Spanish México

LOS SANTUARIOS DE LA MARIPOSA MONARCA.

JAKE: Where should we take a vacation this year? Let’s 
decide soon.
MELISSA: Well, I’d like to go somewhere warm. How about
the beach? Or we could rent a cabin on the lake.
JAKE: You want to go to the beach, again? I want to ski 
this winter. How about a compromise? What about 
traveling to the Alps in Europe next April? We can 
find a ski resort on a lake.
MELISSA: Oh, we’ve never been to Europe before! But I don’t 
know if it will be sunny and warm then. I need to 
do some research first. That will help me make up
my mind.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Decide is a useful verb to express choice. The idiom “to make up my mind” also 
means “to decide”: “There are so many choices in this menu. It’s going to take awhile 
to make up my mind/decide.” You can finish this sentence with either the idiom or the 
verb “decide.”
• How about This phrase presents an alternative. This phrase can be followed by a 
subject plus a conjugated verb or by a noun: How about we go swimming? / How about 
a movie tonight?
• Many verbs express opinions: to think / to believe / to suppose / to assume, etc. They 
are not all synonymous. For example, “to suppose” and “to assume” express that the 
speaker has a preconceived idea: He came back late from work, so I assumed that traffic 
was bad. /I suppose that may not have been the case, and that he might just have had a 
lot of work.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 27: Giving your opinion

Llevarse como el perro y el gato no tiene nada que ver con "to take". El verbo "llevar" tiene varios significados y aquí lo estamos usando como "llevarse" como verbo recíproco. Te lo explico ahora. Gramaticalmente es una expresión un poco más complicada pero solo tienes que entenderla y aprenderla para poder usarla correctamente ;)

Expresiones en español

Llevarse como el perro y el gato

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.”

Day 6: A Telephone Call

❥ In this podcast, Teacher Melody reads from The Aesop for Children. 
❥ Aesop's Fables are free online at:
www.read.gov/aesop/ 
❥ Listen and learn the moral of each story.
❥ Follow along as Teacher Melody Aesop's well-known fable called 
"The Lion & the Mouse"
https://www.read.gov/aesop/007.html
❥The moral of today’s fable is: 
"A kindness is never wasted."

Life Lessons from Aesop's Fables

Episode 6: The Lion & the Mouse

Hi everyone, have you ever heard of White Day (ホワイトデー)?
It's the day when men give women some gifts! But why only men do that?
If you're curious and want to find out the reason, listen to this now!

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たつきのにほんご

White Day (Beginner Level)

Nivel B1. B2. 
Tema: Revisar la historia es una forma excelente para poner en práctica el uso del PASADO.

Este año 2022 se cumplen 50 años de un invento que cambió la forma de escuchar música. Eso ocurrió en el año 1972. Poco después, en 1979, el mercado se llenó de algo llamado Walkman. 

Hoy en nuestro podcast vamos a recordar algunos de esos inventos en la historia de la música, y compartir algunos hechos sobre su origen. 

Espero que sea interesante para ti, porque para mi... lo fue. 

Este episodio cuenta con un PDF con la transcripción. Si quieres seguir el audio con su lectura, solo tienes que pedirlo. Muchas gracias por estar aquí y por participar con tus comentarios.
Hasta pronto. 
Nos vemos en clase. Rocío.

Rocío en Español Podcast

6. ¿Qué es un WALKMAN?.... ¡de regreso al PASADO!

lesson on italki 
https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/9451959/japanese

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こんばんは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日もN3の文法の話をします。
N3の文法はたくさんありますが、その中で、僕が日常生活で使っているものだけ、ピックアップしています。

今日は、〜ぶり、を練習します！
意味は、〜という時間がたってそれ以来、というような意味ですね。


例文です！


・この前話してから、3か月ぶりですね！

・5年ぶりに日本に行きます。

・10年ぶりにもう一度日本語を勉強しはじめました。

・何年かぶりに親友に会いました。

・2週間ぶりにランニングして気持ちよかったです。


こんな感じです。

〜ぶりはよく使います。
日常会話でもこういった会話は多いですよね。

レッスンでも使い方を聞かれることも多いです。
久しぶりにしたことなど話す時、使いやすいです！

ぜひ一緒に口に出しながら練習してみてください。
それから、自分で例文を作ってみてください！


ぼくとのオンラインレッスンでも、話しながらこういった例文を作る練習もできます。興味がある方はぜひオンラインレッスンでお話しましょう！

お待ちしていますね！


ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！ではまた！




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#271 N3 〜ぶり、について！

Learning can be painful if we hide it or try to do it alone. How do we empower ourselves?