Did you like the film? Was it good?
-- Umm, it wasn't bad. 
Why do you always have to do that? Can't you just say good or bad?
-- Indeed I cannot. 

In this episode, we will take a look at the difference between 'it was good' and 'it wasn't bad.' And how we can use it in daily speech to Express a Nuance.

All Things English

Confusing Structures in the English Language - Using Opposites

李白---铁杵磨针：比喻只要有决心，肯下功夫。多么难的事情也能做成功。

Vivi甜讲中国故事

中国传统文化小故事

どうして1月に、標高800ｍの高野山にアルバイトに行ってしまったんだろう。どうして毎朝、雪道を往復6キロ、電チャリ（電動自転車）でお寺に通うことになったんだろう。下山すれば、すべては夢まぼろし。ロマンチックな和歌山の思い出を聞いてください。十日間の山ごもりで、すっかり空海（くうかい）さん推しになりました。最後はハルカちゃんにお墓の相談してます…
スクリプトは⁠こちら⁠。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/24-18d40209bb43802192bdc9376abed10d?pvs=4
楽しみ方は⁠こちら⁠をどうぞ。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/S2-1114d60c575442768615bc975767fd41?pvs=4
じゃあ、またね。

すずまりの日本語「きき耳ずきん」S2

第24話　海と山のロマンチック和歌山

On this episode, we continue learning the useful sentences for first meeting. 

Q: 你会说什么语言？（What languages can you speak?）
nǐ huì shuō shén me yǔ yán ? 
or你会说什么话？
nǐ huì shuō shén me huà ?
A: 我会说英语和一点儿普通话。（I can speak English and a little Mandarin.）
wǒ huì shuō yīng yǔ hé yì diǎnr pǔ tōng huà .
中文zhōng wén、汉语 hàn yǔ（Chinese language）
法语fǎ yǔ（French）
西班牙语xī bān yá yǔ（Spanish）
葡萄牙语pú táo yá yǔ（Portuguese）
俄罗斯语é luó sī yǔ（Russian）
德语dé yǔ（German）
日语rì yǔ（Japanese）
韩语hán yǔ（Korean）
泰语tài yǔ（Thai language）

Q：你喜欢做什么？(What do you like to do?)
nǐ xǐ huān zuò shén me ? 
A: 我喜欢看书和游泳。(I like reading and swimming.)
wǒ xǐ huān kàn shū hé yóu yǒng
  看电影kàn diàn yǐng（to watch movies）
  看电视kàn diàn shì（to watch TV）
  做运动zuò yùn dòng（to do sports）
  打球dǎ qiú（to play ball game）
  踢足球tī zú qiú（to play football）
  学外语xué wài yǔ（to learn foreign language ）
  逛街guàng jiē（to go window-shopping）
  上网shàng wǎng（go on internet）


Daily Conversation（日常对话）

First meet conversation（初次见面）part2

Hi, and welcome back to Phonics with Teacher Alyse!  Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading it on your own.

The five nines dive in a line. 

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Phonics Long Vowels and Consonant Blends

The five nines dive in a line. 

Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #24 - L'Italia su Instagram

In questo 4° episodio faccio una intervista ad una ragazza che si è trasferita a cinque anni in Italia con i suoi genitori, parliamo delle sue esperienze di vita e il suo senso di appartenenza a due culture. Tempi verbali: presente, congiuntivo, passato prossimo, passato remoto. 

Vivendo tra due lingue

4° episodio interviste Italiani per il mondo

JOHN: Hi, Alice, it’s John. How are you?

ALICE: Oh, hi, John! I was just thinking about you.

JOHN: That’s nice. I was wondering if you’d like to go to a
movie tonight.

ALICE: Sure, I’d love to! What’s playing?

JOHN: I was thinking about that new comedy Lights Out. What do you think?

ALICE: Sounds great!

JOHN: OK, I’ll pick you up around 7:30. The movie starts at 8:00.

ALICE: See you then. Bye!