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En este episodio te presento a los alebrijes. Espero te guste y disfrutes de conocer un poco más de la cultura mexicana.

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Día de Muertos

Los alebrijes

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最近、道にたくさんのりんごが落ちています。
私はりんごが好きなので年中りんごを食べています。最近はスーパーでりんごを買わずに、道で拾ったりんごをよく食べています。このりんごは売っているりんごよりもすっぱいので、そのまま食べるとあまりおいしくありません。なので、昨日アップルパイを作りました。冷凍のパイ生地を使ったので、とても簡単でおいしくできました。
そろそろ栗も出てくる季節なのでオーブンで栗を焼いて食べるのも楽しみです。でも、今ヨーロッパの電気代はとても上がっているので、今年は少しオーブンを使うのを控えた方がいいかもしれません。

みなさんにとって秋の食べ物といえばなんですか？
よかったら私のレッスンに来て教えて下さい。

秋：あき　autumn 
季節：きせつ　season
落ちる：おちる　to drop 
道：みち　road
年中：ねんじゅう　all the year
拾う：ひろう　pick up
冷凍：れいとう　frozen
生地：きじ　dough
栗：chestnut
控える：ひかえる　　try not to ~

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

秋はりんごの季節です(Autumn is the season for apples)

What do walls do?  
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 51 - WALLS 

Escucha este audio-artículo y descubre la ciudad de Granada y buenos trucos para viajar por ella disfrutando de los lugares más auténticos.

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Ciudad de Granada 2

The difference between partnerships and relationships? 

FLO TALKS 

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【Restaurant reservation】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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A: 喂，您好。这里是广州饭店。
wéi ， nín hǎo 。 zhè lǐ shì guǎng zhōu fàn diàn 。
Hello. This is the Guangzhou Hotel.
B: 你好，我想预订一张桌子。
nǐ hǎo ， wǒ xiǎng yù dìng yì zhāng zhuō zi 。
Hello, I'd like to reserve a table.
A: 请问您贵姓？
qǐng wèn nín guì xìng ？
May I have your surname?
B: 免贵姓郑。
miǎn guì xìng zhèng 。
You may call me Zheng.
A: 请问您几位？需要什么时候用餐？
qǐng wèn nín jǐ wèi ？ xū yào shén me shí hòu yòng cān ？
How many are you please? When do you want to have the meal?
B: 我们6个人。晚上7点左右到。
wǒ men liù gè rén 。 wǎn shàng qī diǎn zuǒ yòu dào 。
There are six of us. We'll be there around 7pm.
A: 您要坐大厅还是包间？
nín yào zuò dà tīng hái shì bāo jiān ？
Would you like to sit in the lobby or a private room?
B: 包间有低消吗？
bāo jiān yǒu dī xiāo ma ？
Is there a minimum spending for the private room?
A: 包间低消是500元。
bāo jiān dī xiāo shì wǔ bǎi yuán 。
It's 500 yuan for a private room.
B: 那就包间吧，安静点儿。
nà jiù bāo jiān ba ， ān jìng diǎn ér 。
A private room, then. It's quieter.
A: 好的，郑小姐。麻烦您留个电话。
hǎo de ， zhèng xiǎo jiě 。 má fán nín liú gè diàn huà 。
Okay, Ms. Zheng. Please leave your phone number.
B: 186-7432-1295
yī bā liù qī sì sān èr yī èr jiǔ wǔ
186-7432-1295
A: 好的。房间帮您订好了。您到时候到前台报一下号码就可以。
hǎo de 。 fáng jiān bāng nín dìng hǎo le 。 nín dào shí hòu dào qián tái bào yī xià hào mǎ jiù kě yǐ 。
Ok. I've booked the room for you. Just tell your number at the front desk then.
B: 好的，谢谢。
hǎo de ， xiè xiè 。
Okay, thank you.
A: 不客气。再见。
bù kè qì 。 zài jiàn 。
You're welcome. See you.
B: 再见。
zài jiàn 。
See you.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

饭店订座 Restaurant reservation （Beginner）

Practice speaking English quickly and fluently by using tongue twisters! This is the second episode in this series of episodes. Today's tongue twisters are:

⭐Betty Botter bought some butter
But she said the butter’s bitter

⭐How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

⭐I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

Remember to pause the video to practice the sounds!

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