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Why Chinese is Easier than you think! A while back, I dedicated some time to learning to speak Mandarin, and the Internet nearly imploded at the idea of me trying to do it in a short time. I heard protests of it being the hardest language in the world, but I went ahead anyway. After a few months of learning it in Taiwan, I went on to travel over 2,000km of trains through China, learning Kung Fu from a master in a village, meeting a Buddhist monk in a monastery, making friends and using my Mandarin along the way. What I learned in this experience was that Chinese isn’t that difficult after all. Like with all the languages I learn, I focused on speaking from day one and finding shortcuts and hacks to make the learning stick. Click here to find out why learning Mandarin is easy. https://www.italki.com/article/Aumjywne3SKq3lVVaKKkJC/The-ways-you-can-make-learning-Mandarin-easy And if you’re ready to start learning, you can also check out my new book. https://go.italki.com/LanguageHackingMandarin -Benny Lewis, Language Hacker More information can be found here. https://www.italki.com/languagehacking

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OTHER vs ANOTHER ANOTHER = one more, an additional one (singular) I need another cup of coffee. She bought another dress. OTHER = different or remaining (singular or plural) Do you have other books? Some students are here, but the other students are late. Tip: Another = one more of the same kind. Other = different or the rest.

HEAR vs LISTEN HEAR = notice sound without trying (passive) I can hear music from the next room. Did you hear that noise? LISTEN = pay attention to sound on purpose (active) Please listen to the teacher. He is listening to the radio. Tip: Hear = your ears receive sound. Listen = you focus on the sound.

Замените фразу одним сложным словом (compound word) или найдите к нему антоним. 1. Человек, который много и увлечённо работает — _________________________. 2. Тот, кто говорит на двух языках — _________________________. 3. Антоним к слову «трудоголик» — _________________________ (человек, который избегает работы). 4. Изделие, сделанное своими руками — _________________________. 5. Человек, который любит себя — _________________________ .

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🌟 An old root word that you can find in the modern Russian words Root word ВЕД- (means "знание" (knowledge)) This is one of the most ancient Indo-European root words. The words formed from this root: • Веды (sacred ancient texts); • Совесть - conscious (со-весть, совместное знание с самим собой о добре и зле - shared knowledge with oneself about good and evil); • Ведьма - witch (та, что ведает, знает) -> Initially this word didn't have a negative connotation, it meant «знающая женщина, ведунья» (knowledgeable woman); • Заведение - institution (место, где чему-то «ведают», управляют - a place where ones know and manage something). Example: Учебное заведение (educational institution). • Повесть - narration (рассказ о том, что «поведано», рассказано, also "поведать" (archaic) means "to tell".); • Ответ - answer; • Видеть - to see (perceive by sight, learn); • Невежда - ignorant (a person who is uneducated, невежественный). ❗Knowledge of the root words can help you to guess the meanings of the new words and to build up a vocabulary where you memorize the word groups. What other words with the root word "ВЕД" do you know? 🤔

🌟 Word formation from nouns to adjectives Transform these words: Деревня Москва Бабушка Рыба Друг Молоко Смех День Things to consider: • Check for consonant alternations (к/ч, г/ж, х/ш и т.д.)..    · рук-а → руч-ной (к → ч)    · книг-а → книж-ный (г → ж) • Ask the question: "A sign by what?" (material, feature related to something, place, possession)?   · Нож (из чего?/made of what?) из стали → сталь → стальной (material, suffix -н-) · Чай → чайный (related to чай, suffix -н-)    · Парк (где?/where?) в городе → город → городской (place, suffix -ск-)    · Шапка (чья?/whose?) папы → папа → папин (possession, suffix -ин-) ❗ Don't try to just learn the rules of the word formation. Read more texts and eventually you'll get an intuitive understanding of Russian grammar.

LOOk vs WATCH vs SEE LOOK = direct your eyes at something (active) Look at the board. She looked out the window. WATCH = look carefully at something moving or changing (active, longer) I watched a movie last night. He is watching the children play. SEE = notice with your eyes (not active) I see a bird in the tree. Did you see my keys anywhere? Tip: Look = focus your eyes. Watch = focus on something moving. See = your eyes notice naturally.