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“显眼包": “显眼”指明显而容易被看到，因而引人注目；“包”用在动词、形容词后面，指具有某种特点的人，原本“显眼包”指爱出风头，出洋相的人（make a fool (out) of），多少带有一点“嫌弃”的意味。但如今，“显眼包”指外在形象或性格特征引人注目的人，夸赞的意思明显。比如说：我的朋友是个“显眼包”。我有一个显眼包的朋友。
【EN】显眼包: "显眼"means obvious and easy to see, thus attracting attention; "包" used after a verb or adjective refers to a person with a certain characteristic. Originally, "显眼包" referred to someone who loves to steal the spotlight or make a fool of themselves, carrying a hint of "嫌弃". But nowadays, "显眼包" refers to a person whose external appearance or personality traits are eye-catching, with a clear meaning of praise. For example: 我的朋友是个显眼包。我有一个显眼包朋友。
ps：引人注目：raw one's attention
        出风头：Show off 
        出洋相：make a fool of yourself
        嫌弃：disdain
        外在形象：outward appearance

Lily-Buzzwords/Idioms/Slang-【Lily-中国 Italki Id:8877492 Chinese Tutor】

第11集-显眼包（eye-catcher）-learn Chinese with Lily

Heute reden wir über das Thema „Geburtstag feiern in Deutschland“! 🎉 Wie läuft eine typische Geburtstagsfeier ab? Was ist bei der Geschenkewahl zu beachten, und warum können Geburtstage auch mal stressig sein?

Wine & Vocab - Einfach Deutsch verstehen

Geburtstag feiern in Deutschland? - Geschenke, Party und Nervosität!

Here I will read the 5th chapter, this one has only 1 page. 

Beginner book Dutch A1-A2

Chapter 5 Page 1 - Feestprogramma 

The difference between two prepositions: accross and through.

What's the difference?

Across or Through

The phrases used in the podcast.
To cook food - тамақ пісіру
To do exercise- жаттығу жасау
To go out- сыртқа шығу
To talk on a phone- телефонмен сөйлесу
To call a taxi

To make suggestions in Kazakh we add -ік - ық endings to verbs.

Let's cook food- тамақ пісірейік
Let's  exercise-жаттығу жасайық
Let's go out- сыртқа шығайық
Let's  talk on a phone-телефонмен сөйлесейік
Let's  call a taxi- такси шақырайық

Menimen Birge!

Episode 1 - Making suggestions

再见！zài jiàn! Goodbye!
明天见。míng tiān jiàn. See  you tomorrow.
一会儿见。/待会儿见。yī huìr jiàn./ dāi huìr jià.  See you later.
有空常联系 。yǒu kòng cháng liánxì. Let's keep in touch.
我告辞了。wǒ xiān gàocí le.  I gotta go now.
对不起，我先走了。duì bù qǐ ,wǒ xiān zǒu le. Excuse me,I have to go now.
您多保重！nín duō bǎozhòng ！Take care！
一路平安！/  一路顺风！yī lù píng ān! / yī lù shùnfēng ！Bon voyage！
到了以后我给你打电话。dào le yǐhòu wǒ gěi nǐ dǎdiànhuà. I will call when I arrive.

Say It Now! 想说就说[xiǎng shuō jiù shuō]

2. 告别[gào bié]~Saying Goodbye

Tune in this week to learn how to use “Race Against the Clock” and four other idioms and phrases in English. This episode is part two of “How to Delegate Effectively and Achieve Better Results.”  Using idioms and phrases will make you sound more natural in English. As always, you’ll get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills.

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Episode originally published May 27, 2021

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