HSK2

HSK2-10 warm up

３食バランスよく食べることが一番大切ですね♪



Natural Nihongo Chat

ダイエットをしたことがありますか？

In this episode you will learn several adjectives about personality and you will listen to different types of personality so you can practice the vocabulary that you learned.

¿What adjectives do you consider that are part of your personality?

Spanish with Jas

EP 7. Describing personality

明けましておめでとうございます！
ポッドキャストの更新が滞っている間に年が明けてしまいました！
皆さんは新年のカレンダーを買いましたか？
今回は、フミがお気に入りのカレンダーについて話します。
※去年の秋に収録したものなので、少し季節外れな会話があります。

Happy New Year!
While we have not been updating the podcast, the New Year has come!
Have you bought your New Year's calendars?　
This time, Fumi talks about his favorite calendar.
*We recorded this podcast last fall, so the conversation is a bit out of season.

♤ キーワード
・縁起がいい（えんぎがいい：bring good luck）
・六曜（ろくよう：The traditional Japanese calendar system used to indicate the perceived luck or fortune of each day. There are 6 labels and often referenced for scheduling events like weddings or funerals. While their use is rooted in superstition, the Rokuyo system remains widely referenced in Japan for scheduling ceremonies and selecting auspicious dates.）
　1. 先勝 - Senshō / Sakikachi (good for starting things, good in the morning)
　2. 友引 - Tomobiki (good day, should avoid funerals)
　3. 先負 - Senbu / Sakimake (good afternoon, bad morning)
　4. 仏滅 - Butsumetsu (extremely unlucky)
　5. 大安 - Taian (very lucky )
　6. 赤口 - Shakkō (lucky only during the hour of the horse (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.), awfully unlucky at other times)
・寅の日（とらのひ：The golden pattern of the tiger is a symbol of money, so the day of the tiger is especially associated with money luck.）
・一粒万倍日（いちりゅうまんばいび：The day that you can get hundreds of times harvest from a grain of seed. So it’s believed many benefits are received from very little.）
・怪我の功名（けがのこうみょう：One of the Japanese proverbs that means a mistake or careless action leading to a fortunate result. It is an unexpected success born out of a failure.）
・待てば海路の日和あり（まてばかいろのひよりあり：One of the Japanese proverbs that means”Everything comes to him who waits.”）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. フミは毎年どんなカレンダーを買っている？
2. それはどうして？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミが最近気になっている言葉は？
→ 界隈
2. それはどういう意味？
→ 〜(する)人たち
3. 元々どこで使われていた言葉？
→ TwitterやInstagramなどのSNSで使われていた

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 31：お気に入りのカレンダー

这期我们聊了一些关于高科技产品带来的问题。
比如隐私暴露和人身安全等问题。
希望对大家学习中文英文有帮助。

Cherry Blablabla｜Chinese&English

高科技也有大烦恼｜High-Tech is also ANNOYED!

In this episode, we’ll explore the interesting and useful idiom pair: "事半功倍" and "事倍功半". You’ll learn the meaning of these two Chinese idioms, their differences, and how understanding them can help you express yourself more clearly. Plus, I’ll share some insights on how to remember them easily by comparing their effects—literally. Tune in to discover how these idioms can add more depth to your Chinese skills！

Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

事半功倍 vs 事倍功半：An Interesting Idiom Pair

In this episode you will leran about reflexive pronouns, how and when you have to use these pronouns

EP 15. HOW TO USE REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

5 Tips to Improve Your Confidence Speaking Business English.

1. Display some interest

You want to show that you are engaged while listening to others. Ask questions that will get others to talk. Show interest in the topic. It'll not be long so if the topic isn't interesting - it will not be long AANNDD... you can learn something new, look for that!

2. Use positive language.

Use positive words and phrases that will stir the conversation to a positive end. 

3. Use gestures to show understanding

Be a little bit like people from Italy - communicate with your body, let other people know that you are into what they are describing, try not to be dull and passive, right? :)

You can immediately apply the tips tomorrow and let me know how you'll liked them!

If you need assistance to become fear-less when communicating to colelagues, in meetings, during zooms calls or talking to clients - let me know what your challenges are.

I hold different meetings for different clients - read some of my class types. I'm sure you'll like some of it.

See you tomorrow.

Job Interview Preparation | CEO Interview Strategies From Diverse Business Sectors!

5 Tips to Improve Your Confidence Speaking Business English.

Oi gente, aqui é Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje falaremos sobre algumas gírias cariocas. Se você é iniciante e está se sentindo perdido, pode pular direto para a parte em que explico tudo isso em inglês em um minuto e quarenta e cinco segundos. 
Se quiser pode acompanhar o script do podcast nesse link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v_hSf58H7Dc1ZOdeCZ7xEerLTv5mzigKOWbI916Potk/edit?usp=sharing
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If you are a beginner and feel lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English at one minute and forty five seconds. 
If you want, you can check out the podcast script at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v_hSf58H7Dc1ZOdeCZ7xEerLTv5mzigKOWbI916Potk/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?