A Han Chinese's name is generally composed of the surname and the given name.

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1A Han Chinese's name

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Are you like Suhaila who has lunch with her colleagues?

A : 안녕하십니까? 저는 마이클 존슨이라고 합니다.
B : 네. 이쪽으로 앉으세요.
      존슨 씨는 어느 나라 사람입니까?
A : 저는 미국 사람입니다.
B : 전공이 무엇입니까?
A : 저는 컴퓨터 그래픽을 전공했습니다.

A : Hello. I am Michael Johnson.
B : Well, have a seat here, please. 
     Where are you from, Mr. Johnson?
A : I am from the States.
B : What is your major?
A : I majored in Computer graphics.

** Grammar points.

A/V-ㅂ/습니다, N-입니다, A/V-았/었습니다, N-였습니다/이었습니다.
In the formal situations such as interviews, news, and public announcement, the formal style of speech is used as stated below.
For the present tense, A/V-ㅂ/습니다, N-입니다 are used.
A/V-ㅂ/습니다
* verb or adjective stems ending with a vowel + -ㅂ니다 : 가다 -> 갑니다.
* verb or adjective stems ending with a consonant + -습니다 : 먹다 -> 먹습니다.
N-입니다 : 의사 + -입니다 -> 의사입니다 
For the past tense, A/V-았/었습니다, N-였습니다/이었습니다 are used.
A/V-았/었습니다 : 가다 -> 갔습니다 / 먹다 -> 먹었습니다
N-였습니다/이었습니다 : 학교 -> 학교였습니다 / 월요일 -> 월요일이었습니다.


Reading Korea.

Having an interview

السَّلاَم, اِسْمِي يُونِس, أَسْكُن فِي أَلْمَانْيَا. أَنَا تُرْكِي, أَتَكَلَّم التُّرْكِيَّة وَالأَلْمَانِيَّة. أَدْرُسُ الْعَرَبِيَّة.

أَهْلاً, اِسْمِي لِينَا. أَنَا سُورِيَّة, أَسْكُنُ فِي فَرَنْسَا, أَتَكَلَّم الْفَرَنْسِيَّة وَالْعَرَبِيَّة, أَدْرُس الاِسْبَانِيَّة. 

مَرْحَباً, اِسْمِي بَسْمَا أَسْكُن فِي فَرَنْسَا, أَناَ جَزَائِرِيَّة, أَتَكَلَّم الْفَرَنْسِيَّة وَالْقَبَائِلِيَّة, أَدْرُس الْعَرَبِيَّة.

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Nuestra existencia y el desarrollo de todas nuestras extensiones han llevado a la desaparición de muchas especies de animales como de plantas y ecosistemas. Hoy hablamos de los arrecifes ubicados en Centro América y de su papel en nuestras vidas. 
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In this episode we will have a look at different ways and techniques of dealing with stress. What causes stress? How to eliminate it?

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清明节，又称踏青节、行清节、三月节、祭祖节等。清明节源自上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗，兼具自然与人文两大内涵，既是自然节气点，也是传统节日。扫墓祭祖与踏青郊游是清明节的两大礼俗主题，这两大传统礼俗主题在中国自古传承，至今不辍。 

清明节在公历4月5日前后。

清明节是传统的重大春祭节日，扫墓祭祀、缅怀祖先，是中华民族自古以来的优良传统。清明节融汇自然节气与人文风俗为一体，是天时地利人和的合一，充分体现了中华民族先祖们追求“天、地、人”的和谐合一，讲究顺应天时地宜、遵循自然规律的思想。

清明节与春节、端午节、中秋节并称为中国四大传统节日。除了中国，世界上还有一些国家和地区也过清明节，比如越南、韩国、马来西亚、新加坡等。


Qingming Festival, also known as outing Festival, Qingming festival, March festival, ancestor worship festival. Tomb-sweeping Day comes from the ancient beliefs of our ancestors and the customs of Spring Festival. It is both natural and cultural. It is not only a natural solar term point but also a traditional festival.  Tomb sweeping and ancestor worship and outing are the two themes of the Qingming Festival. These two traditional themes have been passed down in China since ancient times.  

Tomb-sweeping Day falls around April 5 in the Gregorian calendar.  

Qingming Festival is a major traditional Spring Festival. It is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices to ancestors.  Qingming Festival combines natural solar terms and cultural customs as a whole, is the unity of heaven, earth and man, fully embodies the Chinese ancestors to pursue the harmony of "heaven, earth and man", pay attention to conform to the idea of heaven and earth, follow the laws of nature.  

Qingming Festival, The Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are called the four traditional Festivals in China.  Besides China, qingming Festival is also celebrated in some countries and regions in the world, such as Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore.  


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清明节  Qingming Festival   Qīngmíng jié

This episode is part of a series that assists English language learners with their knowledge and pronunciation of medical terms related to the human circulatory system. 

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