-ed and -ing can be hard but there's an easy rule to remember how to use them! Join me in this episode of Stairway to English to learn the differences and how to use them correctly!

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Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

Are you scared or scary?! Learn the difference between -ed adjective endings and -ing adjective endings!

今天几号？Jīntiān jǐ hào?   What's the date today?  今天12号。Jīntiān 12 hào.  Today is the 12th.
明天几号？Míngtiān jǐ hào?   What's the date tomorrow?   明天13号。Míngtiān 13 hào.    
Tomorrow is the 13th.
昨天几号？Zuótiān jǐ hào?  What's the date yesterday?   昨天11号。   Zuótiān 11 hào.   
Yesterday was the 11th.

零基础汉语---zero basic Chinese

第十一课 lesson 11

Serbian language journey

Kod lekara + delovi tela

Zhè shì wǒ de māma,
   这 是  我 的 妈妈，
This is my mother,

tā yǒu yì shuāng dàdà de yǎnjing,
她 有 一  双    大大  的   眼睛，
she has a pair of big eyes,

yì bǎ cháng tóufa。
一  把  长  头发。
a bunch of long hair.

Tā jīntiān qī diǎn qǐ chuáng,
她  今天  七 点 起   床，
She got up at 7 today,

bā diǎn chū mén qù mǎi cài。
  八  点  出   门 去 买  菜。
and went out to buy groceries at 8.

Notes:
1）	Monosyllable adjective double indicates to enhance the degree and convey the emotion of like, for example:
dàdà de yǎnjing          gāogāo de bízi      xiǎoxiǎo de zuǐba
大大  的  眼睛                  高高    的 鼻子        小小  的  嘴巴
big eyes                         high nose              small mouth

2) some measure word in Chinese,
A: yì shuāng 一双： used for a pair of 
  yì shuāng kuàizi 一双筷子： a pair of chopsticks
B: yì bǎ     一把： for something in a bunch, or with its legs parted, 
or with a handle
  yì bǎ shūzi 一把梳子： a comb

3)	verb1 + qù 去+ verb2:  
a:   verb2 is the purpose for verb1
                   
a: Māma chū mén qù mǎi cài
     妈妈      出  门     去  买 菜。 （Mother went out to buy groceries.）

 b:  verb1 is the manner for verb2
 b:  Wǒ zuò fēijī qù Shànghǎi. 
       我   坐  飞机  去     上海。    (I took plane to Shanghai.)


Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

我的妈妈

Have you ever wondered what different kinds of celebrations are celebrated at the end of the year in different cultures? In honour of our German heritage we celebrate Heilig Abend and new this year, the Rauhnächte. In honour of our North American heritage we celebrate Christmas. And in the tradition of a Celtic past we celebrate the Feast of Lights at Winter Solstice.

Philosophical Friday

Holiday Special. Today I’d like to share with you some end-of-year traditions we celebrate in our home which is a mixture of three cultures.

Il tema di oggi è basato sulla differenza fra un italiano perfetto ma poco comunicativo vs un italiano grammaticalmente imperfetto ma efficace.

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

Proficiency vs Communication

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#97〉7月29日金曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/25℃ 

苫前町/とままえちょう
・高校生が日本海沿岸をツーリングした
・220キロ
・学校の魅力を広くPRするため
・ツーリングをSNSなどで発信する予定

［単語］
日本海/にほんかい…日本の西にある海の名前
沿岸/えんがん…海や川に近い場所
ツーリング/つーりんぐ…自転車や車などで長く走ること
キロ/きろ…k。長さを知るためのもの
魅力/みりょく…良いところ
PR/ぴーあーる…みんなに伝える
SNS/えすえぬえす…ツイッターTwitterやインスタInstagramのこと
発信/はっしん…知らせる

〈美和Miwa〉
日本語の先生
Podcast「どこでも.JAPANESE」も放送中！

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#97〉7月29日金曜日　高校生がツーリングで学校のPR！

This episode is a short version of my podcast. It covers the Syrian family's rituals, traditions, and daily life. While you are learning Arabic dialect, it's very important to reflect on the people, their mindset, traditions, and lives.
I hope you enjoy it!

Beyond Borders: Immersing in Syrian Culture

The Syrian Family 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ohuWZGwYbzSxIISoon7PFTGjzUl3cg4c/view?usp=drivesdk