The Chinese grammar AA的(de) where the adjective is duplicated is a common pattern used to describe people or things. In this episode Karen and 柏威 take a deep dive into this structure.


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

语法 - AA的 Grammar - AA de (Duplication of Adjectives)

Let's make Japanese sentences together.   If you make a sentence in Japanese, write it in the comment section! I will correct your sentences

【Today's  topic】
【⚪⚪ところ】

(Verb タ形）+ところ

この文法はJLPT N4の表現(ひょうげん)です。

意味(いみ)は、動作(どうさ)・動(うご)きの直後(ちょくご)を表(あらわ)します。


📕Verb辞書形
(おりた　終わった　でた)

(ex)
「いま、どこにいる？」
「いま、電車(でんしゃ)をおりたところ」

where  are you....
I'm just got off the train.

「いまから、ランチいかない？」
「あ～ごはんを食べ終わったところで、またこんどいこうね。」

「もう学校ついた？」
「いま、家(いえ)をでたところ」

Japanese teacher Noriko’s room

(Verb タ形）+ところ

Listen to this beautiful children's story by Daniela from Austria. This children’s story, about teaching children to invest for the future, published by Foord Asset Management, is beautifully read. Daniela has a lovely accent, her pronunciation is excellent and she reads this story with compassion and her stresses are all perfect.

Arbitrary musings

More than Enough, read by Daniela from Austria

 In this captivating episode, we delve into the captivating world of body language and nonverbal communication within the English language. Join us as we unravel the subtle cues, gestures, and expressions that shape our interactions, bridging the gap between spoken words and unspoken meanings. From understanding the power of eye contact to deciphering hand gestures, this insightful discussion uncovers how body language influences communication dynamics, enhances understanding, and reveals hidden emotions. Tune in to gain a deeper appreciation for the unspoken nuances that play a vital role in English conversations, and unlock the secrets of nonverbal fluency.

English Learner's Boost

The Role of Body Language and Nonverbal Communication in English

Halo semua! Bagaimana akhir minggu kalian? Baik? 
Akhir-akhir ini pekerjaan saya sangat banyak dan harus selesai sebelum tenggat waktu (締切・deadline). Jadi hampir setiap malam saya begadang. “Begadang” di Bahasa Jepang artinya 遅くまで起きている, di Bahasa Inggris artinya “stay up late”. Ya, saya tahu ini tidak baik untuk kesehatan. Dan karena sering begadang, setiap hari saya minum kopi lebih dari 4 cangkir, juga menjadi lapar di malam hari. Aduh! Saya harus mulai diet lagi! Kalian juga jangan sering begadang ya, selamat beraktifitas! Sampai jumpa di podcast berikutnya! 


Akhir minggu

Begadang

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요.  I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog. 
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222782519032
https://youtu.be/3rirojjfvlc

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening, 
After reading many sentences in Korean conversations sentences, 
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording. 
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording. 
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely. 

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.) 
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1) 
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 1 - Lesson 11. Part 1 -고 싶다, Part 2 -을까요?/-ㄹ까요?  (Beginner 1)

Online reviews are everywhere, whether you're looking for a movie to watch, a hotel to stay in or a new air fryer.

Many of us read these reviews carefully, even though we probably know that not all reviews are unbiased — or even real.

Now, researchers have found out something interesting about online reviews: women generally rate things higher than men.

The researchers looked at more than 1 billion online reviews on five different websites, including Amazon, Google and the movie site IMDb.

They found that, on average, women rate things more positively than men, and are more likely to give five-star reviews.

The research team then did two smaller studies to find out why this might be. They said women don't actually like things any more or any less than men, but they still generally leave better reviews.

In one of those smaller studies, more than 1,100 people were asked to rate art made by artificial intelligence software. They were asked to rate the art privately and then publicly.

Privately, there was not much of a difference between male and female ratings.

But when participants were asked to write public reviews, women were less likely to post lower ratings, especially when they really didn't like the art.

The researchers said women may feel more worried than men about the consequences of writing bad reviews.

They added that everyone should be able to write reviews without being worried about the consequences.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Women More Likely to Write Positive Reviews Online

In this episode we are going to learn 【Transportation 】in Chinese. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know already, 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: practice until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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中国的交通很方便。
zhōng guó de jiāo tōng hěn fāng biàn 。
The transportation in China is very convenient.
去上班可以坐地铁、坐公车、打车或者自己开车。
qù shàng bān kě yǐ zuò dì tiě 、 zuò gōng chē 、 dǎ chē huò zhě zì jǐ kāi chē 。
To get to work, you can take the subway, bus, taxi or drive yourself.
家离公司近的人可以走路去上班。
jiā lí gōng sī jìn de rén kě yǐ zǒu lù qù shàng bān 。
People who live close to the company can walk to work.
但是大城市人很多，堵车很厉害。
dàn shì dà chéng shì rén hěn duō ， dǔ chē hěn lì hài 。
But there are many people in big cities, and traffic jams are severe.
如果你赶时间，坐地铁最好。
rú guǒ nǐ gǎn shí jiān ， zuò dì tiě zuì hǎo 。
If you're in a hurry, it's best to take the subway.
因为地铁不会塞车，很准时。
yīn wèi dì tiě bú huì sāi chē ， hěn zhǔn shí 。
Because the subway does not have traffic jams, it is very punctual.
以前坐地铁用地铁卡，现在用手机就可以了。
yǐ qián zuò dì tiě yòng dì tiě kǎ ， xiàn zài yòng shǒu jī jiù kě yǐ le 。
Before we used subway card to take the subway, now using mobile phone is enough.