Christmas... New Year... The Spring Festival... Valentine's Day... With so many festivals approaching, the gift-giving season has officially arrived. In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about gift-giving etiquette including regifting, returning gifts and writing wishlists! 

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

“送礼季”到啦！It's The Gift-giving Season!

老字号是指历史悠久，拥有世代传承的产品、技艺或服务，具有鲜明的中华民族传统文化背景和深厚的文化底蕴，取得社会广泛认同，形成良好信誉的品牌。不少产品更由于不断沿革和推广，成为了区域性的亮丽名片。
Lǎozìhào shì zhǐ lìshǐ yōujiǔ, yōngyǒu shìdài chuǎnchéng de chánpǐn、jìyì huò fúwù, jùyǒu xiānmíng de zhōng huá mínsú chuángtǒng wénhuà bèijǐng he shēnhòu de wénhuà dǐyùn, qǔde shèhuì guǎngfàn rèntóng, xíngchéng liánghǎo xìnyù de pǐnpái。Bù shǎo chǎnpǐn gèng yóuyū bùduàn yángé hé tuīguǎng, chéngwéi le qūyù xìng de liànglì míngpiàn.
Time-honored brand refers to a brand with a long history, products, skills or services inherited from generation to generation, distinct traditional Chinese cultural background and profound cultural heritage, widely recognized by the society, and a good reputation. Many products due to continuos evolution and promotion, become a regionl bright name card well known by home and abroad. 

据了解，新中国成立初期约有老字号1万多家，分布在餐饮、零售、食品、酿造、医药、居民服务等众多行业，在满足消费需求、丰富人民生活、倡导诚信经营、延伸服务内涵、传承和展现民族文化等方面发挥了重要作用，在全国人民、海外华人和国际友人当中具有深远影响。
It is reported that in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were about 10,000 time-honored brands, which were distributed in catering, retail, food, brewing, medicine, resident services and many other industries. They played an important role in meeting consumer demand, enriching people's lives, advocating honest management, extending the connotation of service, and inheriting and displaying national culture.  It has far-reaching influence among the Chinese people, overseas Chinese and international friends. 

如：北京 全聚德烤鸭    Quanjude Roast Duck Beijing;       
        四川火锅   hot pot Sichuan; 
        杭州丝绸   Silk product Hangzhou; 
        广州早茶    Dimsum Guangzhou;
       上海老凤祥珠宝   Lao Feng xiang shanghai; 
       贵州茅台酒   Maotai Guizhou;
       云南滇红红茶   Black tea from Yunnan; 
       传统中医学    Traditional Chinese Medical Treatment




Maple's fun Chinese  (Mandarin)

老字号  Lǎozìhào Time-honored brand      HSK 5-6

In questo dialogo, il cliente chiama il negozio per sapere se può sostituire un prodotto acquistato che è risultato difettoso. 

Italiano Chiaro

In Profumeria

Regras básicas e super importantes

Oxítonas: acentuam-se as oxítonas terminadas em:

Á(s): aliás, Canadá , sofá , maracujá , olá …

É(s)Ê(s): José, rodapé, Português, vocês…

Ó(s)Ô(s): Avós, bisavô, robô, forró, paletó …

Em/Ens: porém, parabéns, ninguém, bebês…

Paroxítonas: acentuam-se as terminadas em:

Ã(s), ÃO(s): ímã, órfão, sótão…

I(s): lápis, tênis, júri…

US: vírus, bônus, Vênus…

UM/UNS: álbuns, fórum…

R: açúcar, repórter, zíper…

X: fênix, cóccix, látex…

PS: bíceps, tríceps, quadríceps…

Palavras terminadas em ditongo (duas vogais na mesma sílaba): água, secretário, régua… Atenção, nenhuma palavra terminada em “mente” ou “zinho” recebe acento…

Proparoxítonas: acentuam-se se todas as proparoxítonas: Fenômeno, síndrome, ângulo, partícula, acadêmico, acústica, análise, antídoto, brócolis, código, círculo, característica, músculo, político…

Monossílabos tônicos: acentuam-se os terminados em:

A(s) – E(s) – O(s) : pá, chá, lá, lê, pé, ré, dó, pôs, nó…

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Brasileiríssimo

Acentuação parte 2

I discuss some of my favorite idioms! 
Can't see the forest for the trees
better late than never 
fishing for compliments 
could care less 
go above and beyond (the call of duty) 
go the extra mile 
You give them an inch and they take a mile. 
on the fence/in two minds about
Take it easy

Nit-Picky English with Nika 

Interesting Idioms

-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!

ERA or FUE? FUE or ERA? What is the difference? When do I use them?
In this episode of Your Spanish Journey- especially aimed at intermediate and advanced students- I'll talk about these confusing verbs and I'll explain with clear examples when to use each of them.

Your Spanish Journey

ERA o FUE- ¿Cuál es correcto?

Beginner Chinese Listening：周末做什么    What to do on weekend

Beginner Chinese Listening

“才”和“就”都可以放在动词前做状语。
“就”表示说话人认为动作发生得早，进行得快、顺利。
“才”表示说话人认为动作发生得晚，进行得慢、不顺利。

坐火车八个小时才能到。——坐飞机一个小时就到了。