Another two types of homophones in Chinese culture are related with folk customs and certain taboos. We often use homophone rhetoric in folk customs like birthdays and weddings. This chapter will share some interesting things in s traditional wedding and tell you some gifts should  not be given to others.

Learning Chinese culture with Miss Zhang

Homophone2

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Dr Suess stories

If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Suess (Part 1)

En Este episodio hablaremos y aclararemos las dudas que puedan existir acerca del tipo de ropa que se usa en México y en caso de que pienses visitar  nuestro hermoso país puedas estar preparado.

The Mexican Way Podcast- Sandra Alvarado

Hey guys! 你好, Welcome to Veronica's Chinese Channel！ In today’s lesson, we are going to learn how to say “how are you” and how to answer it in Chinese.

Veronica's Chinese Channel

 How are you? 你好吗？

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

Cliente: Olá, bom dia. Eu estou procurando uma camiseta.
Vendedora: Bom dia, temos muitas camisetas. Temos esta aqui no tamanho M.
Cliente: Eu posso experimentar esta camiseta?
Vendedora: Sim, o provador fica ali, à direita.
Cliente: Gostei! Quanto custa?
Vendedora: Fica R$ 49,90.O senhor vai levar?
Cliente: Sim, vou levar. Pode passar no cartão?
Vendedora: Passamos sim! Crédito ou débito?
Cliente: Crédito, por favor.
Vendedora: Pronto! Aqui está a sua nota e a sacola. Tenha um bom dia!
Cliente: Obrigado, bom dia!


PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Comprando uma camiseta — SMALL TALK B2-C2 LEVEL

One of the most charming features of the Italian language is its apparent clarity. Unlike English, Italian is often described as a phonetic language: words are usually pronounced exactly as they are written.
Yet even in this musical and “transparent” tongue, there are exceptions—letters that fade, soften, or vanish depending on dialect, speed, or etymology. These are Italy’s hidden sounds, traces of the language’s long evolution from Latin to modern speech.

Let’s uncover some of the most interesting cases.

ITALPOP

The Subtle Sounds of Italian: When Letters Go Silent (or Almost)

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)

Hola! Soy Konrad y hay muchas curiosidades de como es la rutina de los latinoamericanos y como debemos hablar para sonar más natural y con más confianza en el español. Te explico en este capítulo algunas curiosidades del idioma como Don o Doña, Gracias y provecho, etc.

Escucha Facil Español

La Rutina👋☕ [Capítulo 1]

Today we're talking about a noun that we can use to talk about the first few lines in an email, or maybe the first couple of minutes of a conversation, where we say things like, "how are you doing?" or "I hope you had a great new year?" This is the word pleasantries. I hope you find it useful!

Don't forget that I'm a full time business English coach and tutor right here on iTalki, so if you have a strong work ethic around improving your English then feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work. I look forward to meeting you soon!
