This is story is from 8 year old Siho in Korea, who has a magical friend! Get in touch for the workbook or to take the story workshop! Let's bring your story to life!


Bite-Sized Books - A Reading Podcast for Kids!

A Narwhal Called Bob

I'm doing great, thanks! - У меня все отлично, спасибо!
I'm good, how about you? - Я в порядке, а как ты?
Just hanging in there - Просто зависаю здесь
Could be better, could be worse -  Могло быть лучше, а могло быть хуже
Not too bad - Не так уж и плохо
I'm doing alright - Я в порядке
Pretty good - Довольно хорошо
Just surviving - Выживаю
Doing well, thanks - У меня все хорошо, спасибо
Not too shabby - Не так уж и плохо
I'm fantastic! - Все превосходно!
Holding up - Держись!
Doing my best - Делаю все возможное
Just taking it one day at a time - Просто живу сегодняшним днем
Doing pretty well, considering - Учитывая обстоятельства, дела идут довольно неплохо
It's a good day - Это хороший день
I'm blessed - Мне повезло
Just trying to keep my head above water - Просто пытаюсь держаться на плаву
Just keeping busy - Просто я постоянно занят
Living the dream! - Живу своей мечтой!

Molodets! Подкаст по изучению английского языка и американской культуре для носителей русского языка

1.4 Как американцы отвечают: "Как дела?"

恐竜の世界って面白いですよね♪

Natural Nihongo Chat

わたしのおすすめの映画

This is a short podcast where I talk in simple past about how did I get my first job.

My Life 

How did I get my first job?

南京的梧桐树真正的名字叫“悬铃木”。So its real name is " plane ".
悬铃木的果实有一个球的、叫“一球悬铃木”，三个球的叫“三球悬铃木”。The fruit of sycamore with one ball is called "Sycamore with one ball", and the fruit with three balls is called "Sycamore with three balls".
这二者的杂交，产生了“二球悬铃木，简称”悬铃木“。The hybrid of these two, produced "two ball sycamore, short for" Sycamore."
那为什么叫“法国梧桐“呢？因为它的确与法国有些渊源。Why is it called " plane "? Because it does have something to do with France.
1872年，一位法国传教士在南京的石鼓路栽下了第一棵梧桐树。In 1872, a French missionary planted the first plane tree on Shigu Road in Nanjing.


新鲜事儿（Anecdote）

南京的梧桐树

Today’s episode is “未来のペット (mirai no petto)《Future Pet》.
This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words
未来（みらい）：future
ペット：pet
居酒屋（いざかや）：izakaya (Japanese pub)
動物（どうぶつ）：animal
～なぁ：《suffix expressing casualness or familiarity》
ペットショップ：pet shop
店員（てんいん）：clerk
いらっしゃいませ：welcome
僕（ぼく）：I, used by males
箱（はこ）：box
ロボット：robot
本当（ほんとう）：real
同（おな）じ：same
ちがう：different
簡単（かんたん）：easy
飼（か）う：to own, to keep as a pet
笑（わら）う：to laugh
窓（まど）：window
こわい：scary
嫌（きら）い：dislike
住（す）む：to live
人間（にんげん）：human
嫌（いや）：don't like it
悪（わる）い：bad
思（おも）い出（だ）す：to remember

☆Conjugation of verbs
ます形（けい）《masu-form》
て形（けい）《te-form》
じしょ形（けい）《dictionary-form》
た形（けい）《ta-form》

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
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Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#50 Short story / 未来のペット《Future Pet》/ storytelling // N5 Level / Japanese listening

Welcome! I’m delighted to present to you 111 Tips for Learning a Language. Here is our tip for today. The first tip is to learn in a way which is most comfortable to you. You yourself decide how and what you want to learn. Well, be creative! There is no one right way to learn a language. Everyone is a unique individual and thus they have different interests when it comes to learning. Some students like to dive straight into informal conversation while others prefer to learn in a more systematic way using a textbook. Some students, like myself included, start by learning vocabulary. I take great pleasure in making flash cards for myself when I’m learning a language. When we learn in a manner which we enjoy we would definitely be more disciplined to keep it up. Ideally learning for ourselves should be fun and relaxing while stimulating at the same time with just the right oomph factor to keep us wanting to know more. Therefore, I urge you to learn in a way which makes you feel most at ease. Till our next tip and I wish you Inspired Learning with 111 Tips for Learning a Language. 


111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 1 - Learn in a way which is most comfortable to you.

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/
はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの12回目です。前回から少し日にちが空いてしまいました。私は今月の18日から子宮筋腫の手術のために入院することになり、ポッドキャストを更新できませんでした。手術は無事終わり、今朝退院しました。5月の終わりから大学のクラスも始まるので、準備しなければいけません。桜はもう散って、外は暖かくなってきました。
Hello, this is episode 12 of season 2 of my podcast. It has been a little while since the last time. I have not been able to update the podcast as I have been in hospital since the 18th of this month for an operation for fibroids. The operation went well and I was discharged this morning, and I have to prepare for university classes starting at the end of May. The cherry blossoms have already fallen and it is getting warmer outside.
私は普段、毎日仕事をしています。一週間以上仕事を休んだのは5年ぶりです。最後に仕事を休んだ時は、2018年の春にロサンゼルスに旅行に行った時でした。だけど、ロサンゼルスでは仕事を続けていたので、完全な休みではありませんでした。今回はパソコンやインターネットが使えなかったので、完全な休みです。入院している時は、本を読んだり、携帯アプリのゲームをしたりして、時間を過ごしました。手術は成功しましたが、傷や体調はまだ完全に回復していません。１ヶ月後にもう一度検査をします。
I usually work every day. It has been five years since I have taken more than a week off work. The last time I took time off work was when I travelled to Los Angeles in the spring of 2018. But it wasn't a complete holiday because I continued working in Los Angeles. This time it was a complete holiday because I wasn't able to use a computer or the Internet. When I was in hospital, I spent my time reading books and playing game apps. The operation was a success, but my wounds and condition have not fully recovered yet; I will have another check-up in a month's time.
入院している間に読んだ本は、エマニュエル・トッド(Emmanuel Todd)の本です。エマニュエル・トッドは1951年生まれのフランスの歴史人口学者です。彼は人口、宗教、家族構成などの世界中の歴史のデータを研究して、これからの社会や政治の出来事を正確に予想できることで有名です。私は、第三次世界大戦の可能性について調べていたとき、彼のことを知りました。 学者じゃなくても、歴史や社会については、知識があるに越したことはありません。「越したことはない」とは、「何かは常に一番いいアイデア」という意味です。動詞・名詞・形容詞に使います。たとえば、健康に越したことはありません。

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S2 Ep12. 手術の後

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MDpKz4dPyqMEfIApUZkhyk2RZJ_qYeHs/view?usp=drivesdk