How do you say “It doesn’t matter” in Chinese? In this episode, I’ll show you how to express this phrase naturally in different situations—whether you're comforting someone, making a casual choice, or downplaying an issue.You’ll learn a range of useful expressions that native speakers actually use. Let’s make your Chinese sound more real and confident!

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“It Doesn’t Matter” 中文怎么说？看语境！

This episode covers a common mistake with な-adjectives and nouns before connectors. The key question is: do you need だ or な?

① し（理由の並列）

❌ 元気し　⭕ 元気だし
Rule: na-adjectives and nouns need だ before し.
例：今日は暑いし、お腹がすいたし、そうめんが食べたい。

② けど（逆接）

❌ 元気けど　⭕ 元気だけど
Rule: add だ before けど.
例：元気だけど、今日は休む。

③ から（理由）

❌ 元気から　⭕ 元気だから
Rule: だ is required before から. Without it, the sentence sounds unnatural.
例：元気だから、今日は運動する。

④ ので（理由・丁寧）

❌ 元気ので　⭕ 元気なので
Rule: use な＋ので — NOT だ.
例：元気なので、今日は走ります。

⑤ のに（逆接）

❌ 病気のに　⭕ 病気なのに
Rule: use な＋のに. （い-adjectives are fine as-is: 暑いのに ✅）
例：病気なのに、仕事に行った。

まとめ

「だグループ」→ し・けど・から　→ 名詞・な形容詞の前に だ
「なグループ」→ ので・のに　→ 名詞・な形容詞の前に な


Intermediate Advanced 文法ミス 中級者・上級者になるために 確認したい よくある文法ミスとその傾向 Common Grammar Mistakes and Patterns

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In this episode, we’ll explore common work-related expressions in Levantine Arabic

My Levantine Arabic Diary 

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*This story contains graphic and explicit material it is not recommended for children, only for mature audiences*

Today’s story The Cow and the Turkey addresses issues of greed and revenge. I hope you enjoy it. 

Send me a message me for your free pdf copy of this book and if you would like discuss it.
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The cow was notoriously cheap, so it surprised everyone when she voted yes for the secret Santa
scheme. It was the horse’s suggestion, and she backed it immediately, saying, “I choose the turkey.” The pig, who considered himself an authority on all things gifty, cleared his throat. “That’s not actually the way it works,” he said. “It’s secret, see, so we each draw a name and keep it to ourselves until Christmas morning.” “Why do you always have to be like that?” the cow asked, and the duck sighed, “Here we go.” “First you ask me to give someone a Christmas present,” the cow continued, “and then you tell me it has to be done your way. Like, ‘Oh, I have four legs so I’m better than everyone else.’ ” “Don’t you have four legs?” the pig asked. The cow loosed something between a moan and a sigh. “All right, just because you have a curly tail,” she said.


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IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Universities. Q. 4-6.

4. Which is more important, research or teaching? Why?
5. How should students spend their summer vacations? How do/did you spend it?
6. What are the advantages of private universities than public universities? 

How did you answe these questons?

What ideas did you pick up while listening?

Please send me a message if you need some help.

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Universities. Q. 4-6.

This episode I will talk about how much you should walk each day to stay healthy and live longer.

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HSK 3-6 passage audios

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In this episode you will learn HSK2-5-3. 在商店

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Made Chinese easy

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about different ways to relieve stress, including the classics such as listening to music, as well as the newer trends that might seem ‘weird’ to some.