你是哪国人？  我是中国人
nǐ shì nǎ guó rén ？ wǒ shì zhōng guó rén
 
你来自哪个国家？   我来自国家
nǐ lái zì nǎ gè guó jiā ？ wǒ lái zì guó jiā

日常中文（Daily Chinese）

Which country are you from ?

Real Life Chinese
今天我们来听听“It’s so weird”用中文怎么说？

*******Script for your second time listening********
qí guài
奇 怪   weird
zhēn qí guài ！
真奇怪！
tài qí guài le ！
太奇怪了！
This is so weird. 

nǐ bù jué dé hěn qí guài ma ？
你不觉得很奇怪吗？

片段一Clip one
A：这真是奇怪了！真是！
B:  爷爷，您别生气
A：zhè zhēn shì qí guài le ！zhēn shì ！
B:  yé ye ，nín bié shēng qì   

片段二
A：特奇怪，她突然叫我去她家。我不知道怎么回事儿。
A：tè qí guài ，tā tū rán jiào wǒ qù tā jiā 。wǒ bú zhī dào zěn me huí shì r 。

片段三
A：每一条都有你们有点奇怪啊。你们站到后面吧。 
A：měi yì tiáo dōu yǒu nǐ men yǒu diǎn qí guài a 。nǐ men zhàn dào hòu miàn ba 。

片段四
A:  你还好吗？
B:  很奇怪，我反而觉得轻松自在的。
A:  nǐ hái hǎo ma ？
B:  hěn qí guài ，wǒ fǎn ér jué de qīng sōng zì zài de 。

片段五
A：我肚子太大了，是不是很奇怪？ 
A: wǒ dù zi tài dà le ，shì bú shì hěn qí guài ？


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Real Life Chinese ——来听听“It’s so weird”用中文怎么说得地道？

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In many parts of the world, summer has kicked in, and people are really feeling the heat.

But people in one city in the Middle East may have more reason to complain about the heat than anywhere else in the world.

This place is so hot that birds fall from the sky, some streets are air-conditioned, and, allegedly, fish boil in the sea.

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People are rarely seen walking outside in the summer, and many residents leave the city while it's this hot.

Kuwait has always been hot, but climate change has made the summers hotter and longer.

According to the Emirates Policy Center, between 1962 and 1999 there were 18 days when the temperature in Kuwait was 50 degrees Celsius or higher. Between 2000 and 2021, the number of days was 80 — and 64 of those were between 2010 and 2021.

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