Three phrases that are often confused in Business English, explained with examples.

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According to, In Accordance with & Based on

这集主要介绍汉语口语中“…得什么似的；又来了；换脑筋”这三个习惯用语的意思及用法。

A Course in Chinese Colloquial Idioms

How to use“…得什么似的；又来了；换脑筋”

I will give you 4 words, honestly, only 4 words, which will make you sound more natural instantly. They are words all my students know, but never use!!

Sometimes trying to replace simple vocabulary has the opposite effect of sounding natural :) Stick to the basics!

Please comment if you like what you hear, or leave me a comment to focus on something in particular.   

I have a transcript available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C6uqVQLjxQI0MqNP7zNi57jkcjwtfI_DBJ-hS57KBwY/edit?usp=sharing

English With Craig  - Natural English, Natural Learning

Episode Two:  4 words to sound WAY more natural! 

我wǒ想xiǎng今天jīn tiān下午xià wǔ去qù看kàn电影diàn yǐng，但是dàn shì没有méi yǒu好hǎo电影diàn yǐng。我wǒ就jiù打dǎ电话diàn huà给gěi我wǒ的de好hǎo朋友péng yǒu，想xiǎng和hé她tā一起yī qǐ去qù运动yùn dòng，但是dàn shì她tā说shuō今天jīn tiān身体shēn tǐ不bù舒服shū fu，我们wǒ men只zhǐ能néng去qù商场shāng chǎng买mǎi东西dōng xi了le。我们wǒ men看见kàn jiàn一yī条tiáo漂亮piào liàng的de裙子qún zi，她tā喜欢xǐ huān白色bái sè，我wǒ喜欢xǐ huān黑色hēi sè，但是dàn shì黑色hēi sè的de裙子qún zi有点儿yǒu diǎnr贵guì，所以suǒ yǐ我wǒ买mǎi了le两liǎng条tiáo白色bái sè的de，一yī条tiáo给gěi自己zì jǐ，一yī条tiáo送sòng给gěi她tā

A short and interesting Chinese daily article  for every day

A afternoon of mine

週末はいかがお過ごしですか？
今日は長男の９歳の誕生日でした♡
みなさんのお誕生日の思い出はなんですか？



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あなたのお誕生日の思い出はなんですか？🎁

前天我给你发了一箱苹果，你收到了吗？
熊猫很可爱，无论在哪都受到大家的欢迎。

今早上大家都收到了公司的通知。
普京是很了不起的人，一直都受到人们的尊敬。

我收到了你的来信。
签证过期要尽快续签，不然会受到罚款。



喵喵说汉语---HSK 4

收到和受到

Alright, let’s get to the nitty-gritty—who likes studying grammar rules first? Or diving headfirst into vocabulary drills when you’d rather be chatting away in full sentences? Yes, I hear you. But what if I told you that deliberately choosing to study in ways you don’t like could actually skyrocket your learning? Yes, you heard that right. Let’s dig into this, shall we?

Instead of saying “I hate this method of studying. It’s so difficult, boring or whatever negative word that comes to mind”, say instead and normalize the inner dialogue within you to gradually be “I am open to a different study technique once in a while.” 


💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 39 – Shake It Up: The Surprising Power of Learning What You Hate!

In questo episodio parleremo del "borsalino", un cappello inventato in Italia e usato dagli italiani (ma non solo). 




Italiano espresso

Lettura livello B1: Il cappello usato dagli italiani: il borsalino

In questa puntata parliamo un po' delle mie esperienze nonché impressioni riguardo alla Spagna e al Sud America