In this episode, let’s explore how to express “sort of” and “kind of” in Chinese! You’ll learn how native speakers use phrases like “有点儿”, “算是” in everyday conversations to express uncertainty, hesitation, or just a bit of something......These small words can make your Chinese sound much more natural — kind of like a native!

Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

How to Say “Sort of” or “Kind of” in Chinese?

Сестра Антона Павловича описывает забавный случай, который произошел с её  братом, великим русским писателем! 
Случались ли с вами подобные ситуации? 

Russfriend  (all about russia) 

М. Чехова " Из далекого прошлого"

Uyu mugani Abanyarwanda bawuca iyo biyemeje cyangwa bagiye umugambi urimo ingorane; ni bwo bagira bati:“Agakurikiwe n‘abagabo ntikabasiga“. Wakomotse kuri Nyirarunyonga, igishegabo cy‘umusingakazi, cyari gituye ku Rugarika rwa Kigese na Mibirizi mu Rukoma( Gitarama) nko mu byo ku ngoma ya Yuhi IV Gahindiro; ahasaga umwaka wa 1700.

Jimmy Mpano

AGAKURIKIWE N‘ABAGABO NTIKABASIGA

Hello everyone! If you want to know the meaning of this commun expression, plus I add an extra in the podcast,  you need to listening to find out!

De todo un poco

Irse de rositas🌹 / Go off with little roses 😵

Part 4. Food.

Please listen to the audio and then choose your answer.

Please answer the following questions of understanding:

Question 1:
What is a grocery store?
a An establishment that cooks food for customers
b There are several definitions of a grocery store
c A place to sell and trade goods
d An establishment that distributes foods, drinks, household products, and other items that're used by the typical consumer

Question 2:
Fresh fruits and vegetables are collectively referred to as which of the following terms?
a Produce
b Feggies
c Veggies
d Famine	

Question 3:
What are staples?
a Small pieces of metal used to hold papers together
b Rare foods
c Foods that play a prominent role in the average diet
d Green fruits and vegetables

Question 4:
More vegetables are stocked in grocery stores than fruits because:
a Fruits stay fresh for less time than vegetables
b Vegetables are more popular than fruits, generally speaking
c Grocery store managers prefer fruits
d A and B

Question 5:
"Fresh" groceries are:
a Prepared by employees
b Measured manually
c Charged by the pound
d All of the Above


I hope you enjoyed spending time thinking and answering some questions and the idea is to do it daily for at least 90 days for the habit ‘to properly register’ in your brain.

See you tomorrow for further development :)


The Habits of Professionals Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

Listening & Comprehension. 

Formas IMPERFECTAS
I was - yo era
You were - tú eras 
She was, he was - Ella era, él era
We were - nosotros éramos
You were - ustedes eran
They were - ellos eran

(Examples in the same order with English then Spanish)

I was tall, short, thin - yo era alto, bajo, delgado.
You are  Costa Rican, a man, a woman - tú eras costarricense, un hombre, una mujer
She was from Costa Rica, he was from Chicago - Ella era de Costa Rica
We were friends, we were family, we were cousins - nosotros éramos amigos, éramos familia, éramos primos
You were colleagues, you were partners  - ustedes eran colegas, eran socios
They were lawyers, they were students, they’re  - ellos eran abogados

***Special note for “it”***

It was late, early,  - era tarde, era temprano
It was an example - era un ejemplo
It was a good day - era un buen día
It was a class - era una clase
It was a student - (él, Ella) era una estudiante
It was my brother - (él) era mi hermano
It was a gift for you - era un regalo para ti
it was a good friend - era un buen amigo
It was last night - era ayer en la noche
it was yesterday morning- era ayer por la mañana
It was yesterday afternoon - era ayer por la tarde


conjuguemos y conjugamos 

CAPÍTULO 13 - ERA - I WAS

In this episode I have a talk with Jania Alvarez, Italki tutor from Mexico, about Why are Latinos expressive?

Remember that I teach Spanish in italki, you can book a class for more information you can see it on my profile and you can also book a class with my partner Jania Alvarez in this link that I share.

https://www.italki.com/teacher/6844238

I invite you to also listen to Jania's podcast channel called Spanish whit Jania where we chat about Burnout and Mental Health.

https://www.italki.com/post/P4MhqkZk5ZhdReL7hYBWiA

Colombia

Talking to jania ¿Por qué los latinos somos expresivos?

秧秧老师的中文课堂-HSK专项练习

HSK4级听力题8

Useful for becoming acquainted with the colloquial use of "comunque", "appunto", and "proprio".