In this chapter I introduce the podcast and give some thoughts to the degree of difficulty of Spanish. Is Spanish easy to learn? It's an "accessible" language for those who learn it as a second language? 

Duration: 10 minutes 

En este capítulo presento el podcast y reflexiono sobre el grado de dificultad del idioma español. ¿El español es un idioma fácil de aprender? ¿Es un idioma "accesible para quienes lo aprenden como segunda lengua?

Duración: 10 minutos. 

Español con voz

¿El español es un idioma fácil de aprender?

Just having conversations about what I've been doing and where we are going. But staying in touch. In a world as big as ours takes some time. Look at my map and see where we're going. Where we've been, we have a lot more to cover.

Can I Say - Can I Do

Staying in touch.

我们来看看道德经的第三章。

不上贤，使民不争；不贵难得之货，使民不为盗；不见可欲，使民不乱。是以圣人之治也，虚其心，实其腹，弱其志，强其骨，恒使民无知、无欲也。使夫知不敢、弗为而已，则无不治矣。

第三章的内容，对许多人来说都是有争议的。Some people may not understand this chapter, because we tend to think intellects are good. 然而，老子看到了有才德的人的问题。In my understanding of this chapter, it means intellects bring about ego, which is not align with Tao. 表面上突出的事物会带来争斗。老子追求的是顺其自然，无为而治。竞争和欲望可以导致战乱，When I said the sage weakens people’s ambition, you may disagree, because our time is the age of ambition and everyone want to become better. But this also makes people anxious and overload. Lao Tzu advocates letting go and non-doing, go with how things are. 当所有人都满足于自己的生活，天下就会太平，不会有争斗。

感谢收听，我们下次见~

Wisdom From the Past 古典智慧拾贝

古典智慧拾贝之道德经第三章 Tao Te Ching Chapter Three

Presentazione del podcast di italiano di livello intermedio

pochi minuti al giorno (ascolti interessanti di livello intermedio)

Benvenuto!

Do you know all the different ways a Spanish speaker (from Spain) can ask you how are you? Let's review them together!

Trasncripción:

¿Cómo estás?
 - Estoy bien, gracias.

¿Qué tal?
 - Todo bien, gracias, ¿y tú?

¿Cómo te va?
 - Me va todo bien, gracias.

¿Qué hay?
 - Nada, aquí, trabajando.

¿Qué pasa?
 - Nada, todo tranquilo.

¿Cómo va todo?
 - Todo va bien, gracias por preguntar.

¿Cómo te encuentras?
 - Me encuentro enferma.

Spanish Tapas: Content Review

7 Expressions to start a conversation in Spanish

4 tips for you before learning Cantonese so that you can learn more efficiently. Please explore more through this episode. Hope you could keep learning Cantonese with me!

Ms. NG Cantonese Learning Resources

Learning Tips Before Your Cantonese Journey

中国文化

数字和幸运

It's polite to explain why you are unable to accept an invitation or offer.
For example:
I'd love to but I'm busy, I'm visiting my sister this weekend. 

Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Not Accepting an Invitation

Text： 
客人：服务员，买单！
kèrén：fú wù yuán ， mǎidān ！
Guest: Waiter, check please！

服务员：好的，这是您的账单，请看一下。
fúwùyuán：hǎode, zhèshì nín de zhàngdān，qǐng kàn yīxià.
Waiter: Sure, here is your bill. Please take a look.

客人：没问题，多少钱？
kèrén：méi wèntí，duōshǎo qián ？
Guest: No problem, how much is it?

服务员：一共108块。
fúwùyuán： yīgòng 108 kuài.
Waiter: In total it's 108 yuan.

客人：好的，可以微信支付吗？
kèrén：hǎo de，kěyǐ wēixìn zhīfù ma？
Guest：Ok, can I use WeChat Pay?

服务员：当然，请扫描二维码。
fúwùyuán：dāngrán，qǐng sǎomiáo èrwéi mǎ.
Waiter: Of course, please scan the QR code here.

New words：
买单 mǎi dān：pay the bill; check please
账单 zhàng dān：bill
微信支付 wēi xìn zhī fù：Wechat Pay（Use with Wechat app）
当然 dāng rán：of course; certainly; sure;
扫描 sǎo miáo：scan
二维码 èr wéi mǎ：QR code
百 bǎi：hundred（num+～）
块 kuài：yuan, the basic unit of money in China（num+～）

