One way to learn any other language is to read its great writers. So, with that in mind I want to invite you to read and analyze with me the work of great Brazilian writers !

Literary Podcast

In Chinese, there are a lot of ways to say washroom. Like ‘洗手间、厕所、卫生间’and so on. The ones Crystal often used are ‘洗手间’and ’卫生间’.‘洗手间(xi3 shou3 jian1)’ is like washroom in English, literally meaning ‘the room to wash hands’.’卫生间(wei4 sheng1 jian1)’’s literal meaning is hygiene room. The usage of these two is almost equally as frequent. The other one is ‘厕所(ce4 suo3)’, like the toilet in English. But I don't use it so often, to girls it's coarse.

OK, let's learn this Chinese together! ‘Excuse me, Where's the washroom?’-“请问，洗手间在哪儿？”’请问(qǐng wèn)’ is often used when you ask questions to others—for example,  asking for directions, asking the time. It's like Excuse me in English. “洗手间(xǐ shǒu jiān)”means toilet, “洗手间”. In“在哪儿(zài nǎr)”, “在” means ‘at’, “哪儿“means where “在哪儿” is “where is”。 So, “Excuse me, where is washroom” in Chinese is ”请问，洗手间在哪儿(qǐng wèn, xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎr?)

Crystal Gao's Chinese Language Journey

3. 洗手间在哪儿？/ Where’s the washroom? 

Think you're too old to learn English? Think again! In this episode of English Learners Boost, I share the inspiring story of my student, Bernd, who proves that learning has no age limit. Despite challenges, his confidence and determination continue to grow—showing that mindset, not age, makes all the difference. Tune in for motivation, practical tips, and a special invitation to book a personalized lesson with me on iTalki. Let’s break barriers and keep learning together! 🚀🎧

English Learner's Boost

Age is Not the Reason to Quit

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストのシーズン２の9回目です。もうすぐ桜の季節なので、日本に旅行を計画している生徒さんが多いです。去年も一昨年もコロナウイルスで、たくさんの有名な観光地が、お花見のために集まることを禁止していました。なので、今年のお花見は混雑するかもしれません。私の近所の公園にも桜が咲いています。これについては、去年の４月に録音したシーズン１の20回目でお話ししました。よかったら聞いてみてください。

Hello, This is episode 9 of season 2 of my podcast.  It will soon be cherry blossom season and many students are planning a trip to Japan. Last year and the year before, due to the coronavirus, many famous tourist attractions banned people from getting together for cherry blossom viewing. So this year’s cherry blossom viewing may be crowded. Cherry blossoms are also blooming in my neighbourhood park. I talked about this in the 20th episode of season 1, recorded last April. If you have time, please take a listen.

先週私は体調を崩しました。木曜日から目眩と動悸がして、週末にはもっとひどくなりました。日曜日の最初のレッスンが終わった後、すぐに病院に行くことにしました。私がいつも行っている歯医者の近くに、日曜日でも開いている内科の病院がありました。そこでCTI検査をして、原因を調べました。CTI検査では、体の中の写真を撮ります。検査では、胃が３倍ぐらいの大きさに膨らんで、他の内臓を圧迫していることが分かりました。お医者さんは「十二指腸の動きが弱くなっている」と説明してくれました。

Last week I fell ill. I started feeling dizzy and having palpitations on Thursday and it got worse over the weekend. I decided to go to the hospital immediately after my first lesson on Sunday. Near my regular dentist there was a medical hospital that was open on Sundays. There I had a CTI test to find out what was causing the problem; in a CTI test, pictures are taken of the inside of your body. The examination showed that my stomach had swelled to about three times its size and was pressing on my other internal organs. The doctor explained that the duodenum (the part that connects the stomach to the intestines) was weakening.

病院でもらった薬を飲んだら、症状は治りました。月曜日にもう一度検査をして、そのあと本屋に行って、社会学の本を３冊買いました。最近、Shrinkflationという英語の単語を知りました。日本語では同じ現象を「ステルス値下げ」と呼びます。「ステルス」は戦闘機の名前から取っています。「ステルス値下げ」は、消費者に気づかれないように原価を下げることです。たとえば、パッケージの大きさは変えずに、中のお菓子のサイズだけを小さくして、今までと同じ値段で売ります。

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S2 Ep9. 体調を崩す

PART 1
Covid-19 and other medical related vocabularies that you should know in Lao Language! 

1.) COVID-19  ​ໂຄວິດ-19
2.) Pathogen ເຊື້ອພະຍາດ
3.) Virus ເຊື້ອໂລກ
4.) Disease ພະຍາດ
5.) Spread of Disease  ແຜ່​ເຊື້ອ(ພະຍາດ)
6.) Epidemic ການແຜ່​ລະ​ບາດ
7.) Infection ການ​ຕິດ​ເຊື້ອ
8.) Infected person ຜູ້ຕິດ​ເຊື້ອ
9.) Close contact ຜູ້ສຳຜັດໃກ້ຊິດ
10.) Direct contact ການສຳຜັດໂດຍກົງ
11.) Side effect ຜົນ​ຂ້າງ​ຄຽງ
12.) Injection ສັກຢາ
13.) Vaccination  ສັກວັກຊີນ
14.) 1st dose ເຂັມທີ 1
15.) Booster dose ເຂັມກະຕຸ້ນ (ເຂັມ3)
16.) Mask ຜ້າປິດປາກ
17.) An alcohol-based hand sanitizer ເຈວລ້າງມືທີ່ມີເຫລົ້າປະສົມຢູ່
18.) Doctor ທ່ານໝໍ
19.) Nurse ນາງພະຍາບານ
20.) Female Nurse ພະຍາບານຍິງ
21.) Make Nurse ພະຍາບານຊາຍ
22.) Medical Staff ພະນັກງານແພດໝໍ
23.) Symtom ອາການ
24.) Patient ຄົນເຈັບ / ຄົນໄຂ້
25.) Self-quarantine ການຈຳກັດບໍລິເວນໂຕເອງ (ການກັກຕົວ)
26.) Home quarantine ກັກ​ຕົວ​ຢູ່​ບ້ານ/ຢູ່ເຮືອນ
27.) Stay-at-home ຢູ່​ບ້ານ / ຢູ່ເຮືອນ
28.) Isolation ​ການ​ແຍກ​ຕົວ(ແຍກ​ດ່ຽວ)
29.) Lockdown ປິດການສັນຈອນ
30.) Travel Ban ຫ້າມການເດີນທາງ

#lao #laos #laolanguage #laolesson #laoclasses #laotutor #laoteacher #laocovid19 #covid19words

Covid-19 & other Medical Related Words

30 Lao Words about Covid-19 and other Medical related Terminologies (Part 1)

みなさん、こんにちは！
I will just talk about how getting acquire English skill has changed my life in this session. 

English changed my life in terms of two things bellow.
#世界中（せかいちゅう）に友達（ともだち）が作（つく）れる！Make new friend across the globe
#異文化理解（いぶんかりかい） Understanding culture 

I will also talk about
#私(わたし)の体験談(たいけんだん) ... My testimonial of learning English.
Like： How hard it was to study English for me as Japanese 
             Little bit about my experience of leaning English.

I speak in English and only some Japanese in this podcast. 
Sorry if the content was long but please just listen to it casually if you like😁✨

I am going to live and study Spanish in Costa rica from this May for one year! 
I will also post about my daily and new language learning life at there as well! 
Please stay tuned😁🌿

Muchas gracias!
ありがとうございました！
Thank you for much for listening!✨

Marichanの部屋（へや）

Getting acquire english skill changed my life! 英語（えいご）で人生（じんせい）が変（か）わった話（はなし）

★46話は欠番です。Notionにはあります★
12月31日大みそかには、お寺で鐘（かね）ついて、人の心にある悪い気持ちを追い出しました（おいだす remove）。新年の前の日だからです。また、やりましたよ。今度は2月3日。世の中にある悪いモノ、例えばコロナとか、そういうものを、豆（まめ  bean）をまいて、家から追い出しました。2月4日から「春」だからです。日本人、ほんとうにきれい好きです。悪いモノ＝鬼（おに）を追い出す、この行事を「節分 せつぶん」と言います。でもさ、鬼も追い出されたままではないようです。最近はビジネスしてるみたい！そんなお話を少し。

スクリプトと文法や言葉のリストはこちら。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/47-8fea7909531846d88eeb6923c7e79ed6
楽しみ方はこちらを見てください。
https://www.notion.so/116c436c16ed4055a68ddb2c4624cd96
「鬼から電話」アプリ、Androidは こちらから。 iOSは こちらからどうぞ。バリエーションもいろいろあって、マジでこわいです。
じゃあ、またね。

すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第47話　もしもし赤鬼です

En este episodio especial de No Hay Tos, hablamos sobre 5 diferencias en el uso de los artículos definidos en inglés vs en español.

Roberto Andrade and Héctor Libreros are the creators of No Hay Tos, a podcast designed to help English speakers practice their Spanish listening skills by listening to real conversations at a normal speed by native speakers.

No Hay Tos

5 Usos del Artículo Definido en Español (Que No Existen en Inglés)

🎙️ Pronti per un nuovo gustoso viaggio? Benvenuti al secondo episodio di ItaliAMO! 🇮🇹

In questo episodio ci immergeremo nel delizioso mondo del cibo italiano! 🍕🍝 Vi porterò alla scoperta dei piatti più amati, ma anche di quelli più strani e curiosi che l’Italia ha da offrire! Dalla pizza che ha conquistato il mondo al famoso (e un po' coraggioso) Casu Marzu… siete pronti? 😋✨

💬 Non vedo l’ora di sentire cosa ne pensate! Condividete nei commenti i vostri piatti italiani preferiti o raccontatemi se avete mai provato qualcosa di davvero particolare! E se siete curiosi di saperne di più, prenotate una lezione con me – sarà un viaggio indimenticabile tra sapori e tradizioni italiane! ✈️📚

🎶 Non perdete il prossimo episodio: parleremo delle canzoni italiane che hanno fatto la storia! 🎧

Ci sentiamo presto! 👋