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In this episode, I talk about language using related fear, some of its roots, and ways to overcome it. I hope you find it helpful and thoughtful. Don't hesitate to share with me your experiences regarding this topic.

Rethinking Language Learning

Overcoming Fear

How to end a phone call in a polite way and at the right time.

The English Toolbox

Ending a Telephone Call

 In The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck is  a short story about a group of complete strangers bitterly discussing the order of things within the animal kingdom. Send me a message for your free pdf copy of this book to follow along. 

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk ( Adult 18+) 

The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck ( Content is suitable for adults ) 18+

There are only six vowels in stressed position: [а], [о], [у], [э], [и], [ы]. 

The Russian hard consonants correspond to the English consonants.
However, the Russian consonant /п / resembles the English /р / but it is never aspirated. The consonant [t ] is also never aspirated.

Don’t forget that in the articulation of the Russian /т /, /д /, /н / the tip of the tongue is pressed against the teeth ridge but against the back of the upper incisors!

ма - мэ - мо - му - мы 
ба - бэ - бо - бу - бы
па - пэ - по - пу - пы 
ва - вэ - во - ву - вы 
фа - фэ - фо - фу - фы
та - тэ - то - ту - ты 
да - дэ - до - ду - ды
на - нэ - но - ну - ны 

Russian Pronunciation wilth Lubov

Vowels А, О, У, Э, И, Ы With Some Hard Consonants. Listen and repeat.

Today’s Theme is “うなぎの日（ひ）？《Eel Day?》”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
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Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
うなぎ：eel

土用（どよう）："土用（どよう）" strictly refers to the 18 days before the first days of spring, summer, fall, and winter (on the lunar calendar). Today, however, "土用（どよう）" generally refers only to the 18 days before the first day of fall.

丑（うし）の日（ひ）：The day called "丑（うし）の日（ひ）", which is translated literally as the day of the Ox, can be seen in the calendar that follows the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac. The twelve signs were introduced to Japan from ancient China. The twelve signs were allocated one by one to the days on the calendar. "丑（うし）の日（ひ）" is the day to which the second sign of the twelve signs is allocated. 

立春（りっしゅん）：the first day of spring
立夏（りっか）：the first day of summer
立秋（りっしゅう）：the first day of fall
立冬（りっとう）：the first day of winter

つまり：in other words

干支（えと）：the twelve zodiac signs in Chinese astrology

梅干（うめぼ）し：pickled plums
ウリ：a gourd

☆Script for this episode
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Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#42 うなぎの日？ / Eel Day? // N4 Level /Japanese listening

The researchers also found that people who drank the most coffee — three or more cups per day — reduced their risk of death from all causes by over 30% compared to those who drank no coffee. And they were more than 50% less likely to die from heart disease.

