A look at what complex sentences are, and some suggestions on how to make them.

Scott's Podcast

Complex Sentences

This episode is talking about taboos in Chinese. From ancient times, Chinese culture has incorporated a large number of taboos. Many ancient taboos were related to religion and worship. Other taboos were related to the solar eclipse. Also, Chinese people believed that language had a mystical inherent power that could influence certain things to happen. We call it "言灵".   

Learning Chinese culture with Miss Zhang

Taboos in Chinese

***Masoumeh Dadehbala, known professionally as Hayedeh, nicknamed the Queen of Iranian Music, was a singer of traditional and pop Iranian music.
**Listen to son "  Shabe Eshgh  " which means " Night for Love   " by Haydeh
*Hope you enjoy listening to this song. 

موسیقی و ترانه های ایرانی/Persian Music & Songs

شب عشق از هایده / Night for love by Haydeh

Two people talk about some clothes and their watches.

Beginner 

I like that and those!

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【Buy fruits 】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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顾客（gùkè, customer）: 老板，苹果怎么卖？
lǎo bǎn ， píng guǒ zěn me mài ？
Boss (of the shop), how do you sell the apples/how much are the apples?
老板(lǎo bǎn, shop owner): 左边的一斤8块钱，右边的一斤9块半。
zuǒ bian de yì jīn 8 kuài qián ， yòu bian de yì jīn 9 kuài bàn 。
The one on the left is 8 yuan per Jin(=0.5kg), and the one on the right is 9.5 yuan per Jin.
顾客: 哪个更甜？
nǎ ge gèng tián ？
Which one is sweeter?
老板: 右边的更甜。
yòu bian de gèng tián 。
The one on the right is sweeter.
顾客: 那来八个吧，大点儿的。
nà lái bā gè ba ， dà diǎn er de 。
Then give me eight, the bigger ones.
老板: 好的，四斤半，收你四十就好。还要别的吗？
hǎo de ， sì jīn bàn ， shōu nǐ sì shí jiù hǎo 。 hái yào bié de ma ？
Okay, 4.5 Jin, I'll just charge you 40 yuan. Do you want anything else?
顾客: 有什么推荐的吗？
yǒu shén me tuī jiàn de ma ？
Any recommendations?
老板: 草莓现在当季，又红又甜。
cǎo méi xiàn zài dāng jì ， yòu hóng yòu tián 。
Strawberries are in season now, red and sweet.
顾客: 一斤多少钱？
yì jīn duō shǎo qián ？
How much is one Jin?
老板: 一斤九块。你试试看。
yì jīn jiǔ kuài 。 nǐ shì shì kàn 。
9 yuan per Jin. Have a try.
顾客: 真的很甜！来两斤吧。
zhēn de hěn tián ！ lái liǎng jīn ba 。
It's really sweet! Give me two Jin.
老板: 一共六十块。
yí gòng liù shí kuài 。
A total of 60 yuan.
顾客: 可以微信付吗？
kě yǐ wēi xìn fù ma ？
Can I pay with WeChat?
老板: 可以，扫这里。
kě yǐ ， sǎo zhè lǐ 。
Yes, scan here.
顾客: 付了。
fù le 。
Paid.
老板: 谢谢。好吃再来啊。
xiè xie 。 hǎo chī zài lái a 。
Thank you. Come again (if) they are delicious.

Fruit vocabulary: https://www.italki.com/zh-cn/vocabulary/476767 

Yuli's Chinese Channel

买水果 Buy fruits （Beginner）

In der zweiten Episode von "DU & DEUTSCH" erfährst du von den verrücktesten Gesetzen, die in Deutschland existieren. Hättest du gedacht, dass der Ausbrauch aus einem Gefängnis bei uns absolut legal ist? Noch mehr unglaubliche Geschichten hörst du in dieser Folge.

DU & DEUTSCH

Unglaubliche Gesetze in Deutschland | DU & DEUTSCH

凡是作战以前在决策上就预计能取胜的，是因为有利条件多；作战以前在决策上就预计不能取胜的，是因为有利条件少，有利条件多的就能取胜，有利条件少的就不能取胜。何况不具备有利条件呢？我们根据这些来分析战争双方，那么胜负结果就可预见了。

《孙子兵法》

《孙子兵法》04

Watching films can help you gain competence in a language, improve your vocabulary and learn new expressions. So, in this episode of your Spanish Journey, I'll talk about the benefits of learning with films and Sebastián (our guest today) will recommend some Spanish films you can't miss! Are you ready?

Your Spanish Journey

Watching films to learn Spanish

A lo largo de la historia de España ha habido diferentes movimientos literarios con estilos y características bastante definidos. En el episodio de hoy te hablo de uno de ellos, La Generación del 98. En el te hablo de cómo se creó, sus características y algunos de sus representantes más conocidos.

Después de escucharlo no te olvides de darle una valoración y de pasarte por mi Instagram para decirme qué te ha parecido este episodio y si habías escuchado hablar sobre este movimiento literario y/o sobre alguno de sus representantes.
