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Hi everyone! It's another episode about changes in Japan! I summarized what I said in previous episodes in casual Japanese! It'll be hard for those who study mainly from textbooks, but I assure you that listening to this is a great practice!

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たつきのにほんご

Changes in Japan (Casual Native Level)

"I am not afraid of the storms, for I am learning how to sail a ship"
Little Women is a delightful movie that follows the life of four sisters and their neighbor in New England during the civil war.

Word Wizardry

Little Women

It is called serial-verb sentence whose predicate is made up of no less than two verbs or verb phrases initiated by the same subject without any pauses or coordinators.
（1）The latter action is the aim of the former one.
wǒ qù ɡōnɡ yuán pǎo bù 。 
我去公园跑步。                   I go to the park for running.

jīnɡ lǐ mínɡ tiān lái běi jīnɡ kāi huì 。 
经理明天来北京开会。         The manager will come to Beijing for a meeting tomorrow.

（2）The former action is the manner or instrument of the latter one.
wǒ kāi chē qù ɡōnɡ sī 。 
我开车去公司。             I drive to the office.

jīnɡ lǐ zuò fēi jī lái běi jīnɡ 。 
经理坐飞机来北京。       The manager will come to Beijing by plane.

zhōnɡ ɡuó rén yònɡ kuài zi chī fàn 。 
中国人用筷子吃饭。        Chinese people eat with chopsticks.

JOJO CHINESE

Serial-Verb Sentence

En este episodio hablo con Martin de experiancia aprendiendo y enseñando idiomas. Doy algunas recomendaciones para aprender el idioma ucraniano. El perfil de Martin https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013 .

Podcast de Ucrania con Alex

Experiencia de Alex enseñando y aprendiendo idiomas

Vamos a hablar de algo que usais todo el tiempo y que los profesores corrigen a veces, ¿es correcto "Camino POR 30 minutos cada día"? ¿Es Spanglish? Te lo cuento aquí.

Curiosidades sobre el español y su cultura

Por + cantidad de tiempo, ¿es correcto?

Today's English tidbit from Stairway to English has to do with the verb "to suppose".  Make sure to listen to my previous episode on "supposed" as well! "Supposed" functions as an adjective, while "suppose" is a verb. Listen in to find out an advanced use of "suppose" as well!

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A quick guide to understanding the verb "to suppose"

This episode lets break down a sure fire way to describe a recent book that moved you and/or answering this will help build confidence for the IELTS examiner you will most certainly have related to this topic.

