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Learn how to use the Past Continuous tense and its structure!

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How to use the Past Continuous tense

jǐ wèi zhōnɡ ɡuó rén yāo qǐnɡ ɡānɡ lái zhōnɡ ɡuó xué hàn yǔ de wài ɡuó nán shēnɡ chī fàn 。 
几 位  中    国  人  邀  请   刚   来  中    国  学  汉  语 的 外  国  男  生    吃  饭  。 
yì mínɡ zhōnɡ ɡuó rén shuō “ wǒ chū qu fānɡ biàn yí xià ” 。 
一 名   中    国  人  说   “ 我 出  去 方   便   一 下  ” 。 
wài ɡuó nán shēnɡ bù dǒnɡ ， 
外  国  男  生    不 懂   ， 
zhōnɡ ɡuó rén shuō ： ” fānɡ biàn jiù shì qù cè suǒ 。 
“中    国  人  说   ： ” 方   便   就  是  去 厕 所  。 “ 
zhè wèi wài ɡuó nán shēnɡ jì zhù le 。 
这  位  外  国  男  生    记 住  了 。 
yì tiān ， yì mínɡ zhōnɡ ɡuó nǚ shēnɡ shuō ： “ xī wànɡ zài nǐ fānɡ biàn de shí hou ， wǒ dào nǐ zhè lǐ lái zuò kè 。 ” 
一 天   ， 一 名   中    国  女 生    说   ： “ 希 望   在  你 方   便   的 时  候  ， 我 到  你 这  里 来  做  客 。 ” 
liú xué shenɡ tīnɡ hòu ， lì jí bǎi shǒu shuō ： “ bù， bù ！ nǐ shén me shí hou dōu ké yǐ lái ， dàn zài wǒ fānɡ biàn de shí hou bú yào lái 。 ” 
留  学  生    听   后  ， 立 即 摆  手   说   ： “ 不 ， 不 ！ 你 什   么 时  候  都  可 以 来  ， 但  在  我 方   便   的 时  候  不 要  来  。 ” 

Laura cheng Chinese

Laura cheng Chinese "joke for 方便“

Ya estás muy viejo para aprender esas cosas, eso ya no es para ti, tenías que aprender de niño(a). Estas serían frases que se escucharían en español y tal vez algo de esto lo has escuchado o lo escuchaste alguna vez, cuando asomaste la idea de que querías aprender español u otro idioma o incluso cualquier arte o actividad. Pues bien, hoy nos pasearemos por el análisis de que aprendemos toda la vida, pero no de la misma forma. ¿Quieres saber más de esto? Sigue escuchando.

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Aprendizaje a cualquier edad

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Hello everyone! Welcome to our podcast. Today we have a very interesting topic: Gentrification in Mexico City. We will also talk about how this phenomenon can help you improve your Spanish. 


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Hi! I am Sylvia, your native mandarin teacher from China~
I would like to share you an excellent and funny Chinese animaition today! You could find out the Chinese culture and Chinese daily life in this animation.
while you are listening the introduction of this show, I will share you some useful words in Mandarin!
Hope you could learn with fun!!!

Please check today's vocabularies:
tuī jiàn
推 荐 recommend; recommendation
nǐ tuī jiàn chī shén me ？
你 推 荐 吃 什 么 ？ What do you recommend to eat？

dònɡ huà
动 画 animation; cartoon
wǒ xǐ huɑn zhè ɡe dònɡ huà 。
我 喜 欢 这 个 动 画 。 I like this animation.

lèi xínɡ
类 型 type
nǐ xǐ huɑn shén me lèi xínɡ de dònɡ huà ？
你 喜 欢 什 么 类 型 的 动 画 ？ What type of animation do you like?

xǐ jù
喜 剧 comedy
zhè ɡe xǐ jù hěn yǒu qù ！
这 个 喜 剧 很 有 趣 ！ This comedy is funny!

rì chánɡ
日 常 daily
wǒ de rì chánɡ shēnɡ huó hěn jiǎn dān 。
我 的 日 常 生 活 很 简 单 。 My daily life is simple.

Hope you enjoy today's show. If you like it, please subscribe and let's learn more Mandarin with fun!
Welcome to contact me to start your jouney of learning!~
Skype: ❀ Teacher Sylvia❀


Sylva Mandarin

Learn some words with Chinese animation

En el episodio de esta semana te hablo de la palabra abracadabra. Palabra reconocida en muchos idiomas y asociada con la magia, pero, ¿sabes su origen? ¿Y los diferentes usos que se le han dado a lo largo del tiempo? Te lo cuento todo, o mejor dicho, casi todo, ya que abracadabra es una palabra misteriosa, y su origen y usos parece que también.

En el episodio también te hablo de un reto que he creado para ti, y que lo inspiro.

Espero que disfrutes el episodio. Si lo haces, por favor no te olvides de dejar una valoración al podcast en la plataforma desde la que lo estás escuchando. ¡Eso me ayuda muchísimo!

-Únete al mini reto de español https://blancadelatorre.kartra.com/page/Mhn258 

-Puedes leer el artículo sobre el origen de abracadabra y sus diferentes usos aquí: https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/c1ejgejy5jeo 


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There are many expressions about apples. You might have heard that "an apple a day keeps the doctor away," or if you care about someone a lot, you might call them "the apple of my eye." Here are a few more apple expressions!

If you're surprised that something has happened, or have just beaten someone at something and want to gloat, you can say, "How do you like them apples?" This expression, which uses incorrect grammar, was made popular by the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, but it's been used for over 100 years.

So if the best tennis player in your school has been laughing at your tennis skills, but you beat them in a match, you might say, "How do you like them apples?"

If you want a second chance at something, you could ask for a "second bite of the apple," or a "second bite of the cherry."

So if the top tennis player wants another chance to beat you, you can say, "Okay, I'll give you a second bite of the apple. Let's play again tomorrow."

When someone or something destroys a plan, or makes something difficult, you can say they have "upset the apple cart." This expression has been around since the 18th century, and probably comes from an older Roman expression, "upset the cart," which had the same meaning.

So if it rains the next day, you might say, "Oh no! We were going to play tennis today, but this rain has upset the apple cart!"