In this Chillchat episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about Thanksgiving traditions and gratitude, as well as sentence patterns for expressing appreciation to others.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Let's Talk About Gratitude! 聊聊感恩

《入乡随俗》
    来中国半年多了，我已经渐渐地习惯了这里的生活。
    刚来中国的时候，最不习惯的就是早上八点钟上课。因为我是个夜猫子，喜欢晚睡晚起，所以经常迟到。你进教室的时候，别人正上着课呢，大家都看着你，真不好意思。为了不迟到，我买了一个闹钟，每天早上一到七点钟，它就大叫：”懒虫，该起床了！懒虫，该起床了！“虽然不好听，我还不能不感谢它。因为有了它，我现在已经很少迟到了。
    我还有以减不习惯的事，就是打招呼。有些中国人和我见面不是问好，而是问一些奇怪的问题。下面就算今天早上我和邻居的对话：
    ”早！“
    ”早上好！“
    ”吃了吗？“
    ”吃了。”
    “去上课呀？”
    ”是。“
    ”外面正下着雨呢，带伞了吗？“
    ”谢谢，我带着呢。“
    这要是在半年以前，有人这样跟我打招呼，我肯定生气了。可是，现在我却觉得挺亲切的，因为我知道，他们跟熟人才这么打招呼。要是你不想回答他们的问题，问好就可以了。
    中国有一个成语叫”入乡随俗“，意思是：到了一个新的地方，就要适应那里的风俗习惯。

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - elementary

入乡随俗 When in Rome, do as the Romans do

🥚🐇🐰Научете как празнуваме Великден в България в този епизод! 

Bulgarian Today

Великден в България

‘Ali: as-salâmu ‘aláikum
‘Ammâr: wa ‘aláikumu s-salâm
‘Ali: hadzihi sûrat usra-tî** / This is the picture of my family
‘Ammâr: mâ shâ Allah! (OMG) man hadzâ? / Who is this?
‘Ali: hadza wâlid-î ‘Adnân, huwa muhandis / This my father, ‘Adnân, he is an engineer.
‘Ammâr: wa man hadzihi? / And who is this?
‘Ali: hadzihi wâlida-tî Sa‘îda, hiya tabîba / This is my mother, Sa‘îda, she is a doctor
‘Ammâr: wa man hadzâ? / And who is this?
‘Ali: hadzâ aj-î ‘Îsâ, huwa tâlib / This is my brother ‘Îsà, he is a student
‘Ammâr: wa man hadizhi? / and who is this? 
‘Ali: hadzihi ujt-î ‘Abla, hiya mu‘allima / mudarrisa; wa hadzâ ŷadd-î, wa hadzihi ŷadda-tî / this is my sister, ‘Abla, she is a teacher; and this is my grandfather and this my grandmother. 
‘Ammâr: mâ shâ Allah!
 
عـلي: السـلام عـلـيـكـم
عـمّار: وعـلـيـكـم السـلام
عـلي: هـذه صورة أسـرتــي
عـمّار: مـا شـاء الله! مـن هـذا؟
عـلي: هـذا والـدي عـدنان، هـو مـهـنـدس
عـمّار: ومـن هـذه؟
عـلي: هـذه والـدتـي سـعـيـدة، هي طـبيـبة
عـمّار: ومـن هـذا؟
عـلي: هـذا أخـي عـيـسـى، هـو طالـب
عـمّار: ومـن هـذه؟
عـلي: هـذه أخـتـي عـبـلة، هـي مـعـلـمة. وهـذا جـدّي، وهـذه جـدّتـي
عـمّار: مـا شـاء الله!
 



Aprende árabe con Radia 

The family

Today we're talking about comparative adjectives like "easier", "better", and "taller". In specific, we're talking about ways that we can emphasise and stress these words. A common mistake is to use the collocation "more easier" but this is a mistake. So, let's explore some ways that we can do this correctly. I hope you find today's podcast useful!

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Keywords
・赤ちゃん（あかちゃん）　baby
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・手伝う（てつだう）　　　to help, to assist
・生まれる（うまれる）　　to be born

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This episode is part two of Salary Expectations: How to Answer This Interview Question.

You learned to reassure the interviewer that you are reasonable and won’t give them a headache about salary down the line. In this episode, you will learn the definitions of five new English idioms and phrases, including definitions for “give (someone) a headache” and “down the line.”

You'll also get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills. Tune in to continue building your English vocabulary with new idioms and phrases! 

Episode originally published on December 4, 2020.

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