芝加哥华语交流聚会举行：各方言学习者共聚华埠酒吧
芝加哥华语交流聚会“普通话星期一”于11月2日晚6时至8时在芝加哥市西瑟马克路216号的九号酒吧举行，由主持人莉莉·王预留场地，面向各个水平的中文学习者与使用者开放。活动说明指出，参加者可以使用普通话或其他方言交流，现场提供不同方言的贴纸，方便大家找到语伴，活动每两周举行一次，分别安排在每月的第一个和第三个星期一。
主办方表示，这类聚会不设考试与门槛，重在日常对话与互相帮助，让新来芝加哥的华人、留学生以及对中文感兴趣的本地居民都有机会开口练习。芝加哥华埠一带长期有华语社群活动，语言聚会也成为社区联谊的一种方式。
主办方提醒，有意参加者可提前查看活动页面的时间与地点，按时前往，现场座位以先到先得为准。活动组织者说，语言交流重在坚持参与，哪怕每周只能聊一小时，长期下来也能明显提升听力与口语自信，欢迎不同背景的朋友结伴前来。
Chicago Mandarin Conversation Meetup Brings Together Speakers of Many Chinese Dialects
Mandarin Mondays, a Chinese language conversation meetup, was held on November 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Nine Bar, 216 West Cermak Road in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, with host Lily Wang reserving space for the group. The event is open to Chinese learners and speakers of all levels; participants may converse in Mandarin or other dialects, and dialect stickers are provided on site to help people find language partners. The meetup runs every two weeks, on the first and third Mondays of each month.
Organizers say the gatherings have no tests or thresholds and focus on everyday conversation and mutual help, giving newcomers to Chicago, international students and local residents interested in Chinese a chance to speak and practice. Chinatown and its surroundings have long hosted Chinese-language community activities, and language meetups have become one way the community connects. Organizers advise those interested to check the event page for time and location in advance; seating is first come, first served. They add that steady participation, even an hour at a time, noticeably builds listening and speaking confidence, and friends of all backgrounds are welcome to come together.
(Source: Meetup)
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图片来源：图：芝加哥华埠瑟马克路车站一带，聚会地点九号酒吧所在街区。（照片：AlphaBeta135，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons） / Photo: The Cermak-Chinatown station area in Chicago, near the meetup venue Nine Bar. (Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
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