Basic communication conversations

第九课 订房间 Lesson 9 book a room

El nido
Alfredo Espino
Es porque un pajarito de la montaña ha hecho,
en el hueco de un árbol, su nido matinal,
que el árbol amanece con música en el pecho,
como que si tuviera corazón musical.

Si el dulce pajarito por entre el hueco asoma,
para beber rocío, para beber aroma,
el árbol de la sierra me da la sensación
de que se le ha salido, cantando, el corazón.

Poemas Salvadoreños

El Nido, Alfredo Espino 

王老师的中文班来了个留学生，他对中国的汉字非常感兴趣。这天，他上街回来找到王老师，不解的说：“王老师，你们中国人太不谦虚了。”
　　“为什么这么说？”王老师感到惊讶。“因为我看街上有很多大招牌，都是自我炫耀。比如：中国很行，中国人民很行，中国农业很行，中国建设很行，中国工商很行。”
　　王老师听了才知道他把“银”看成“很”了。
An foreign student came to Mr. Wang's Chinese class. He was very interested in Chinese characters. One day, he came back from the street to find Mr. Wang and said incomprehensibly, "Mr. Wang, you Chinese are too modest."

"Why do you say that?" Mr. Wang was surprised. "The big reason is that I see many big signs on the street, all of which are self display. For example, China is very good, the Chinese people are very good, China's agriculture is very good, China's construction is very good, and China's industry and commerce are very good."
After listening, Mr. Wang realized that he regarded "silver" as "very".

很行（hěn xíng）very good      银行（yín háng）bank 
行(xíng,  háng) polyphonic character

开心一刻 Jokes

中国银行zhōng guó yín háng

Joy to Our World

When there is a will, there is a way. Agreed? 

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Everyday Dialogues

Making Plans 🗓

Seguramente te haya llamado la atención la manera particular en la pronunciamos en algunas partes de Argentina y de Uruguay. En este episodio te contaré sobre el fenómeno llamado "yeísmo rehilado".

Porteña

¿Por qué los hispanohablantes pronunciamos diferente playa y playa?

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"

En este episodio aprenderás nuevo vocabulario de finanzas que es muy necesario para la vida diaria, también escucharas unas historias en donde se usa este vocabulario para que puedas practicar.


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EP 8. Vocabulario para finanzas personales

A visit to the Scottish National Poet´s birthplace in South West Scotland. For Intermediate learners of English.