In the last episode we talked about how to book a hotel in Chinese and everything about it. If you are planning to live in China for a longer time then you will face another challenge: renting a place of your own. In this episode, we covered everything from ‘how to describe the apartment you want’ to ‘different ways to find an available home’. Let’s go!

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Renting an Apartment in China! It's NOT as Hard as You Think!

第1回　「〜てみる」TRY! N4 p 18-19
参考として”TRY! N4”という教科書を使っていますが、教科書を見なくても聞けます。
I use a textbook “TRY! N4" as a reference, but you don't need to look at it to listen.

雪まつり　ゆきまつり：北海道札幌市で冬に行われるまつり。
Yukimatsuri: A festival held in Sapporo, Hokkaido, in winter.

にほんご　いろいろ

「〜てみる」について

Today we are going to learn how to say hello in Chinese. You will definitely find this in all Chinese textbooks. Hello in Chinese is 你好 nǐ hǎo. 你 means you，好means good，so 你好together also means wish you well, which shows our sincere and best wishes to people we meet. 

In everyday life, we use this expression to greet people, but usually to someone who is not our close friend or family member. You can use 你好 nǐ hǎo to greet your co-workers, someone you have just met. 

rú ɡuǒ nǐ jiàn dào le nǐ de hǎo pénɡ you ， nǐ duì tā shuō nǐ hǎo ， tā huì jué dé yóu diǎn qí ɡuài 
如 果      你 见   到  了 你 的 好  朋   友  ，            你 对  他 说   你 好  ，   他 会  觉  得 有  点   奇 怪   。 
It would sound a bit strange if you met and greeted your close friend with "你好 nǐ hǎo". 

静听中文  jìnɡ tīnɡ zhōnɡ wén   

How to Say Hello in Chinese？  Do we really say "你好 nǐ hǎo" to everyone when we greet them ?

Practice speaking English quickly and fluently by using tongue twisters! This is the first episode in a series of episodes I will do highlighting different tongue twisters with different target sounds.

Today's tongue twisters are:
⭐ Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
⭐ How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
⭐ I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop. Susie works in a shoeshine shop. 

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Tongue Twisters Series: Practice English intonation and the sounds P, W, Ch, S, Sh

怎么样is used to ask about the condition of something or someone.
For example:
nǐ de hàn yǔ zěn me yànɡ ？ 
你的汉语怎么样？How is your Chinese?

mínɡ tiān tiān qì zěn me yànɡ ？ 
明天天气怎么样？What will the weather be like tomorrow?

zuó tiān de zú qiú bǐ sài zěn me yànɡ ？ 
昨天的足球比赛怎么样？How was the football match yesterday?

nǐ men de xīn fánɡ zi zěn me yànɡ ？ 
你们的新房子怎么样？How's your new house?

JOJO CHINESE

怎么样？

doll, dog, desk, duck

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Phonics The Alphabet 

Letter D

In this episode, we’ll explore the subtle yet important differences between the Chinese words 严格 and 严肃. I’ll share practical examples to help you understand when to use each one. Tune in to deepen your understanding of Chinese vocabulary and improve your language skills!

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Which One is More Serious, 严格 or 严肃？


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