People’s words can have a big effect on others’ lives. Think about what you say before it comes out of your mouth. It might just be the difference between life and death.

Short Stories with Rose 

The Group of Frogs 

Full scripts: https://japanesemayuna.com/
はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの16回目です。大阪は今週からだんだん暖かくなっています。来週の予報は、最高気温が10度を超えています。私の実家は東京ですが、大阪は東京に比べると天気がいいです。晴れている日が多いです。寒いと電気代が高くなるので、早く春になってほしいですね。

Hi, This is the podcast episode 16. It has been getting warmer and warmer in Osaka this week. The forecast for next week is for a high of over 10 degrees Celsius. I’m from Tokyo, and the weather in Osaka is much nicer than in Tokyo. It is sunny most days. I hope spring will come soon because the cold weather will make our electricity bill higher.

もうすぐ春なので、最近は引越しをする人が多いです。日本では、3月から4月は学校や会社が始まるシーズンで、学生や新社会人が一人暮らしを始めるからです。私も授業で、生徒さんとよく引越しの話をします。国によって引越しのシステムやプロセスが違うので面白いですね。

It's almost spring, so many people are moving out these days. In Japan, March-April is the season for schools and companies to start, and it's because students and those who just graduated school and became working adults start living alone. In my classes, I often talk about moving with my students. It's interesting because the system and process of moving differs from country to country.

日本で家を借りるときは、ほとんどの場合、不動産業者と契約をします。まず不動産業者のウェブサイトを見て、希望に合う部屋を探します。広さや、駅からの距離や、築年数が書かれています。「築年数」とは、建物の古さのことです。建てられてから１年経ったアパートは、「築１年」といいます。日本では新しいアパートのほうが人気があるので、新しいアパートのほうが値段が高いです。建てられて１年未満で、まだ誰も住んでいない家を「新築」といいます。

When you rent a house in Japan, you almost always sign a contract with a real estate agent. The first thing to do is to look at the real estate agent's website and find a room that fits your needs. You will find the size of the room, the distance from the station, and the age of the building. “Chikunensuu” (the age of the building) refers to how old the building is. An apartment built one year ago is said to be “Chiku 1nen” (1 year old building). In Japan, newer apartments are more popular, so newer apartments are more expensive. A house that has been built for less than a year and no one is living in it yet is called “Shinchiku” (newly built).

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

16. アパートを探す

Un leone e un cinghiale iniziano a litigare per l'acqua: è estate e tutti e due vogliono essere i primi a bere, in modo da dissetarsi. La lite diventa sempre più aspra finchè sia il leone che il cinghiale capiscono che è meglio fare la pace. Altri pericoli incombono su di loro...

Vittorio per Voi

Il leone e il cinghiale

Neste episódio, conto um poquinho sobre a minha experiência em Berlim com nível A1 em alemão e como isso serviu de motivação para continuar aprendendo! Espero que gostem!

Praia e Dolce Vita

Minha experiência em Berlim com nível A1 em alemão

This is a reading from the Aozora Bunko "Raccoon and Yotaro" with some expressions changed to easy Japanese for learners of Japanese.
Vocabulary explanations are provided after the reading, so please make use of it for studying Japanese.

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青空文庫「狸と与太郎」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。
朗読の後に語彙の解説がありますので、日本語の勉強にお役立てください。


OYASUMI にほんご

#1　Raccoon and Yotaro（Tanuki to Yotarô）

Сегодня знакомимся с Михаилом Зощенко и его весёлыми героями рассказа “Бабушкин подарок” Лёлей и Минькой. 

Слова, которые объясняю в эпизоде: 
горячо́ - (перен.) очень сильно - dearly, strong, so much; дари́ть - to give, present; вдоба́вок - к тому же, в добавление - in addition, moreover, as well; корзи́нка пиро́жных - a basket of cakes; позво́лить - разрешить, дать возможность - to allow; вы́брать - to choose; како́е придётся - любое - any, which one will have; вся́кий раз - каждый раз - every / each time; хны́кать - to whimper; серди́ться - быть раздраженным, злиться на кого-то - be / feel angry; да́ча - dacha; су́мочка, су́мка - bag, purse, handbag; подбежа́ть - run up; поздоро́ваться - say hello, to greet; грусть - sadness; на э́тот раз - this time; рассерди́ться - to get angry; невоспи́танная осо́ба - ill-mannered person; открове́нно - frankly, openly; благовоспи́танный - well-mannered; на све́те - in the world; благодаря́ - по причине, вследствие - thanks to, due to; такти́чное молча́ние - tactful silence; веле́ть - приказывать - to command; протяну́ть - to reach out, reach; ладо́нь - palm, hand; положи́ть - to put; моне́та - coin; копе́йка - penny.

Пишите в комментариях, какие книги или каких авторов вы хотите почитать вместе со мной? И помните, что чтение по-русски углубляет ваши знания языка! Хороших вам книг, друзья!

Reading Russian

Отрывок из рассказа "Бабушкин подарок" М.М. Зощенко

Today we're talking about the idiom "bells and whistles", we'll also hear the phrase, "nice-to-have". I hope you find today's vocabulary useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I don't really need these bells and whistles! 

まあ、なんて難しい漢字！これ、なんて読むんですか。 はい、「ゆううつ」と読みます。特に2つ目の漢字に注目！これ、日本人でも書けません。29画（かく stroke）ですよ。今モバイルで見ているみなさん、もうこの漢字、小さくなっちゃって、まっ黒なんじゃないですか？🤣　書くのも、見分けるのも「ゆううつな gloomy」漢字です。それが、どうしてPTA（Pearents Teachers Association)  と関係が？  

スクリプトと文法や言葉のリストはこちら。  
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/PTA-ed08929abce447c1ab1fa5e641d20d28 

楽しみ方はこちらを見てください。 
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/116c436c16ed4055a68ddb2c4624cd96

じゃあ、またね！

すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第5話　PTAの憂鬱（ゆううつ）

MacAuley Culkin becomes a Dad again (no transcript today)