There are many ways to learn English, and no single method does everything. In this short episode, I talk about how word games can help you practice vocabulary, precision, describing ideas, and thinking in English. I also introduce Word Golf, a daily puzzle I created where you try to make an AI say a target word using as few characters as possible. Feel free to try it out at play.eastlumenz. com! Please let me know what you think :)

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Can a Word Game Help You Improve Your English?

Dear listeners,

Today, I want to share with you a Lithuanian folktale that has its roots deeply embedded in the past, far predating any traces of written Lithuanian. Eglė Žalčių Karalienė is a tale about sorcery, unpredicted love and involuntary betrayal, that has been passed on verbally for millennia. Rich in mythology and life lessons, I believe it would make a great listen for anyone interested in Lithuania, its culture and language. 

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#5 - Garsiausia Lietuvių Liaudies Pasaka: The Most Famous Lithuanian Folktale

1 ， qīnɡ dàn --light （ meal ） 
           清   淡 
wǒ xǐ huɑn chī qīnɡ dàn de cài 
我 喜 欢   吃  清   淡  的 菜  
xiānɡ ɡǎnɡ cài hěn qīnɡ dàn 
香    港   菜  很  清   淡  


2 ， shǎo +verb--do somethings less
          少   
nǐ shēnɡ bìnɡ le ， shǎo ɡōnɡ zuò 。 
你 生    病   了 ， 少   工   作  。 
nǐ ɡǎn mào le ， shǎo hē jiǔ 
你 感  冒  了 ， 少   喝 酒  


Laura cheng Chinese

Laura Chinese Language points for order food 4

・小さな頃にサンタクロースへ宛てた手紙の紹介
・5－7歳頃の文
・標準的な構成でできた子供らしい手紙です。
・よくまとまっていると思うので、日本の子供がどんな手紙を書くのか興味のある方は参考に聞いてみてください。
・今回は東北地方の方言の紹介ではありません。

Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

サンタさんへの手紙～私が5-7歳の時に書いた手紙を紹介します～

"Eso no tiene ni pies ni cabeza"

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Expresiones idiomáticas en español 

Ni pies ni cabeza 🙄

Discover the fascinating, and somewhat morbid origins of the idiom 'don't throw the baby out with the bathwater'. Learn when to use it. Link to the transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eK-ABC85LC7ynHFpgo4QuCyADcPUweQV/view?usp=sharing

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...'throwing out baby with bathwater?!'...What are you talking about, Lisa?!

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.)
