How to Speak like a Native: The Power of Lexical Chunks
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Episode 2: How to Speak like a Native: The Power of Lexical Chunks

私は子供の時に親に「ごはんできた？」とよく聞いていました。このフレーズはごはんの準備が終わったかどうかを聞くときによく使います。まだごはんの準備が終わっていなければ、「まだだよ」「もうすぐだよ」、準備が終わっていれば「できたよ」と親は答えます。
「できた」のここでの意味は英語のreadyという意味です。
他にも「レポートできた？」「準備できた？」など日本人はこのフレーズをよく使います。
また、「テストできた？」と友達に聞かれたことがありますか？このフレーズはテストが終わった後に友達同士でテストがうまくいったかどうかを聞き合う時によく使います。もし、みなさんが、「テストどうだった？できた？」と友達に聞かれたら、「けっこうできたよ」「あんまりできなかった」「全然できなかった」と答えることができます。
このふたつの「できた」も日本人が会話の中でよく使います。よかったら、私のレッスンに来て一緒に練習しましょう！
「できた」の他の使い方は「ジブリパークができた」というエピソードで説明しています。まだ聞いていない人はそちらも聞いてみてください。

準備：じゅんび　preparation
聞き合う：ききあう　ask each other
けっこうできた：It went pretty well

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

ごはんできた？テストできた？-Today’s Word

Dreams I've had about animals

Vocabulary:
to pick up: to go to someone's home to get something or someone, to give them a ride
to get a hold of: to reach or contact someone by phone or text
antique: old and valuable
mewling: meowing
to foster: to take care of an animal temporarily
socialize: to help an animal get used to humans
waving: to move from side to side
otherworldliness: mystical, from another world
cactus: a spiny plant that grows in the desert
structure: something built by people
shallow: not deep
to go missing: disappear

Spelling of some of the animals mentioned: eel, otter, chameleon, toucan

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Animal Dreams

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/222906776667
https://youtu.be/-sb-Q49rb2s

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 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 2. (Beginner 2) 
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 2 - Lesson 10. Part 1 -은/-ㄴ/-는, Part 2 -는 (-은/-ㄴ과거, -을/-ㄹ미래)  (Beginner 2)


These various expressions for affirmation encompass a wide range of tones and levels of formality. In everyday conversation, a simple "yes" or "yeah" suffices, and a touch of informality may be added with "sure" or "absolutely." When assurance is absolute, phrases like "without a doubt, yes" and "most definitely" leave no room for ambiguity. In informal settings, a resounding agreement might be expressed with "you bet" or "hell yeah," and a casual "totally" or "yup" carries a similar sentiment. For matters necessitating decorum, a formal approach may entail phrases like "I wholeheartedly agree" or "indeed," while "I concur" and "affirmative" maintain a level of professionalism. Politeness sweetens the agreement in expressions such as "I'd be happy to" and "that sounds wonderful," demonstrating eagerness to comply. A touch of wit adds a layer of humor to the affirmation, as seen in expressions like "in a New York minute" or "is the Pope Catholic?" In more refined circles, the upper class might communicate their agreement with endearing phrases like "absolutely, my dear" or "most assuredly," maintaining a level of warmth. For royalty, an affirmation is conveyed with grace and respect, as in "by all means, Your Majesty" or "it would be my honor, Your Highness," underscoring the formal nature of the response. Ultimately, the choice of expression hinges on the context and the level of decorum required for the situation at hand.

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En este episodio hablo sobre la quinta etapa del viaje a la Costa Oeste de los Estados Unidos, decribo la ciudad de Las Vegas, hablo de las cosas más caracteristicas de los hoteles famosos donde está la replica de Venecia, Paris y la Antigua Roma. Hablo tambièn del pinchazo de la llanta del carro en medio de la autopista. Tiempos verbales: presente, gerundio, pretèrito pluscuamperfecto, pasado: pretèrito perfecto, imperfecto e indefinido. Utilizo algunos dichos en español. 

Viviendo entre dos lenguas 

Etapa 5 Viaje Costa Oeste USA, Las Vegas

みなさん、こんにちは。
今日は「みんなの日本語35課」です。

日本語が上手（じょうず）になりたいです。どうすればいいですか。
毎日日本語を勉強すれば、日本語が上手になります。
毎日日本語を話せば、日本語が話せるようになります。
漢字を書けば、覚えられます。
日本語をたくさん読めば、読めるようになります。
そして、italkiでレッスンを受ければ、日本語を勉強することができます。

夏休みですね。夏休み、どこか楽しいところへ行きたいです。
ディズニーランドへ行ったことがなければ、ディズニーランドがいいですよ。
ディズニーランドへ行くなら、チケットを早く買ったほうがいいですよ。
チケットを買いたいんですが、どうすればいいですか。
簡単です。インターネトでチケットが買えます。アプリをダウンロードしておくといいですよ。
お寺を見たいです。どこへ行けばいいですか。
お寺を見たいなら、京都へ行くといいですよ。
海に行きたいです。どこへ行けばいいですか。
海に行きたいなら、沖縄がいいですよ。

夏休み、楽しんでくださいね。
