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Teacher Joseph's Podcast

At the Supermarket again (with transcript)

also    也
It's not hot either    也不热
It's not cold either  也不冷 
It's neither cold nor hot today.   今天不冷也不热。

HSK vocabulary

HSK vocabulary——也

私は暑い季節の方が好きです♪
みなさんはどうですか？

Natural Nihongo Chat

暑い季節と寒い季節はどちらが好きですか？

6 razones para pasar tus próximas vacaciones en Colombia

¿Por qué Colombia es un buen destino turístico?

한국 속으로 한 발짝 1 - 새해 / Step into Korea! 1 - New Year and Sunrise 🌅🎉



한국 속으로 한 발 짝!


안녕하세요? 여러분, 아이토키 한국어 선생님입니다.

이제 곧 새해가 다가오고 있어요. 여러분은 새해에 어떤 계획이 있나요?

한국에서는 새해 첫날에 해돋이를 보러 가요. 해돋이는 해가 처음 떠오르는 장면을 보는 건데요, 보통 1월 1일 새벽에 해돋이를 보러 가요.

한국 사람들은 새해 첫날, 해돋이를 보며 소원을 빌기도 해요. 
해돋이를 보러 가는 인기 있는 곳이 몇 군데 있는데, 그중에서 가장 유명한 곳은 강릉의 정동진이에요. 

정동진은 바다가 바로 앞에 있어서 바다와 함께 해돋이를 볼 수 있는 아주 멋진 장소로 유명하죠.

그럼 왜 한국 사람들은 해돋이를 보러 갈까요? 해돋이는 새로운 시작을 의미해요. 

'새로운 하루가 시작된다'는 뜻으로, 해가 떠오를 때 새로운 희망을 가지려는 마음을 담고 있어요. 

또 한국 속담 중에 **"첫 술에 배부르랴"**라는 말이 있어요. 

이 말은 첫 시도에서 모든 것이 완벽할 수 없다는 의미인데요, 해돋이를 보면서 올해는 더 나은 자신이 되기를 기원하는 사람들이 많아요.

그리고 해돋이를 보러 갈 때, 친구나 가족과 함께 가는 경우가 많아요. 

가족이나 친구와 따뜻한 차 한 잔을 마시면서 새해 첫 아침을 맞이하는 거죠.

이렇게 새해 해돋이는 한국에서 중요한 것 중 하나에요. 

여러분은 새해에 어떤 일을 하면서 새해를 맞이할 계획인가요? 

한국어 공부를 시작했나요?

새해에 한국어를 배워보고 싶다면 제 수업으로 와서 같이 공부해요!

쉽고 재미있게 한국어를 배우고 빠르게 한국어로 대화할 수 있도록 도와드릴게요!

다음 시간에 또 만나요.~~~!

한국 속으로 한 발짝🎶 One Step into Korea🎶

한국 속으로 한 발짝 1 - 새해 / Step into Korea! 1 - New Year and Sunrise 🌅🎉

Why is it important to learn English slang words?
Here are some of the most common slang words used in the English language today! 

✨LEARN ENGLISH TUTOR DEBBIE 🧡

ENGLISH: Popular English Slang Words and Phrases 👍😎

This is not a word you would want to be described as...

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Lisa's Podcast

You should avoid being this adjective 

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。日本は3連休です。そして、台風が来ています。
大型の台風が九州に近づいているようです。九州にお住まいの方、大丈夫ですか。気をつけてください。
19日の月曜日は敬老の日で、23日の金曜日は秋分の日なので、今週は休みが多いです。九月のこの連休のことをシルバーウイークって言うんですよ。

我が家の高校2年生の息子は、今日は学校の文化祭。今朝は台風の影響で雨足が強かったのですが、朝6時半に家を出て行きました。青春ですね。「文化祭、何をするの」って聞くと、「モグラたたき」って。えー、何それって感じです。人間モグラたたきのようですよ。楽しいことを考えますね。
コロナ前は入場制限もなく自由に学校見学に行けましたが、コロナ禍ということで、インターネットで予約してからの入場のようです。面倒な時代ですね。でも、インターネットでの配信も少しあるみたいなので、わざわざ学校まで足を運ばなくても、文化祭の様子を垣間見ることができます。これは、親にはありがたいですね。

娘は明日が誕生日です。で、雨ですが、原宿まで洋服を買いに行きたいと。日本の小学生はおしゃれが大好きですよ。
なので、大雨の中、私の姉も一緒に原宿にお買い物に行ってきました。私の姉ですから、娘にとってはおばさんですね。たくさん試着して、さんざん悩んで洋服を買いました。
娘との買い物は、私自身も楽しみなんです。あー、こんなのが好きなんだとか、大きくなったなあって思いながら、楽しく買い物しましたよ。原宿は雨でも混んでいました。

みなさんはどんな週末でしたか。


「のぞみ」の日記

3連休（9月18日）

From Two Sales to Bestseller: UK Author Goes Viral
When English author Vicky Ball sold two of her books at an event in December, she was delighted.

She shared the news on X, and said she was pleased because at some previous events she had not sold any books at all.

But she's now sold many more copies than that, after her post went viral and was seen millions of times by people around the world.

Her first novel, called Powerless, quickly climbed up Amazon's bestseller lists in the teen and young adult categories.

Ball, who is 48, told The Guardian that it was "amazing" to hear from people around the world who had bought her books.

Her second novel — Abandoned — has also been doing well on Amazon, and has gotten good reviews from customers.

Like so many authors, Ball had to fit in her writing around her work and family life.

She wrote her first book during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. She was working as a teacher at that time, so she spent weekends writing with her laptop on her knees.

Now Ball works at a university, and she's also studying writing in her free time.

She also said she's gotten lots of support from other writers on social media.

Asked by The Guardian if she had advice for other authors she said: "Just write!"

She said she begins writing before she has planned all of her story. "It's like a journey," she said. "You never know where it's going to go."