Put your feet up, relax and enjoy listening to English in my weekly podcasts. 
You'll improve your listening skills while learning or reviewing some grammar, phrasal verbs or topic vocabulary.

Katie's English Podcast

🍟Do you frequently eat fast food? Do you know the name McDonald in Taiwanese? Do you want to understand the terms "globalization" and "localization" in Mandarin? Don't miss out on this episode's discussion.

🍟你常吃速食吗？你知道台湾人怎么叫「Mcdonald」吗？想知道中文怎么说「globalization」「localization」吗？ 不要错过今天的节目讨论喔！

来源：
https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEPLStqc0cktNSJ4hKIxMLAAqGQgEKhAIACoHCAowk7j0CjCY4qIDMMKL4gY?uo=CAUiPWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNoaW5hdGltZXMuY29tL3JlYWx0aW1lbmV3cy8yMDIyMTExMDAwMjE0OS0yNjA0MDXSAQA&hl=zh-TW&gl=TW&ceid=TW%3Azh-Hant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGW2gD3DjOA&t=41s

News with zhe

#34 麦当劳纸袋印「麦当当」3字

 ¿Sientes ñáñaras? Chance y sea ansiedad!
Escúchanos a Cami y a mí platicar brevísimamente sobre este trastorno psicológico.


Mucho que decir

La Ansiedad🎧

One of Kafka's best-known works, The Metamorphosis was first published in 1915. It is often cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is still widely studied in high schools, colleges, and universities across the world. This striking novella tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa who wakes one morning to find himself mysteriously transformed into a huge insect.

Gregor subsequently struggles, unsuccessfully, to adjust to his new condition. The cause of Gregor's sudden and inexplicable transformation is never revealed, and Kafka himself never gave an explanation. The bulk of the story deals with Gregor's attempts to adjust to his new condition as he deals with being burdensome to his family, which is repulsed by the strange, giant, and verminous creature Gregor has become.

Literary critics and readers alike have generally interpreted The Metamorphosis to be a parable about the individual’s sense of finding himself victimized by large impersonal forces in society which are beyond one's grasp or ability to deal with. Horror, humor, and the surrealism of dreams are all present from the first sentence and stand to this day in this illuminating evocation of the condition of the modern, alienated anti-hero.

Written by Franza Kafka; English translation read by Jason Rosette

Teacher JR Public Speaking's Podcast Wonderworld

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (English version narrated by Jason Rosette)

Ordering food is a very common scene in daily life. Whether you are in a restaurant, cafe or fast food restaurant. Today, let’s practice some vocabulary and sentences related to ordering food.

生词：

1.菜单 (càidān) - Menu
2.服务员 (fúwùyuán) - Waiter/Waitress
3.特色菜 (tèsè cài) - Specialty dish
4.饮料 (yǐnliào) - Beverage
5.主菜 (zhǔcài) - Main course
6.小吃 (xiǎochī) - Snack
7.甜点 (tiándiǎn) - Dessert
8.结账 (jiézhàng) - To pay the bill
9.味道 (wèidào) - Taste
10.推荐 (tuījiàn) - Recommend

句子练习：

请给我菜单。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ càidān.)
Please give me the menu.

您有什么推荐的特色菜吗？ (Nín yǒu shénme tuījiàn de tèsè cài ma?)
Do you have any recommended specialty dishes?

我要一杯饮料。 (Wǒ yào yì bēi yǐnliào.)
I would like a drink.

这道菜的味道怎么样？ (Zhè dào cài de wèidào zěnmeyàng?)
How does this dish taste?

请帮我结账。 (Qǐng bāng wǒ jiézhàng.)
Please help me check out.

对话练习：

对话一：
 A: 你好，请问几位？ (Nǐ hǎo, qǐng wèn jǐ wèi?)
Hello, how many people?
B: 两位，请给我们菜单。 (Liǎng wèi, qǐng gěi wǒmen càidān.)
Two people, please give us the menu.

对话二：
 A: 这道菜是什么？(Zhè dào cài shì shénme?)
What is this dish?
B: 这是我们的特色菜，您可以试一下。 (Zhè shì wǒmen de tèsè cài, nín kěyǐ shì yīxià.)
This is our specialty dish, you can try it.


点餐经历
上周末，我和朋友去了一家中餐馆。我们到了以后，服务员给我们菜单。
我点了一个宫保鸡丁，一碗米饭和一杯茶。我的朋友点了一个炒面和一杯水。
我们等了一会儿，菜就来了。宫保鸡丁很好吃，米饭也很好。朋友说炒面很好吃。
吃完以后，我们叫服务员结账。我们用手机支付，非常方便。
这次吃饭很开心，食物很好，服务也很好。

Last weekend, my friend and I went to a Chinese restaurant. When we arrived, the waiter gave us menus. I ordered a Kung Pao Chicken, a bowl of rice and a cup of tea. My friend ordered a fried noodles and a glass of water. We waited for a while and the food came. The Kung Pao Chicken was delicious and so was the rice. Friends said the fried noodles are delicious. After we finished eating, we asked the waiter to pay. We paid by mobile phone which was very convenient. I enjoyed my meal this time, the food was good and the service was excellent.

开口说汉语    "Chinese Chit-Chat"

点餐 Ordering food

私は先日タクシーのアプリをダウンロードしました。
このアプリは目的地と待ち合わせ場所をあらかじめ設定することができます。予約が完了すると、タクシーの色と車のナンバーが送られてくるので、自分が乗るタクシーをすぐに見つけることができます。
予約したタクシーがどこにいるかを地図上で見たり、タクシーが何分後に到着するかを知ることもできます。
支払いはアプリにクレジットカード情報を登録しておけば、目的地に着いた時に支払いをせずにすぐに降りることができます。

このアプリを使ってみた私の感想は待ち合わせ場所の近くにいるタクシーが来るので、待ち時間が少なく、支払いも楽なのでとても便利だと思いました。しかし、私はそもそもタクシーをあまり使わないようにしているので、あまり恩恵を受けられないかもしれません。

みなさんはタクシーアプリを使っていますか？
どんな時にタクシーに乗りますか？

あらかじめ：in advance
目的地：もくてきち　destination
待ち合わせ場所：まちあわせばしょmeeting spot
地図上：ちずじょう　on the map
到着する：とうちゃくする　arrive
登録する：とうろくする　register
感想：かんそう　my thoughts
タクシーを呼(よ)ぶ：call taxi
そもそも：in the first place
恩恵を受ける：おんけいをうける　get benefit

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

タクシーのアプリ（Taxi App）

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/222988974473
https://youtu.be/CsF6zmRGn84

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 3. (Intermediate 1) 
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 3. (Intermediate 1) - Lesson 9. Part 1 -거든(요)/-(이)거든(요) , Part 2 -고 나서 

CHISTES MEXICANOS

EL PROFESOR LE PREGUNTA A PEPITO...

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こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日もN4です！
今回もよく使う、〜かもしれない、をします！
予想したことを話す時に使います。あまり確実ではないことを話す時に使いますね。もう少し確実な時はーでしょう、とかになります。

早速、例文いきましょう！

・急げば学校に間にあうかもしれません。

・あの店はおいしそうだけど、高いかもしれない。

・夜、外に出るのは危険かもしれない

・熱があるから、もしかしたら病気かもしれない。

・たしかに、そうかもしれない。

こんな感じです！
本当はどうかわからないけど、そういう可能性がある時、そんな気がする時に使いますね。

レッスンでもよく使います。

みなさんも一緒に練習したり、例文を作ったりしてみてください！

このPodcastを聴くと、日本語のことがよくわかるかもしれないですよ！

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！