Modern celebration of Christmas and New Year holidays in Russia. Differences between Russia and Western Counties

Russian Fluency

Russian Christmas

The character "鼻" is a compound ideogram consisting of the radical "自" (self) on top and "畀-bì" (to give) at the bottom. It resembles the shape of a nose.

it is consisting of the radical "自" (self) on top and "畀-bì" (to give) at the bottom. It resembles the shape of a nose.

Meaning (字义)
The character "鼻" primarily means "nose." It can also relate to smelling and breathing.

Usage (用法)
"鼻" is commonly used in words and phrases related to the nose and its functions. 

Example Words (例词)

1.鼻子 (bí zi) - nose
他的鼻子很大。 (Tā de bí zi hěn dà.)
His nose is very big.

2.鼻涕 (bí tì) - nasal mucus
孩子流了鼻涕。 (Háizi liú le bí tì.)
The child has a runny nose.

3.鼻孔 (bí kǒng) - nostril
我的鼻孔痒痒的。 (Wǒ de bí kǒng yǎng yǎng de.)
My nostrils are itchy.

Example Sentences (例句)

1.他用鼻子闻花香。 (Tā yòng bí zi wén huā xiāng.)
He smells the flowers with his nose.

2.她的鼻子很好看。 (Tā de bí zi hěn hǎo kàn.) 
Her nose is very pretty.

3.不要用手指挖鼻孔。 (Bù yào yòng shǒuzhǐ wā bí kǒng.)
Don't pick your nose with your fingers.

Idiom (四字成语)
成语: 鼻青脸肿 (bí qīng liǎn zhǒng)

Meaning (意义)
"鼻青脸肿" literally means "nose bruised and face swollen." It describes someone who has been beaten up, with a bruised nose and swollen face.

Example Sentence (例句)
他刚打完了一架，鼻青脸肿。 (Tā gāng dǎ wán le yí jià , bí qīng liǎn zhǒng.)
He came back from a fight, looking bruised and swollen.


Summary
The character "鼻" is related to the nose and its functions. Its usage is common in everyday language. The idiom "鼻青脸肿" describes someone who looks bruised and swollen, often after a fight or accident.

每日一字

How do you say family members in Chinese? Is it more complicated than your language?

Sherri Chinese

EP.5 Family members in Chinese part 2,

佐々木仁子・松本紀子（2010年）『日本語能力試験」対策＿日本語総まとめN3（語彙）』アスク出版
テキストを読んでいきます。
一回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。

きょうは２日目です。

きょうの一言「流しはいつもきれいにしておきましょう」。




N3合格

N3　語彙　第1週2日目

Диктант сегодня на основе романа Льва Толстого “Война и мир”. 

Буду говорить текст вместе со знаками препинания: точка (.), запятая (,), тире (-), точка с запятой (;), кавычки открываются («), кавычки закрываются (»), вопросительный знак (?), восклицательный знак (!), многоточие (...). Еще в тексте есть сложное слово “артиллерист”. 

Отправьте мне сообщение "третий диктант готов", как только закончите, и я пришлю вам его текст для проверки. 

Пишите грамотно, говорите свободно! Удачного диктанта, друзья!

Writing Russian

Отрывок про небо Аустерлица из романа “Война и мир” (диктант)

En el episodio de hoy hablo con Puru. Puru es de la India, ha estudiado español por casi 5 años y ha conseguido los certificados DELE B1, B2 y C1. En nuestra conversación hablamos del aprendizaje de español de Puru, estereotipos y algunas similitudes entra la India y España.
¡Espero que disfrutes del episodio! Si lo haces, no te olvides de dejar una valoración a este podcast para que otros estudiantes puedan encontrarlo más fácilmente. 

Después de escuchar la conversación con Puru, deja un comentario y dime si te ha gustado esta conversación y cuáles son las cosas que más te han sorprendido.


Blanca to go 

93 - ¿Semejanzas entre la India y España? Con Puru

Learn to ask and answer questions for a work interview in Spanish!

Super Basic Spanish

Episodio 11: Entrevista de trabajo (work interview)

The defining factor that stands behind success at work!

What is the main secret behind top achievers?

Why some people continue to thrive (get promotions at work, get raises) or when it comes to IELTS speaking - seem to succeed without any hustle?

Have you questioned these people?

Can you imagine coming to these people and asking for a secret recipe?

Well, there is a book that had it figured out and it's the missing ingredient behind millions of working people.

Check out the book, it's all there, it's called 'The Magic Of Thinking Big' by David Schwartz.

Above all - what you'll read from the book is practical. It's not theoretical knowledge, nononon!!! It allowed me to see why I have become one of the best teachers of English on Italki, and another platform - from 11 thousand teachers.

it can assist you MASSIVELY in life too! Use it!

And come to my private limited in numbers classes so I can train you to develop your ability and succeed at work as I did and it's not theory!

See you today,
Anatoly

The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

The defining factor that stands behind success at work!

A Quick and Simple Guide to the Conditional Tenses