Para los que aman los nombres técnicos: esto es práctica del pretérito indefinido (o pretérito perfecto simple) en la primera personal del singular ("yo").

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In this episode, we take the Chinese character rì (sun) as the starting point, to explore how the ancient Chinese created characters based on the world around them. We will talk about how the sun character evolved into related characters like "dàn (dawn)", "tán (epiphyllum)", "jīng (shiny)", and the tone change rule that connects "bào (explode)" and "pù (expose)".
Then we dive into the most surprising part: the character "yuè (moon)" has 5 completely different meanings! We explain the special rule that only the moon character on the right of a word is the real moon, the classic Chinese saying "You can run, but you cannot hide" from the lunar calendar, the origin of the character "péng (friend)" from ancient shell money, and why all the body words have the moon character. It's a perfect episode for Chinese learners to understand the hidden rules of Chinese characters.


日	rì	Sun	甲骨文就是古人画的太阳，外框是太阳的轮廓，里面的横代表太阳的能量
旦	dàn	Dawn/New Year	日 + 地平线，太阳从地平线升起，代表一天 / 一年的开始，就是元旦的 “旦”
昙	tán	Epiphyllum	日 + 云，云挡住太阳，所以昙花是晚上开的短寿花，引申出 “昙花一现”
晶	jīng	Shiny/Sparkling	三个日叠在一起，古人认为星星和太阳都是发光天体，三个相同部分代表 “很多”
曝	pù	Expose/Solarize	日 + 晒的部件，意思是在太阳下暴晒，是这组同音字的源头
暴	bào	Sudden/Violent	从 “曝” 的音演变而来，引申出突然、猛烈的意思
爆	bào	Explode	从 “暴” 的意思延伸，比如车胎爆了
月	yuè	Moon/Meat/Shell/Boat/Mineral	汉字里的月有 5 个完全不同的意思，只有在汉字右边的才是真正的月亮
朋	péng	Friend	两个贝壳，古代贝壳是货币，两个贝壳代表互相帮助的朋友
肤	fū	Skin	这里的月是肉的意思，代表身体的皮肤
胖	pàng	Fat	这里的月是肉的意思，代表肉变多了
明	míng	Bright/Tomorrow	日 + 月，日月在一起就是光明，也引申出明天的意思


🥇🥇🥇Memorize Chinese characters in one minute一分钟秒记汉字

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Let's learn some useful phrases and talk about how to say sorry! - https://www.ted.com/talks/ted_ed_the_best_way_to_apologize_according_to_science

1. truly awful
2. make amends
3. taking / accepting responsibility for your actions
4. BE part of what makes SOMETHING + NOUN/ADJ. 
5. One of the most critical parts of … / aspects of …

TED phrases with Michael

01 The best way to apologise

Lucas goes to school every day of the week. He has many subjects to go to each school day: English, art, science, mathematics, gym, and history. His mother packs a big backpack full of books and lunch for Lucas.

His first class is English, and he likes that teacher very much. His English teacher says that he is a good pupil, which Lucas knows means that she thinks he is a good student.

His next class is art. He draws on paper with crayons and pencils and sometimes uses a ruler. Lucas likes art. It is his favorite class.

His third class is science. This class is very hard for Lucas to figure out, but he gets to work with his classmates a lot, which he likes to do. His friend, Kyle, works with Lucas in science class, and they have fun.

Then Lucas gets his break for lunch. He sits with Kyle while he eats. The principal, or the headmaster as some call him, likes to walk around and talk to students during lunch to check that they are all behaving.

The next class is mathematics, which most of the students just call math. Kyle has trouble getting a good grade in mathematics, but the teacher is very nice and helpful.

His fourth class is gym. It is just exercising.

History is his last class of the day. Lucas has a hard time staying awake. Many lessons are boring, and he is very tired after doing gym.

Which classes were your favorite? :)

Let's continue with reading & comprehension tomorrow.

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Daily reading & comprehension. At school

听录音，然后回答问题。他们叫什么?	
what are their names?listen to the recording and	
then answer the question。
你好，你好。
我叫王方方。你叫什么名字?
我姓林，叫林木。
他叫什么名字?他叫刘大双。
他叫什么名字?他叫刘小双。

中文每日一练

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This is "Homework" by Allen Ginsberg. This poem is read by me.

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Homework by Allen Ginsberg (poem)

Natural Prepositions for Dutch Introductions - Where are you from? Waar kom je vandaan?
I am from ... / Ik kom uit ...

🇳🇱📕🎓LET’S LEARN DUTCH! 

Natural Prepositions for Dutch Introductions -  Where are you from? Waar kom je vandaan? I am from ... / Ik kom uit ...

Numbers till one million, understand a newspaper article & w-questions, verb conjugations singular: (du) kommst, wohnst, arbeitest.

Paul is in the subway on his way to work. He's reading the newspaper: An article about burglars where Fritz is the police contact person. He is Paul's friend. Will he catch the thieves?
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