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New Year (正月, shōgatsu) is the most important holiday in Japan. Most businesses shut down from January 1 to January 3, and families typically gather to spend the days together.

Years are traditionally viewed as completely separate, with each new year providing a fresh start. Consequently, all duties are supposed to be completed by the end of the year, while bonenkai parties ("year forgetting parties") are held with the purpose of leaving the old year's worries and troubles behind.

Homes and entrance gates are decorated with ornaments made of pine, bamboo and plum trees, and clothes and houses are cleaned.

On New Year's eve, toshikoshi soba (buckwheat noodles), symbolizing longevity, are served. A more recent custom is watching the music show "kohaku uta gassen", a highly popular television program featuring many of Japan's most famous J-pop and enka singers in spectacular performances.

Akari Talks Japan

How people in Japan prepare for the new year お正月準備

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/222730068050
https://youtu.be/ANH2u94uNFY

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 conversation 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 1. (Beginner 1)
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Updated-Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1) - Lesson 6. - Beginner 1 Part 1 을/를,  Part 2 안, -지 않다

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Today’s Theme is “私（わたし）のペット《My pets》”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
 飼う（かう / kau）：adopt a pet, have a pet
種類（しゅるい / shurui）：type
使い捨てカメラ（つかいすてかめら / tsukaisutekamera）：disposable camera
後悔する（こうかいする / kōkaisuru）：regret
八百屋（やおや / yaoya）：greengrocer
吠える（ほえる / hoeru）：bark
初代（しょだい / shodai）：first generation
～代目（～だいめ / ～daime）：～ generation

☆Grammar☆
～ことにする
～ので
～ばよかった
passive form
～ようになる
～んです

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.
	
☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/7164?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#32  私のペット / My pets // N4 Level /Japanese listening

Halo, apa kabar semua? Kembali lagi di podcast saya.
Bagaimana akhir minggu kalian? 

Besok, tanggal 14 Februari adalah hari Valentine, atau disebut juga hari kasih sayang. Biasanya apa yang kalian lakukan di hari itu? Euforia hari Valentine ini sudah terlihat di supermarket, mal yang penuh dengan dekorasi berbentuk hati, berwarna merah, merah muda, dan lainnya. 
Banyak orang yang habiskan waktu bersama dengan orang-orang tercinta di hari kasih sayang ini, memberi hadiah, coklat, bunga atau juga mengirim kartu valentine. Mereka melakukan semua ini sebagai rasa terima kasih seribu untuk orang-orang tersayang. "Terima kasih seribu(1000)" artinya adalah "sangat terima kasih". Di Bahasa Inggris, "a thousand thanks", dan di Bahasa Jepang artinya " 本当にありがとうございます". Terima kasih seribu kepada kalian ya, karena selalu mendengarkan podcast saya! :) 

Apa kalian sudah punya rencana untuk besok? 
Selamat menikmati hari kasih sayang dengan keluarga, teman baik dan orang-orang yang kalian cintai ya! Selamat hari Valentine! 





Akhir minggu

Terima kasih seribu

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