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In this episode of My Levantine Arabic Diary, I’ll share my daily routine with you in Levantine Arabic  

My Levantine Arabic Diary 

My Daily Routine in Levantine Arabic

[conversation]

A : 진아 씨, 이분은 누구세요?
B : 우리 아버지세요.
A : 아버지는 무슨 일을 하세요?
B : 은행에서 일하세요.
A : 이 사람은 누구예요?
B : 제 동생이에요.
A : 동생은 뭘 해요?
B : 학생이에요.

A : Jina, who is this?
B : My father.
A : What does he do for a living?
B : He works at a bank.
A : Who is this?
B : My younger brother.
A : What does he do?
B : He is a student.


[vocabulary]

할아버지 grandfather 할머니 grandmother 아버지 father 어머니 mother
형 elder brother (from a male perspective) 누나 elder sister (from a male perspective)
오빠 elder brother (from a female perspective) 언니 elder sister (from a female perspective)
남동생  younger brother 여동생 younger sister 동생 younger brother or sister
가족 family
이분 this person (honorific) 저분 that person (honorific)

[grammar]

N의 N
When expressing possessive case, '의' is added to posessor, N.
Also note that '의' is often omitted.

N(이)세요
-(이)세요 is a combination of -이에요/예요 and -(으)시-, which shows respect towards the subject.
nouns ending with a vowel + -세요
nouns ending with a consonant + -이세요

무슨 N
무슨 is used when asking someone to choose and answer from a pool of options.



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Dialogue for Beginners 🎉📚 (Day # 2)

This podcast focuses on Part 2 of the Speaking test; specifically, it deals with losing your fear of going slightly off topic (within reason) in order to increase your talk-time and make sure you speak for the full two minutes!

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Don't be afraid to go a little off-topic!

Vocabulary:
hijack: to take over a vehicle
regain: to get something back that you lost
confidential: something that is kept secret
luxury: refers to something expensive and materialistic
dating: going on regular dates


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IELTS Speaking Part 1 - Bicycles.

Q. How popular are bicycles in your hometown? [Why?]
Q. How often do you ride a bicycle? [Why/Why not?]
Q. Do you think that bicycles are suitable for all ages? [Why/Why not?]
Q. What are the advantages of a bicycle compared to a car? [Why?]

Have you answered these questions in the past? What were you answers like?



IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Speaking Part 1 - Bicycles.

こんにちは！Atsushiです。
今日の天気は晴れ。
気温は26℃、暑いです。
他の地域では雨が強く降っているようです。

今日は都道府県シリーズ4つ目を話します。
今日は岩手県について、です。
岩手県は青森県の南、秋田県の東にあります。


大きさ、面積は、15,000km2
人口は、約1,190,000人

県の木　ナンブアカマツ
県の花　キリ
県の鳥　キジ

有名なご当地グルメは、(ご当地はその地域だけの、という意味です)

盛岡じゃじゃ麺です。これは、『白龍』というお店の人が戦前に、昔の満州（今の中国）で食べたものをもとに作ったようです。

そして、盛岡冷麺です。これは、朝鮮半島から日本に移住した人が盛岡で冷麺の販売をはじめたことがはじまりなようです。


最後にわんこそばです。
岩手では昔は米より蕎麦の栽培が盛んでした。
ですが、蕎麦は茹でなければならず一度にたくさん茹でる事もできません。そこで、何回にも分けて少しずつの蕎麦を出しておかわりしてもらう事で、そばを出す時間を短くしたようです。たくさんの蕎麦をゆで続けて何回にも分けて出すことで、みんながお腹一杯になるまで食べる事ができるのが「わんこそば」だそうです。


観光で有名なのは、
中尊寺金色堂(ちゅうそんじこんじきどう)ですかね。
お寺ですね。仏教思想の影響で中尊寺の庭は、極楽浄土をあらわしている、ともいわれています。
私も行ったことはありませんが、学校の歴史の授業で何度も聞いたことがあります。
これがある地域は世界遺産にもなっています。


個人的に興味があるのは、わんこそば、ですね。
そばが大好きなので、どれぐらい食べれるか、挑戦してみたいです。


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！
