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Super Basic Spanish

Learn Basic Spanish: Descripciones personales (personal descriptions)

皆さんはカルチャーショックを受けたことがありますか。
日本は南北に長い国なので、地域によって気候や文化などが違います。
今回は北海道で生まれ育ったフミが道外で感じたカルチャーショックについて話します。

Have you had any experience with feeling culture shock?
Japan is a long country that extends north to south, so even within Japan, the climate and the culture differ depending on the region. 
This time, Fumi, who was born and grew up in Hokkaido talks about his experience.

♤ キーワード
・ショックを受ける（ショックをうける：be shocked）
・柑橘類（かんきつるい：citrus fruit）
・庭木（にわき：garden tree）
・街路樹（がいろじゅ：roadside tree）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. フミさんが道外で感じたカルチャーショックは？
2. アヤさんのおばあちゃんの家の庭には何の木があった？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. 今年、桜の開花が一番早かったのはどこ？
→ 福岡
2. アヤさんが春を感じるきっかけは？
→ 桜の開花

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 02：カルチャーショック

This is a short Persian podcast for elementary Persian learners about two friends who meet and great each other. 

TheFarsiPod

11.Greeting: What's up?

저는 보통 토요일에 마트에 가요.
I usually go to a mart on Saturday.

오늘은 토요일이라서 마트에 갔어요. 
Today was Saturday, so I went to the mart.

오후 한 시에 갔어요.
I went there at 1 o'clock.

마트에서 계란이랑 라면이랑 우유를 샀어요. 
At the mart, I bought eggs and ramens and milk.

비누와 휴지도 샀어요.
I also bought soap and tissue.

계란이 좀 비쌌어요. 
Eggs were a bit expensive.

4000원이었어요.
It was 4000won.

비누가 싸서 많이 샀어요. 
Soap was cheap, so I bought a lot.

모두 23000원이었어요.
In total, it was 23000won.

Daily Journal in Korean(한국어 일기)

마트(Mart)

Hi everyone! It's another episode about changes in Japan! I summarized what I said in previous episodes in casual Japanese! It'll be hard for those who study mainly from textbooks, but I assure you that listening to this is a great practice!

To find more episodes:
https://tatsukisjapanese.buzzsprout.com/

To support me and get transcripts of my free episodes:
https://www.patreon.com/tatsukisjapanese


たつきのにほんご

Changes in Japan (Casual Native Level)

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/222800670699
https://youtu.be/N2HAD-m3l5o

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 in Korean conversations 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) 
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 1 - Lesson 12.  Part 1 -고,  Part 2 -을 거예요/ -ㄹ 거예요(2)  (Beginner 1)

¿Qué sabemos sobre el Vudú? 
Las narrativas occidentales sobre esta religión han tergiversado los saberes ancestrales y prácticas de un pueblo que ha luchado contra el racismo desde siempre. 
En el siguiente google docs, encontrarán el artículo del podcast: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F0lHiW82gMLbUyv6DxMpEHOhO2Vh8oPyCnlQX8kLqXo/edit#

Voces Difusora

El vudú: otras prácticas de espiritualidad 

It’s hard for many people to admit they don’t understand something (whether they're native or non-native English speakers). But it’s crucial for avoiding misunderstandings and a vital skill to learn for your career success. 

In the workplace, you must speak up when you don’t understand. Otherwise, you’re not doing your part to ensure good communication is taking place. Do you have the humility, confidence, and vocabulary needed to speak up in the workplace? 

Tune into the latest Express to Impress Podcast episode to learn ways to ask for clarification at work. By the end of the episode, you’ll have five tried-and-true phrases to ask for clarification. 

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Episode originally published December 10, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

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Express to Impress

Feeling Misunderstood? 5 Phrases to Use When Asking for Clarification

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tRE-wxs6tJzjUfRtaz_U_FI1I8DVJShi/view?usp=drivesdk