it's all Greek to me!

Numbers 20+

        上星期，白雪在网上看到了一套漂亮的公寓，有一房一厅，还有一个厨房、洗手间和一个大阳台。价格也不贵，她能接受。

        从照片上看，卧室和客厅看起来又大又干净，客厅有沙发、电视，卧室的床也看起来很舒服。

        阳台的外面可以看到一个小公园，如果住在这里，还可以每天去公园散散步。

       最重要的是，这个公寓离地铁很近，走路5分钟就到了，她只要坐一个地铁站就可以到公司，或者，她可以走路半个小时到公司。

        她高兴极了，约我周末的时候一起去看看这套公寓。


一套公寓 yī tào gōng yù  an apartment
厨房 chú fáng  kitchen
阳台 yáng tái  balcony
价格 jià gé  price
接受 jiē shòu to accept
卧室wò shì bedroom
重要 zhòng yào important


Last week, Báixuě saw a beautiful apartment online, with one room and one living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a large balcony. The price is not expensive, she can accept it. The bedroom and living room look big and clean in images. The living room has a sofa and TV. The bed in the bedroom also looks very comfy. You can see a small park not far outside the balcony. You can go to the park for a walk every day if living here.
The most important thing is that this apartment is very close to the subway, and it is only 5 minutes' walk away. Only one subway station to the company, or, she can walk half an hour to the company. She was so happy that she asked for my company to visit this apartment in person at the weekend.

HSK4 Vocab Based - Short Story Podcast

02. 一套漂亮的公寓！Yī tào piàoliang de gōngyù! A pretty apartment!

This is a reading from the Aozora Bunko "香水紳士（Kosui shinshi）" with some expressions changed to easy Japanese for learners of Japanese.
The reading is followed by explanations of the story and vocabulary. Please use it to study Japanese listening comprehension.

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青空文庫「十年」より、日本語学習者向けに一部の表現をやさしい日本語に変えて、朗読しています。
朗読の後にストーリーや語彙の解説があります。日本語のリスニングの勉強にお役立てください。


OYASUMI にほんご

#9　Perfumed Gentleman（香水紳士, Kôsui shinshi）

Un premier épisode sur le savon de Marseille, produit emblématique français. Je vous présente son histoire et vous explique comment il est fabriqué.
À très bientôt !

Simple comme bonjour

Le savon de Marseille



1) Dare una mano
significato: aiutare
esempio: mi puoi dare una mano a fare gli esercizi di matematica?
n.b. dare una mano (che vuol dire “aiutare”) ha un significato molto diverso dall’espressione “darsi la mano” che vuol dire letteralmente “stringere la mano di un’altra persona” e in senso figurato “darsi la mano” vuol dire “fare la pace”. 

2) Dare i numeri (“To go crazy” in inglese, “volverse loco” in spagnolo”)
Significato: 1) fare o dire cose senza senso 
2) arrabbiarsi
Esempio: 1) Mi sembra che stai dando i numeri! Non riesco a capire cosa vuoi dire! 
2) non so come fare a calmarla! Sta dando i numeri!



3) Dare ragione
Significato: riconoscere per vero o per giusto ciò che dice qualcuno. 
Esempio: Il professore ha ascoltato a fondo lo studente e infine gli ha dato ragione.


4) Dare fastidio
Significato: causare irritazione, disagio o nervosismo.
(in uso anche l’espressione “Dare noia”).
Esempi: 1)La musica alta mi da fastidio, potresti abbassare il volume?
2) Non mi dai fastidio: chiedimi pure ciò che vuoi.


5) Darsi delle arie
Significato: vantarsi di qualcosa
Esempio: Non sopporto quando Luca si da delle arie davanti agli altri: è così presuntuoso!

6) Dare a intendere ( o “darla a bere”)
Significato: far credere qualcosa a qualcuno
Esempi: 1) Non voglio darti a intendere che no ti voglio qui, ma puoi fare più silenzio per favore?
2) Non voglio darti a bere che sono ricco però posso dirti che non ho problemi economici.


7) Dare carta bianca a qualcuno
Significato: concedere la massima libertà di agire senza imporre alcun limite. 
Esempi: 1) Il mio capo mi ha dato carta bianca per sviluppare il mio nuovo progetto. 




8) Dare per scontato
Significato: pensare che qualcosa sia vero senza controllare.
Esempi: 1) Non dare per scontato che ti aiuterò, devo ancora decidere!




Italiano espresso

27 espressioni col verbo "dare"


Script

おはようございます。日本語だんだんポットキャストのゆかりです。

10月31日はハロウィンですね。

日本語では、カタカナで
ハロウィンや、ハロウィーンといいます。

日本では、わかい人や子どもはハロウィンを楽しむことが多いです。

たとえば、USJ、ユニバーサルスタジオジャパンでは、
ハロウィンのイベントがあります。

1年で、いちばん人気のあるイベントだと思います。

東京(とうきょう)ディズニーランドもおなじですね。

ディズニーランドでも、1年でいちばん人が多いと思います。

私も昔(むかし)はハロウィンのイベントに行っていました。

でもいまは、とにかく人が多いので、
行かなくなりました。

日本の渋谷(しぶや)では、仮装(かそう)した人があつまります。

"仮装する"とは、ほかの何かに、かわることです。

お寿司(すし)になったり、
ワンピースのルフィになったり・・

"仮装する"といいます。

「今年のハロウィンは何に仮装するの？」

「じつは、キャプテンアメリカの仮装がしたいんだよね。」

といいます。

ほかにも、

「わぁ、かわいい、ねこの仮装！」

「え、ねこじゃなくて、ピカチュウに仮装したつもりなんやけど・・」

といいます。

今日はカタカナがたくさんありましたね。

ぜひ、くりかえし聞いて、声に出してください。

では、今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です！

また明日。

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Today's Keywords

□ハロウィン(はろうぃん)
Halloween

□仮装する(かそうする)
dress up


Japaneseだんだんpodcast

35. 日本のハロウィン・仮装(かそう)する/Halloween in Japan

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요. I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog.
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/223053639611
https://youtu.be/El7q4B2EFBs

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening,
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversations sentences,
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording.
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording.
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely.

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.)
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 4. (Intermediate 2)
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 4. (Intermediate 2) - Lesson 4. Part 1 얼마나 -는지/-은지/-ㄴ지 모르다,  Part 2 -았던/-었던/-였던

My students often have problems with these words. Let me help!
Load this PDF to read the text.

PDF:   https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pa_-Fo5tRDo70_WGfrVJqviBbX4xezV6&usp=drive_fs 

Confusing words  (A2 - Elementary)

Confusing words - fun , funny

"The software team at my client's company was struggling to complete their new product on time. As the project manager, my client knew he needed to improve communication across functions. He started weekly check-ins where engineering, design, product and marketing all presented updates and issues. This exposed dependencies between teams. For example, when engineering outlined a complex new feature, product argued it didn't align with goals and design flagged UI challenges. Rather than pushing back, each team offered suggestions to solve the other's problems.

This collaborative approach helped teams understand different perspectives. When later design presented mockups, engineering asked thoughtful questions about underlying assumptions. They found ways to simplify the feature while still meeting user needs. Similarly, when marketing had concerns about the launch date, product and engineering worked together to identify what could be cut or delayed without compromising the vision.

By the next check-in, dependencies were untangled and teams made better decisions together. Managers saw improved morale as people felt heard and helped each other. The transparent discussions gave confidence that the product was on track when minor issues did arise. In the end, my client's company launched their new software ahead of schedule with rave reviews. Regular cross-functional check-ins had fostered collaboration that eliminated silos and ensured project success."