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Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but their online habits are very different.

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News article: digital habits & social media

皆さんの国に方言はありますか。
日本には地域によって多様な方言があります。
今回は、北海道出身のフミと佐賀県出身のアヤがお互いの方言について話します。

Are there any dialects in your country?
In Japan, there are many different dialects depending on the region. 
This time, Fumi from Hokkaido and Aya from Saga talk about our dialects. 

♤ キーワード
・標準語（ひょうじゅんご：standard language）
・ぽろっと（slip out accidentally）
・自発的な（じはつてきな：spontaneously）
・気取る（きどる：act snobbish）
・〜色に染まる（〜いろにそまる：to be absorbed in…）
・平安時代（へいあんじだい：The Heian period：At the end of the 8th century, the capital was moved to present-day Kyoto. The Heian period designates a span of roughly 400 years until the 12th century.）
・十二単（じゅうにひとえ：a twelve-layered kimono worn by noblewomen during the Heian period）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. 佐賀県の方言「ぞろびく」はどういう意味？
2. 北海道と佐賀県の方言で「さようなら」はそれぞれ何と言う？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミが最近気になっている言葉は？ 
→ 界隈（かいわい）
2. それはどういう意味？ 
→ 〜の人たち、〜をする人たち
3. 元々どこで使われていた言葉？
→ インターネット上でスラングとして使われていた

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アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 30：日本の方言

音楽はいろいろな思い出をよみがえらせてくれますね！

Natural Nihongo Chat

音楽のふしぎなちから

luò tuo hé yánɡ
骆驼和羊
luò tuo bǐ yánɡ ɡāo
骆驼比羊高。
luò tuo shuō：“zhǎnɡ de ɡāo hǎo。”
骆驼说：“长得高好。”
yánɡ shuō：“bú duì，zhǎnɡ de ǎi hǎo。”
羊说：“不对，长得矮好。”
tā men zǒu dào yí ɡè huā yuán pánɡ biān。
他们走到一个花园旁边。
huā yuán sì miàn yǒu wéi qiánɡ，lǐ miàn zhònɡ le hěn duō shù，
花园四面有围墙，里面种了很多树，
mào shènɡ de zhī yè shēn chū le qiánɡ wài。 
茂盛的枝叶伸出了墙外。
luò tuo tái qǐ tóu，hěn rónɡ yì jiù chī dào le shù yè。
骆驼抬起头，很容易就吃到了树叶。
kě shì，yánɡ bó zi shēn de hěn chánɡ，yě chī bú dào。 
可是，羊脖子伸得很长，也吃不到。
luò tuo shuō：“nǐ kàn，ɡāo bǐ ǎi ɡènɡ hǎo bɑ！” 
骆驼说：“你看，高比矮更好吧！”
yánɡ yáo le yáo tóu，yě bù rèn shū。 
羊摇了摇头，也不认输。
tā men yòu zǒu le jǐ bù，
他们又走了几步，
kàn jiàn wéi qiánɡ yǒu ɡè hěn ǎi de mén，
看见围墙有个很矮的门，
yánɡ dé yì dì zǒu jìn mén，qù chī huā yuán lǐ de cǎo  
羊得意地走进门，去吃花园里的草。
luò tuo ɡuì xià qián tuǐ，dī xià tóu，xiǎnɡ jìn qù，kě shì tā tài ɡāo le。
骆驼跪下前腿，低下头，想进去，可是他太高了。
yánɡ shuō：“nǐ kàn，ǎi bǐ ɡāo hǎo bɑ！”
羊说：“你看，矮比高好吧！”
luò tuo yáo le yáo tóu，yě bù rèn shū。 
骆驼摇了摇头，也不认输。
tā men qù zhǎo lǎo niú jiǎnɡ dào lǐ，
他们去找老牛讲道理，
lǎo niú shuō：“nǐ men dōu zhǐ nénɡ kàn dào zì jǐ de chánɡ chù，
老牛说：“你们都只能看到自己的长处，
méi yǒu kàn dào zì jǐ de duǎn chù。”
没有看到自己的短处。”

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Do you want to know more about Neapolitan language in general or about its grammar, culture, theatre, music and more? Do you want to see how a lesson in Neapolitan can look like? Or do you just want to have some minutes of fun and relax, learning something new and interesting at the same time? Then you have come to the right place: Listen to Luca’s and Iginia’s podcast “Comme se dice?” (How do you say it?) and you will surely learn more about Neapolitan. Also, you will have the chance to experience how a lesson in Neapolitan with Luca and Iginia could be. 
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