Это второй эпизод, где я продолжаю читать книгу об эмоциях. 

Not Prickly Russian

Эмоциональная гибкость. Немного о эмоциях

Here are five simple expressions to say in Chinese when comforting someone:
1. 别担心 (bié dān xīn) - This phrase means "don't worry." It is a simple and direct way to offer comfort to someone. 
2. 没事的 (méi shì de) - This phrase means "it's okay." It is a way to reassure someone that everything is fine. 
3. 尽管哭吧 (jǐn guǎn kū ba) - This phrase means "go ahead and cry." It is a way to offer comfort and support to someone who is feeling upset or emotional. 
4. 你不是一个人 (nǐ bù shì yī gè rén) - This phrase means "you are not alone." It is a way to reassure someone that they have support and are not alone in their struggles. 
5. 一切都会好起来的 (yī qiè dōu huì hǎo qǐ lai de) - This phrase means "everything will be okay." It is a way to offer hope and comfort to someone who is feeling down. 


Five Ways to Say XXX in Chinese

5 ways to comfort someone in Chinese

JOHN: Hi, Alice, it’s John. How are you? 
ALICE: Oh, hi, John! I was just thinking about you.
JOHN: That’s nice. I was wondering if you’d like to go to a 
movie tonight.
ALICE: Sure, I’d love to! What’s playing?
JOHN: I was thinking about that new comedy Lights Out. What do
you think?
ALICE: Sounds great!
JOHN: OK, I’ll pick you up around 7:30. The movie starts at 8:00.
ALICE: See you then. Bye!



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Hi, Alice, it’s John: Hi, ____, it’s ____ is a casual and friendly way to say hello on the 
phone. Although “it’s” means “it is,” it is used to mean “I am” here.
• Oh, hi, John! Notice the rising intonation here. Alice is excited to hear from John and is 
very pleased that he called her.
• I was wondering if you’d like to ... This is a polite and indirect way of asking “Do you 
want to …?” John is nervous and does not want to appear too direct or bold. Notice 
how the question goes up at the end, which shows that he is not overly confident.
• Sure! I’d love to means “Yes, I would love to.” Notice that Alice is very enthusiastic 
and friendly. She wants John to feel comfortable about asking her out on a date.
• I was thinking about … / What do you think? Again, John does not want to appear 
too bold. He wants to give Alice a chance to suggest a movie.
• Sounds great! Is an informal way of saying “That is a good plan.”
• I’ll pick you up is an informal way of saying “I’ll come to your house so that we can 
go together.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 6: A Telephone Call

今日（きょう）のテーマは、


日本人（にほんじん）は「とても」を言（い）わない？
We Japanese don't say "TOTEMO" 


じゃあ、何（なに）を使（つか）うの・・・？
So, use what...?


NANAのにほんごpodcast 

日本人（にほんじん）は「とても」を言（い）わない？ | We Japanese don't say "TOTEMO" 

All about Russian language 🌟

No to similar words!

When it comes to Summer time, it's Fireworks Festival all over Japan. In 2023, a lot of festivals are held for the first time in post COVID-19.  Fireworks in Japanese is "Hanabi".
Most of Japanese love Hanabi. We are so excited to see a number of Hanabi and enjoy them.
I'm going to introduce some Fireworks Festivals held in Kansai area. 
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夏祭りと花火大会

日本の夏といえば、花火大会！
何千発も花火を打ち上げる大きなお祭りが　各地で開催されます。
私が住んでいる関西地方でも、いくつかの大きなお祭りがあります。
先陣を切って行われるのが、大阪の「天神祭り」です。今年、２０２３年は７月２５日火曜日に午後７：３０から『天神祭奉納花火』が行われました。約３０００発の花火が打ち上げられたそうです。私の勤める日本語学校は大阪にあるので、クラスの学生たちの何人かは見に行ったと言っていました。夜のお祭りを遅くまで楽しんだらしく、翌日の授業では眠そうにしていたそうです。
さらに、大きな花火大会があります。『なにわ淀川花火大会』です。
今年は８月５日（土）の午後７：３０から８：３０の間に約20,000発の花火が打ち上げられるそうです。　一般的な打ち上げ花火だけでなく、川の水面を鏡のように利用したパフォーマンスや音楽に合わせた打ち上げ花火など　さまざまな花火が楽しめるそうです。　
他にも『猪名川花火大会』『泉州夢花火』『水都くらわんか花火大会』などなど、いろいろな場所で花火大会が開催されます。どの花火大会にも、大勢の人たちが見物に訪れます。　
花火の音と夜空に描かれる色さまざまな模様に、釘付けになります。1時間近く上ばかり見ていると、首が痛くなってきますが、それでも、みんな花火を最後まで見続けます。
ひときわ大きな花火が連続でババババババっと一気に打ち上げられると、それが花火大会のフィナーレです。その最後の２，３分は、　みんなの「うわあ！」という歓声が、特大の花火の上がる音にかき消されるほどです。そして、一瞬のうちに空は静かになり花火大会は終わります。
「あ～、終わってしまった…。」ちょっと、寂しく感じる瞬間です。
コロナで夏祭りも花火大会もこの２，３年は中止されていましたが、今年は久しぶりに開催するところが多いです。　今年こそ花火を見に行きたいと思っています。


 

やさしい日本語（にほんご）

2023花火大会（はなびたいかい）Fireworks Festival

In this episode we are going to learn 【Afternoon tea】in Chinese. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practice until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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你有喝下午茶的习惯吗？
nǐ yǒu hē xià wǔ chá de xí guàn ma ？
Do you have the habit of having afternoon tea?
有时候我会点下午茶的外卖。
yǒu shí hòu wǒ huì diǎn xià wǔ chá de wài mài 。
Sometimes I order food delivery for afternoon tea.
我最喜欢的是奶茶、柠檬茶和炸鸡。
wǒ zuì xǐ huān de shì nǎi chá 、 níng méng chá hé zhá jī 。
My favorites are milk tea, lemon tea and fried chicken.
很多年轻人都喜欢喝奶茶。
hěn duō nián qīng rén dōu xǐ huān hē nǎi chá 。
Many young people like to drink milk tea.
下午上班很累的时候，喝一杯奶茶会很快乐。
xià wǔ shàng bān hěn lèi de shí hòu ， hē yì bēi nǎi chá huì hěn kuài lè 。
When you are tired from work in the afternoon, drinking a cup of milk tea will make you happy.
不过奶茶有很多糖，喝多了会变胖哦。
bú guò nǎi chá yǒu hěn duō táng ， hē duō le huì biàn pàng o 。
But milk tea has a lot of sugar, and drinking too much will make you fat.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

下午茶 Afternoon tea （Beginner）

Ciao a tutti e benvenuti all'episodio di oggi 🎉 Oggi vediamo insieme un’espressione molto curiosa e utile da conoscere: arricciare il naso. Avete mai pensato a quanto questo gesto sia ricco di significati, sia letterali che figurati? Allora preparatevi a scoprire come questa piccola espressione possa svelare emozioni, opinioni e persino qualche “non detto”. Pronti? Allora, cominciamo!

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Espressioni idiomatiche in italiano: arricciare il naso 

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