You know what question tags are, don't you?

The Jerome Meadows Experience

Question Tags (how to ask questions without sounding like a bad friend)

Hi everyone, I am Sara and this is Persian made EZ, episode 3.

“Khabar” and its plural form “khabar-(h)ā” is the news in Persian.
So we say, “che khabar?”, or “che khabar-(h)ā?” to say, “what’s the news?”, “what’s new?”, or “what’s up?”.
 
To this we often say “salāmat-i!”. 
Salāmat-i means health, and in this context we use it to say, “not much!”. 

We can also respond to “che khabar?” and “che khabar-(h)ā?” with, “hich-chi(z), salāmat-i!”, literally, “nothing, just health!”.

And then we can ask, “to che khabar?” (informal), or “shomā che khabar?” (formal/plural), and “to che khabar-hā?” (Inf.), or “Shomā che khabar-hā?” (frm./pl.).

Let’s practice!

Dialogue 1

Salām! Chetor i? Che khabar?
Salām! Khub am, merci! Salāmat-i! To che khabar?
Hich-chi(z), salāmat-i! 

Dialogue 2

Salām! Khub i? 
Salām! Bad nistam, kheili mamnun! To khub i?
Merci, che khabar-hā? 
Hich-chi(z), salāmat-i! To che khabar-hā?
Salāmat-i! 

Persian Script

چه خَبَر؟ / چه خَبَرها؟: what’s new? / what’s up?
سَلامَتی: not much!, lit. health!
هیچی، سَلامَتی: nothing, just health!
تو چه خَبَر(ها)؟ / شُما چه  چه خَبَر(ها)؟: what’s new with you? / what’s up with you?

Latin Script

Che khabar? / Che khabar-hā?: what’s new? / what’s up?
Salāmat-i!: not much!, lit. health!
Hich-chi(z), salāmat-i!: nothing, just health!
To che khabar(-hā)? / Shomā che khabar(-hā)?: what’s new with you? / what’s up with you?

Persian Made Easy 

Persian Made Easy, Episode 3

There are a number of useful phrases you can use when you want to give your views about controversial subjects. Here are some examples:

I strongly believe that...
As far as I am concerned...
I'm strongly against...
I'm strongly in favor of...
I'm convinced that would work because...
I'm not convinced that would work because...
I'm skeptical of the idea that...
I must admit I think...


Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Views on controversial subjects

朱古力最鍾意講，一個人住冇王管就最爽啦。咁一個人住究竟有幾爽？同伴侶室友一齊住究竟又係咪真係好唔掂呢？今日我地就探討下，一人獨居嘅各種快樂。
歌詞：
一個人原來都可以盡興，多個人卻沒有多高興 - 林家謙《一人之境》
難道寂寞，就如逐套戲用慢鏡播 - 謝安琪《其實寂寞》
型在身邊無人，廢就是廢聽不到教訓 - 麥浚龍《寂寞就如》
其实寂寞，就如自己一个吃火锅 - 謝安琪《其實寂寞
派對裡凝望，友伴笑臉八個十個 - 林家謙《一人之境》
街都不夠行，潛逃琴行敲一敲鋼琴 - 謝安琪《其實寂寞》
共你雙雙對好得戚好得意 - 林子祥《分分鐘需要你》
在晚間倘能同床，觀穹蒼，清早乍醒，又似初生堅壯 - Dear Jane《浮床》

夠鐘煲粥 Congee Time

EP.20 其實自己一個更開心？

In this podcast you will know about some typical dishes of Cartagena

Bandeja de Pescado Frito

Cazuela de Mariscos

Camarones al Ajillo

Posta Negra

Sancocho

Mote de Queso

Arepa de Huevo

Patacón con Todo

Arroz de Mariscos

Remember that I also teach Spanish on italki, in case you want to book a class with me :)

Colombia

Platos típicos que tienes que probar en Cartagena

1. 一天早晨，格里高尔萨穆沙从不安的睡梦中醒来，发现自己的小区被封了。
2. 多年以后，面对第三次核酸检测，奥雷利亚诺布恩迪亚上校将会回想起父亲带他去打加强针的那个遥远的下午。
3.小区里有两栋楼，一栋封了，另一栋也疯了。
4.世界上只有一种真正的英雄主义，那就是密切接触隔离后依然热爱生活。
5.上海的陷落成全了她，但是在这不可理喻的世界里，谁知道什么是因，什么是果？谁知道呢？也许就因为要成全她，一个大都市的人全都被关在了小区里。

Chilling Chinese 

疫情文学

In this episode, I'll tell you a funny short story about a friend. You will then understand what Brazilians mean by the expression "pregar uma peça"!

Sobre o dia em que minha amiga 'pregou uma peça' no pai dela. E você? Tem algum amigo que gosta de pregar peças ou é você quem costuma fazer isso? 🤔

Keep Speaking Portuguese

Pregando uma peça!?

Today we're talking about a phrasal verb that we can use to talk about sleeping later than usual and staying in bed a little longer than you might normally do. I hope you find it useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

A podcast for when you're tired

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#173〉3月15日水曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/3℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
中央図書館/ちゅうおうとしょかん
・図書館は40ヶ所以上ある
・場所の数え方は一ヶ所二ヶ所
・一番大きいのは中央図書館
・街の中から路面電車
・街は、人や店がたくさん集まる場所
・路面電車は、道の上を走る列車
・だいたい17分
・たくさん本があった
・本を5冊借りました。
・いつもは、街の中の図書館を使ってる。
・いつもは、インターネットから予約
・ 札幌市の図書館はとても便利
・たとえば、私が借りたい本が、街の図書館にない時
・インターネットで予約することによって、札幌市にある別の図書館から街の図書館に本が行く。
・私はいつもの街の図書館に行って、その本を借りる。

レッスン待ってます♪
