Knowing Everything About Chinese Cultrue

5Ask the way in China

avoir faim: estar com fome, to be hungry
avoir soif: estar com sede, to be thirsty
avoir sommeil: estar com sono, to be sleepy
avoir chaud: estar com calor, to be hot
avoir froid: estar com frio, to be cold
avoir le mal de mer: ter enjôo, to be seasick
avoir le mal du pays: sentir falta do país, to be homesick
avoir raison: ter razão, to be right
avoir tort: estar equivocado, to be wrong
avoir de la chance: ter sorte, to be lucky
avoir peur de: ter medo de, to be afraid
avoir honte de: ter vergonha de, to be ashamed
avoir besoin de: precisar (de), to need
en avoir assez de: estar por aqui de, to be fed up with


Professeur Maxime

Quelques expressions avec "avoir"

JOHN: Hi, Alice, it’s John. How are you? 
ALICE: Oh, hi, John! I was just thinking about you.
JOHN: That’s nice. I was wondering if you’d like to go to a 
movie tonight.
ALICE: Sure, I’d love to! What’s playing?
JOHN: I was thinking about that new comedy Lights Out. What do
you think?
ALICE: Sounds great!
JOHN: OK, I’ll pick you up around 7:30. The movie starts at 8:00.
ALICE: See you then. Bye!



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Hi, Alice, it’s John: Hi, ____, it’s ____ is a casual and friendly way to say hello on the 
phone. Although “it’s” means “it is,” it is used to mean “I am” here.
• Oh, hi, John! Notice the rising intonation here. Alice is excited to hear from John and is 
very pleased that he called her.
• I was wondering if you’d like to ... This is a polite and indirect way of asking “Do you 
want to …?” John is nervous and does not want to appear too direct or bold. Notice 
how the question goes up at the end, which shows that he is not overly confident.
• Sure! I’d love to means “Yes, I would love to.” Notice that Alice is very enthusiastic 
and friendly. She wants John to feel comfortable about asking her out on a date.
• I was thinking about … / What do you think? Again, John does not want to appear 
too bold. He wants to give Alice a chance to suggest a movie.
• Sounds great! Is an informal way of saying “That is a good plan.”
• I’ll pick you up is an informal way of saying “I’ll come to your house so that we can 
go together.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 6: A Telephone Call

Здравствуйте. Это четвёртый эпизод подкаста "Глубинный народ", взгляд на культуру России из провинции.  

У школьных учителей в России есть такая шутка.

"Попробуйте ответить на вопрос. Как правильно сказать: у рыбов нет зубов, у рыбей нет зубей или у рыб нет зуб?"

В этой шутке мы видим три окончания формы родительного падежа множественного числа существительных:
-ов (-ев): столов, компьютеров, платьев;
-ей: морей, мышей, дочерей;
нулевое окончание: башен, вишен, туч.

Эта форма очень трудна, потому что закономерности выбора окончания хотя и существуют, но их очень много — и они непоследовательны.

В советской "Песне о Родине" есть такие строки:

"Широка страна моя родная, 
Много в ней лесов, полей и рек."

Во второй строке мы также видим те же окончания.

А как вы ответите на вопрос про рыб и про зубы?

Спасибо за внимание.

https://rutube.ru/video/b5ed6aa84a86bfaea0211fb22e6da986/

Глубинный народ

Родительный падеж множественного числа

Spanish México

CHIHUAHUA MÉXICO EPISODIO # 2.

很快我就进一步了解了这朵花儿。
I soon learned to know this flower better.
在小王子的星球上，过去一直都生长着一些只有一层花瓣的很简单的花。
On the little prince's planet the flowers had always been very simple.
这些花非常小，一点也不占地方，从来也不会去打搅任何人。
They had only one ring of petals; they took up no room at all; they were a trouble to nobody.
她们早晨在草丛中开放，晚上就凋谢了。
One morning they would appear in the grass, and by night they would have faded peacefully away.
有一天，不知从哪里来了一颗种子，忽然一天这种子发了芽。
But one day, from a seed blown from no one knew where, a new flower had come up;
小王子特别仔细地监视着这棵与众不同的小苗：
and the little prince had watched very closely over this small sprout which was not like any other small sprouts on his planet.
这玩艺说不定是一种新的猴面包树。
It might, you see, have been a new kind of baobab.
但是，这小苗不久就不再长了，而且开始孕育着一个花朵。

The shrub soon stopped growing, and began to get ready to produce a flower.
看到在这棵苗上长出了一个很大很大的花蕾，小王子感觉到从这个花苞中一定会出现一个奇迹。
The little prince, who was present at the first appearance of a huge bud, felt at once that some sort of miraculous apparition must emerge from it.
然而这朵花藏在它那绿茵茵的房间中用了很长的时间来打扮自己。
But the flower was not satisfied to complete the preparations for her beauty in the shelter of her green chamber.
她精心选择着她将来的颜色，慢慢腾腾地妆饰着，
She chose her colours with the greatest care. she drest her slowly.
一片片地搭配着她的花瓣，
She adjusted her petals one by one.
她不愿象虞美人那样一出世就满脸皱纹。
She did not wish to go out into the world all rumpled, like the field poppies.
她要让自己带着光艳夺目的丽姿来到世间。
It was only in the full radiance of her beauty that she wished to appear.
是的，她是非常爱美的。
Oh, yes! She was a coquettish creature!
她用好些好些日子天仙般地梳妆打扮。
And her mysterious adornment lasted for days and days.

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第18章：花苞中的奇迹

不同 bù tóng：different ; diverse
类型 lèi xíng：kind; type;style
动作片 dòng zuò piàn：Action movies
喜剧片 xǐ jù piàn：Comedy movies
爱情片 ài qíng piàn：Romance movies 
科幻片 kē huàn piàn：Science Fiction movies 
奇幻片 或者 魔幻片 qíhuàn piàn huòzhě móhuàn piàn：Fantasy movies
动画片 dòng huà piàn：Cartoons or Animations
悬疑片 xuán yí piàn：Mystery movies
侦探片 zhēn tàn piàn：Detective movies
剧情片 jù qíng piàn：Drama movies
恐怖片 kǒng bù piàn：Horror movies
古装片 gǔ zhuāng piàn：Ancient Costume movies
音乐片 yīn yuè piàn：Musical movies
剧情片 jì lù piàn：Documentary

Key Sentence：
你 喜欢 看 什么类型 的 电影？nǐ  xǐhuan kàn shénme lèixíng de diànyǐng ？
我 喜欢 看...、...和...，你呢？wǒ xǐ huān kàn ...、... hé ...， nǐ ne ？


“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

What kind of movies do you like？你喜欢看什么类型的电影？

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