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The Adventures of Odyssea: Ch 4.5 - Calypse

Louis : Oh pardon, madame ! Excusez-moi ! Je ne vous avais pas vue !
Anne : Ce n'est rien, monsieur. Il n'y a pas de mal !
(plus tard)
Louis : Je suis désolé d'être en retard ! J'avais oublié la réunion !
Laurent : Ce n'est pas grave, nous n'avons pas encore commencé.
(Plus tard, en sortant du bureau)
Isabelle : Louis ! Louis !
Louis : Isabelle ! Oh, pardon, excuse-moi, je ne t'avais pas entendue !

Vocabulaire :

pardon : perdão, sorry
excusez-moi (vouvoiement) : desculpe-me, sorry
voir : ver, to see
Je ne vous avais pas vue : não tinha visto a senhora / I hadn’t seen you
ce n’est rien : tem nada não, it’s alright
il n’y a pas de mal : não faz mal, no harm done
être désolé(e) de = desculpa por, sorry to
ce n’est pas grave : tem problema não, no harm done
plus tard : mais tarde, later
être en retard : estar atrasado, to be late
j’avais oublié : tinha esquecido
oublier : esquecer, to forget
pas encore : ainda não, not yet
en sortant de : saindo de, leaving
entendre : ouvir, to hear
je ne t’avais pas entendue : não tinha te ouvido, I hadn’t heard you



Professeur Maxime : dialogues

Pardon madame !

声母：
a   love
o   cook
e   quick
 i    sheep
u 

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I’ll introduce Japanese culture in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “お盆（ぼん）《Bon festival》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

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お盆（ぼん）：Bon festival
Obon is one of the Buddhist events. In Buddhism, it is believed that the spirits of family ancestors come back to this world during the Obon period between July and August, and a series of events take place to commemorate them.
Obon is regarded as one of the most important family occasions of the year in Japan.
Although Obon is not an official holiday, many offices are temporarily closed for business during this period. 

盆踊（ぼんおど）り：Bon Festival dance
Bon Odori is a traditional Japanese dance that is generally performed at events or festivals during Obon holidays.
Participants wear yukata, a casual traditional Kimono-style garment, and dance to traditional music while circling around a stage to honor the spirits of ancestors.

移動（いどう）する：move

仏教（ぶっきょう）：Buddhism

先祖（せんぞ）：ancestor

もてなす：treat / welcome

仏壇（ぶつだん）：Buddhist altar

迎（むか）え火（び）：welcoming fire
“迎え火” is a sacred fire that is often burned on August 13th in front of each household to guide the spirits of their ancestors back home.

提灯（ちょうちん）：chochin lantern

送（おく）り火（び）：seeing off fire
"送り火"is lit on the last day of Obon, which is generally August 16th to send the ancestors back to their world.

五山送り火（ござんのおくりび）：
The Send-off Bonfires of Five Mountains (Gozan no Okuribi) refers to the annual bonfires lit at various 5 locations including Nyoigatake (Mt. Nyoi known as Mt. Daimonji) on August 16 in Kyoto City.

阿波踊（あわおど）り：
“阿波踊り” is the largest and the most famous bon festival dance in Japan, attracting more than 1 million visitors from August 12 to 15 every year. 

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