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In this podcast we are going to learn the sounds of the letters

-Letra C: before e , i like in thing, everywhere else like K 
for example : 
celeste
casa
-Letter CH: like cherry
for example : chocolate- Chile
-Letter G: before a, o, u is pronounced soft, as in English good
for example : gato
In the combination gue, gui is not pronounced u and g is pronounced soft.
for example: Miguel
Before e, i is pronounced strongly like ch in German "Bach" (creek)
for example: gelatina- magia
-Letter J : like Ch in "Bach"(creek)
for example : jugo- jirafa
-Letter LL: like in  you 
for example: llave- lluvia 
-Letter Ñ: like in cognac
for example: niño
-Letter Y: like in you and at the end of the word ,like i
for example: ayer-hoy
-Letter Z: like in thing.  
for example zorro. 
-Letter R : strong at the beginning of a word or when it is double(like perro) soft between vowels and before consonants (like in pero but)
for example: rosa- carro -Perú.
-Letter Q: like k 
for example: queso 
Vocabulary: 
celeste: sky blue / casa: home/ chocolate: chocolate/Chile:Chile / gato: cat/ Miguel:Miguel /gelatina:jelly / magia:magic / jugo:juice/ jiraja: giraffe/ llave:key/ lluvia:rain/ niño:child/ ayer:yesterday/ hoy:to day/ zorro:fox/ rosa:pink/ carro:car/Perú:Perú/ queso:cheese/

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Pronunciación en Español.

1.用户  yònghù n .user
2. 颠球  diān qiú  v. to juggle a soccer ball 
3.明星 míngxīng n .star, celebrity 
4.直播 zhíbō  v  .to make a live broadcast 
5.宝贝 bǎobèi n . baby 
6.逗  dòu v. to amuse, to tease
7.宣传 xuānchuán 
8.手笔 shǒubǐ
9. 推广 tuīguǎng  v . to popularize ,to promote 
10.注册 zhùcè v. to register
11.召开  zhào kāi v .to hold (a meeting), to convene
12.合作  hézuò  v. to cooperate ,to work together
13. 伙伴 huǒbàn n .partner
14.总裁  zǒngcái  n. president(of a company)
15.实现 shíxiàn v .to realize ,to acheve 
16.覆盖 fùgài v. to cover 
17.移动 yídòng  v . to move; mobile 
18.通信 tōng xìn n./v. communication ; to communicate 
19.应用 yìngyong n./v. application; to apply 
20.企业 qǐyè n enterprise,company 
21.称霸 chēngbà v.  to dominate,to maintain 
22.背景 bèijǐng n ,backgroud 
23.高级 gāojí  adj.senjor,high-ranking 
24.副  fù adj.deputy,vice
25.开发 kāifa v,to develop,to exploit 
26.中心 zhōngxīn n .center
27.相关 xiāngguān v.to correlate,to be relevant 
28.业务 yèwù  n. professional work,business
29.现实 xiànshí n. reality 
30.个人 gèrén n.individual 
31.以及   yǐjí conj,and also ,as well 
32.程度  chéngdù n. degree,level 
33.发达  fādá  adj.developed,advanced
34.创新 chuàngxīn v. to create sth.new. to innovate 
35.领导 lǐngdǎo n. leader 
36.地位 dìwèi n. position,status
37.经营 jīngyíng v. to manage,to run 
38.销售 xiāoshòu  v. to sell .to market 
39.针对 zhēnduì v .to be targeted at 
40.当地dāngdì n. local, in the locality 
41.代言 dàiyán  v. to speak on behalf of, to star in a commercial 
42.华裔 huáyì n. foreign citizen of Chinese origin 
43.移民 yímín n . immigrant 
      


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有yǒu 两liǎng 个gè 老太太lǎo tài tai 在zài 一起yī qǐ 说话shuō huà ，她们tā men 中zhōng 的de 一yī 个gè 问wèn ：“你nǐ 儿子ér zi 还hái 好hǎo 吧bɑ ？”

“真zhēn 是shì 不幸bù xìng ！”老太太lǎo tài tai 说shuō ：“他tā 的de 老婆lǎo pó 太tài 不bù 好hǎo 了le ，不bù 做饭zuò fàn 、不bù 洗xǐ 衣服yī fú 、不bù 带dài 孩子hái zi ，天天tiān tiān 就是jiù shì 睡觉shuì jiào ，我wǒ 儿子ér zi 还hái 每měi 天tiān 做好zuò hǎo 饭fàn ，送sòng 到dào 房间fáng jiān 里lǐ 给gěi 她tā 吃chī 呢ne ！”

“那nà 女儿nǚ ér 呢ne ？”

“那nà 她tā 可kě 就jiù 好hǎo 了le 。”老太太lǎo tài tai 笑xiào 了le ：“她tā 有yǒu 一yī 个gè 不错bù cuò 的de 老公lǎo gōng 。所有suǒ yǒu 的de 事shì 都dōu 是shì 老公lǎo gōng 来lái 做zuò ，洗xǐ 衣服yī fú 、带dài 孩子hái zi ，她tā 老公lǎo gōng 还hái 每天měi tiān 做好zuò hǎo 饭fàn ，送sòng 到dào 房间fáng jiān 里lǐ 给gěi 她tā 吃chī 呢ne ！”

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