On May 10th, we celebrate all the mothers in the world. It is very important in our Mexican culture. Since pre-Hispanic times, love for the mother was present even in the Aztec culture. This poem, written in Nahuatl from the time of the great Nezahualcóyotl, is still present today.

Quetzal: Explorando la Cultura Mexicana

Episodio 2. Nonantzin 

摆烂 (bǎi làn) literally means “to let things rot” or “to give up.” It’s a slang term used to describe a passive attitude when someone gives up trying to fix a difficult situation and just lets it go.

Learn Chinese with Hot Topics

摆烂 (bǎi làn)

あたらしいエピソード　『好きなYotuber/Youtube』

日本語の勉強のためにも、カジュアルな日常生活日本語、日本文化の勉強にも

オススメの最近好きなYoutube を紹介します。

料理　・　本　・　旅行　みっつのカテゴリー　7つのYoutubeを紹介していますよ。

Nihongo Hanaso (Beginners)

Beginners すきなYoutuber/youtube

In this first podcast I will read the Disney version of "La Sirenetta" (the little mermaid" in Italian.

Source and transcription: https://www.principessedisney.com/2011/08/la-sirenetta-riassunto-storia-disney.html


🧚🏾‍♀️ STORIE PER BAMBINI #QuickItalianWithMara

🧜🏻‍♀️ LA SIRENETTA, the little mermaid

Whales are some of the most amazing animals that have ever existed. From where they come from to how they live their lives, through to the threats that they have faced and how they bring new life in death, it's time to learn more about the amazing life these animals lead.

English Learning for Curious Minds

The Amazing Life of Whales

Lets look at another example answer for the part 2 topic - Describe a rule you don't like.

IELTS 85 Speaking

IELTS speaking part 2- rule-example answer

I'm going to show some expressions in N4 & N5 using ます-form.
I hope this pod cast will help you to understand Japanese grammar easier.
Let's listen to my podcast and reach your goal in studying Japanese!   Thank you!

７月のJLPTの結果が９月に出ました。みなさん、どうでしたか。
合格した人、おめでとうございます。がんばった甲斐がありましたね。
不合格だった人、もう一度勉強するチャンスが手に入りましたね。
さあ、次に向けて　いっしょにがんばりましょう！

さて、今日は動詞のフォームに注目して、N4,N5で出てくる基本的な表現についてお話します。

動詞のフォームとは、ます形、辞書形、ない形、た形、て形などのことで、ぜんぶで　１２のフォームがありますね。
その中で今日は、「ます形」を使う表現について　お話しします。

ひるごはんを　たべましょう。
ひるごはんを　たべませんか。
ひるごはんを　たべにいきます。
ひるごはんを　たべたいです
ひるごはんを　たべましょうか。

これらはすべて動詞のます形を使っています。

「ひるごはんを　たべましょう」は
「たべます」の「ます」が「ましょう」に変わるだけです。
意味は”Let’s have lunch.”です。

「ひるごはんを　たべませんか」は
「たべます」の「ます」が「ませんか」に変わるだけです。
意味は、”Shall we have lunch?” です。

「ひるごはんを　たべにいきます」は
「たべます」の「ます」を「にいきます」に変えます。
意味は、“I’m going to have lunch”です。　この文では動作「いきます」の目的を言っていますね。

「ひるごはんを　たべたいです」は、
「たべます」の「ます」が「たいです」に変わるだけです。
意味は“I want to have lunch.”です。
”I don’t want to have lunch.”なら、「ひるごはんを　たべたくないです。」になります。
つまり、「たべます」の「ます」が「たくないです」に変わるだけです。

「ひるごはんをたべましょうか」は
「たべます」の「ます」が「ましょうか」に変わるだけです。
意味は“Shall we have lunch？”です。話している人が聞いている人に　何かすることを提案offerしているんですね。

今日は２グループの動詞「たべます」で説明しましたが、１グループ、３グループの動詞でも同じです。「ます」をそれぞれの表現に変えるだけです。かんたんでしょう？

ほかにも　まだ「ます形」を使った表現はあります。
それについては、また次回　お話しますね。


ことばコトバ言葉kotoba

「ます形」を使う表現①　Expressions using Masu-form①

Each fast food meal we eat in a week could increase our risk of developing depression by as much as 4%, according to a new study.

Researchers from Iran also found that eating more than two fast food meals per week could increase the risk by almost a quarter.

They wanted to look at the effect of eating fast food on both obesity and depression.

Previous studies have found that eating a lot of heavily processed foods could lead to depression.

The research team thought that eating a lot of fast food was likely to cause obesity and that this could lead to depression.

However, they found obesity was not as much of an important factor as they thought it would be, and perhaps it was fast food consumption — and not obesity — that increased the risk of depression.

The researchers looked at data from more than 31,000 people in the US, taken between 2008 and 2018.

The participants were asked how many fast food meals they ate in a typical week, and they answered a survey that asked them about symptoms of depression.

During the study period, 11% of women and 7% of men showed signs of depression, although those with higher levels of education were less likely to be depressed.

Those who ate more than two fast food meals a week had a 24% higher risk of depression compared to those who ate fewer than two fast food meals per week.

However, the researchers say they can't prove that the cause of the participants' depression was eating fast food.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Each Fast Food Meal Could Increase Depression Risk

What do you think is the most expensive place in the world to live? New York? London? Maybe Tokyo?

While Japan has long had a reputation as an expensive place to live, its cities have been getting cheaper in recent years — with some big changes coming just in the last 12 months.

American consulting company Mercer recently released its 2024 Cost of Living City Ranking, which compares the costs of over 200 items in 226 cities around the world. The results are based on a March 2024 survey, and include things like housing and transportation, as well as food, clothing and entertainment.

All five of the world's most expensive cities are unchanged from last year, with Hong Kong and Singapore again in first and second place. These two Asian cities are followed by three Swiss cities: Zurich, Geneva and Basel.

Bern, another Swiss city, has risen from seventh to sixth place, while New York City has fallen one place to seventh.

However, Tokyo has dropped 30 places to 49th — putting it right after San Juan in Puerto Rico. And Osaka has dropped 53 places to 146th — just ahead of Wuhan in China.

However, the biggest drop since last year was for Lagos in Nigeria, which fell 178 places to 225th. And the least expensive city is now Abuja, Nigeria's capital, at 226th.

Mercer wrote that many big drops were caused by changes in exchange rates. Japan's yen dropped to a 34-year low against the US dollar in March — and hit a 38-year low in early July.

The ranking was also affected by inflation — especially in housing prices — as well as increasing political uncertainty around the world.

Mercer says it's important for companies to look at its cost of living ranking when thinking about sending staff to live abroad.


