Teacher Joseph's Podcast

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On this episode, we will learn more about “time”.
前天qián tiān(the day before yesterday) 昨天zuó tiān(yesterday) 今天jīn tiān(today) 明天míng tiān(tomorrow) 后天hòu tiān(the day after tomorrow)

前年qián nián(the year before last year) 去年qù nián(last year) 今年jīn nián(this year) 明年míng nián(next year) 后年hòu nián(the year after next year)

上个星期shàng ge xīng qī(last week)  这个星期zhè ge xīng qī(this week)  下个星期xià ge xīng qī(next week)

上个月shàng ge yuè(last month) 这个月zhè ge yuè(this month) 下个月xià ge yuè(next month)

1.昨天几月几号？(What was the date yesterday?)
zuó tiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào ?
2.明天几月几号？(What is the date tomorrow?)
míng tiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào ?
3.后天星期几？(What day is it the day after tomorrow?)
hòu tiān xīng qī jǐ ?
4.上个月五号星期几？(What day was the fifth of last month?)
shàng ge yuè wǔ hào xīng qī jǐ ?
5.今年是哪一年？(What year is it this year?)
jīn nián shì nǎ yì nián ? 
6.去年是哪一年？（What year was it last year?）
qù nián shì nǎ yì nián ?


Daily Conversation（日常对话）

4. More about Time（关于日期）

『新完全マスター語彙　日本語能力試験N2』（2011年、スリーエーネットワーク） 教科書を1課ずつ読んでいきます。 N2、N1に必要な語彙です。 今日は、第７章３課です。

N2合格

N2　語彙　第7章3課

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学生：你好，我要入住。
xuésheng：Ní hǎo, wǒ yào rùzhù.
Student: Hello, I am checking in.

前台：您好！请问您有预订吗？
qián tái：Nín hǎo! Qǐngwèn nín yǒu yùdìng ma?
Reception: Hello! Do you have a reservation?

学生：有的，我预订了房间。
xuésheng：Yǒude, wǒ yùdìng le fángjiān.
Student: Yes, I reserved a room.

前台：好，请出示您的护照.
qián tái：Hǎo , qǐng chūshì nínde hùzhào.
Reception: Sure, please show me your passport.

学生：在这里。
xuésheng：zài zhè lǐ.
Student: Here it is.

前台：谢谢，请稍等。您的房间在5楼508。这是您的房卡。
qián tái：xièxie,qǐng shāoděng! nínde fángjiān zài 5 lóu 508.zhèshì nínde fángkǎ.
Reception: Thanks, please wait a minute. it's on the 5th floor Room 508. This is your room card.

学生：好的，谢谢。
xuésheng：Hǎode, xièxie.
Student: All right, thank you.

New words:
入住 rù zhù：check in; move into (a house)
房间 fáng jiān：room
出示 chū shì：show; produce; offer
护照 hù zhào：passport
稍等 shāo děng：wait a moment/minute
房卡 fáng kǎ：room card


Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L4 入住酒店[rùzhù jiǔdiàn]-Check in the hotel

4 Minutes Spanish - Complete Course for beginners

Second lesson

In this story, a Ferrari named Rarri gets an offer that’s hard to refuse. But what will the consequences be? This is Part 2 of 6.  

It was 7:25am when Rarri rolled into the large garage located at the race track. It was here where the racing cars got tuned up and repaired. Rarri’s number one competitor was waiting for him: a Mercedes racing car. 

“Good of you to meet me here,” said the Mercedes. 

“Why did you call me here?” said Rarri. 

“I just wanted to have a friendly talk.” 

The Mercedes was leaking arrogance and superiority. Rarri didn’t respond, but slightly revved his engine. 

“Listen Rarri, I’ll cut to the chase. I’ve got all the money I’ll ever need. Enough to feed generations of Mercedes. That’s not why I race. I race for the glory. And as you know, I have quite a reputation.” 

Rarri said, “You called me here to boast about your success?” 

“I’ve been watching you closely, Mr. Ferrari. You’ve performed quite well, winning so many races. But you know you can’t beat me, and I won’t let you. That cup is mine.” 

“We’ll see who is the faster car and better driver soon.” 

“Maybe, but I’d rather settle things today. I have an offer for you. You lose on purpose and I’ll give you half the prize money. Second place is nothing to be ashamed of.” 

Rarri’s mind immediately flashed to his family. They all depended on Rarri to win this race. They had been so supportive, encouraging him day and night to train harder. 

Mercedes saw that Rarri was contemplating and he said, “I heard a little rumour that you’re feeling a bit nervous about the big race. Something about wind and snow. Would I be right?” 

“I’m not worried about snow,” said Rarri, trying to be brave. “But I care very much about my family, and they need this money. I’ll think about your offer and let you know before the big race.” 

“Listen here, little race car. I respect you, but you must know, if you don’t accept my gracious offer, there’ll be consequences… You’ve got 24 hours.”

Being a Cloud

Rarri the Ferrari 

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Charities.
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 73 - GIVING 

I order a decaf latte and an egg mayo sandwich. It is interesting that the brown bread is still "frozen" so she only has white bread available. That says a lot about how we treat food here.