Joy to Our World

Where there is sugar, ants will be there. Is this good? 

Bu dersi sonra siz: 1. Kaç yaşindasin / senin yaşin kaç soruceksiniz 2. Eğer siz bu soru dinliyorsa, o zaman rahatce cevap vereceksiniz. Bu kesinikle iyi bir başlangıç olucak.

İngilizçe - selamlar

Yaş - age

En este episodio hablaremos sobre las series del mes de enero. ¿Estás esperando alguna serie en este mes?

Natural Spanish Fluency

Series de enero

Zhè shì wǒ de māma,
   这 是  我 的 妈妈，
This is my mother,

tā yǒu yì shuāng dàdà de yǎnjing,
她 有 一  双    大大  的   眼睛，
she has a pair of big eyes,

yì bǎ cháng tóufa。
一  把  长  头发。
a bunch of long hair.

Tā jīntiān qī diǎn qǐ chuáng,
她  今天  七 点 起   床，
She got up at 7 today,

bā diǎn chū mén qù mǎi cài。
  八  点  出   门 去 买  菜。
and went out to buy groceries at 8.

Notes:
1）	Monosyllable adjective double indicates to enhance the degree and convey the emotion of like, for example:
dàdà de yǎnjing          gāogāo de bízi      xiǎoxiǎo de zuǐba
大大  的  眼睛                  高高    的 鼻子        小小  的  嘴巴
big eyes                         high nose              small mouth

2) some measure word in Chinese,
A: yì shuāng 一双： used for a pair of 
  yì shuāng kuàizi 一双筷子： a pair of chopsticks
B: yì bǎ     一把： for something in a bunch, or with its legs parted, 
or with a handle
  yì bǎ shūzi 一把梳子： a comb

3)	verb1 + qù 去+ verb2:  
a:   verb2 is the purpose for verb1
                   
a: Māma chū mén qù mǎi cài
     妈妈      出  门     去  买 菜。 （Mother went out to buy groceries.）

 b:  verb1 is the manner for verb2
 b:  Wǒ zuò fēijī qù Shànghǎi. 
       我   坐  飞机  去     上海。    (I took plane to Shanghai.)


Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

我的妈妈

In today's podcast we're going to talk about some phrasal verbs for the times that you start and finish work. We'll also talk a little bit about the differences between British and American English in this context. I hope you find it useful for the next time you clock on!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

What time did you clock in?

Do you really know how to use "二" or "两"？

JOJO CHINESE

二&两

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about their experiences with living in an RV, anxiety about buying a house, and how they find a sense of belonging in a place.