Spanish México

LOS AZTECAS

Bu dersi sonra siz: 1. Kaç yaşindasin / senin yaşin kaç soruceksiniz 2. Eğer siz bu soru dinliyorsa, o zaman rahatce cevap vereceksiniz. Bu kesinikle iyi bir başlangıç olucak.

İngilizçe - selamlar

Yaş - age

En este episodio hablaremos sobre las series del mes de enero. ¿Estás esperando alguna serie en este mes?

Natural Spanish Fluency

Series de enero

Zhè shì wǒ de māma,
   这 是  我 的 妈妈，
This is my mother,

tā yǒu yì shuāng dàdà de yǎnjing,
她 有 一  双    大大  的   眼睛，
she has a pair of big eyes,

yì bǎ cháng tóufa。
一  把  长  头发。
a bunch of long hair.

Tā jīntiān qī diǎn qǐ chuáng,
她  今天  七 点 起   床，
She got up at 7 today,

bā diǎn chū mén qù mǎi cài。
  八  点  出   门 去 买  菜。
and went out to buy groceries at 8.

Notes:
1）	Monosyllable adjective double indicates to enhance the degree and convey the emotion of like, for example:
dàdà de yǎnjing          gāogāo de bízi      xiǎoxiǎo de zuǐba
大大  的  眼睛                  高高    的 鼻子        小小  的  嘴巴
big eyes                         high nose              small mouth

2) some measure word in Chinese,
A: yì shuāng 一双： used for a pair of 
  yì shuāng kuàizi 一双筷子： a pair of chopsticks
B: yì bǎ     一把： for something in a bunch, or with its legs parted, 
or with a handle
  yì bǎ shūzi 一把梳子： a comb

3)	verb1 + qù 去+ verb2:  
a:   verb2 is the purpose for verb1
                   
a: Māma chū mén qù mǎi cài
     妈妈      出  门     去  买 菜。 （Mother went out to buy groceries.）

 b:  verb1 is the manner for verb2
 b:  Wǒ zuò fēijī qù Shànghǎi. 
       我   坐  飞机  去     上海。    (I took plane to Shanghai.)


Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

我的妈妈

In today's podcast we're going to talk about some phrasal verbs for the times that you start and finish work. We'll also talk a little bit about the differences between British and American English in this context. I hope you find it useful for the next time you clock on!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

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JOJO CHINESE

二&两

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about their experiences with living in an RV, anxiety about buying a house, and how they find a sense of belonging in a place.