Olá, tudo bom? 
For this short episode, I will be sharing with you my best piece of advice for beginners. Did you know that you KNOW how to speak Portuguese but had no clue about it? 
I know it might sound a bit crazy but take 15 min and listen carefully to this episode, I can guarantee you that you will be impressed with your own skills. 
Grande abraço,
Teacher G

Easy peasy Portuguese

You DO know how to speak Portuguese and didn´t even know about it!

Acha que todos os brasileiros se cumprimentam com abraços e beijos? Não é assim que funciona. No Brasil, a forma como você interage fisicamente ao dizer "Oi'" ou se despedir pode depender do gênero e até mesmo da sexualidade. De soquinhos a beijos e abraços, essas saudações não são tão universais quanto você imagina. A maneira como elas tendem a acontecer entre os homens heterossexuais brasileiros é o que pode fazer você repensar o que sabe sobre cumprimentar alguém na cultura brasileira. Assista para aprender algumas regras sociais sutis por trás das saudações brasileiras.

WS Português

Você está errado sobre beijos e abraços no Brasil?

Una pequeña descripción de quién soy y el origen de mi nombre.

Español Bipolar

¿Quién soy yo?

《入乡随俗》
    来中国半年多了，我已经渐渐地习惯了这里的生活。
    刚来中国的时候，最不习惯的就是早上八点钟上课。因为我是个夜猫子，喜欢晚睡晚起，所以经常迟到。你进教室的时候，别人正上着课呢，大家都看着你，真不好意思。为了不迟到，我买了一个闹钟，每天早上一到七点钟，它就大叫：”懒虫，该起床了！懒虫，该起床了！“虽然不好听，我还不能不感谢它。因为有了它，我现在已经很少迟到了。
    我还有以减不习惯的事，就是打招呼。有些中国人和我见面不是问好，而是问一些奇怪的问题。下面就算今天早上我和邻居的对话：
    ”早！“
    ”早上好！“
    ”吃了吗？“
    ”吃了。”
    “去上课呀？”
    ”是。“
    ”外面正下着雨呢，带伞了吗？“
    ”谢谢，我带着呢。“
    这要是在半年以前，有人这样跟我打招呼，我肯定生气了。可是，现在我却觉得挺亲切的，因为我知道，他们跟熟人才这么打招呼。要是你不想回答他们的问题，问好就可以了。
    中国有一个成语叫”入乡随俗“，意思是：到了一个新的地方，就要适应那里的风俗习惯。

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - elementary

入乡随俗 When in Rome, do as the Romans do

won’t go ( bú qù ) 
haven’t gone（ méi qù）
don’t go （ bié qù ）

Chinese teacher Lucy

 What's the difference between bù ，méi ，and bié ?

朋友们你们好！今天的零食是一个小故事，叫做“面包和鸡蛋”。
我相信你们很多人都爱吃面包和鸡蛋。
那在这个小故事里面，他们在说什么呢？ 我们一起边吃边学吧！

作者：秦志宁

面包说：“我是白色的，黄鸡蛋，你不要来！”
鸡蛋说：“我是圆的，方面包，你不要来！”
哥哥听了笑起来，他说：“黄鸡蛋在上面，白面包在下面。”
吃了一大口，哥哥说：“好吃，好吃！”

这个短短的故事很有意思对吧？
你觉得面包和鸡蛋，一开始，为什么都说：“你不要来！”？


词语：

零食 [líng shí] between-meal nibbles; snacks
故事 [gùshi] story, tale
叫做 [jiào zuò] to be called; to be known as
面包 [miàn bāo] bread
鸡蛋 [jī dàn] (chicken) egg; hen's egg
相信 [xiāng xìn] to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true
作者 [zuò zhě] author; writer
圆 [yuán] circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full
大口 [dà kǒu] big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc)
有意思 [yǒu yìsi] interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun
觉得 [jué de] to think; to feel


解馋小零食

2022年12月20号 - 面包和鸡蛋  (Elementary)

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Retirement and old age. Q5-6.

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