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English from the Beach

¿Has escuchado hablar acerca de los ajolotes? 
En este episodio vamos a aprender datos interesantes sobre estos peculiares animales marinos que viven en México.

Escuchando y aprendiendo 

Los Ajolotes

Una de mis más grandes metas en este podcast es contar historias para que juntos practiquemos pretéritos y subjuntivos pero en este episodio decidí presentarme y hablar un poco sobre mis lecciones de prueba. Espero les guste este pequeño adelanto 

El Talk Show de Luis

Episodio 1 - Quién soy y qué haremos aquí

Hsk reading every  day

Hsk1 reading1

¿Tú montas muchos pollos? ¿O conoces a alguien que lo haga? Probablemente sí...

Expresiones en español

Montar un pollo

Enjoy the twenty-third episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.

In this episode, we will delve into the world of natural disasters and severe weather. 

As we gather today, Our hearts go out to the people of Morocco who have experienced the devastating impact of a powerful earthquake. This tragic event highlights the unpredictability of our planet and the raw power of mother nature. Now we turn our attention to the forces of nature that can both awe and challenge us by hearing from guests from around the world, including El Salvador, Italy, China, Pakistan, and Malaysia. 

Culture To Grow

Episode 23: Severe Weather & Natural Disasters Around the World

Customer: Excuse me, do you work here?
Staff: Yes, I do. Can I help you?
Customer: Yes. I need some pastries.
Staff: The pastries are in the bakery section - that’s in aisle 7. They’re next to the bread.
Customer: Ok, thank you.

English Conversation/Dialogue

At a Supermarket 1

みなさんはもう夏休みを取りましたか？私は9月2日から9月19日まで夏休みを取って、パートナーとイタリアに行きます。海で泳いだり、おいしいものを食べるのが楽しみです。
ちなみに学生は「休みを取る」とあまり言いません。なぜなら「休みを取る」とは自分でいつ休むかを決めた場合に使うからです。
「休みを取る」と「休む」は少し意味が違います。

何かの理由があって学校や会社に行けないときは「休む」を使います。
「体調が悪いので学校を休みます」「今日は風邪で仕事を休みました」と言います。
また、自分以外の誰かが休んでいる時は
「今日、先生は休みです」「彼は今日休みだよ」と言います。
また、お店が閉まっている時にも
「今日あのお店は休みだよ」と言います。

休むには「休憩する」という意味もあります。
「疲れたからちょっと休みましょう」と言われたら、「疲れたから少し休憩しましょう」という意味です。

みなさんは「ズル休み」をしたことがありますか？「ズル休み」とは休む理由がないのに、休むことです。
雨が降っている時やとても寒い時は外に出るのが、面倒でズル休みしたくなりますよね。

みなさんは夏休みどこに行きましたか？そこで何をしましたか？
よかったら私のレッスンに来て教えてください。


体調が悪い：たいちょうがわるい　I don’t feel good, I feel sick
休憩する：きゅうけいする　take rest
面倒だ：めんどうだ　I can’t be bothered
理由：りゆう　reason

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

休みを取る-Today’s Word

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요. I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog.
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222782519032
https://youtu.be/7tA0n5R09hc

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -What are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening,
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversation sentences,
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording.
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording.
And listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely.

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.)
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1)