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  • Donโ€™t Cry After Your Haircut ๐Ÿ’‡โ€โ™€๏ธ โ€“ Mandarin Survival Guide! Speak Up at the Salon S01E39ใ€ENGใ€‘ๅˆซๅ‰ชๅ“ญไบ†๏ผš็†ๅ‘ๅบ—ๅฎž็”จไธญๆ–‡่กจ่พพ
    ๐Ÿš€ Love learning Mandarin like this? Letโ€™s level up together!Join my 1-on-1 Mandarin classes on Preply โ€” personalized, fun, and built around real-life topics like food, travel, culture, and daily life. ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐ŸŽ’๐ŸฅŸ๐ŸŽ‰ New students get 30% OFF your first class!๐Ÿ‘‰ Click here to book & save 30%Or check out my full profile:๐Ÿ‘‰ https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664Letโ€™s make Mandarin your favorite part of the day. ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŽงโœ‚๏ธ Getting a haircut in a foreign country can be... terrifying. In this episode, weโ€™ll make sure you walk out of the salon in China smiling โ€” not crying ๐Ÿ˜… Learn how to describe your hairstyle, say "just a little bit!", and avoid common haircut disasters โ€” all in Mandarin.This episode is perfect for HSK1โ€“3 learners who want real, useful, and funny Mandarin for everyday life.[Grammar of the Day โ€“ 4โ€“5 min]Here are two grammar patterns you need to survive the salon:ๆƒณ (xiวŽng) + Verb โ€“ to want to do somethingๆˆ‘ๆƒณๅ‰ชๅคดๅ‘ใ€‚I want to cut my hair.ๆˆ‘ๆƒณๆขไธ€ไธชๅ‘ๅž‹ใ€‚I want to change my hairstyle.ไธ€ไธ‹ (yฤซxiร ) โ€“ to soften a requestๆˆ‘ๆƒณ้—ฎไธ€ไธ‹ใ€‚Iโ€™d like to ask something.ๅฏไปฅ็œ‹ไธ€ไธ‹้ขœ่‰ฒๅ—๏ผŸCan I quickly see the color?ๅ† (zร i) + Verb โ€“ do something moreๅ†ๅ‰ชไธ€็‚น็‚นใ€‚Cut just a tiny bit more.With just these, you can already start sounding more polite and more natural.[Vocabulary & Real-Life Survival Phrases โ€“ 8โ€“10 min]Letโ€™s break it down. Iโ€™m giving you the real words that will actually save your hair.๐Ÿ’‡โ€โ™€๏ธ Basic Actionsๅ‰ชๅคดๅ‘ โ€“ jiวŽn tรณu fa โ€“ to cut hairๆˆ‘ๆƒณๅ‰ชๅคดๅ‘ใ€‚I want a haircut.ๆด—ๅคด โ€“ xว tรณu โ€“ to wash hair่ฏทๆด—ไธ€ไธ‹ๅคดใ€‚Please wash my hair.ๅนๅคดๅ‘ โ€“ chuฤซ tรณu fa โ€“ blow-dry่ฆๅนๅนฒๅ—๏ผŸDo you want it blow-dried?ๆŸ“ๅคดๅ‘ โ€“ rวŽn tรณu fa โ€“ to dye hairๆˆ‘ๆƒณๆŸ“ๅคดๅ‘ใ€‚I want to dye my hair.ๆŒ‘ๆŸ“ โ€“ tiฤo rวŽn โ€“ highlightsๅฏไปฅๆŒ‘ๆŸ“ไธ€็‚นๅ—๏ผŸCan I get a few highlights?๐ŸŽจ Describing Style & Lengthๅ‘ๅž‹ โ€“ fร  xรญng โ€“ hairstyleๆˆ‘ๆƒณๆขไธ€ไธชๅ‘ๅž‹ใ€‚I want a new hairstyle.ๅˆ˜ๆตท โ€“ liรบ hวŽi โ€“ bangsๅˆ˜ๆตทไธ่ฆๅคช็Ÿญใ€‚Donโ€™t cut the bangs too short.ๅฑ‚ๆฌก โ€“ cรฉng cรฌ โ€“ layersๅ‰ชไธ€ไบ›ๅฑ‚ๆฌกใ€‚Add some layers.ไฟฎไธ€็‚น็‚น โ€“ xiลซ yรฌ diวŽn diวŽn โ€“ trim a littleๅชไฟฎไธ€็‚น็‚น๏ผŒ็œŸ็š„ไธ€็‚น็‚นใ€‚Just trim a tiny bit. Really.ไธ่ฆๅคช็Ÿญ โ€“ bรบ yร o tร i duวŽn โ€“ not too shortไธŠๆฌกๅคช็Ÿญไบ†๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๅ“ญไบ†ใ€‚Last time was too short... I cried.่‡ช็„ถไธ€็‚น โ€“ zรฌ rรกn yรฌ diวŽn โ€“ more naturalๅฏไปฅ่‡ช็„ถไธ€็‚นๅ—๏ผŸCan it be a bit more natural?ๆŸ”้กบ โ€“ rรณu shรนn โ€“ soft and smoothๆˆ‘ๆƒณๅšไธ€ไธชๆŸ”้กบใ€‚I want a smoothing treatment.๐Ÿšซ What You Donโ€™t Wantไธ่ฆๅคช่“ฌ โ€“ bรบ yร o tร i pฤ“ng โ€“ not too puffyๆˆ‘ๅคดๅ‘ๅทฒ็ปๅคŸ่“ฌไบ†ใ€‚My hair is already too puffy.ไธ่ฆๅคชๅท โ€“ bรบ yร o tร i juวŽn โ€“ not too curlyๅทไธ€็‚น๏ผŒไฝ†ไธ่ฆๅคชๅทใ€‚Some curls, not too much.ไธ่ฆๆŸ“ๅคชไบฎ โ€“ bรบ yร o rวŽn tร i liร ng โ€“ not too bright่ฆ่‡ช็„ถ๏ผŒๆˆ‘่ฟ˜่ฆไธŠ็ญๅ‘ขใ€‚I still have to go to work.ไธ่ฆๅŠจๅˆ˜ๆตท โ€“ bรบ yร o dรฒng liรบ hวŽi โ€“ donโ€™t touch the bangsๅˆ˜ๆตทๆˆ‘่‡ชๅทฑๅ‰ช็š„๏ผŒไธ่ฆๅŠจ๏ผI cut my bangs myself. Donโ€™t touch them!๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ Polite & Helpful Phrasesไฝ ่ง‰ๅพ—ๆˆ‘้€‚ๅˆไป€ไนˆๅ‘ๅž‹๏ผŸWhat do you think suits me?ๅธฎๆˆ‘็œ‹ไธ€ไธ‹ๅ“ช้‡Œ่ฆๅ‰ชใ€‚Can you help me see where to cut?ๆˆ‘่ง‰ๅพ—่ฟ™้‡Œไธๅฏน็งฐใ€‚This part seems uneven.[Survival Tips โ€“ 2โ€“3 min]๐Ÿ’ก Survival Tip 1: Bring a photo. Always. Mandarin or not, a picture is the real universal language.๐Ÿ’ก Survival Tip 2: Say what you donโ€™t want, even more than what you do.๐Ÿ’ก Survival Tip 3: If youโ€™re really nervous, say:โ€œๅ‰ชไธ€็‚น็‚นๅฐฑๅฅฝใ€‚โ€โ€œJust a little bit, please.โ€And say it twice. With eye contact.
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  • 5 A.M. Light โ˜•๏ธ๐ŸŒ… โ€“ A Morning Routine That Grounds Me in Summer S01E38ใ€ENGใ€‘ๅคๅคฉ๏ผŒไปŽๆ—ฉไธŠไบ”็‚นๅผ€ๅง‹
    ๐Ÿš€ Love learning Mandarin like this? Letโ€™s level up together!Join my 1-on-1 Mandarin classes on Preply โ€” personalized, fun, and built around real-life topics like food, travel, culture, and daily life. ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐ŸŽ’๐ŸฅŸ๐ŸŽ‰ New students get 30% OFF your first class!๐Ÿ‘‰ Click here to book & save 30%Or check out my full profile:๐Ÿ‘‰ https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664Letโ€™s make Mandarin your favorite part of the day. ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŽงWhat does a peaceful 5 a.m. summer morning look like?In this episode, I share my full morning routineโ€”from lemon water to French grammar to journaling with iced coffee. Youโ€™ll first hear the whole story in Mandarin, then we break it down sentence by sentence with English translation and tips.Weโ€™ll also review two useful grammar points:๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œ็„ถๅŽโ€ (rรกnhรฒu) โ€“ then๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œไธ€่พนโ€ฆไธ€่พนโ€ฆโ€ (yรฌbiฤn... yรฌbiฤn...) โ€“ doing two things at the same timeFeel free to pause and repeat as you listen.๐ŸŒฟ Slow mornings are for coffee, quiet time, andโ€ฆ a little Mandarin.๐Ÿ” Check the episode description for all key vocabulary and grammar with English, Pinyin, and Chinese characters!ๆˆ‘ๆ—ฉไธŠไบ”็‚น่ตทๅบŠใ€‚I get up at 5 a.m.็„ถๅŽๅ…ˆๅ–ไธ€ๆฏๆŸ ๆชฌ่œ‚่œœๆฐดใ€‚Then I drink a cup of lemon honey water to start the day.ๆˆ‘็”จๅคš้‚ปๅ›ฝๅญฆไน ไบŒๅๅˆ†้’Ÿ็š„ๆณ•่ฏญใ€‚I study French on Duolingo for 20 minutes.็„ถๅŽๆˆ‘ๅšไบŒๅๅˆ†้’Ÿ็š„็‘œไผฝใ€‚Then I do 20 minutes of yoga.ๆœ‰ๆ—ถๅ€™ไผšๆ—ถ้—ด้•ฟไธ€็‚น๏ผŒไฝ†ไธ่ƒฝ่ถ…่ฟ‡ๅ…ญ็‚นไบŒๅๅˆ†ใ€‚Sometimes I do it a bit longer, but it must not go past 6:20.็„ถๅŽๆˆ‘ๅผ€ๅง‹ๅญฆไน ๆณ•่ฏญ็š„่ฏญๆณ•ใ€‚Then I begin studying French grammar.ๆˆ‘ๆœ‰ไธ€ๆœฌๆณ•่ฏญไนฆ๏ผŒๆฏๅคฉๆ—ฉไธŠๅญฆไน ไธ€ไธชๅ•ๅ…ƒ๏ผŒๆฏๅ‘จๅญฆไน ไธ‰ๆฌกใ€‚I have a French textbook. I study one unit each morning, three times a week.ๆˆ‘ๅคงๆฆ‚ๅญฆไน ไธ€ไธชๅฐๆ—ถๅทฆๅณใ€‚I usually study for about one hour.็„ถๅŽๆˆ‘ไธ€่พนๅฌ้Ÿณไน๏ผŒไธ€่พนๆด—ๆพก๏ผŒๅŒ–ๅฆ†๏ผŒ้œ€่ฆไธ‰ๅๅˆ†้’Ÿใ€‚Then I shower and put on makeup while listening to music. It takes about 30 minutes.๐Ÿ‘‰ Grammar highlight: โ€œไธ€่พนโ€ฆโ€ฆไธ€่พนโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ = doing two actions at the same timeๆ—ฉไธŠๅ…ซ็‚น๏ผŒๆˆ‘ไผšๅšไธ€ๆฏๅ’–ๅ•กใ€‚At 8 a.m., I make myself a coffee.ๅ†ฌๅคฉๅ–็ƒญๅ’–ๅ•ก๏ผŒๅคๅคฉๅ–ๅ†ฐๅ’–ๅ•กใ€‚I drink hot coffee in winter, iced coffee in summer.ๆˆ‘ๅ–œๆฌข็พŽๅผ๏ผŒๅŠ ไธ€็‚น็‚นๆคฐๅฅถใ€‚I like Americano with just a splash of coconut milk.ๆˆ‘ไธ€่พนๅ–ๅ’–ๅ•ก๏ผŒไธ€่พนๅ†™ไปŠๅคฉ็š„ๆ—ฅ่ฎฐ๏ผŒๅคง็บฆไบŒๅๅˆ†้’Ÿใ€‚I write in my journal while drinking coffee, for about 20 minutes.็„ถๅŽๆˆ‘ไผš็”จๅๅˆ†้’Ÿๆฃ€ๆŸฅไปŠๅคฉ็š„ๆ—ฅ็จ‹๏ผŒ็„ถๅŽๅผ€ๅง‹ไธ€ๅคฉ็š„ๅทฅไฝœใ€‚Then I take 10 minutes to review my to-do list and begin the workday.
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  • RISE AND SHINE! ๐ŸŒž Build Your Mandarin Morning Routine S01E38ใ€ENGใ€‘ไฝ ๆ—ฉไธŠๅšไป€ไนˆ๏ผŸ
    ๐Ÿš€ Love learning Mandarin like this? Letโ€™s level up together!Join my 1-on-1 Mandarin classes on Preply โ€” personalized, fun, and built around real-life topics like food, travel, culture, and daily life. ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐ŸŽ’๐ŸฅŸ๐ŸŽ‰ New students get 30% OFF your first class!๐Ÿ‘‰ Click here to book & save 30%Or check out my full profile:๐Ÿ‘‰ https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664Letโ€™s make Mandarin your favorite part of the day. ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŽงWhatโ€™s the first thing you do in the morning? ๐ŸŒ… Do you hit snooze, go for a run, or grab your favorite matcha? In this episode, weโ€™ll learn how to talk about your daily morning routine in Mandarin โ€“ from brushing your teeth to drinking lemon water ๐Ÿ‹โ˜•.Youโ€™ll learn essential HSK1โ€“2 vocabulary, an easy sentence structure using time and action words, and practice real-life examples like โ€œI get up at 7โ€ or โ€œI drink coffee while checking my phone.โ€Whether your mornings are calm or chaotic, letโ€™s build your Mandarin morning routine together!โœจ Donโ€™t forget: On Thursdayโ€™s Mandarin episode, Iโ€™ll share my full morning routine using the words from today โ€” perfect for review and listening practice![Grammar of the Day] โ€“ Time + Actions + Linking WordsIn Mandarin, a very useful structure is:๐Ÿ‘‰ Subject + Time + Verb + ObjectUse these connectors:ไปฅๅŽ (yว hรฒu) โ€“ after็„ถๅŽ (rรกn hรฒu) โ€“ thenๆœ€ๅŽ (zuรฌ hรฒu) โ€“ finallyไธ€่พนโ€ฆไธ€่พนโ€ฆ (yรฌ biฤnโ€ฆ yรฌ biฤnโ€ฆ) โ€“ doing two things at onceLetโ€™s try an example:ๆˆ‘ๆ—ฉไธŠไธƒ็‚น่ตทๅบŠใ€‚็„ถๅŽ๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๅˆท็‰™ใ€‚I get up at 7 a.m. Then, I brush my teeth.่ตทๅบŠไปฅๅŽ๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๅ–ไธ€ๆฏๆŸ ๆชฌๆฐดใ€‚After getting up, I drink a glass of lemon water.ๆœ€ๅŽ๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๅ‡บ้—จๅŽปไธŠ็ญใ€‚Finally, I go out to work.[Vocabulary Time]Letโ€™s go through the core morning routine words with easy examples:๐Ÿ›๏ธ ่ตทๅบŠ โ€“ qว chuรกng โ€“ get upๆˆ‘ๆฏๅคฉๅ…ญ็‚นๅŠ่ตทๅบŠใ€‚I get up at 6:30 every day.๐Ÿชฅ ๅˆท็‰™ โ€“ shuฤ yรก โ€“ brush teeth่ตทๅบŠไปฅๅŽๆˆ‘ๅˆท็‰™ใ€‚After getting up, I brush my teeth.๐Ÿšฟ ๆด—่„ธ โ€“ xว liวŽn โ€“ wash face็„ถๅŽๆˆ‘ๆด—่„ธใ€‚Then I wash my face.๐Ÿ‘• ็ฉฟ่กฃๆœ โ€“ chuฤn yฤซ fu โ€“ get dressedๆˆ‘็ฉฟ่กฃๆœไปฅๅŽๅƒๆ—ฉ้ฅญใ€‚I get dressed, then eat breakfast.๐Ÿณ ๅƒๆ—ฉ้ฅญ โ€“ chฤซ zวŽo fร n โ€“ eat breakfastๆˆ‘ๅ–œๆฌขๅƒ้ธก่›‹ๅ’Œๆฐดๆžœใ€‚I like eating eggs and fruit.โ˜• ๅ–ๅ’–ๅ•ก โ€“ hฤ“ kฤ fฤ“i โ€“ drink coffeeๆˆ‘ๆฏๅคฉ้ƒฝ่ฆๅ–ไธ€ๆฏๅ’–ๅ•กใ€‚I need a cup of coffee every day.๐Ÿต ๅ–ๆŠน่Œถ โ€“ hฤ“ mว’ chรก โ€“ drink matchaๆˆ‘ไธๅ–ๅ’–ๅ•ก๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๅ–ๆŠน่Œถใ€‚I donโ€™t drink coffee, I drink matcha.๐Ÿ‹ ๅ–ๆŸ ๆชฌๆฐด โ€“ hฤ“ nรญng mรฉng shuว โ€“ drink lemon waterๆˆ‘ๆ—ฉไธŠๅ–ๆŸ ๆชฌๆฐด๏ผŒๅŠ ไธ€็‚นๅงœใ€‚In the morning, I drink lemon water with a bit of ginger.๐Ÿƒ ่ท‘ๆญฅ โ€“ pวŽo bรน โ€“ run / go joggingไป–ๆฏๅคฉๆ—ฉไธŠ่ท‘ๆญฅไธ‰ๅๅˆ†้’Ÿใ€‚He runs for 30 minutes every morning.๐Ÿง˜ ๅ†ฅๆƒณ โ€“ mรญng xiวŽng โ€“ meditateๆˆ‘ๅ–œๆฌขๅ†ฅๆƒณไบ”ๅˆ†้’Ÿใ€‚I like to meditate for five minutes.๐Ÿชž ็…ง้•œๅญ โ€“ zhร o jรฌng zi โ€“ look in the mirrorๅฅนๆฏๅคฉ็…ง้•œๅญๅŒ–ๅฆ†ใ€‚She looks in the mirror and does her makeup every day.๐Ÿšช ๅ‡บ้—จ โ€“ chลซ mรฉn โ€“ go outๅ…ซ็‚นๆˆ‘ๅ‡บ้—จใ€‚I leave at 8 oโ€™clock.๐Ÿข ไธŠ็ญ โ€“ shร ng bฤn โ€“ go to workๆˆ‘ๅๅœฐ้“ๅŽปไธŠ็ญใ€‚I take the metro to work.[Bonus Sentences & Practice]ๆˆ‘ไธ€่พนๅƒๆ—ฉ้ฅญ๏ผŒไธ€่พน็œ‹ๆ‰‹ๆœบใ€‚I check my phone while eating breakfast.ๆˆ‘ๅ–œๆฌขๆ—ฉไธŠๅฎ‰้™็š„ๆ—ถ้—ดใ€‚I enjoy quiet time in the morning.ๆˆ‘ๆฏๅคฉๅšไธ€ๆ ท็š„ไบ‹ใ€‚I do the same thing every day.โœ… With Linking Words: ไปฅๅŽ / ็„ถๅŽ / ๆœ€ๅŽ่ตทๅบŠไปฅๅŽ๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๅˆท็‰™๏ผŒ็„ถๅŽๅ–ไธ€ๆฏๆŸ ๆชฌๆฐดใ€‚After getting up, I brush my teeth, then drink a glass of lemon water.ๆˆ‘ๆฏๅคฉไธƒ็‚น่ตทๅบŠ๏ผŒ็„ถๅŽๅŽป่ท‘ๆญฅไธ‰ๅๅˆ†้’Ÿใ€‚I get up at 7 a.m. every day, then go for a 30-minute run.ๅ†ฅๆƒณไปฅๅŽ๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๆด—่„ธ๏ผŒๆœ€ๅŽๅ–ไธ€ๆฏๆŠน่Œถใ€‚After meditating, I wash my face, and finally drink a cup of matcha.ๆˆ‘็ฉฟ่กฃๆœไปฅๅŽ๏ผŒๅƒๆ—ฉ้ฅญ๏ผŒ็„ถๅŽๅ‡บ้—จไธŠ็ญใ€‚After getting dressed, I eat breakfast, then leave for work.ๅˆท็‰™ไปฅๅŽ๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๅๅœจ้˜ณๅฐๅ–ๅ’–ๅ•กใ€‚After brushing my teeth, I sit on the balcony and drink coffee.ๆˆ‘ไธ€่พนๅƒๆ—ฉ้ฅญ๏ผŒไธ€่พน็œ‹ๆ‰‹ๆœบใ€‚I eat breakfast while checking my phone.ไป–ไธ€่พนๅ–ๆŠน่Œถ๏ผŒไธ€่พนๅฌ้Ÿณไนใ€‚He drinks matcha while listening to music.ๆˆ‘ๅฆˆๅฆˆไธ€่พนๅšๆ—ฉ้ฅญ๏ผŒไธ€่พน็œ‹ๆ–ฐ้—ปใ€‚My mom cooks breakfast while watching the news.ๆˆ‘ๆฏๅคฉๆ—ฉไธŠไธƒ็‚นๅŠ่ตทๅบŠ๏ผŒ็„ถๅŽๅŽปๆด—ๆพกใ€‚I get up at 7:30 every morning, then take a shower.ๆœ‰ๆ—ถๅ€™ๆˆ‘ๆ—ฉไธŠไธๅƒๆ—ฉ้ฅญ๏ผŒๅชๅ–ไธ€ๆฏๆŸ ๆชฌๆฐดใ€‚Sometimes I donโ€™t eat breakfast in the morning, I just drink lemon water.โœ… With Grammar: ไธ€่พนโ€ฆไธ€่พนโ€ฆ (do two things at the same time)โœ… With Time Words: ๆฏๅคฉ / ๆ—ฉไธŠ / ๆœ‰ๆ—ถๅ€™
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  • Tipsy Summer ๐Ÿธ Whatโ€™s Your Favorite Drink (with alcohol)? S01E37ใ€CHNใ€‘่พนๅ–่พนๅญฆไธญๆ–‡๏ผ
    ๐Ÿน Summer is hereโ€”and itโ€™s getting toasty! In this chilled-out episode of Little Mandarin, weโ€™re diving into everyoneโ€™s favorite summer boozy beverages, from beer and plum wine to rosรฉ and sparkling cocktails. Learn how to say them in Mandarin, discover cultural drinking habits in China, and pick up fun vocabulary along the way (no hangover, promise!). This episode is explained in Englishโ€”perfect for beginners and curious drinkers. ๅนฒๆฏ๏ผCheers! ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿ“š Grammar of the Day:โ€œๆœ€โ€ฆโ€ฆ็š„ไน‹ไธ€โ€ โ€“ one of the mostโ€ฆUse this to express favorites or top picks.๐Ÿงพ Example Sentences:ๅ•ค้…’ๆ˜ฏๆˆ‘ๅคๅคฉๆœ€ๅ–œๆฌข็š„้…’ๆฐดไน‹ไธ€ใ€‚Beer is one of my favorite summer drinks.ๆณ•ๅ›ฝๆ˜ฏๆˆ‘ๆœ€ๆƒณๅŽป็š„ๅ›ฝๅฎถไน‹ไธ€ใ€‚France is one of the countries I most want to visit.๐Ÿงƒ Key Vocabulary List (with pinyin + examples):ๅ•ค้…’ (pรญjiว”) โ€“ beerๆˆ‘็ˆธๆœ€ๅ–œๆฌขๅ–ๅ•ค้…’ใ€‚My dad loves drinking beer.้ธกๅฐพ้…’ (jฤซwฤ›ijiว”) โ€“ cocktail่ฟ™ๅฎถๅบ—็š„้ธกๅฐพ้…’่ถ…ๅฅฝๅ–๏ผThe cocktails at this place are amazing!็™ฝ่‘ก่„้…’ (bรกi pรบtaojiว”) โ€“ white wineๅคๅคฉๅ–็™ฝ่‘ก่„้…’ๅพˆๆธ…็ˆฝใ€‚Drinking white wine in summer feels refreshing.็บข่‘ก่„้…’ (hรณng pรบtaojiว”) โ€“ red wineๆˆ‘ไธๅคชๅ–œๆฌข็บข่‘ก่„้…’ใ€‚I donโ€™t really like red wine.็Žซ็‘ฐ็บข่‘ก่„้…’ / ็ฒ‰็บข่‘ก่„้…’ (mรฉiguฤซhรณng / fฤ›nhรณng pรบtaojiว”) โ€“ rosรฉ wineๅฅน็‚นไบ†ไธ€ๆฏ็ฒ‰็บข่‘ก่„้…’ใ€‚She ordered a glass of rosรฉ wine.้ฆ™ๆงŸ (xiฤngbฤซn) โ€“ champagneๆˆ‘ไปฌๅผ€้ฆ™ๆงŸๅบ†็ฅๅฅน็š„็”Ÿๆ—ฅใ€‚We popped champagne to celebrate her birthday.ๆข…ๅญ้…’ (mรฉizวjiว”) โ€“ plum wineๆข…ๅญ้…’ๅ–่ตทๆฅ็”œ็”œ็š„ใ€‚Plum wine tastes sweet.ๆฐ”ๆณก้…’ (qรฌpร ojiว”) โ€“ sparkling wineไฝ ๅ–œๆฌขๅ–ๆฐ”ๆณก้…’ๅ—๏ผŸDo you like drinking sparkling wine?ๆŸšๅญ้ซ˜็ƒ (yรฒuzi gฤoqiรบ) โ€“ yuzu highballๆˆ‘ๆœ‹ๅ‹็‚นไบ†ไธ€ๆฏๆŸšๅญ้ซ˜็ƒใ€‚My friend ordered a yuzu highball.ๅพฎ้†บ (wฤ“ixลซn) โ€“ slightly tipsyๆˆ‘็Žฐๅœจๆœ‰็‚นๅพฎ้†บ๏ผŒๆ„Ÿ่ง‰ๅˆšๅˆšๅฅฝใ€‚Iโ€™m slightly tipsy nowโ€”it feels just right.ๆธ…็ˆฝ (qฤซngshuวŽng) โ€“ refreshing่ฟ™ไธช้ธกๅฐพ้…’ๅ‘ณ้“ๅพˆๆธ…็ˆฝใ€‚This cocktail tastes very refreshing.ๅนฒๆฏ (gฤnbฤ“i) โ€“ cheersๆฅ๏ผŒๅนฒๆฏ๏ผๅคๅคฉๅฟซไน๏ผCome on, cheers! Happy summer!็ƒง็ƒค (shฤokวŽo) โ€“ BBQๆ™šไธŠๅƒ็ƒง็ƒค้…ๅ•ค้…’็œŸ็š„ๅคช็ˆฝไบ†ใ€‚BBQ with beer at night is the best.่‹ๆ‰“ๆฐด (sลซdรกshuว) โ€“ soda water / sparkling waterๆœ‰ๆ—ถๅ€™ๆˆ‘ไนŸๅชๅ–่‹ๆ‰“ๆฐดใ€‚Sometimes I just drink soda water too.ๅ†ฐๅ— (bฤซngkuร i) โ€“ ice cubesๅธฎๆˆ‘ๅคšๅŠ ็‚นๅ†ฐๅ—ใ€‚Add more ice cubes for me, please.๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Short DialogueA: ไปŠๆ™šไฝ ๆƒณๅ–็‚นไป€ไนˆ๏ผŸWhat do you want to drink tonight?B: ๆˆ‘ๆƒณๅ–็‚นๆธ…็ˆฝ็š„๏ฝžๆฅไธ€ๆฏ็Žซ็‘ฐ็บข่‘ก่„้…’๏ผŸI want something refreshing. How about a glass of rosรฉ?A: ๅฅฝๅ•Š๏ผŒๆˆ‘ไนŸๆƒณๅพฎ้†บไธ€ไธ‹๏ฝžSure! I want to get a little tipsy too.
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  • Whatโ€™s Your Favourite Summer Drink? ๐Ÿง‹โ˜€๏ธ Learn to Say It in Mandarin! S01E37ใ€ENGใ€‘ๅคๅคฉไฝ ๅ–ไป€ไนˆ๏ผŸ
    โ˜€๏ธ Summer is here โ€” and so is your iced latte, bubble tea, or smoothie! In this fun and refreshing episode of Little Mandarin, weโ€™ll learn how to talk about your favourite drinks in Mandarin: from milk tea to soda, iced coffee to fruit juice. Youโ€™ll get to know useful vocabulary, everyday sentences, and one easy grammar pattern to help you say what you love to drink.Whether youโ€™re a coffee fan or a smoothie lover โ€” letโ€™s toast to learning Mandarin together! ๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿน๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Donโ€™t forget to check out Thursdayโ€™s episode where we talk about summer alcohol drinks โ€” and yes, itโ€™ll have English explanations too, so beginners can join the fun! ๐Ÿบ๐Ÿงƒ You can check todayโ€™s key vocabulary and key grammar in the description directly. It will help you to review.Grammar of the DayLetโ€™s learn how to ask and answer that question.ไฝ ๅ–œๆฌขๅ–ไป€ไนˆ๏ผŸnว xวhuฤn hฤ“ shรฉnme?What do you like to drink?Letโ€™s break it down:ไฝ  (nว) โ€“ youๅ–œๆฌข (xวhuฤn) โ€“ to likeๅ– (hฤ“) โ€“ to drinkไป€ไนˆ (shรฉnme) โ€“ whatOther examples:ๆˆ‘ๅ–œๆฌขๅ–่Œถใ€‚I like to drink tea.ๆˆ‘ไธๅ–œๆฌขๅ–ๅ’–ๅ•กใ€‚I donโ€™t like to drink coffee.To express your favorite, we use:ๆœ€ (zuรฌ) โ€“ the mostๆˆ‘ๆœ€ๅ–œๆฌขๅ–ๅฏไนใ€‚My favorite thing to drink is cola.You can also say:ๆˆ‘ๆ›ดๅ–œๆฌขๅ–ๆฐดใ€‚I prefer drinking water.Vocabulary TimeLetโ€™s learn some easy drink vocabulary in Mandarin!ๆฐด (shuว) โ€“ water่Œถ (chรก) โ€“ teaๅ’–ๅ•ก (kฤfฤ“i) โ€“ coffeeๅ†ฐๅ’–ๅ•ก (bฤซng kฤfฤ“i) โ€“ iced coffeeๅฏไน (kฤ›lรจ) โ€“ soda / colaๅฅถ่Œถ (nวŽichรก) โ€“ milk teaๆžœๆฑ (guว’zhฤซ) โ€“ juiceๅฅถๆ˜” (nวŽixฤซ) โ€“ smoothie / milkshake็‰›ๅฅถ (niรบnวŽi) โ€“ milkๅ†ฐ็š„ (bฤซng de) โ€“ iced็ƒญ็š„ (rรจ de) โ€“ hot๐ŸŽฏ Example Sentencesๆˆ‘ๆƒณๅ–ๆžœๆฑใ€‚I want to drink juice.ๆˆ‘ๆฏๅคฉๆ—ฉไธŠๅ–ๅ’–ๅ•กใ€‚I drink coffee every morning.ๆˆ‘ไธๅ–ๅฏไนใ€‚I donโ€™t drink soda.ไฝ ๅ–œๆฌขๅ–็ƒญ็š„่ฟ˜ๆ˜ฏๅ†ฐ็š„๏ผŸDo you like hot or iced?ๆˆ‘่ฆไธ€ๆฏๅ†ฐๅฅถ่Œถใ€‚I want a cup of iced milk tea.ๅคๅคฉๆˆ‘ๆœ€ๅ–œๆฌขๅ–ๅฅถๆ˜”ใ€‚In summer, I love drinking smoothies.Mini ConversationA: ไฝ ่ฆๅ–ไป€ไนˆ๏ผŸnว yร o hฤ“ shรฉnme?What do you want to drink?B: ๆˆ‘่ฆไธ€ๆฏ็ƒญๅ’–ๅ•กใ€‚ไฝ ๅ‘ข๏ผŸwว’ yร o yรฌ bฤ“i rรจ kฤfฤ“i. nว ne?I want a cup of hot coffee. And you?A: ๆˆ‘ๆœ€ๅ–œๆฌขๅฅถ่Œถ๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๆฏๅคฉ้ƒฝๅ–๏ผwว’ zuรฌ xวhuฤn nวŽichรก, wว’ mฤ›itiฤn dลu hฤ“!I love milk tea. I drink it every day!Try this with a friend or record yourself!
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