In this first podcast, I look at the 5 different elements that make up the English language- reading, listening, grammar, vocabulary and speaking. Are they all as important as each other? What do you think?

Go Steps English

The 5 Elements of English

Here are five ways to say "hi" in Chinese, along with examples of how to use them:
1. 你好 (nǐ hǎo) - This is a very common way to greet someone in Chinese, and is similar to saying "hello" in English. Example: "你好，怎么样？" (Nǐ hǎo, zěn me yàng?) - "Hi, how are you?" 
2. 您好 (nín hǎo) - This is a more formal way of greeting someone, and is used when addressing someone older or in a position of authority. Example: "您好，我是来自美国的留学生。" (Nín hǎo, wǒ shì lái zì Měiguó de liúxuéshēng.) - "Hello, I am a student from the United States." 
3. 大家好 (dà jiā hǎo) - This is a way to greet a group of people, and is similar to saying "hello, everyone" or "hello, all" in English. Example: "大家好，我是新来的。" (Dà jiā hǎo, wǒ shì xīn lái de.) - "Hello, everyone, I am new here."
4. 哈喽 (hā lóu) is a casual way of greeting someone in Chinese, similar to saying "hi" or "hey" in English. The word is derived from the English word "hello," and is often used among friends or in informal situations.
Example: "哈喽，你最近过得怎么样？" (Hā lóu, nǐ zuìjìn guò de zěn me yàng?) - "Hi, how have you been lately?"
It is worth noting that 哈喽 is not as commonly used as other greetings such as 你好 (nǐ hǎo) or 您好 (nín hǎo) in Chinese. It is more commonly used among younger people or in casual settings.
5. 嗨 (hāi) - This is a more informal and casual way of greeting someone, and is similar to saying "hi" or "hey" in English. Example: "嗨，最近过得怎么样？" (Hāi, zuìjìn guò de zěn me yàng?) - "Hi, how have you been lately?" 


Five Ways to Say XXX in Chinese

5 ways to say "hi" in Chinese

请客(qǐngkè)，treat somebody to a meal ，have you ever 请客？ What would you say during 请客? 
Today's vocabulary ：
AA制（zhì）：split the bill 
聚餐（jùcān）：get together and have a meal
忌口（jìkǒu）：the food you don’t eat
点餐（diǎncān）：to order food
推荐（tuījiàn）：to recommend
招牌菜（zhāopáicài）：specialty
别客气（biékèqi）：make yourself at home
随便点（suíbiàndiǎn）：order whatever you want 
抢（qiǎng）： scramble
消费（xiāofèi）：consume , consumption
饥不择食（jībùzéshí）： eat whatever you can catch

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请客（treat somebody to a meal）

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요. I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog.
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222782519032
https://youtu.be/7tA0n5R09hc

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -What are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening,
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversation sentences,
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording.
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording.
And listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely.

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.)
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1)

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Updated-Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1) - Lesson 11. - Beginner 1  Part 1 -고 싶다,  Part 2 -을까요?/-ㄹ까요?

"Not all heroes wear capes."

This is a phrase that's often used online to talk about normal people who do amazing things.

They don't need a cape — like Superman — to do something amazing.

But here's a hero who not only didn't wear a cape — he didn't have a name either.

Or at least, he kept his name a secret.

This is the story of a Filipino man in Japan who saved a young boy from the sea in Fukuoka city.

A 6-year-old boy was at Hakozaki pier with his family when he fell about 2 meters down into the water below. His family didn't notice at first that he had fallen, but the Filipino man did.

He was fishing nearby, and jumped into the sea to keep the boy safe while they waited to be helped out of the water.

The 6-year-old was not wearing a life jacket, and the coast guard said if the man had not jumped in, the boy could have been in trouble.

The Filipino man, who is 26 and lives in Fukuoka, gave his details to the coast guard afterward. But when the family asked for his name and his contact information, he declined and went home.

Some reports said he replied that he was not worth identifying.

SoraNews24 said the man replied in Japanese: "I'm not important enough for people to need to be concerned about my name."

The website said this is a phrase that is more likely to be used in action movies or manga, perhaps by a hero who has just saved the day.

The Filipino man was not hurt, while the boy was taken to hospital.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Man Saves Boy from Sea, Keeps Name Secret

おしまいまでひいてしまうと狸の子はしばらく首をまげて考えました。
それからやっと考えついたというようにいいました。
 「ゴーシュさんはこの二番目の糸をひくときは きたいに遅おくれるねえ。
    なんだか ぼくがつまずくようになるよ。」
ゴーシュは はっとしました。たしかにその糸は どんなに手早く弾いても 
すこしたってからでないと音が出ないような気が ゆうべからしていたのでした。
 「いや、そうかもしれない。このセロは悪いんだよ。」
とゴーシュはかなしそうにいいました。
すると狸は気の毒そうにして またしばらく考えていましたが
 「どこが悪いんだろうなあ。では もう一ぺん弾いてくれますか。」
 「いいとも弾くよ。」
ゴーシュは はじめました。
狸の子はさっきのように とんとん叩きながら 時々頭をまげて セロに耳をつけるようにしました。
そしておしまいまで来たときは 今夜もまた東がぼうと明るくなっていました。
 「ああ夜が明けたぞ。どうもありがとう。」
狸の子は大へんあわてて 譜や棒きれをせなかへしょって ゴムテープでぱちんと とめて
おじぎを二つ三つすると 急いで外へ出て行ってしまいました。
ゴーシュはぼんやりして しばらくゆうべのこわれたガラスから はいってくる風を吸っていましたが、
町へ出て行くまでねむって 元気をとり戻もどそうと 急いで ねどこへもぐりこみました。

朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

『セロ弾きのゴーシュ』#10 'Gauche the Cellist'   宮沢賢治 Kenji Miyazawa

ماییم و می و مطرب و این کنج خراب

جان و دل و جام و جامه پر درد شراب

فارغ ز امید رحمت و بیم عذاب

آزاد ز خاک و باد و از آتش و آب

Persian Poetry

Khyyam - ماییم و می و مطرب و این کنج خراب

我的爱情故事 

10年前，我和男朋友认识了。我们是高中同学，他坐在我的后面，学习上我总是班上的第一名，而他是男生里面的第一名。他不仅长得高高的，而且脾气很好。开始的时候，我对他的印象不太好，我觉得他的性格有点像女生，太温柔了。高中毕业后，我们去了一样的大学，彼此越来越熟悉。我们常常一起坐车去学校，再坐车回家。慢慢地，我发现，他很浪漫，性格也不错，尽管认识很多女生，但他们只是普通朋友。朋友总是开我们的玩笑，说我们看起来像男女朋友，然后，我们在一起了。

后来，我考上了成都的硕士研究生，他担心我一个人会害怕。所以，他毕业以后，立刻坐18个小时的火车去了成都。在那儿，他住着一个月600块的又小又黑的房子。慢慢地，他也从一个普通的员工成长为一个领导。生活在变好，我们的爱情也在成熟。
三年前，我研究生毕业了，工作一段时间后，我们终于结婚了，现在我们有一个可爱的宝宝。我仍然不会用手机地图，出门也常常会迷路，一个人也害怕去不熟悉的地方。可是，没关系，我有全世界最好的男生，他会一直陪着我。


Wǒ de Aiqíng gùshi 

10 nián qián ， wǒ hé Nánpéngyou rènshí le 。 Wǒmen shì Gāozhōng Tóngxué ， tā zuò zài wǒ de hòumian ， xuéxí shàng wǒ zǒngshì bān shàng de Dìyīmíng ， ér tā shì nánshēng lǐmiàn de Dìyī míng 。 Tā bùjǐn zhǎng dé gāogāo de ， érqiě píqi hěnhǎo。 Kāishǐ de shíhou ， wǒ duì tā de yìnxiàng bú tài hǎo ， wǒ juéde tā de xìnggé yǒudiǎn xiàng nǚshēng, tài wēnróu le 。 Gāozhōng bìyè hòu ， wǒmen qù le yíyàng de Dàxué ， bǐcǐ yuèláiyuè shúxī 。 Wǒmen chángcháng yìqǐ zuòchē qù Xuéxiào ， zài zuòchē huíjiā 。 mànmàn de ， wǒ fāxiàn ， tā hěn làngmàn ， xìnggé yě búcuò ， jǐnguǎn tā yǒu hěnduō nǚshēng péngyou ，dàn tāmen zhǐshì pǔtōng péngyou。 Péngyou zǒngshì kāi wǒmen de wánxiào ， shuō wǒmen kànqǐlái xiàng nánnǚpéngyou，
rán hòu,  wǒmen zàiyìqǐ le 。 

Hòulái ， wǒ kǎoshàng le Chéngdū de Shuòshì Yánjiūshēng ， tā dānxīn wǒ yí gè rén huì hàipà。 Suǒyǐ ， tā Dàxué bìyèz yǐhòu ， lìkè zuò 18 gè xiǎoshí de huǒchē qù le Chéngdū。 Zài nàér ， tā zhù zhe yígèyuè 600 kuài de yòu xiǎo yòu hēi de fángzi 。 mànmàn de ， tā yě cóng yígè pǔtōng de yuángōng chéngzhǎng wéi yí gè lǐngdǎo 。 Shēnghuó zài biàn hǎo ， wǒmen de Aiqíng yě zài chéngshu 。 
sān nián qián ， wǒ Yánjiūshēng bìyè le ， gōngzuò yíduàn shíjiān hòu ， wǒmen zhōngyú jiéhūn le 。 Xiànzài wǒmen yǒu yígè kěài de bǎobao 。 Wǒ réngrán búhuì yòng Shǒujī dìtú ， chūmén yě chángcháng huì mílù ， yígè rén yě hàipà qù bù shúxī de dìfang 。 Kěshì ， Méiguānxi ， wǒ yǒu quán shìjiè zuìhǎo de nánshēng ， tā huì yìzhí péi zhe wǒ 。


Learn Chinese through stories - HSK4   （more podcast：https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk_Q-vfEdpBJCRJviEEY0KQ）

HSK4 - 我的爱情故事

Un detto italiano dice: "Non si può avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca", applicandolo al tema di oggi, è molto difficile avere un salario alto e molto tempo libero. Purtroppo spesso è anche difficile avere del tempo libero pur non avendo un salario alto. Ma in genere, se è vero che il tempo è denaro, più ne vendiamo più si guadagna. Quanto vale la nostra libertà? 