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『新完全マスター語彙　日本語能力試験N2』（2011年、スリーエーネットワーク） 教科書を1課ずつ読んでいきます。 N2、N1に必要な語彙です。 今日は、２章１課です。

N2合格

N2 語彙　2章1課

Vamos aprender como é o Natal num país quente!

 Portuguese Audios for Intermediate B1 -Áudios em Português para Intermédios B1

O Natal no Brasil

七夕节 qī xī jié：Qixi Festival
乞巧节 qī qiǎo jié: Qiqiao Festival
情人节 qíng rén jié: Valentine's Day
汉朝 hàn cháo: the Han Dynasty of China
浪漫 làng màn：Romantic
源于 yuán yú：Originating from
古代 gǔ dài：Ancient；ancient times
传说 chuán shuō：Legend
牛郎织女 niú láng zhī nǚ：the Cowherd and the Weaving Maid ; a metaphor for a couple
鹊桥 què qiáo：the Magpie bridge
相会 xiāng huì：Meeting
编织 biān zhī：Weaving
刺绣 cì xiù：Needle work
比赛 bǐ sài：Competition
祈福 qí fú： Pray for blessings
相亲相爱 xiāng qīn xiāng ài：be kind to each other and love each other

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

The Qixi Festival-七夕节[qī xī jié]

A : Bonjour, madame, je voudrais un beau morceau de cantal, s'il vous plaît.
B : Voilá, monsieur, et avec ceci ?
A : Mettez-moi aussi un petit pot de crème fraîche.
B : Voilà. Ce sera tout ?
A : Oui, merci.

Vocabulaire :
un fromager, une fromagère : queijeiro(a), cheesemaker
une fromagerie : queijaria, cheese monger
un fromage : queijo, cheese
un beau morceau = un morceau généreux
500 grammes de : 500 gramas de, 500 grams of
mettez-moi : coloque pra mim, give me
aussi : também, also
et avec ceci ? : mais alguma coisa?, anything else?
ce sera tout ? : só isso?, is that all?
une tranche de : fatia de, slice of

Professeur Maxime : dialogues

Chez le fromager

გამარჯობა, რამდენი ენა იცი? - Hello, How many languages do you know? 
მე ვიცი ხუთი ენა. I know five languages.
ვიცი ქართული, ინგლისური, ფრანგული, ცოტა რუსული და ცოტა პოლონური. I know georgian, english, french, a little bit of russian and a little bit of french. 
რა ენებზე ლაპარაკობ ? - what languages do you speak ?
მე ვლაპარაკობ ქართულად, ინგლისურად, ფრანგულად, ცოტა რუსულად და პოლონურად. I speak georgian, english, french, a bit of russian and polish. 
ქართული ჩემი მშობლიური ენაა. Georgian in my native language.
ინგლისური ენა ძალიან კარგად ვიცი, ფრანგული ენაც ძალიან კარგად ვიცი, რუსული ენა ცუდად ვიცი, პოლონური ენა ძალიან ცუდად ვიცი. I know the english language really well, I also know the french language really well, I know the russian language badly, the polish language also badly. (literally translation) 
კარგად ვიცი I know smth well 
ცუდად ვიცი I know smth poorly, badly. 

BlaBlaGeorgian

რამდენი ენა იცი? რამდენ ენაზე ლაპარაკობ? How many languages do you know/speak?

🍽️ Diálogo: Cocinando juntos para la cena 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

Sofía: ¡Bueno, hora de cocinar! ¿Estás listo, Diego?

Diego: ¡Listísimo! ¿Qué vamos a preparar?

Sofía: Vamos a hacer pasta con salsa de tomate casera y pollo al horno.

Diego: ¡Eso suena delicioso! ¿Por dónde empezamos?

Sofía: Primero, pon agua a hervir para la pasta. Yo voy a cortar los tomates para la salsa.

Diego: ¿Cuánta sal le pongo al agua?

Sofía: Solo una pizca, no mucha. La sal ayuda a que la pasta tenga más sabor.

Diego: ¡Listo! Ahora, ¿qué hago con el pollo?

Sofía: Tienes que sazonarlo. Usa sal, pimienta, ajo en polvo y un poco de orégano.

Diego: ¿Así está bien?

Sofía: Sí, perfecto. Ahora ponlo en una bandeja y mételo al horno a 180 grados.

Diego: ¡Hecho! ¿Cómo vas con la salsa?

Sofía: Ya casi. Los tomates están cocidos, ahora los voy a licuar con ajo y cebolla.

Diego: ¡Huele increíble! ¿Cuánto tiempo tiene que cocinarse la salsa?

Sofía: Unos 15 minutos a fuego lento para que espese.

Diego: La pasta ya está lista. ¿La escurro?

Sofía: Sí, pero guarda un poco del agua para mezclarla con la salsa.

Diego: ¿En serio? No sabía que se hacía así.

Sofía: Sí, ayuda a que la salsa se adhiera mejor a la pasta.

Diego: ¡Genial! Creo que el pollo también está listo.

Sofía: ¡Perfecto! Entonces servimos y… ¡a disfrutar nuestra cena casera!

Learn Spanish Conversation

Learn Spanish conversation part 40

Get ready for a special treat! In this episode, I talk with Cara Leopold, an English Teacher known as the Listening Expert. We covered a lot of topics, so this will be the first of two episodes with our conversation. The main theme of our conversation was building great listening skills in another language. In this first episode, we talk about the importance of listening when learning another language, including pronunciation, and what to do when you don’t understand your colleagues in meetings.  Here are some gems from this episode:

“People might think, “I spend most of my time speaking.” But listening is actually the skill that dominates. So by that logic, the foundation for also learning future languages should be listening.”

“So what’s really helped me to get fluent in French is observing what people say, understanding them, and then copying them.”

“Notice the expressions that people keep using and then use them. You will sound more authentic because you'll be using what the people around you actually say, as opposed to what you read in a book or what you got out of a list of 100 idioms.”

Tune in to get more valuable insights from Cara, so you’ll understand more of what people say around you! The second part of our conversation will be released in the next episode. 

Read the transcript here: https://www.express-to-impress.com/listening-skills/.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

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