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British Accents: Focus on Birmingham

In Chinese, there are a lot of ways to say washroom. Like ‘洗手间、厕所、卫生间’and so on. The ones Crystal often used are ‘洗手间’and ’卫生间’.‘洗手间(xi3 shou3 jian1)’ is like washroom in English, literally meaning ‘the room to wash hands’.’卫生间(wei4 sheng1 jian1)’’s literal meaning is hygiene room. The usage of these two is almost equally as frequent. The other one is ‘厕所(ce4 suo3)’, like the toilet in English. But I don't use it so often, to girls it's coarse.

OK, let's learn this Chinese together! ‘Excuse me, Where's the washroom?’-“请问，洗手间在哪儿？”’请问(qǐng wèn)’ is often used when you ask questions to others—for example,  asking for directions, asking the time. It's like Excuse me in English. “洗手间(xǐ shǒu jiān)”means toilet, “洗手间”. In“在哪儿(zài nǎr)”, “在” means ‘at’, “哪儿“means where “在哪儿” is “where is”。 So, “Excuse me, where is washroom” in Chinese is ”请问，洗手间在哪儿(qǐng wèn, xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎr?)

Crystal Gao's Chinese Language Journey

3. 洗手间在哪儿？/ Where’s the washroom? 

[conversation 1]

A : 민수 씨, 내일 영화 볼까요?
B : 내일은 시간이 없어요.
A : 그럼 토요일은 어때요?
B : 좋아요.

[conversation 1]

A : Minsu, shall we see a movie tomorrow?
B : I don't have time tomorrow.
A : Then how about Saturday?
B : Sounds good.

[conversation 2]

A : 토요일에 영화 볼까요?
B : 토요일이 며칠이에요?
A : 5월 3일이에요.
B : 좋아요. 몇 시에 만날까요?
A : 2시에 학교 앞에서 만나요.
B : 좋아요.

[conversation 2]

A : Shall we see a movie on Saturday?
B : What date is this Saturday?
A : It is May 3.
B : Fine. What time shall we meet?
A : Let's meet at 2 in front of the school.
B : Alright.

[Grammar]

v-(으)ㄹ까요? is used for suggestions.
verb stems ending with a vowel + -ㄹ까요? 
verb stems ending with a consonant + -을까요?

As an answer to this pattern, v-아요/어요 can be used.
In this case, v-아요/어요 has the meaning Let's~


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ไทยทีละนิด Thai Tea La Nid - EP.3 - Have You Eaten Yet? 

Hi everyone! Welcome back to Thai- T La Nid (ไทยทีละนิด) Podcast. This is the episode 3 with me, Om-am.

In Thailand, after saying “สวัสดีครับ/สวัสดีค่ะ”, we often greet each other by asking “กินข้าวหรือยัง” or “กินข้าวรึยังคะ” (รึยัง or หรือยัง have the same meaning) “กินข้าวหรือยัง” means “Have you eaten yet?” 

In Thailand, especially in the past, we normally eat rice. That’s why we say “กินข้าว” when we have a meal even we might eat something else. Haha.

And you can reply back by saying “คุณกินแล้วค่ะ” or “เรียบร้อยแล้วค่ะ” if you have already eaten. And “ยังไม่ได้กินค่ะ” or “ยังเลยค่ะ” if you haven’t eaten anything. 

Now, let’s take a looks at some more phrases about this topic:

ข้าวเช้า - breakfast
ข้าวกลางวัน - lunch
ข้าวเย็น - dinner

So “คุณกินข้าวหรือยังคะ”?

If you want to learn more Thai and have fun speaking Thai, feel free to message me. And don’t forget to follow me for some more tips. 😊

Bye-Bye. Sa wat dee ka.


 

Thai - Tea La Nid (ไทยทีละนิด) Podcast

Thai - Tea La Nid (ไทยทีละนิด) - EP.3 - Have You Eaten Yet? (with transcript for study)

Hoy hablo de algunas cosas que puedes hacer para crear tu propia experiencia lingüística en español sin salir de casa. En el episodio comento hábitos que pueden ayudarte, algunos son pequeños cambios en tu rutina, y otros requieren un poco más de esfuerzo.

Después de escuchar dime qué te parecen estos consejos:

-¿has probado alguno de ellos?

-¿tienes otras recomendaciones, algo que hagas, que crees que podía ayudar a otros estudiantes?


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41 – Trucos para una inmersión en casa

En este pequeño podcast veremos diferentes expresiones con la palabra "echar"

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Expresiones con "echar"

In this episode, I read a short story about a man flying home and his conversation with the older gentleman sitting next to him. This story contains great natural dialogue and a casual atmosphere.

You can read the transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kCVgq93sFe0ONtj9TYpz8nxMj3FX1zKz/view?usp=sharing

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TEA Time Story # 1 Airplane Talk

You are going to listen a letter that Angela sends to Pedro about her summer plans. What is she going to do in the summer?

Answer the following questions to verify that you have understood the text!

1) ¿Dónde va a viajar Ángela en verano?
a) Al norte de España
b) Al sur de España
c) Al norte de su ciudad

2) ¿Cómo va a viajar Ángela?
a) en coche
b) en moto 
c) en tren

3) Ángela tiene todo preparado
a) excepto la maleta
b) sí, pero tiene que hacer aún algunas compras.
c) sí, pero tiene que comprar ropa de baño

4) ¿Dónde vive Pedro?
a) en Bilbao
b) en Madrid
c) en San Sebastián



Comprensión auditiva

El verano de Ángela

El murmullo de las abejas fue una obra escrita en 2015 por Sofía Segovia, escritora mexicana, quien retrata la historia de una familia de terratenientes mexicanos en el contexto histórico de México del siglo XX. La historia habla de la familia Morales y la llegada de un niño que es llamado de Simonopio, a través del cual se desarrollarán muchas de las situaciones de la historia y la familia.

Una novela para sentir, para cautivarse, dejarse emocionar y poder vivenciar con pequeños toques de realismo mágico desde la pluma mexicana. Sin duda una historia que te hará identificarte por momentos con personajes y situaciones bien particulares.