It is very important to use contractions in your speech. They are not informal, they are always required. I discuss this in today's podcast.

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Contractions

Dàwèi: 	Wǒ 	xiǎnɡ 	dìnɡ 	yí 	ɡe 	biāozhǔnjiān. 
大卫： 	我 	想 	订 	一 	个 	标准间。 
Duōshɑo 	qián？ 
多少 	钱？ 
Fúwùyuán: 	Měi 	tiān 	wǔbǎi 	yuán. 
服务员： 	每 	天 	五百 	元。 
Dàwèi: 	Fánɡjiān 	lǐ 	yǒu 	chúfánɡ 	mɑ? 
大卫： 	房间 	里 	有 	厨房 	吗？ 
Fúwùyuán: 	Yǒu 	chúfánɡ. 
服务员： 	有 	厨房。 
Dàwèi: 	Hǎo, 	wǒ 	kéyǐ 	zìjǐ 	zuòfàn 	le. 
大卫： 	好， 	我 	可以 	自己 	做饭 	了。 
Fúwùyuán: 	Nín 	dìnɡ 	nǎ 	tiān 	de? 
服务员： 	您 	订 	哪 	天 	的？ 
Dàwèi: 	Wǒ 	jiǔ 	yuè 	èrshí 	hào 	shànɡwǔ 	dào, 	qī 
大卫： 	我 	九 	月 	二十 	号 	上午 	到， 	七 
hào 	zǎoshɑnɡ 	líkāi。 
号 	早上 	离开。 
Fúwùyuán: 	Hǎo 	de. 	Dào 	shíhou 	qǐnɡ 	dàihǎo 
服务员： 	好 	的。 	到 	时候 	请 	带好 
hùzhào. 
护照。

日常用语

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Hi! I am Sylvia, your native mandarin teacher from China~
I would like to share you an excellent and funny Chinese animaition today! You could find out the Chinese culture and Chinese daily life in this animation.
while you are listening the introduction of this show, I will share you some useful words in Mandarin!
Hope you could learn with fun!!!

Please check today's vocabularies:
tuī jiàn
推 荐 recommend; recommendation
nǐ tuī jiàn chī shén me ？
你 推 荐 吃 什 么 ？ What do you recommend to eat？

dònɡ huà
动 画 animation; cartoon
wǒ xǐ huɑn zhè ɡe dònɡ huà 。
我 喜 欢 这 个 动 画 。 I like this animation.

lèi xínɡ
类 型 type
nǐ xǐ huɑn shén me lèi xínɡ de dònɡ huà ？
你 喜 欢 什 么 类 型 的 动 画 ？ What type of animation do you like?

xǐ jù
喜 剧 comedy
zhè ɡe xǐ jù hěn yǒu qù ！
这 个 喜 剧 很 有 趣 ！ This comedy is funny!

rì chánɡ
日 常 daily
wǒ de rì chánɡ shēnɡ huó hěn jiǎn dān 。
我 的 日 常 生 活 很 简 单 。 My daily life is simple.

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Welcome to contact me to start your jouney of learning!~
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Sylva Mandarin

Learn some words with Chinese animation

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

Eu sou pequeno, me dizem,
e eu fico muito zangado. 😠
Tenho de olhar todo mundo
com o queixo levantado.

Mas, se formiga falasse 🐜
e me visse lá do chão,
ia dizer, com certeza:
— Minha nossa, que grandão!

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There are 6 tones in Cantonese, tone 1 to 6, let's split them into 3 groups.
Group 1: tone1/ Group 2: tone2 and 5/ Group 3: tone3, 4 and 6
Group 1:
Tone 1 is the easiest tone to find, it equals to stressed syllables in English or other Western languages, for example, father has 2 syllables, one is fa, the other is ther, the first one fa is stressed, because it's higher in pitch, this sound exactly equals to tone 1 in Cantonese.For example I want to pronounce: tik1 (means tick in Cantonese), let's pronounce ticking first, ticking has 2 syllables, the first is stressed, so ti is tik1.
Group 2:
Tone 2 and 5 are both rising tones and are the same in question tones, like WHAT? WHERE? WHO? So to find these 2 tones, you just need to pronounce "WHAT?" then you got the correct tones!
However, what are the differences between tone 2 and 5? Well, you want to be very strict, tone 2 is relatively higher compared to tone 5, but actually when local people are speaking, to speak faster, they will omit details while talking in conversations, so you can just treat these 2 tones as the same tone.For example, if you want to pronounce hou2 (means good in Cantonese), we pronounce WHAT? first, then use the pitch of WHAT? you can find hou2 very easily.
Group3:
Similarly, just like tone 2 and 5, because these 3 tones are so close to each other and quite familiar too, so when talking in conversations, they sound just like the same tone. These 3 tones are just like our unstressed syllables, let's take father as the example again. The second syllable ther is not stressed, and this equals to tone 3, 4 or 6 in Cantonses.For example, if you want to pronounce daap3 (means take transportation in Cantonese), you can produce Linda first, Lin is stressed and da isn't, here da is our tone 3 for daap.
try below: 生活 saang1 wut6 Life/的士 dik1 si6 Taxi/啤酒 be1 zau2 Beer/學生 hok6 saang1 Student/老師 lou5 si1 Teacher/屋企 nguk1 kei5 Home/公司 gung1 si1 Company/酒吧 zau2 baa1 Bar/餐廳 caan1 teng1 Restaurant

Ms. NG Cantonese Learning Resources

How to find correct Cantonese tones

In a perfect world, interviewers would give you feedback on the spot and contact you after your interview with their decision and advice. Unfortunately, this is not likely to happen, so it’s up to you to ask for feedback. In this episode, you’ll learn how to ask for feedback in an interview tactfully and effectively. 

People often don't ask for feedback in an interview for many reasons. Perhaps they don't know they can ask for it. Maybe they assume they won't get an honest answer. Or, a candidate might fear it is inappropriate to ask for feedback in an interview. 

Asking for feedback in an interview is not only appropriate, but it is also an excellent growth opportunity and presents a chance to clarify misunderstandings and land a job. 

While we all know that the best talkers do not always make the best employees, organizational psychologist Adam Grant points out, “Job interviews favor candidates who are the best talkers.” So, in this episode, you'll get a list of 11 common communication mistakes in an interview that you can share with your mock interviewer. You'll also get four suggestions on how you can ask for feedback in an interview.

The episode concludes with a list of definitions for idioms and phrases for those who want to build their English vocabulary.

Episode originally published on May 29, 2020.
Infographics for this episode are available at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/. 
The full transcript for this episode is available at https://www.express-to-impress.com/feedback-in-an-interview/. 

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How to Ask for Feedback in an Interview

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