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News article: China's Moon mission begins journey back

Una breve introducción al canal por parte de su anfitrión, con el objetivo de dar a conocer el contenido y objetivos del mismo.

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01: Presentacion del canal 

We delve into the intricate and often humorous interplay between these two neighboring cultures – Norway and Sweden. Much like Newton's laws of thermodynamics, the principles of conversation dynamics between Norwegians and Swedes can be observed and understood through a few key laws:

First Law: The Law of Politeness Conservation
In any conversation between a Norwegian and a Swede, politeness is neither created nor destroyed but merely transferred. Each party carefully navigates the exchange, ensuring that respect and civility remain balanced and intact.

Second Law: The Principle of Understatement Equilibrium
Understatements in Norwegian-Swedish dialogue tend to seek equilibrium. When one party downplays an event or achievement, the other instinctively matches this tone, creating a harmonious balance of modesty and humor.

Third Law: The Entropy of Misunderstandings
As the complexity of conversation increases, so does the potential for misunderstandings. These are often caused by the subtle nuances and cultural references unique to each nation. Yet, this entropy is often countered by the shared history and mutual respect between Norwegians and Swedes, leading to resolution and clarity.

Join us as we explore these dynamics and uncover the fascinating, and often understated, art of Norwegian-Swedish communication.

Everything Zenified 

The Dynamics of Scandinavian Communication – Understatements 

みなさんは、占いを信じていますか？
占いにもいろいろありますが、今回は血液型占いについて話します。
私たちと同じ血液型の人は、下記の特徴に自分が当てはまっているか、チェックしてみてくださいね。

Do you believe in fortune-telling?
There are various types of them, and this time, we talked about personality determination by blood type. 
If you have the same blood type with us, please check up the following characteristics whether they apply to you.

【特徴】
1. マイペースでこだわりが強い
2. 嫌なことははっきりと主張する
3. 気持ちの切り替えが早い
4. 一人の時間が大好き
5. 好奇心が旺盛で、多趣味

♤ キーワード 
・血液型（けつえきがた：blood type）  
・当てはまる（あてはまる：apply, fit, be true for）
・当たり障りのない（あたりさわりのない：noncommittal） 
・四の五の言う（しのごのいう：to grumble, to give commentary）
・下手の横好き（へたのよこずき：not good at something but enjoy it）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ 
1. 二人の血液型は？
2. その血液型の特徴（1~5）について、唯一二人ともに当てはまった項目は？
3. アヤとフミは、今までお互いを何型だと思っていた？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1. アヤさんが好きなオノマトペは？
→ ぞくぞく
2. それはどんなときに使う？
→ 楽しみに緊張や不安が伴うとき

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 14：血液型占い

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! In this episode, Akari will talk about her daily routine (habits). What do you do every day and about what time do you do them?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-5-daily-routine/

Slow Japanese

Episode #5 - Daily routine

・東北地方の方言「だがら」（だから）の紹介
・A「今日は暑いねー」B「だがら！」
・意味と使い方の紹介
・まとめ

Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

「だがら」How do you use this word"dagara" in the conversation? Learning Tohoku dialect.

Jobs that pay well, and jobs that are difficult.
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 13 - THE BEST AND WORST JOBS IN THE WORLD 

Oi gente, aqui é a Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No episódio de hoje trouxe mais uma fábula famosa para vocês se divertirem e aprenderem palavras novas. No final desse episódio, trarei o vocabulário com seus significados em inglês para ajudar caso vocês tenham dificuldades. Ah e se quiserem acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jFjZtO2Z0Lol4ihOsNqhMNy4iuT6Fbb3_4tiK8fui6Y/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?
Hi everyone, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today's episode I brought another famous fable for you to have fun and learn new words. At the end of this episode, I will bring the vocabulary with its meanings in English to help if you have difficulties. Oh and if you want to follow the script of the podcast just click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jFjZtO2Z0Lol4ihOsNqhMNy4iuT6Fbb3_4tiK8fui6Y/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?

Portuguese Drops 

A raposa e as uvas

「あやしい」とは本当かどうか疑わしいという意味です。
「聞いているだけで英語が話せるようになる」とか「これを食べるだけでやせる」という商品を見るたびに私は「あやしいな」と思います。

オンラインショップやレストランのレビューもあやしいなと感じることがあります。私はアマゾンで商品を買うときはなるべくレビューやコメントが多い商品を選びます。レビューがとてもいい商品でも、レビューの数が少ないものはあまり選ばないようにしています。

２週間前の雪が降るという天気予報を私はあやしいなと思っていました。「もう4月なのに今さら雪が降るわけがない」と思っていました。でも、たくさん雪が積もりました。

みなさんは、最近なにか「あやしいな」と感じたことはありますか？


あやしい：doubtful, suspect, fishy
疑わしい：うたがわしい　doughtful
やせる：lose weight
商品：しょうひん　product
レビュー：rating, review, 評価（ひょうか）
数：かず　number
評価をつける／残す（のこす）： to rate, review
天気予報：てんきよほう　weather forecast