In this first episode I will introduce myself, my educational background, where I live and a little bit about Indonesia. 

 Indonesian Language Friends

Introduction Podcast Bahasa Indonesia #1

Be birader buraya bak… Başı bereli, burma bıyıklı beti benzi bembeyaz, beberuhi boylu Bilal’in 
burnuna biber kaçırıp, bir bebek gibi bar bar bağırması, bir bakıma hoş, bir bakıma boş, berbat bir 
hal değil midir? 


Tekerlemeler (Tongue Twisters)

B Harfi

It's no secret that Hawaii is a favorite destination for Japanese tourists. In 2023, the islands welcomed around 573,000 visitors from Japan — the most from any country.

But did you know there's a connection between Japan and Hawaii that goes beyond travel and into clothing?

Aloha shirts, also known as Hawaiian shirts, have roots in Japanese culture, beginning with Japanese immigrants in Hawaii.

In the late 1800s, Japanese immigrants in Hawaii started importing Japanese clothing as well as rolls of fabric to make clothes with.

In the 1920s, locals in Hawaii saw these fabrics and started using them to make casual dress shirts with Japanese patterns on them. These shirts became popular with tourists to Hawaii.

Soon after, aloha shirts were made in bulk, but instead of using fabric made for Japanese clothing, stores in Hawaii started bringing in printed fabrics made just for aloha shirts.

And by the late 1930s, the designs had changed from Japanese patterns to the Hawaiian inspired patterns we're used to today — images of Mount Fuji and Japanese pine trees were replaced with things like coconut trees, surfers and fish.

But even though today's aloha shirts don't look very Japanese inspired, they still remain popular within Japan.

Yosuke Seki, an aloha shirt aficionado who goes to Hawaii every year, told CNN he wears his shirts daily, and hopes to inspire others to try them.

"Right now, I'm wearing a replica of one of the expensive designs," Seki said, adding that his shirt cost between $130 and $200. The more expensive shirts can cost thousands of dollars, he explained.

And for some fans, aloha shirts are not just clothing — they're collectable items, or even considered art.

Yoshihiro Nakano is the brand director of Sun Surf, a Japanese company that has been making aloha shirts for about 50 years. Many customers don't even wear the aloha shirts they buy, and instead just collect them or frame them, Nakano told CNN.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

From Japan to Hawaii: The History of Aloha Shirts

In this episode of Streetwise English Podcast, I talk about how to create a language immersion environment in your own home country. Book an English conversation class with me . My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening!

Streetwise English

SWE 92 Create Language Immersion Environment

今天教大家学唱一首歌，歌的名字叫《甜蜜蜜》。
建议大家一边看着歌词一边学唱。听完后可以跟着我读歌词,然后反复听。
希望能帮到你(^+^)

歌词：
甜蜜蜜你笑得甜蜜蜜
好像花儿开在春风里
开在春风里
在哪里在哪里见过你
你的笑容这样熟悉
我一时想不起
啊~~
在梦里
梦里梦里见过你
甜蜜笑得多甜蜜
是你~是你~梦见的就是你
在哪里在哪里见过你
你的笑容这样熟悉
我一时想不起
啊~~
在梦里

在哪里在哪里见过你
你的笑容这样熟悉
我一时想不起
啊~~
在梦里
梦里梦里见过你
甜蜜笑得多甜蜜
是你~
是你~
梦见的就是你
在哪里在哪里见过你
你的笑容这样熟悉
我一时想不起
啊~~
在梦里
啊~~
在梦里



Merry's Channel (HSK三）

HSK三  《甜蜜蜜》

Today we're talking about an idiom that we can use to talk about having no supervision, having complete independence and the ability to do whatever you want. I hope you find it useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

Leave me alone!

Aprendamos un poco, ¿Te comprometes a aprender español?

Aprendamos Español desde los Andes 

La interacción entre el español y las lenguas indigenas 

Did you like the film? Was it good?
-- Umm, it wasn't bad. 
Why do you always have to do that? Can't you just say good or bad?
-- Indeed I cannot. 

In this episode, we will take a look at the difference between 'it was good' and 'it wasn't bad.' And how we can use it in daily speech to Express a Nuance.

All Things English

Confusing Structures in the English Language - Using Opposites

瑞英：阿姨您好！
阿姨：你好，瑞英你好！唉呀，你家几口人呐？
瑞英：我家里有五口人，我老公，还有两个儿子，还有小姑娘，您认识的。
阿姨：儿子大的有多大啦？
瑞英：啊，老大八周岁了。
阿姨：老二呢？
瑞英：老二六周岁。
阿姨：她，小的三四（岁）？
瑞英：小的刚刚三周岁。
阿姨：哇，那个累不累啊？
瑞英：还好，不算太累！
阿姨：三个小孩在我眼里就觉得很辛苦了！
瑞英：还好了，其实习惯了。老大他们都会互相玩儿，他们玩儿得特别好，所以基本上不
需要我怎么照顾。
阿姨：就是小的要陪一下？
瑞英：小的也其实，等到有了，有了哥哥们回来，都在一起玩儿！