabletop Game Took Over South-Asia

If you type on a search engine the oldest tabletop game, the first (or second) likely result it spi...

Smarter Tips to Elevate your English Speaking Skills (Part 1 )

When improving your speaking skills, it’s easy to fall back on familiar advice—talk more, read more...

Nice to meet you all on Cafetalk

Hi everyone! My name is Carleton and I'm a new teacher here on Cafetalk. I'm from the United States...

Nelson Mandela's influence in my life growing up

Growing up, Nelson Mandela's impact on me was profound and lasting. Mandela, who endured 27 years i...

20 Chinese Vocabularies for Stakeholders' Meetings

For Chinese learners who are already familiar with Buffett's shared content, you can try summarizi...

2024.06.20 Dancing with my students Oriental dance with cymbals

Welcome to my Oriental Belly Dance lessonhttps://cafetalk.com/lesson/detail/?c=eJxzDk4KrvIvDk5z9s...

Who has influenced me most in my life?

This is a very interesting question. Like most people, I think I have been very influenced by my pa...

My first milestone on CafeTalk

I am truly grateful, to those that trusted me, and booked a lesson with me. Thank you, I am humbled...

''I like it''≠"我喜歡（它）'' ?!

**"I like it" Doesn't Mean "我喜欢（它）"**     This topic is very interesting. I remember a few ye...

Quick tips: learn vs. learn about/of

This is a tricky one because both “learn” and “learn about/of” refer to gaining new knowledge/infor...

How to say "what a coincidence !" in Mandarin Chinese?

Here are some examples:   1.好巧啊 hǎo qiǎo a   2.真巧 zhēn qiǎo   3.太巧了吧 tài qiǎo le ba ...

From Booking to Conversing: The Vital Role of English in Travel

English is considered a universal language and is often the go-to language for communication in the...

8月29日,我們將在日本研討會上談論日本的動物

你好。 我是Muu.，一名日語老師。 8月29日晚上9點（台灣時間），我們將參加臺灣學生日語研討會。 我將用照片介紹日本的寵物和野生動物。 另一位講師將談論日本的秋季活動和美食。 參加是免費的。 ...

How to say "energy" in Mandarin Chinese?

We have 能量Néng liàng、精神 jīng shén、力氣lì qì、活力huó lì、力量lì liàng、能源néng yuán...     1. 能量 (Néngl...

No-see-ums attack!

Have you ever heard of a “no-see-um”? Until just a couple of days ago, I hadn’t! They’re tiny insec...

Did August Mess Up the Calendar?

In Latin, the old language of Europe, a long long time ago, month names were similar to Japanese – ...

What is 好有梗喔? What is「哏」「梗」?

In Mandarin Chinese, "梗" (gěng) can have a few different meanings depending on the context...

The Philosophical Relationship Between the Hierarchies of Consciousness and the Dimensions of Existence

Hi! This is Yuki, a Qigong Master at cafe talk.     "Let's Ascend to a Higher Dimension!"    "Don't...

Almost vs ほとんど - Mistakes Japanese People Often Make in English

Hello! My name is ドゥーニャ　and I'm an English teacher who is also a student of Japanese. Today I’d lik...

How to say skincare products in Mandarin Chinese?

In Chinese, we say "skincare products" as "保養品 Bǎo yǎng pǐn" When you learn languages other than...

Returned from Poland!

Hello everyone, I have returned from my summer holiday. I went to Poland for 10 days. It was a wond...