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Difficult English Explained

Let's learn about the different royal families and monarchs around the world.

Can I Say - Can I Do

Spain Monarchy.

dàwèi：ānnī，jīntiānshìnǐdeshēngrì。
大卫：安妮，今天是你的生日。
zhùnǐshēngrìkuàilè！
祝你生日快乐！
ānnī：xièxiè！zhèshìwǒdeshēngrìlǐwùma？
安妮：谢谢！这是我的生日礼物吗？
dàwèi：duì！
大卫：对！
ānnī：zhèshìshénme？
安妮：这是什么？
dàwèi：yīběnyīnghàncídiǎn。
大卫：一本英汉词典。
ānnī：xièxiènǐ！nǐdeshēngrìshìjǐyuèjǐhào？
安妮：谢谢你！你的生日是几月几号？
dàwèi：wǒdeshēngrìshìshíyuèshíèrhào。
大卫：我的生日是十月十二号。


HSK2--materials and exercises for listenning, reading and speaking

我的生日是五月九号    wǒdeshēngrìshìwǔyuèjiǔhào

诗歌 如果你爱我
请你爱我之前先爱你自己
爱我的同时也爱着你自己
你若不爱你自己
你便无法来爱我
这是爱的法则

因为
你不可能给出
你没有的东西
你的爱
只能经由你而流向我

若你是干涸的
我便不能被你滋养
若因滋养我而干涸你
本质上无法成立
因为
剥削你并不能让我得到滋养



日常用语

职业

In this episode we are going to talk about【 Order takeout】. 
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1st time: listen and catch the words you know alreay, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practise until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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我的工作很忙，没有时间做饭，
wǒ de gōng zuò hěn máng ， méi yǒu shí jiān zuò fàn ，
I'm so busy at work that I don't have time to cook.
所以我经常叫外卖。
suǒ yǐ wǒ jīng cháng jiào wài mài 。
So I often order takeaway.
外卖很方便，半个小时就可以到。
wài mài hěn fāng biàn ， bàn gè xiǎo shí jiù kě yǐ dào 。
Takeaway is very convenient, it can arrive in half an hour.
外卖有很多选择，
wài mài yǒu hěn duō xuǎn zé ，
There are many choices for takeaway.
中国菜、日本菜、韩国菜和西餐等等。
zhōng guó cài 、 rì běn cài 、 hán guó cài hé xī cān děng děng 。
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Western food and so on.
中国菜有辣的、也有不辣的。
zhōng guó cài yǒu là de 、 yě yǒu bú là de 。
Chinese food has spicy and not spicy (food).
有面、饺子、米饭、小吃等等。
yǒu miàn 、 jiǎo zi 、 mǐ fàn 、 xiǎo chī děng děng 。
There are noodles, dumplings, rice, snacks and so on.
除了一日三餐，还可以点下午茶和宵夜。
chú le yí rì sān cān ， hái kě yǐ diǎn xià wǔ chá hé xiāo yè 。
In addition to three meals a day, you can also order afternoon tea and late night snacks.
下午茶我喜欢点奶茶和蛋糕。
xià wǔ chá wǒ xǐ huan diǎn nǎi chá hé dàn gāo 。
I like to order milk tea and cake for afternoon tea.
宵夜我喜欢点烧烤。
xiāo yè wǒ xǐ huan diǎn shāo kǎo 。
I like to order barbecue for late night snacks.
中国的外卖又便宜又方便。
zhōng guó de wài mài yòu pián yi yòu fāng biàn 。
Chinese takeout is cheap and convenient.
送外卖的人是外卖员，
sòng wài mài de rén shì wài mài yuán ，
The people who deliver takeaways are delivery men.
他们的工作又忙又累。
tā men de gōng zuò yòu máng yòu lèi 。
They are busy and tired.
很感谢他们！
hěn gǎn xiè tā men ！
I'm grateful to them!

Yuli's Chinese Channel

叫外卖 Order takeout （Beginner）

🎃October is just around the corner. Did you improve your Mandarin after September?
We are going to learn the News about Iran. It's a sad news, however, I still have hopes and believes in things getting better. And I wish happiness and well-being for everyone!!  Tell me what news do you want to learn for next week
十月就要来了，九月过完，你的中文进步了吗？
今天我们来学 伊朗🇮🇷的新闻，虽然很令人难过😫，但还是希望🇮🇷会越来越好，也祝福每一位平安健康快乐！！告诉我你下星期想学什么新闻。

source： https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1F8ELATS7c&t=0s


News with zhe

#13伊朗"头巾革命"遍地开花

Learn about the movement of the Earth and why it’s hot in summer and cold in winter. This presentation is for intermediate English learners. 

Download a free worksheet at https://lovelangwri.com/2022/05/17/the-seasons-intermediate/
And don't forget to leave your answer to the Question of the Day! *What is your favorite season and why?*

This article has been adapted from “The Seasons” in Astronomy, by Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, Sidney C. Wolff, published by OpenStax in 2016. Access it for free at: https://openstax.org/books/astronomy/pages/4-2-the-seasons

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

For the Love of Language and Writing

The Seasons | Intermediate English

In this episode you will learn how to ask ' How tall are you ?'

HSK2

Made Chinese easy!

1 ) In the beginning of this episode you'll learn or review the verb " être " ( to  be ) et " avoir " ( to have ) in the present tense .

2 )  you 're also  going to learn the rules for feminin and masculin gender for adjectives  . when do we pronounce the final consonant ? + vocabulary to describe people . 

3 ) Also we'll se what is a false friend or faux-ami ? 

get ready ? Prêt (e) ? 
Let's go ! C'est Parti !  

ÊTRE:
je suis
tu es
il/elle est
nous sommes  
vous êtes
ils/elles sont

 

AVOIR
j' ai
tu as
il/elle a
nous avons
vous avez
ils/elles ont
