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Feb 2025
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040 - Weather in Chinese with ShaoLan an...

CHINEASY BY SHAOLAN
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Why do English people always talk about the weather?! Why do English people seldom carry umbrellas? ShaoLan and Transition drummer Josh dig deeper into the entertaining elements of Chinese and English culture whilst teaching how to say "weather" in Chinese.

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