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2 MINUTE ENGLISH WITH MOHAMMAD

Keoi5 hai6 ngo5 ma4ma1
佢  係   我  妈妈

Dialogue:
Can4 lai6: Daai6 wai6, zou2 san4!  Keoi5 hai6 bin1 go3?
陈丽：    大   卫， 早   晨！   佢  係  边   个？
          Good morning, David! Who is she?

Daai6 wai6: Zou2 san4, keoi5 hai6 ngo5 ma4ma1.
大  卫： 早     晨，佢   係  我   妈妈。
         Good morning. She is my mother.

Can4 lai6: keoi5 hai6 bin1 go3?
陈丽：    佢   係 边   个？
         Who is he?

Daai6 wi6: keoi5 hai6 ngo5 ba4ba1.
大卫：     佢  係   我   爸爸。
           He is my father.

Can4 lai6: Nei5 ba4ba1 tung4 ma4ma1 dou1 hai6 ji1sang1?
陈丽：     你  爸爸   同    妈妈    都   係  医生？
           Both your father and mother are doctors?

Daai6 wai6: Ngo5 ba4ba1 hai6 ji1sang1, ngo5 ma4ma1 hai6 wu6 si6.
大卫：      我   爸爸   係 医生，   我    妈妈   係   护 士。
            My father is a doctor, and my mother is a nurse.

Words:
1.	 keoi5:      佢      indicate the third party (he/she/it)
2.	 bin1 go3:   边个    who
3.	 ji1 sang1:   医生    doctor
4.	 tung4:      同      and; with
5.	 dou1:       都      also；too
6.	 wu6 si6:     护士    nurse
7.	lou5 si1:      老师    teacher
8.	hok6 sang1:   学生    student 
9.	fuk6 mou6 jyun4: 服务员  waiter/waitress/attendant
10.	ging1 lei5:    经理     manager



Listening & Speaking (Cantonese)

Keoi5 hai6 ngo5 ma4ma1  佢  係   我  妈妈 She is my mother

⌚️In five minutes, let's learn the latest election news from Taiwan. What exactly is the "watermelon effect"? I'll reveal the answer tomorrow. 

⌚️我們用5分鐘的時間，來學跟台灣選舉有關係的新聞吧！ 問題：什麼是西瓜效應？ 明天會公佈答案！ 

⌚️我们用5分钟的时间，来学跟台湾选举有关系的新闻吧！ 问题：什么是西瓜效应？ 明天会公布答案！

來源/来源：https://www.thenewslens.com/article/177277

News with zhe

#5min 2024总统大选会出现「滚雪球效应」还是「钟摆效应」?

Here we learn how to change sentences from the active to the passive voice. We focus on the different tenses and how to apply grammar rules when changing a sentence into the passive voice.

NB: This podcast serves as a complementary material to my lessons. Further explanation, notes and homework are provided during class. 

If you would like to learn more about this subject, feel free to book a lesson with me.

The English Corner with Awethu

Active & Passive Voice

こんにちは! 今日(きょう)のエピソードは発明(はつめい)についてです。
どんな発明品(はつめいひん)を知(し)っていますか？

Usage of Slow Japanese:
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STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

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Slow Japanese

Episode #34 - Invention

En este episodio te diré algunos datos curiosos y razones por las que se dice que el español es un idioma dificil de aprender

Spanish Shortcut

EP 36. ¿ES DIFICIL APRENDER ESPAÑOL?


You just got into bed after a long day, and you're exhausted. You plan to spend a few minutes on your phone — maybe scrolling Instagram or TikTok — and then sleep.

But when you try to sleep, it's not as easy as you thought it would be. You were so tired — what happened?

According to a new study, your phone may be the problem.

The study, done by researchers at New Zealand's University of Otago, involved 85 kids aged 11 to 14. They each spent a week wearing a body camera on their chest starting from three hours before they got into bed.

A second camera was also placed in their bedrooms to monitor their phone use once they were in bed. They also wore a device that tracked their sleep.

The researchers found that 99% of the participants used their phones in the two hours before bed. More than half used their phones while they were in bed, and about a third used their phones after trying to go to sleep.

The results showed that screen time in bed affected participants' sleep — it stopped them from going to sleep for about half an hour, and also reduced the amount of sleep they got.

The impact was larger when participants had a more interactive experience — such as playing a game — or if they used more than one screen. For every additional 10 minutes of this type of screen time, sleep time was reduced by the same amount.

Interestingly, phone use in the two hours before bed had little impact on sleep.

According to lead researcher Bradley Brosnan, the results suggest that, while current guidelines recommend no screen time in the hour or two before bed, keeping phones out of the bedroom might be enough for a better night's sleep.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Keep Screens Out of Bed for Better Sleep

In questo episodio vi parlo del frico, un piatto tipico di una regione del Nord Italia... quale?
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Dove si mangia?

Il Frico

In this American English language podcast episode, I talk about travelling tips. I talk about using a luggage strap to piggyback my heavy backpack on top of my carry-on luggage with wheels. My italki teacher profile https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . www.streetwisenglish.com