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Do not limit your imagination

"Надо" and "нужно", is there a difference? Let's debunk another myth.

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Надо vs. Нужно

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! Do you like tea? There are many kinds of tea in the world. The most famous Japanese tea is probably "green tea", but did you know that there are many different types of green tea as well?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/slow-japanese-14-63363665?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare

Slow Japanese

Episode #14 - Japanese green tea

*** This audio is about the happiest and unhappiest countries in the world
**Hope you enjoy listening to it 
*Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions

 خبرهای کوتاه جهان به فارسی   / Short World news in Persian

کشورهای شاد /  The happiest countries

ぼくたち、飲（の）みにいくのだけど、あなたも来（き）ませんか？
We are getting together for some drinks.
Would you like to come?

はい！よさそうですね。
Yes!  That sounds great!

いつ、どこで待（ま）っていればいいですか？
When and where should I meet you?

うちのオフィスビルの前（まえ）で、６時（じ）でどうですか？
How about at 6 o'clock in front of our office building?

では、その時（とき）に会（あ）いましょう。
See you then.


Useful words and expression.

はい、ありがとう。
Yes, thank you.

わかりました。
I understand.

あなたのいいたいことはわかります。
I see what you mean.

けっこうです。
No, thank you.

またの機会（きかい）に。
Maybe another time.

考（かんが）えさせてください。
Let me think about it.

あまり、したくありません。
I'd rather not.






Cheerful life

人（ひと）をさそうとき

Ever heard someone being described as savvy?  Are you savvy in anything?  Find out what we mean when we use this word in the fourth episode.

An Elephant In The English Room

Episode Four: Savvy

Spanish México

3 EL PORFIRIATO.

In this episode we will talk about 【The conundrum of life from 5 to 90 years old】, you will learn how to say 【Beijing drifters,extend,high blood pressure】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
每个人多多少少都有一些烦恼，不同年龄的人烦恼的事情可能不太一样。这个采访是从5岁到90岁的人在聊他们人生的难题。今天我们来听听50岁到90岁的烦恼。
50岁：（回答：我什么时候可以退休啊？）那按照那个法定的年龄60岁退休嘛。女同志五十周岁（55岁：听说还要延长退休时间）。我家孩子在外面北漂好几年了，我想让她回来.
60岁：你就让孩子去发展去吧，发展得好就让他在那边混，混不好他自然就回来了。我呀，才60岁，就感觉身体啊跟不上了，以后70可咋办呢？
70岁：到70啊，你就到时候把你的孙子叫过来，这孩子也皮实了，你身体也就好了。难题就是我这个老伴儿呢，怕我这个高血压。菜的里头呢，又少油又少盐又少糖，不好吃。
80岁：难吃啊？难吃上我那吃去。我现在就血压高，就经常得上医院去跑，开药去。我就有一个老同志，我春节的时候去看他，住在医院里的，躺在床上相当可怜。八十多了，好几十（朋友）了。走到尽头了。
90岁：你现在呢就说也不要太难过，你也劝劝他到公园转一转。全是咱们老同志，一块儿聊聊大天。侃侃咱们过去，在一块，年轻的时候。在这方面自己想开点，也就舒畅了。我老伴儿三年前去世了。都这么大岁数了，总得要有一个人先走，但是我也很想念她。说到这儿吧。（5岁：老爷爷，您别难过。老奶奶只是睡着了，您以后碰见她，亲她一口她就醒了）你几岁？你的人生难题是什么呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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法定	/	fǎ dìng	/	statutory
女同志	/	nǚ tóng zhì	/	female (comrade)
周岁	/	zhōu suì	/	one full year of life
延长	/	yán cháng	/	extend
北漂	/	běi piāo	/	Beijing drifters
混	/	hùn	/	get along
咋办	/	zǎ bàn	/	how to do
皮实	/	pí shí	/	sturdy
老伴儿	/	lǎo bàn ér	/	old husband or wife
高血压	/	gāo xuè yā	/	high blood pressure
老同志	/	lǎo tóng zhì	/	old comrade
尽头	/	jìn tóu	/	the end
劝	/	quàn	/	advise,persuade
侃	/	kǎn	/	talk
想开点	/	xiǎng kāi diǎn	/	think positively
舒畅	/	shū chàng	/	free from worry,comfortable