In this episode, let’s explore how to express “sort of” and “kind of” in Chinese! You’ll learn how native speakers use phrases like “有点儿”, “算是” in everyday conversations to express uncertainty, hesitation, or just a bit of something......These small words can make your Chinese sound much more natural — kind of like a native!

Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

How to Say “Sort of” or “Kind of” in Chinese?

In this story, a Ferrari named Rarri gets an offer that’s hard to refuse. But what will the consequences be? This is Part 2 of 6.  

It was 7:25am when Rarri rolled into the large garage located at the race track. It was here where the racing cars got tuned up and repaired. Rarri’s number one competitor was waiting for him: a Mercedes racing car. 

“Good of you to meet me here,” said the Mercedes. 

“Why did you call me here?” said Rarri. 

“I just wanted to have a friendly talk.” 

The Mercedes was leaking arrogance and superiority. Rarri didn’t respond, but slightly revved his engine. 

“Listen Rarri, I’ll cut to the chase. I’ve got all the money I’ll ever need. Enough to feed generations of Mercedes. That’s not why I race. I race for the glory. And as you know, I have quite a reputation.” 

Rarri said, “You called me here to boast about your success?” 

“I’ve been watching you closely, Mr. Ferrari. You’ve performed quite well, winning so many races. But you know you can’t beat me, and I won’t let you. That cup is mine.” 

“We’ll see who is the faster car and better driver soon.” 

“Maybe, but I’d rather settle things today. I have an offer for you. You lose on purpose and I’ll give you half the prize money. Second place is nothing to be ashamed of.” 

Rarri’s mind immediately flashed to his family. They all depended on Rarri to win this race. They had been so supportive, encouraging him day and night to train harder. 

Mercedes saw that Rarri was contemplating and he said, “I heard a little rumour that you’re feeling a bit nervous about the big race. Something about wind and snow. Would I be right?” 

“I’m not worried about snow,” said Rarri, trying to be brave. “But I care very much about my family, and they need this money. I’ll think about your offer and let you know before the big race.” 

“Listen here, little race car. I respect you, but you must know, if you don’t accept my gracious offer, there’ll be consequences… You’ve got 24 hours.”

Being a Cloud

Rarri the Ferrari 

这是一个关于西瓜的故事。听姐姐帮我们读出这个有趣的故事。

中文故事

西瓜自己回家了

PODCASTORIE

Why in Italy we celebrate 25 april? Perché in Italia si festeggia il 25 aprile?

This book is full of pictures with nice stories, it shows many situations in our daily life. I will make many teaching videos with this book, hope you like them. 
THE FIRST STORY  https://youtu.be/DEwAKF2VfAI
Annie

Story learning Chinese with Annie

Introduce my favorite book

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about minimalism, what it means for them and how their experience with a minimalistic lifestyle.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

极简主义 Minimalism

Hello students!

Here are five reasons why you should learn on iTalki. 😁👨🏻‍🏫

English Teacher Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnJLTUnOtdrzxQAD5T96tfw

iTalki Teacher Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCipHqDItknggUT9D3O1v56w

Keep smilin'!




iTalki Teacher Ryan

Episode 1: Reasons to Learn on iTalki

建议同学们先听一遍，不懂的地方再看文本！

女:	旋风快递吗？我10号买的东西都三天了还没收到，你们不是承诺二十四小时到货吗？
男:	您好，小姐，我马上帮您查一下……查到了，小姐，您的东西已经有人签收了。
女:	什么？怎么可能呢？什么时候签收的？
男:	昨天上午十点，写的是代收。估计是您的同事帮您代收，又忘记告诉您了。要不您先问问您公司的人？
问：这段对话发生在什么时候？
A：10号
B：12号
C： 13号
D：14号

Merry's voice (HSK五）

HSK 五    收快递

こんにちは！Atsushiです。
今日はいつもと少し違うPodcastにします。
日本語学習の初心者向けです。

HELLO!  This is Atsushi.
Today I'm going to make a podcast a little different than usual.For beginners learning Japanese.


日本で旅行(りょこう)や生活(せいかつ)する時(とき)にまずはじめに覚(おぼ)えたい動詞(どうし)を10コ、紹介(しょうかい)します。では、いきます！

Here are 10 verbs that you should remember first when traveling or living in Japan.

 Let's get started!

goーいく
comeーくる
stayーとまる
eatーたべる
drinkーのむ
get onーのる
get offーおりる
talkーはなす
lookーみる
listenーきく





では、1度、わたしがよみますので、そのあと、リピートしてください！
I will read it once, so please repeat and practice after that!


行くーいく
来るーくる
泊まるーとまる
食べるーたべる
飲むーのむ
乗るーのる
降りるーおりる
話すーはなす
見るーみる
聞くーきく


いいですね！少し頭に残りましたか？
Sounds good!  Did you remember a little?

何度も練習して、はじめの動詞10コ、がんばって覚えてくださいね！
Practice many times and do your best to remember the first 10 verbs!


それではまた！
See you again!
