This episode helps you to avoid mistakes in Chinese Pinyin.

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Chinese Pinyin mistakes by foreigners

When was the last time you made a joke? Would it be funny in other languages? What makes sense of humour specific to a culture? So many questions. Let's figure it out.

The Age of Humans

Episode 2: Sense of Humour

"И" is "and". "Но" is "but", but what is "А" and how to use it? Let's get into this. 

All about Russian language 🌟

И А Но

Japanese Podcast for Beginners|| おうさまの いえ👑🏰✨ | VERY VERY EASY Native JAPANESE!

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おうさまの いえに いきました。
ーPalazzo Reale: Musei Reali di Torino

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おうさまの いえは 
とても ひろくて ゴージャスでしたよ！


📖きょうの おはなし
「 👑おうさまの いえ🏰」
00:00 おうさまの いえ 
00:36 かいだんと へや
01:19 ほかの へや
02:04 にわと すてきな え

Q．みなさんは こんな ひろい いえに すんでみたいですか。


🔎🔑key words and phrases📝🔍
①北イタリア（きたイタリア）- Northern Italy, 北意大利, อิตาลีเหนือ
②昔（むかし）〈N〉 - Long ago / In the past, 从前, เมื่อก่อน 
③王様（おうさま）〈N〉 - King, 国王, กษัตริย์
④家（いえ）〈N〉 - House, 房子, บ้าน
⑤階段（かいだん）〈N〉-Stairs, 楼梯, บันได
⑥部屋（へや）〈N〉 - Room, 房间, ห้อง 
⑦ここは～です - This is ～, 这里是～, ที่นี่คือ ～
⑧これは～です- This is ～, 这是～,  นี่คือ ～
⑨広い（ひろい） 〈いadj〉- Spacious / Wide, 宽敞, กว้าง
⑩映る（うつる）〈V〉 - To be reflected, 映出, สะท้อน
⑪住む（すむ）〈V〉 - To live, 住, อาศัย


🦔🍎　ちょっと むずかしい ことば・ぶん　🍅🦔
It is useful to copy and paste words you don't understand into the translation‼

１））おうさまの いえ 00:00 
・昔（むかし）
・王様（おうさま）

【grammar check!】
①そうだ〈It look like...〉


２））かいだんと へや 00:36 
・階段（かいだん）
・壁（かべ）
・天井（てんじょう）
・窓（まど）
・椅子（いす）


３））ほかの へや 01:19 
・廊下（ろうか）
・鏡（かがみ）
・映る（うつる）：Sが（なに）に映る


４））にわと すてきな え 02:04 
・庭（にわ）

【grammar check!】
①Verb stem＋にくる ②ていく ③shortform＋の〈Use to turn the sentence into a noun phrase〉 ④そうだ〈It look like...〉 ⑤V- dictionary form ことが できる 



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Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

おうさまの いえ

In this episode we're going to learn how to talk about study plan in Chinese.
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Tips of using this audio:
* First time, listen and understand the general idea of the audio without looking at the text.
* Second time, listen and figure out the details.
* Third time, listen and look at the text, find the words you need to learn.
* listen several times and try to retell it aloud.
* create your own similar story by changing some words.
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两个星期后，我姐姐去中国上大学。
liǎnɡ ɡè xīnɡ qī hòu ， wǒ jiě jie qù zhōnɡ ɡuó shànɡ dà xué 。 
My older sister will go to China for college after two weeks.
她去学汉语。她以后想做翻译。
tā qù xué hàn yǔ 。 tā yǐ hòu xiǎnɡ zuò fān yì 。 
She is going to learn Chinese. She wants to be an interpreter in the future.
我们全家在中国住过四年。
wǒ men quán jiā zài zhōnɡ ɡuó zhù ɡuò sì nián 。
Our whole family had lived in China for four years. 
我们现在住在曼谷。
wǒ men xiàn zài zhù zài màn ɡǔ 。 
Now we live in Bangkok.
我和姐姐都很喜欢中国。
wǒ hé jiě jie dōu hěn xǐ huɑn zhōnɡ ɡuó 。 
My sister and I both really like China.
我以后也想去中国上大学。
wǒ yǐ hòu yě xiǎnɡ qù zhōnɡ ɡuó shànɡ dà xué 。 
I also want to go to college in China in the future.
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New words:
……后  … … hòu              after
以后             yǐ hòu          in the future, afterwards
全家             quán jiā      the whole family
曼谷             màn ɡǔ       Bangkok

Story Chinese

上大学 go to college (beginning level)

啊，是星星吗？
Ah! You mean the stars?
对了，就是星星。
Yes, that's it. The stars.
你要拿这五亿星星做什么？
And what do you do with Five-hundred millions of stars?
五亿一百六十二万七百三十一颗星星。
Five-hundred-and-one million, six-hundred-twenty-two thousand, seven-hundred-thirty-one.
我是严肃的人，我是非常精确的。
I am concerned with matters of consequence: I am accurate.
你拿这些星星做什么？
And what do you do with these stars?
我要它做什么？
What do I do with them?
是呀
Yes.
什么也不做。它们都是属于我的。

Nothing. I own them.
星星是属于你的？
You own the stars?
是的。
Yes.
可是我已经见到过一个国王，他…
But I have already seen a king who...
国王并不占有，他们只是进行‘统治’。这不是一码事。
Kings do not own, they reign over. It is a very different matter.
你拥有这许多星星有什么用？
And what good does it do you to own the stars?
它可以使我变得富有。
It does me the good of making me rich.
变富有了你想干什么？
And what good does it do you to be rich?
富了就可以去买别的星星，如果有人发现了别的星星的话。
It makes it possible for me to buy more stars, if any are ever discovered.
小王子自言自语地说：“这个人想问题有点象那个酒鬼一样。”
"This man," the little prince said to himself, "reasons a little like my poortippler..."

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第三十章：拥有星星

Watch this video on Youtube. With Chinese and English subtitles.

Learn Chinese through stories - HSK5 / HSK6   （more podcast：https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk_Q-vfEdpBJCRJviEEY0KQ）

尴尬的一天  An awkward day 

Déprime ou dépression_dictée_transcription

DÉPRIME OU DÉPRESSION ?

Dictée

On confond souvent la déprime et la dépression. En effet, il est important de différencier ces deux termes.
La déprime est un état passager qui se manifeste par une mauvaise humeur, de la tristesse, de la fatigue, des insomnies, une baisse de motivation, ou encore une perte d'appétit sur le court terme. On peut etre déprimé quand on fait face à des événements difficiles, tels que crise de couple, conflits professionnels, soucis de santé, etc.
En revanche, la dépression est une maladie mentale qui dure. Sur le long terme, la dépression entraîne une vision négative de soi et du monde, accompagnée du sentiment de désespoir et de détresse.  

Languageworld_French B1

DÉPRIME OU DÉPRESSION ?

Let’s face it, as human beings—complex, multifaceted individuals—we are perpetually immersed in thought. Whether we refer to it as "mind" or simply the constant stream of consciousness, these thoughts can often pull us away from our intended focus, particularly when studying. You’ve likely experienced those moments where, despite your best efforts, your mind drifts towards an upcoming event, a lingering problem, or unresolved personal matters. In these moments, the traditional approach might be to forcefully redirect your attention back to your studies, but today, I’m going to propose a different, more Zen-like strategy.