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Monday 4 October 2021

Day 15 Spain

 

Welcome to Spain

3 OCTOBER 2021

Official language: Spanish 

Flag:
Flag by Elena

Flag by Lara



Words we learnt to say:


Good morning Buenos días 

Hello Hola 

Goodbye Hasta luego

Thank you Gracias 

Please, Por favor

Cheers, Salud

Yes Si

No No


Counting to 10: 

  1. uno 

  2. dos 

  3. tres 

  4. cuatro

  5.  cinco 

  6. seis 

  7. siete 

  8. ocho 

  9. nueve 

  10. diez



What we ate :

We had two picnics so we created lots of Tapas dishes:










Suffed pequillos, Jamón, Chorizo and Morcilla, olives, Anchovies, Spanish Tortilla, garlic prawns Pulpo a la Galliega, and some fine Spanish cheeses

We used this two websites to fid some of the recipes.

https://www.thespruceeats.com/best-spanish-tapas-recipes-4172858

https://www.recipetineats.com/easy-spanish-tapas-recipes/


Elena made a delicious flan


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Day 14 Thailand

Welcome to Thailand

2 OCTOBER 2021

 

Official language: Thai

Flag:

Flag by Elena

Flag by Luca

Flag by Lara



Words we learnt to say:


Good morning สวัสดีตอนเช้า S̄wạs̄dī txn chêā

Hello สวัสดี s̄wạs̄dī

Goodbye ลาก่อน lā k̀xn

Thank you ขอบคุณ k̄hxbkhuṇ

Please, ได้โปรด dị̂ pord

Cheers,

Yes ใช่ chı̀

No ไม่ mị̀


Counting to 10: 

1
หนึ่ง nèung
2
สอง sŏng
3
สาม săam
4
สี่ sèe
5
ห้า hâa
6
หก hòk
7
เจ็ด jèt
8
แปด bpàet
9
เก้า gâo
10
๑๐
สิบ sìp



What we ate :

Some fresh fruit for lunch

Pad Thai and Kee Mao

Dinner from Thai Pothong!




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Day 11 China

Welcome to China


29 of September 2021


 

Official language: Mandarin


Flag:

Flag by Lara


Flag by Elena


Words we learnt to say:


Hello 你好 nǐ hǎo

Goodbye 再见 zàijiàn

Thank you 谢谢你 xièxiè

please ​​请 qǐng

yes是的 shì de

no 不 bù


Counting:

1  一      yī      one         

2  二      èr      two                           

3  三      sān   three                

4  四      sì      four                         

5  五      wǔ    five

6  六      lìu     six

7  七     qī       seven

8  八     bā      eight

9  九     jiǔ      nine

10 十     shí   

https://www.tutormandarin.net/en/count-to-10-in-chinese/


What we ate :





jin dan bing https://redhousespice.com/egg-scallion-crepe/  for breakfast


dumplings for lunch, 


duck pancakes and chow mein for dinner

, https://www.recipetineats.com/chicken-chow-mein/


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Day 7 - Bonjour France !

Welcome to France

 25 September 2021

 


Official language: French 

Flag:




Words we learnt to say:

Good morning Bonjour,

Goodbye Au revoir,

Thank you Merci,

Please si vous plait ,

Cheers tchin tchin, 

Yes oui, 

No no


Counting to 10:

  1. un, 
  2. deux, 
  3. trois, 
  4. quatre, 
  5. cinq, 
  6. six, 
  7. sept, 
  8. huit, 
  9. neuf, 
  10. dix.

What we ate :

Cheese platter, Champagne and ,ham and butter baguette,





Potage Parmentier https://www.tasteatlas.com/potage-parmentier


Strawberry Fraisier cake https://www.blossomtostem.net/strawberry-fraisier-with-lillet-chiffon-cake/



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home bound

 4TH OF OCTOBER 2021

After two weeks of travelling we are back to Australia.



The day was filled with memories and leftovers from our travel experience.

Dinner was a mix of :


Chinese, Chow mein, Spanish, pulpo, stuffed peppers and chorizo , French wine, Mexican beer, Russian caviar, Dhal from India, fresh fruit from Thailand, American Apple pie.




Day 13 USA

Welcome to the USA

1 OCTOBER 2021

 

Official language: ENGLISH

Flag:



Elena's flag

Lara's flag



Different words:

How arre you going? How are you?
Rubber Eraser
Nappy Diper
Telly TV
Thongs Flip Flops
Arvo Afternoon
Autumn Fall



What we ate :


 

Elena made pancakes for breakfast, 


Reuben sandwich, 


peanut butter and Jam sandwich, 


McDonalds 

Apple Pie https://tasty.co/recipe/apple-pie-from-scratch

Drinks:

The 5 borough of NYC: Long island, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx, Queens...sorry not a fan of Malibu so no Staten Island...

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