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Knowing Everything About Chinese Cultrue

20The custom of giving gifts in China

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INCONTRI IN CITTÀ 3

On this episode, you are going to learn some questions that you can ask your new friends. If you like the audio please subscribe:）.

Q: 你叫乜嘢名呀？(What’s your name?)
néih giu māt yéh méng a?(Yale)
nei5 giu3 mat1 je5 meng2 aa3?（Jyutping）
A: 我叫Sam.（I’m called Sam.）
ngóh giu Sam.
ngo5 giu3 Sam.

Q: 你貴姓呀？(What’s your family name? )
 néih gwai sing a?
nei5 gwai3 sing3 aa3?
A: 我姓李。(My family name is Lee.)
   ngóh sing léih.
  ngo5 sing3 lei5.

Q: 你係邊度人呀？（Where are you from?）
 néih haih bīn douh yàhn a?
 nei5 hai6 bin1 dou6 jan4 aa3?
A: 我係美國人。(I‘m American.)
  ngóh haih méih gwok yàhn.
  ngo5 hai6 mei5 gwok3 jan4.

Q: 你識講乜嘢話呀？(What languages can you speak?)
    néih sīk góng māt yéh wá a? 
    nei5 sik1 gong2 mat1 je5 waa2 aa3?
  A:  我識講英文同廣東話。(I can speak English and Cantonese.)
      ngóh sīk góng yīng mán tùhng gwóng dūng wá.
      ngo5 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2 tung4 gwong2 dung1 waa2.

噉，你呢？(Well, what about you?)
gám, néih nē?
gam2, nei5 ne1?


Daliy Conversations for Cantonese (粵語會話）

First meet conversations（初次見面）part1

Simplified Chinese version:
《大和小》
长颈鹿说︰“我很大。”小兔子说︰“我很小。”
大象说︰“我很大。”小老鼠说︰“我很小。”
青蛙说︰“我现在很大。”
青蛙又说︰“我现在很小。”
气球说︰“我现在很小。”
气球又说︰“我现在很大。”
大家说︰“气球现在不大，也不小。”

Traditional Chinese version:
《大和小》
長頸鹿說︰“我很大。”小兔子說︰“我很小。”
大像說︰“我很大。”小老鼠說︰“我很小。”
青蛙說︰“我現在很大。”
青蛙又說︰“我現在很小。”
氣球說︰“我現在很小。”
氣球又說︰“我現在很大。”
大家說︰“氣球現在不大，也不小。”

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - beginner

大和小 - Big and small

Walt Disney is known for creating some of the most beloved children's movies in history. But his path to success wasn't a direct one.

Born in Chicago in 1901, Disney's journey began in 1923, when he moved to California to make cartoons. He made a series of silent cartoons called Alice Comedies, which became successful and led to the founding of the Walt Disney Studio.

In 1927, Walt Disney created a new cartoon character called Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and made 26 short films with him in just one year.

However, when Disney asked for more money to continue making them, he discovered that his distributor had secretly hired his animators to make Oswald cartoons without him. Worse still, Disney didn't own the character of Oswald — the distributor did.

This setback forced Disney to create a new character. And that's how he came up with his most famous creation — Mickey Mouse. Mickey first appeared in the 1928 movie Steamboat Willie, and became an instant hit.

Disney then made the world's first full-color cartoon, 1932's Flowers and Trees, winning him an Oscar for Best Short Subject.

Building on these successes, Disney began working on his first full-length movie in 1934 — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Over 300 people were involved in making the movie, including animators and artists. It went four times over its budget, and some dubbed the movie "Disney's Folly," believing it would fail.

But it didn't — when it was released in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs became the highest-grossing film of all time, although it lost that title two years later to Gone with the Wind.

Walt Disney passed away in 1966, but his legacy lived on. His company continued to release successful animated movies like The Little Mermaid and The Lion King, and now also creates successful computer animated films like Frozen and Moana.



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From Setbacks to Success: The Story of Walt Disney

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Zona Confort

Enjoy the twelfth episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.

In this episode, you will hear from listeners about animals and the connections they have with cultures around the world! Animals have long been symbols of different countries, cultures, and regions and have been a source of inspiration for many cultures and traditions. 

Australia - Kangaroo 
China - Panda
Italy- Wolf
Malaysia - Malayan Tiger
Nepal - Cow  
Pakistan - Markhor
Puerto Rico - Coqui
USA - Bald Eagle
Bonus: My dad's passion of animals

Culture To Grow

Episode 12: Animals Symbolism - What Do Different Animals Represent

有yǒu一天yī tiān,小明xiǎo míng的de妈妈mā ma带dài小明xiǎo míng去qù看kàn芭蕾舞bā lěi wǔ表演biǎo yǎn。小明xiǎo míng很hěn喜欢xǐ huān看kàn表演biǎo yǎn，所以suǒ yǐ他tā非常fēi cháng高兴gāo xìng。

但是dàn shì他tā看见kàn jiàn演员yǎn yuán们men都dōu踮diǎn着zhe脚jiǎo跳舞tiào wǔ,就jiù问wèn妈妈mā ma：”妈妈mā ma，演员yǎn yuán踮diǎn着zhe脚jiǎo跳舞tiào wǔ多duō累lèi啊a，他们tā men为什么wèi shén me不bù找zhǎo一些yī xiē高gāo一点儿yī diǎnr的de演员yǎn yuán呢ne?”

妈妈mā ma笑xiào着zhe回答huí dá：”傻shǎ孩子hái zi，芭蕾舞bā lěi wǔ就jiù是shì一yī种zhǒng用yòng脚尖jiǎo jiān跳tiào的de舞蹈wǔ dǎo！”