The many different ways to pronounce words written with "OUGH":
bough
cough
dough
tough
enough
thorough
through
thought
although
rough


The Social Evolutionary

How many ways to pronounce "OUGH"???

Etymology is the study of words that give their meaning alongside origin, historical development, and changes within the English language.

Simply Speaking 

Et y mol ogy

Bu episode ile Türkiye'de de bulunan ve kullanılan ŞİFALI -GİZEMLİ DOĞAL TAŞLAR öğreniyorsunuz . Türkiyedeki doğal taşları tanımak onları özelliklerine uygun olarak kullanmak ister misin? O zaman haydi başlayalım :) Not:Lütfen bu yayının eğlence amaçlı olduğunu unutmayın.
This is just Turkish listening exercise for fun&learning.

Turcology and Turkey with Ayse

TÜRKİYEDEKİ GİZEMLİ TAŞLAR : Akuamarin (Denizkızı Taşı)

週の呼び方の聞き流し
数字は出てきません

How to say weeks in Japanese.
There is no numbers in this episode.

まいにち日本語 Daily Japanese Phrases

週 Weeks

Are you preparing TOPIK test?
As you know well, you should practice [reading], [listening] and [writing] to prepare for the TOPIK II.
So I'd like to introduce in particular how I can get help or any way to prepare for [writing] of TOPIK II.

You have to prepare a total of 4 TOPIK II questions.

The quesions are as follows.
Number 51 is writing Practical sentences.
Number 52 is writing Descriptive sentences.
Number 53 is writing a P Describing Data.
Number 54 is writing on a Given topic.
You should prepare and practice these questions types.

The first type of question I will introduce is number 51.
No. 51 contains writing contents such as invitations, notices, and text messages.
You should write a sentence into the ( blank ) in the given writing composed of 4 to 8 sentences.
It is recommended to use words and grammar above the intermediate level.
Considering the time, number 51 should be completed in 5 minutes.

Let's take a look at some strategies for writing answers faster and more accurately now.
The process for No. 51 is as follows.
Strategy 1. Skimming
Skim through the question to the end to find the purpose of the writing.

Strategy 2. Remembering the Formality of Writing
Check the sentence final endings and usage of the casual/formal speech.

Strategy 3. Guessing
Understand the context from the preceding and followig sentences and guess what to write for the answer.

Strategy 4. Correcting Errors
Finally, check it there are any mistakes such as spelling errors or the wrong usage of postpositions and modify them.

You should also check your frequently used grammar and expressions.
1. A request
(1) V-아/어 주십시오.
(2) V-기 바랍니다.

2. plan
(1) V-(으)려고 합니다.
(2) V-고자 합니다.

3. ask
(1) 구합니다.
(2) 찾습니다. 

Through this process, you will be able to understand number 51 more naturally.
If you want to study more detailed and diverse grammar, expressions, and questions together, come to my class.

Reading Korea.

How do prepare well for the writing test of TOPIK II?

Script

おはようございます。日本語だんだんポットキャストのゆかりです。

きのうは、東京にひっこしをする人が増(ふ)えている話をしました。

日本で一番(いちばん)、人口が多いのは、東京ですね。

人口(じんこう)とは、人の数のことです。

たとえば、

"日本の人口は約1億人(いちおくにん)です。"

"人口が多い国は、インド、中国、アメリカなどです。"

"残念(ざんねん)なことに、日本の人口は減(へ)っています。"

といいます。

日本で1番人口が多いのは東京都です。

2番目は、神奈川県です。

神奈川県(かながわけん)は、横浜市(よこはまし)や鎌倉市(かまくらし)があるところですね。

箱根温泉(はこねおんせん)も、とても有名です。

日本の人口、3番目の都市(とし)はどこでしょうか？

3番目は大阪府(おおさかふ)です。

あなたの国の人口はどのくらいですか？

人口はふえていますか？
それとも、へっていますか？

では、今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です。

また明日！

Japaneseだんだんpodcast

65. 東京都の人口(じんこう)/人口はふえています。

大家好！我现在在云南大理。
Hello everyone, now I am in Dali, Yunnan Province. 
大理在中国的西南部，
Dali is in the southwest of China, 
离缅甸很近。
very close to Myanmar.
我在路上走的时候，
When I was walking on the road,
经常会有卖东西的人叫我金花。
I was often called "Jinhua" by people selling things. 
原来金花是白族人对女孩的称呼，
 It turns out that Jinhua is a how Bai ethnic people call a girl, 
意思是善良美丽的女孩。
 which means "kind and beautiful girl". 
白族是这里的少数民族，
 The Bai Nationality is a minority here, 
大家可以看一下这是他们的服装，
 you can see, this is their clothing, 
很有民族特色。
 which has ethnic characteristics.
我以前生活在广州。
I used to live in Guangzhou. 
在广州，我们叫陌生的女孩
 In Guangzhou, we call strange girls 
靓女或者美女，
"liàng nǚ" or "měi nǚ", 
意思是漂亮的女孩子。
which means beautiful girls.
广州话的发音是“leng3 neoi5”。
The pronunciation in Cantonese is "leng3 neoi5".
我们去饭店吃饭的时候，
When we go to a restaurant, 
也会叫服务员靓女。
we will also call the waitress "liàng nǚ".
如果是年纪大一点的，我们就叫阿姨。
If she is a little older, we call her "auntie".
我的老家在潮汕，
My hometown is in Chaoshan, 
在那里我们叫女孩子“妹”。
where we call girls "mèi",
潮汕话的发音是“muê6”。
pronounced " muê6 " in Chaoshanese.
In other parts of China,
在中国其他地方也有很多不同的叫法。
there are also many different ways to call a girl. 
 For example, in Beijing, you can call her "gūniang" or "guīnǚ".
例如：在北京可以叫“姑娘”或者“闺女”。
 In Shanghai, you can call "xiǎogūniang" or "nunu".
在上海可以叫“小姑娘”或者“囡囡”。
In Sichuan, you can call "yāomèi" or "nǚwá".
在四川，可以叫“幺妹”或者“女娃”。
你还听说过什么叫法吗？
Have you heard of any other way to call girls?
留言告诉我吧。
 Leave a comment and tell me.
下期视频见!
 See you in the next video!
Find video verson in my Ins/Youtube channel “Daily Chinese with Yuli”.