Do We Really Have to Learn Grammar  Rules?

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

OK, we talk about communication between different cultures, but did you know that emotion can be a determinant factor in distinguishing them? Some people are more affective, others rather neutral. And we bet you might have noticed that in your everyday interactions. But why?

The Age of Humans

Episode 2: Affective vs Neutral Cultures 

Short story 「はなこさんの夏休（なつやす）み《 Hanako’s summer vacation 》ep1」
This is an original story I created.
This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
毎年（まいとし / maitoshi）：every year
 遠い（とおい / tōi）：far
新幹線（しんかんせん / shinkansen）：bullet train 
甘い（あまい / amai）：sweet
お土産（おみやげ / omiyage）：souvenir
辛い（からい / karai）：spicy
切符（きっぷ / kippu）：ticket
席（せき / seki）：seat
笑う（わらう / warau）：laugh, smile
→masu-form：笑います（わらいます / waraimasu）
～号車（～ごうしゃ / ～gōsha）：classifier for naming train cars
ex）１号車（いちごうしゃ / ichigōsha）、２号車（にごうしゃ / nigōsha）･･･

☆Grammar☆
・masu-form（present / past）
・～たいです：want to do

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/5907?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#19  Short story /  Hanako’s summer vacation ep1 / storytelling // N5 Level

It describes the link between teenagers addiction to short videos (such as those on TikTok, Instagram and Youtube) and issues with sleep and social anxiety.

English Corner

Short Video Addiction Linked to Poor Sleep, Anxiety part 2

La mostra di Rubens alla Galleria Borghese di Roma (ep.2 di 3) in lingua inglese

Mappamondi fritti (by FastMedia)

Olá, tudo bem? Já assistiu aos episódios anteriores? Este é o último episódio da série sobre a literatura brasileira.
Segue o link para você poder baixar o documento com a transcrição deste episódio, se desejar, para conferir a escrita correta das palavras, além de treinar a pronúncia:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JWI-KvuJzH5gPSjm661UzNrYIKQCYzFq/view?usp=sharing
Aproveite e vamos aprender português!


Aprenda português

Episódio 7 - A literatura brasileira - Última parte

聊中西文化，也聊很多东西！ 第十九期，我们聊了很多有些难的话题，适合高级水平的汉语学习者，你喜欢看书和写作吗？你对法国的印象怎么样？

聊聊东西 - Talk to Me in Chinese

019. Book club, writing and impression of France从管理读书会，聊到文学创作和法国印象 - ttmiChinese

From this episode we are going to learn how to ask other people's hobbies.  Please subscribe the channel if you find it is helpful!

1.你有啲乜嘢嗜好呀？（What hobbies do you have?））
néih yáuh dī māt yéh si hou a?（Yale）
nei5 jau5 di1 mat1 je5 si3 hou3 aa3?（Jyutping）

2.你鐘意做啲乜嘢呀？（What do you like to do?）
néih jūng yi jouh dī māt yéh a?
nei5 zung1 ji3 zou6 di1 mat1 je5 aa3?

3.你得閒鐘意做啲乜嘢呀？（What do you like to do in your free time?）
néih dāk hàahn jūng yi jouh dī māt yéh a?
nei5 dak1 haan4 zung1 ji3 zou6 di1 mat1 je5 aa3?
To answer:
我鐘意睇書。(I like reading.)
ngóh jūng yi tái syū.
ngo5 zung1 ji3 tai2 syu1.
睇戲tái hei/ tai2 hei3 (to watch movies)
睇電視tái dihn sih/tai2 din6 si6（to watch television）
聽音樂tēng yām ngohk/teng1 jam1 ngok6（to listen to music）
打籃球dá làahm kàuh/ daa2 laam4 kau4（to play basketball）
打波dá bō/daa2 bo1（to play ball game）
踢波tek bō/ tek3 bo1（to play soccer）
行街hàahng gāai/haang4 gaai1（to go window-shopping）
去旅行heui léuih hàhng/heoi3 leoi5 hang4（to go traveling）
唱歌cheung gō/coeng3 go1（to sing）
跳舞tiu móuh/tiu3 mou5（to dance）
游水yàuh séui/ jau4 seoi2（to swim）

你鐘唔鐘意……?（Do you like…or not？）
néih jūng m̀h jūng yi……? 
nei5 zung1 m4 zung1 ji3……?
鐘意呀。/唔鐘意。（Yes, I do./ No, I don’t.）
jūng yi a./ m̀h jūng yi.
zung1 ji3 aa3./ m4 zung1 ji3. 

Daliy Conversations for Cantonese (粵語會話）

First meet conversations（初次見面）part2

Who doesn't like cake? In this episode we're gonna discuss the expression "piece of cake"