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16/100 COMER 🍽️ Los 100 verbos más importantes en español

Let's do big exercise of syllables with simple finals

Who says Chinese is hard？ 谁说中文很难

Drills in Chinese Pinyin_ syllables with simple finals

HOLA A TODOS! Soy Camila, y soy de Buenos Aires, en mi acento conocido como 'Rioplatense' no usamos el pronombre TU para referirnos a 'singular you', usamos el pronombre VOS. ¿Sabías esto?

Al cambiar el pronombre, algunos verbos necesitan ajustarse y van a sonar diferente. En este podcast te muestro un poco de esa transformación verbal, y también del cambio en la entonación,

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Pronombres en español TU vs VOS

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조그만 너의 얼굴
너의 모습이
점점 자라서
지구만큼 커질 때 있다

가느다란 너의 웃음
너의 목소리가
점점 커져서
지구를 가득 채울 때 있다

이거야말로 큰일,
사랑이 찾아온 것이다.

Listening to 100 pretty poems by 나태주 poet

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Ask for names and origin, talk about languages & indefinite article (ein, eine), countries VS people VS languages (Turkey, Turk, Turkish).

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みなさんはどんな「習い事」をしていますか？最近私はダンスを習ったり、韓国語の学校に行ったり、ヨガを習ったりしています😉💗

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Ep.38 習い事をしていますか？🕺🩰

TRANSCRIPTION (includes explanation)
These expressions of importance cover a spectrum of formality and tone. In everyday conversation, one might refer to something as "important," "significant," or even employ a casual "crucial" to stress its significance. When something is truly crucial, phrases like "This is absolutely crucial" and "This cannot be overstated" underscore its critical nature. In informal settings, a more relaxed approach may be taken with expressions like "This is a big deal" or "This is a game-changer," indicating a noteworthy event. For matters necessitating decorum, a formal approach may involve phrases like "This holds great significance" or "This bears immense importance," emphasizing the gravity of the situation. Politeness tempers the description in expressions such as "This is very important" or "This holds a lot of weight," demonstrating a respectful acknowledgment of its significance. A touch of wit adds a layer of playfulness to the importance, as seen in expressions like "This is kind of a big deal" or "This is a real game-changer." In more refined circles, the upper class might communicate the weight of a situation with statements like "This is of considerable importance" or "This holds a certain gravitas," maintaining an air of sophistication. For royalty, the gravity of a matter is conveyed with grace and dignity, as in "This holds great import" or "This is of profound significance," underscoring the formal nature of the description. Ultimately, the choice of expression hinges on the context and the level of decorum required for the situation at hand.

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How To Say Important In Various English Registers

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【Order dishes】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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A: 这是菜单。您看一下要吃什么？
zhè shì cài dān 。 nín kàn yí xià yào chī shén me ？
Here's the menu. Take your time to see what you want to eat.
B: 好的。我们先看一下。
hǎo de 。 wǒ men xiān kàn yí xià 。
Okay, We'll take a look first.
【五分钟后】
wǔ fēn zhōng hòu
Five minutes later
B: 你好，这边点菜。
nǐ hǎo ， zhè biān diǎn cài 。
Excuse me, We'd like to order here.
A: 您吃点儿什么？
nín chī diǎnr shén me ？
What would you like to eat?
B: 有什么推荐的菜吗？
yǒu shén me tuī jiàn de cài ma ？
Any recommended dishes?
A: 烤鸭是我们的招牌菜，您可以试试。
kǎo yā shì wǒ men de zhāo pái cài ， nín kě yǐ shì shì 。
Roast duck is our signature dish, you can have a try.
B: 那来一份烤鸭、一个鸡汤、一个麻婆豆腐和一盘青菜。
nà lái yí fèn kǎo yā 、 yí gè jī tāng 、 yí gè má pó dòu fǔ hé yì pán qīng cài 。
Then a roast duck, a chicken soup, a mapo tofu and a plate of green vegetables.
A: 还需要别的吗？
hái xū yào bié de ma ？
Anything else?
B: 再来两碗米饭。
zài lái liǎng wǎn mǐ fàn 。
Also two bowls of rice.
A: 饮料需要吗？
yǐn liào xū yào ma ？
Do you need drinks?
B: 不用了，谢谢。
bù yòng le ， xiè xiè 。
No, thanks.
A: 好的。现在给您下单。您稍等。
hǎo de 。 xiàn zài gěi nín xià dān 。 nín shāo děng 。
Okay. I'll place order for you now. Please wait a moment.

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点菜 Order dishes （Beginner）

Some animals have been known to use tools such as sticks, rocks and even bait to hunt for food. And humpback whales have been found using their own unique tool to hunt — bubbles.

A study published in Royal Society Open Science in August observed the hunting behaviors of more than 70 humpback whales in Stephens Passage in southeast Alaska, documenting how the whales blow bubbles to catch more prey.

Humpback whales hunt for krill — small, shrimp-like creatures that are around the same size as a paperclip, and which swim in swarms.

Whales can take in large amounts of krill in one mouthful. And to make this easier, humpback whales trap swarms of krill in "bubble nets" before feeding on them.

The whales create these "nets" by releasing air from their blowhole as they swim in circles below the surface of the water. The bubbles rise in a spiral pattern, which, from above the water's surface, looks more like artwork than a tool for hunting.

The rising bubbles create "curtains" of air around the krill that they are reluctant to swim through, although researchers aren't yet sure why this is. The whales then swim up through the "net" with an open mouth to eat the trapped krill.

The study data showed that as a whale swam in tighter circles and the "net" got smaller, the krill caught inside became, on average, more than seven times denser. This allowed the whales to catch more krill in a single mouthful.

A whale doesn't have to move very fast to create a net or eat trapped krill, allowing it to get more food without using any more energy.

While not many other animals create their own tools to catch prey like the humpback whale, there are examples of animals using other tools to hunt.

For example, chimpanzees have been observed using sticks to dig for bugs, while sea otters use rocks to open mussels. Certain species of heron have even been found to use food as bait to attract fish.