In todays episode we discuss new vocabulary involving double vowels !

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Episode 34: Words with double A, I and U

Text：
老师：这个星期有什么安排？
lǎoshī：zhège xīngqī yǒu shénme ānpái ？
Teacher: What are your plans for this week?

学生xuésheng：今天我想去附近逛逛。 jīntiān wǒ xiǎng qù fùjìn guàngguang,
         Student:     I want wander around nearby today.
            明天早上我去“天安门”广场。míngtiān zǎoshang wǒ qù “ tiān ān mén ” guǎngchǎng.
            I will go to Tiananmen SquareTomorrow morning.
            星期二去颐和园、星期三去故宫。xīng qī èr qù yí hé yuán、xīng qī sān qù gù gōng.
            I will go to the Summer Palace on Tuesday and the Forbidden City on Wednesday.
            星期四我想去北京胡同儿逛逛。xīngqīsì wǒ xiǎng qù Běijīng hútòngr guàngguang.
            I want to go for a stroll in Beijing's Hutongs on Thursday.
            星期五我想去尝尝“北京烤鸭”。xīngqīwǔ wǒxiǎng qù chángchang “ Běijīng kǎoyā ”.
            I want to try 'Beijing Roast Duck' on Friday

老师：太好了，那星期六、星期日呢？
lǎoshī： tàihǎo le，nà xīngqī liù、 xīngqī rì ne ？
Teacher: Great, what about Saturday and Sunday?

学生：星期六我要去长城，星期日就在酒店休息。
xuésheng：xīngqī liù wǒ yào qù cháng chéng,xīngqī rì jiù zài jiǔdiàn xiūxi.
Student: I'm going to the Great Wall on Saturday and will take a rest at the hotel on Sunday.

老师：很棒，祝你玩得开心！
lǎoshī：hěn bàng，zhù nǐ wánde kāixīn ！
Teacher: Wonderful, have fun!

New words：
安排 ān pái：plan；arrange （in details）
星期 xīng qī：week + 一 yī～Monday、二 èr~Tuesday、三 sān~Wednesday、四 sì~Thursday、五 wǔ ~Friday、六 liù~Saturday、**日 rì~Sunday
今天 jīn tiān：today
明天 míng tiān：yesterday
附近 fù jìn：nearby；close to

逛逛guàngguang：go for a walk；wander around 
尝尝chángchang：try；taste
p.s：In Chinese,verbs can be reduplicated to indicate that they happen briefly or "a little bit." 

广场 guǎng chǎng：square
想 xiǎng：think；would like to（just an idea）
要 yào：will；want（strong will or idea and want to make it）
就 jiù：just or then（ 就 jiù + Verb Phrase）
休息 xiūxi：rest；take a rest

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L5 日程安排[rì chénɡ ān pái]～Arranging daily activities

This episode is the perfect companion for when you are reading chapter 5 of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This short podcast episode highlights some of the themes and vocabulary from this chapter and it also shares a fun quote.

Here is the vocabulary covered in this episode:

catastrophe (n.) – a disaster
timidly (adv.) – in a way that shows fear or shyness
inoffensively (adv.) – in a way that does not offend or bother others
infested (v.) – full of something harmful or unpleasant
tedious (adj.) – long and tiresome
reserve (n.) – shyness

Enjoy this episode and see you next time for Chapter 6! 🌟

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EL CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC.

Voici l'épisode avec dans le lien google doc, le script ainsi que les questions/réponses sur le texte:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XBFHq8n2I5N7kBA-CNAmAUuWsiov8y84RgvVSvOv6H8/edit?usp=sharing

Bonne écoute!


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