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Daily English Podcast Chapter # 9

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'Easy' is an easier version of the same episode.

Easy Swedish with Viktoria

Ep. #9 - Godnatt Mister Tom (lätt)

こんにちは、あかりです。日本の料理(りょうり)はこれがあれば大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)！

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Slow Japanese

Episode #71 - Japanese meal Tips!

In this episode of Streetwise English Podcast, I talk about what items to save from your house before a natural disaster. My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening!

Streetwise English

SWE 109 What to save before a house fire

The character "头 - Tóu " is a pictophonetic character.
 Let's have a look at the traditional writing to make it easier to understand. 

 頭= 豆+页

 It consists of two parts: the radical "页" (pronounced xié) and the phonetic "豆 - Dòu ".

In this type of pictophonetic characters, the radical provides the meaning category of the character, while the diaphragm indicates the pronunciation . 

The original meaning of "页- xié" is head, Therefore "头 - Tóu" primarily means "head." It can also refer to a person's mind or intellect, and it can be used to describe the top or leading position of something, such as in a group or series.

Now let's go for the Usage

1.Noun:
General: "头 - Tóu" refers directly to the head of a person or an animal.
例如（For example）: 他的头很大。-Tā de tóu hěn dà 。 (His head is very big.)

 老头儿 - Lǎo tóur : Used informally to refer to an elderly man, where "头儿 - tóur" adds a sense of familiarity or endearment.
例如：公园里有几个老头儿在下象棋。- Gōng yuán lǐ yǒu jǐ gè lǎo tóu er zài xià xiàng qí 。
 (There are a few old men playing chess in the park.)

插头 - Chā tóu: Refers to the plug that connects devices to a power source, emphasizing the endpoint of the connection.
例如：请拔掉插头以断开电源。- Qǐng bá diào chā tóu yǐ duàn kāi diàn yuán 。
(Please unplug the plug to disconnect the power.)

2.Measure Word:

 "头" is also used as a measure word for livestock and some other animals.
例如：三头牛。- Sān tóu niú 。 (Three cows.)

3.Leadership or Priority: 
It can indicate the foremost or leading element.
例如：队伍的头。- Duì wu de tóu 。 (The head of the line.)

4. Idiomatic Expressions: 

例如：头痛 - Tóu tòng  (headache), 开头 -Kāi tóu (beginning), 破头 - Pò tóu (literally 'crack one's head', meaning to go to a lot of trouble), 抢破头 - Qiǎng pò tóu  (desperately competing, literally 'fighting until one's head breaks').

Chinese Item:
"虎头虎脑" (hǔ tóu hǔ nǎo) is an idiomatic expression in Chinese that describes someone, usually a child, who appears strong, energetic, and lively. 



每日一字

In this episode of #MustWatch TV Series/Movies I would like to recommend Africa's first ever reality series on Netflix, it is called Young, Famous and African. Filming of this reality series was done in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Please watch it and let me know what you think of it.

#MustWatch TV Series/Movies

#MustWatch Young, Famous and African  (Reality TV Series)

Ayer 10 y hoy 11 de julio trascurren las fiestas patronales del pueblo donde vivo. Ahora se llaman “Fiestas Mayores” pero hace pocas décadas se llamaban patronales porque se celebran en honor al patrón de cada población. El patrón no es un jefe o un empresario, ni un narcotraficante no, usamos la acepción religiosa.

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

Fiesta Mayor...

跑步pǎo bù、跑路pǎo lù, is there a difference?

Shay的中文小课堂

Chat Episode5-跑步VS跑路

En el episodio de hoy hablo con mi tío sobre su pasión por el ferrocarril y su sueño recién cumplido de abrir un museo. Escucha nuestra conversación y dime qué te parece este episodio, ¿tú también eres un aficionado al ferrocarril? 

-Página web del museo del ferrocarril: https://museofc3gg.org/?fbclid=IwAR17i6A2_yqtMJoOhzMdQPgR7HEn1xqfBECnejlYTuu_652GTCzCHaRM4o0 

-Página de Facebook del museo del ferrocarril: https://www.facebook.com/IIIgeneraciones 
