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Two Wise Monkeys Japanese Podcast

Ep.2 「〜おく」


每周都有七天：星期一，星期二，星期三，星期四，星期五，星期六和星期天。
Měi zhōu dōu yǒu qī tiān: xīngqī yī, xīngqī èr, xīngqī sān, xīngqī sì, xīngqī wǔ, xīngqī liù hé xīngqī tiān。
There are seven days in one week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

我哥哥每周工作五天。
Wǒ gēge měi zhōu gōngzuò wǔ tiān。
My elder brother works five days a week. 

星期一到星期五，他每天七点半起床，8点出门，8点30分到公司。
Xīngqī yī dào xīngqī wǔ, tā měitiān qī diǎn bàn qǐ chuáng, bā diǎn chū mén, bā diǎn sān shí dào gōngsī.
From Monday to Friday, he gets up on half past seven, eight o'clock go to work, and 8:30 arrives at the company. 

下午5点一刻下班，晚上11点睡觉。
Xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn yī kè xiàbiān, wǎnshang shí yī diǎn shuìjiào。
Getting off work on 5:15pm, and goes to bed on 11pm. 

星期六和星期天都是他的休息日，他常常与朋友见面，吃饭，聊天儿，放松放松。
Xīngqī liù hé xīngqī tiān dōu shì tā de xiūxi rì, tā chángcháng yǔ péngyǒu jiànmiàn, chīfàn,liáotiānr，fàngsōng fàngsōng。
Both Saturday and Sunday are his holiday. He usually meets his friends, have lunch, chats, and   relax. 

Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

一周七天   Seven days per week   Yī zhōu qī tiān   (HSK 2-3)

Le ballon rond rassemble des millions de personnes à travers le monde, c'est aussi le sport le plus populaire en France. Mais comme beaucoup de français(es) je m'intéresse à beaucoup de disciplines, c'est toujours plus facile de commenter depuis son canapé. Et toi, quel le sport national dans ton pays ? 

Cher Journal

Episode 12 - Le Sport National

LUKE: Hello? Hi, Stephanie, how are things at the office?

STEPHANIE: Hi, Luke! How are you? Can you please stop and pick up extra paper for the computer printer?

LUKE: What did you say? Can you repeat that, please? Did you say to pick up ink for the printer? Sorry, the phone is cutting out.

STEPHANIE: Can you hear me now? No, I need more computer paper. Listen, I’ll text you exactly what I need. Thanks, Luke. Talk to you later.

LUKE: Thanks, Stephanie. Sorry, my phone has really bad reception here.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Can You Say That Again

今回は私が大好きな街「豊洲（とよす）」を紹介しました🚶🏻‍♀️散歩にぴったりの素敵な街です☕️

SeikaのTOKYO🗼guide🎧

📍豊洲（とよす）：Toyosu

If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully. For instance, "we sailed through the first half of the presentation but the second half was really difficult. There were just so many numbers and figures to communicate!". 

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

If only my job were like a ship!

En este episodio aprenderás a diferenciar cuando usar aunque con indicativo y subjuntivo

Spanish Shortcut

EP 28. ¿“AUNQUE” CON INDICATIVO O SUBJUNTIVO?

"Our world today is so competitive that sometimes even if you are not competing, people can see you as a competition."
- This is a valuable lesson that I learned about business.