Which are more important to you, your friends or your family?

Listen to how I answer this particular question, and get some short English explanations about some vocabulary and expressions I use in my answer.  Try to answer the questions in the vocabulary examples using the new vocabulary and expressions.

Speak English With Muki

Episode 6: Friends or Family

En un mundo cada vez mas superpoblado resulta paradójico ver que cada vez más personas se sienten solas, por eso en este episodio te invito a conocer que impactos tiene la soledad en la salud de las personas y que estrategias podemos llevar a cabo para combatirla 

¡Hablemos de salud!

Soledad: Impacto en la salud de las personas

Halo semua!
Hari ini aku tiba-tiba terpikir tentang sesuatu yang… sederhana banget.
Selembar kertas.
Kayaknya, sekarang kita sudah jarang banget ya, nulis sesuatu di atas kertas. 

Mau nulis catatan? Buka HP
Mau kirim pesan? Ya ketik aja. 
Sampai aku sendiri kadang lupa… tulisan tanganku tuh kayak apa, ya? 

Padahal dulu, kertas itu teman sehari-hariku.
Mulai dari catatan pelajaran, nulis curhatan rahasia,
sampai main kirim-kirim pesan ke teman waktu pelajaran.

Lucunya, waktu aku nemu catatan lama… aku jadi bingung sendiri.
Ini tulisan siapa? Kenapa bisa sejelek ini, hahaha…
Atau... kapan pernah nulis kayak gini, ya? 

Aku ingat, waktu kuliah, aku pernah nulis nama orang yang aku suka di halaman belakang buku…
eh, bukunya dipinjam sama temanku…ketahuan deh!!! malu banget!!

Sekarang, aku kadang rindu… bukan cuma sama masa itu, 
tapi juga sama versi diriku yang suka nulis hal-hal kecil.

Aku yang nggak takut nulis tangan meski jelek.
Aku yang berani ekspresi perasaan pakai selembar kertas.

Kalau kamu, kapan terakhir kali nulis tangan? 
Masih inget nggak tulisanmu kayak apa?
Atau mungkin… kamu punya satu kertas yang masih kamu simpan sampai sekarang? 

Selembar kertas mungkin ringan. 
Tapi kadang, dia bisa simpan perasaan yang berat.
Atau sebaliknya, dia bisa buat kita tertawa ringan…

Terima kasih sudah dengarkan cerita kecil ini.
Sampai ketemu lagi di cerita-cerita ringan berikutnya ya!

Akhir minggu

Selembar kertas, seribu kenangan

In different scenarios，3 ways to apologize in Mandarin.
对不起、不好意思、抱歉。

****Script for your second time listening****
dào qiàn
道 歉    
to apologize  v. 你应该向我道歉。
 apology  n.  我不接受你的道歉。

片段一Clip one
对不起duì bu qǐ  
1. 我已经等了你5分钟了！对不起，我现在立刻赶过去。
2. 对不起，我得走了。
3. 哎呦，你不要在跟我说对不起了好不好！
4. 大哥，我错了，对不起，对不起。
5. 今天我让他失望了，对不起。
1.  wǒ yǐ jīng děng le nǐ 5fèn zhōng le ！duì bú qǐ ，wǒ xiàn zài lì kè gǎn guò qù 。
2.  duì bú qǐ ，wǒ děi zǒu le 。
3.  āi yōu ，nǐ bú yào zài gēn wǒ shuō duì bú qǐ le hǎo bù hǎo ！
4.  dà gē ，wǒ cuò le ，duì bú qǐ ，duì bú qǐ 。
5.  jīn tiān wǒ ràng tā shī wàng le ，duì bú qǐ 。

片段二
抱歉 bào qiàn ；to feel apologetic
1.	那接下来我去哪儿啊？真抱歉，您这瘾只能过到这了。
2.	抱歉，我这里不能抽烟。
3.	抱歉，迟到了。飞机误点。
1.	nà jiē xià lái wǒ qù nǎ ér a ？zhēn bào qiàn ，nín zhè yǐn zhǐ néng guò dào zhè le 。
2.	bào qiàn ，wǒ zhè lǐ bù néng chōu yān 。
3.	bào qiàn ，chí dào le 。fēi jī wù diǎn 。
片段三
不好意思bù hǎo yì si ；to feel embarrassing ,to be sorry(for inconveniencing sb)
1.	不好意思啊，今天和你玩得很开心...
2.	不好意思，我们有点事情要谈。
3.	勇哥，不好意思啊，人有点儿多，耽误时间了。
4.	秋雅，你看我都不知道你结婚，我穿成这样就来了。实在是不好意思。恭喜！
1.  bù hǎo yì si a ，jīn tiān hé nǐ wán de hěn kāi xīn ...
2.  bù hǎo yì si ，wǒ men yǒu diǎn shì qíng yào tán 。
3.  yǒng gē ，bù hǎo yì si a ，rén yǒu diǎn r duō ，dān wù shí jiān le 。
4.  qiū yǎ ，nǐ kàn wǒ dōu bù zhī dào nǐ jié hūn ，wǒ chuān chéng zhè yàng jiù lái le 。shí zài shì bù hǎo yì si 。

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Real Life Chinese——3 ways to apologize in Mandarin

The difference between 以前(yǐ qián) and 以后(yǐ hòu) is very clear from last episode, 以前 means before, so we often see it in a past tense sentence, and 以后 is the opposite, but have you ever wondered that does 以前 always refer to the past, and does 以后 always refer to the future?

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以前、以后

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“And if those trespassers make a move for their rifles, get out of there quick fast!” said Tom as a 
final word of caution to his loyal subordinates. 

At that moment, Tom was startled by a loud SLAM. An unknown figure wrapped in multi-coloured plastic had dropped from the sky and landed right in front of him. The figure groaned as it struggled to breathe. The figure unwrapped itself and came face to face with a giant 15ft alligator. 

“ARRGGHHH!” screamed the skydiver. But his scream shifted to a groan. He winced in pain, grabbing his right arm – possibly a broken bone or dislocated joint. The skydiver got to his knees and begun backing away. 

“Please… Please! Don’t eat me!” cried the skydiver. But Tom the giant alligator was disinterested in eating the injured animal. “Name yourself, human,” said Tom. But all the skydiver perceived was a deadly growl. The skydiver couldn’t comprehend that the 
monster was trying to communicate with him. 

Seeing terror in the skydiver’s eyes, Tom tried to de-escalate the situation. “I am the great Tom. I preside over these lowlands. Simply identify yourself, human, and you will leave with your life. But if you are a poacher—” THUD! The skydiver had snatched the nearest rock, a good-sized one, the size of a bowling ball, and hurled it at the monster’s head. It struck like a sledgehammer on the alligator’s snout. With a momentary distraction, the skydiver limped away into the tall grass. Tom felt a flame of anger ignite in his reptilian brain. His instincts kicked in and he charged for the human. It was as easy as catching up to a crawling baby. Tom WHACKED the limping man across the face with the mighty power of his dragon-like tail. 

After the jaw-breaking blow, the last thing the skydiver saw was the horrific sight of dark
yellow eyes staring into his. “That wasn’t very nice…” said Tom to the unconscious body. “Did you think I wanted to eat you? I have no taste for human flesh or blood. I’m a pescetarian, for crying out loud!”