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Easy Natural English with Liam

En este episodio aprenderás a diferenciar cuando usar aunque con indicativo y subjuntivo

Spanish Shortcut

EP 28. ¿“AUNQUE” CON INDICATIVO O SUBJUNTIVO?

New words  
1. 丈夫  zhàngfu  n. husband
2. 钥匙  yàoshi  n. key
3. 在  zài  v. to be in/on/at
4. 哪儿  nǎr  pron. where
5. 妻子  qīzi  n. wife
6. 桌子  zhuōzi  n. table, desk
7. 上  shàng  n. on (the surface of sth.)
8. 沙发  shāfā  n. sofa
9. 下边  xiàbiān  n. under, below
10. 电话  diànhuà  n. telephone
11. 旁边  pángbiān  n. beside, side
12. 手  shǒu  n. hand
13. 里  lǐ  n. inside, in
 

中文每日一练

每日听汉语

В этом выпуске я рассказываю о том, как обычно проходит день рождения в России. Приятного прослушивания!

Привет, это Наташа!

День рождения в России


每周都有七天：星期一，星期二，星期三，星期四，星期五，星期六和星期天。
Měi zhōu dōu yǒu qī tiān: xīngqī yī, xīngqī èr, xīngqī sān, xīngqī sì, xīngqī wǔ, xīngqī liù hé xīngqī tiān。
There are seven days in one week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

我哥哥每周工作五天。
Wǒ gēge měi zhōu gōngzuò wǔ tiān。
My elder brother works five days a week. 

星期一到星期五，他每天七点半起床，8点出门，8点30分到公司。
Xīngqī yī dào xīngqī wǔ, tā měitiān qī diǎn bàn qǐ chuáng, bā diǎn chū mén, bā diǎn sān shí dào gōngsī.
From Monday to Friday, he gets up on half past seven, eight o'clock go to work, and 8:30 arrives at the company. 

下午5点一刻下班，晚上11点睡觉。
Xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn yī kè xiàbiān, wǎnshang shí yī diǎn shuìjiào。
Getting off work on 5:15pm, and goes to bed on 11pm. 

星期六和星期天都是他的休息日，他常常与朋友见面，吃饭，聊天儿，放松放松。
Xīngqī liù hé xīngqī tiān dōu shì tā de xiūxi rì, tā chángcháng yǔ péngyǒu jiànmiàn, chīfàn,liáotiānr，fàngsōng fàngsōng。
Both Saturday and Sunday are his holiday. He usually meets his friends, have lunch, chats, and   relax. 

Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

一周七天   Seven days per week   Yī zhōu qī tiān   (HSK 2-3)

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse!
Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter A. Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

alpaca, alligator, ant, anteater, anemone, apple, arrow, aardvark, asparagus, anaconda, anchor

Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more!
See you next time—bye for now!


Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter A

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Character or Style? 中文里的“性格”和“个性”

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