In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about ‘decision fatigue’ and their tips for managing it.


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

你有“选择困难”吗？ Have you experienced 'decision fatigue'?

There is an old saying, "that birds of the same feather flock together." The law of association will tell you that you attract who you are. Why is the law of association important?

FLO TALKS 

LAW OF ASSOCIATION

・東北地方の方言「はかはか」の紹介
・オノマトペの一種「はかはか」の意味と使用例
・彼女と初めてのデートの前は「はかはか」する！？
・少し走った後などにも使える
・まとめ　東北の広い地域で使われています

Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

「あーはかはかした」When do you use this phrase in Tohoku area?

Culture To Grow allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed. This episode focuses on end-of-year exams since today is the start of AP exams in the US. Please listen to myself and 4 other guest speakers from Poland, Belarus, Mongolia, and Nepal. There will be a new episode every other Monday, so be sure to subscribe! 

Culture To Grow

Episode 2: End of Year Exams -- Around the World

一. Dialogue 对话

A：今晚我和丽丽想去K歌，你要不要来？ 
Jīn wǎn wǒ hé lì lì xiǎng qù K gē ，nǐ yào bú yào lái ？ 

B：我不太会唱歌。我怕我唱不好。 
wǒ bú tài huì chàng gē 。wǒ pà wǒ chàng bÙ hǎo 。 

A：没关系的，一起玩开心就好啦！ 
méi guān xì de ，yī qǐ wán kāi xīn jiù hǎo lā ！

二. Words & Expressions: 

 1.【今晚】jīn wǎn: tonight 

 2.【歌】gē: song 

 3. 【唱歌】chàng gē: sing 
 
 4. 【怕】pà：be afraid of, fear 

 5. 【开心】kāi xīn : happy

三. Dialogue Explanation: 
 1. 今晚我和丽丽想去K歌，你要不要来？ 
Jīn wǎn wǒ hé lì lì xiǎng qù K gē ，nǐ yào bú yào lái ？ 
Lily and I want to go to Karaoke tonight, do you want to to join us? 

2. 我不太会唱歌。我怕我唱不好。 
Wǒ bú tài huì chàng gē 。wǒ pà wǒ chàng bÙ hǎo 。 
I’m not good at singing, I’m afraid that I can’t sing well. 
 note: "不太“ literally means "not too", which means "not very" or "not so". 

 3. 没关系的，一起玩开心就好啦！ 
Méi guān xì de ，yī qǐ wán kāi xīn jiù hǎo lā ！ 
Don’t worry, let’s just have fun together! 

 ☞ (不太会唱歌和唱不好是)没关系的= 没关系的 abbr. 
 
 ☞The "是... 的" construction for emphasizing details
the 是⋯⋯的 construction is frequently used when asking or telling details about the past.Although this structure is called the 是⋯⋯的 construction, the 是 is nearly always optional. You will often hear this structure with 是 omitted, so be aware. The only time 是 is required in this construction is when it's being negated. Other than that, 是 is commonly omitted.

e.g. 1
A: 你 骑 自行车 来 的 吗 ？(Emphasizing "by bike")
     nǐ qí zìxíngchē lái de ma?
      Did you come by bike? 

B: 我 走 来 的 。(Emphasizing "by foot")
     Wǒ zǒu lái de.
     I came by foot.

 e.g.2
A: 谁 告诉 你 的 ？(Emphasizing "who")
    shéi gàosu nǐ de?
     Who told you? 

B: 一 个 同事 告诉 我 的 。(Emphasizing "a colleague")
    yī gè tóngshì gàosu wǒ de.
    A colleague told me.




Learn Chinese with Lucky Yancy

1. 去唱歌 Go To Karaoke 

I will talk about my morning routine.
This episode is N4 level.
Please use it for listening practice.

☆Script for this episode
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Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#2 毎朝（まいあさ）していること（Morning routine） //N4 Level

If you started your personal development journey.  Remember to TRUST THE PROCESS.

TRUST THE PROCESS (MY PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT JOURNEY)

Democracy, dictatorships and the modern world.  
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.


English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 34 - IS DEMOCRACY DEAD? 

Y llegamos al episodio número 8 de la serie 'HABLEMOS DE VIAJES'. Como pueden ver, es un tema que me encanta, siempre tengo algo más para decir, opinar, compartir y debatir con ustedes.

En esta oportunidad, voy a estar enfocándome en el aspecto de las relaciones que creamos cuando viajamos. Los amigos que nos hacemos (o no) por el mundo. ¿Estamos abiertos a nuevas relaciones humanas cuando estamos lejos de casa? ¿Nos interesa generar contacto real con otras personas de culturas diferentes?

Charlemos un poco de eso, ¿estás listo/a?

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