This a special Christmas podcast where I explain why we say "FELICES PASCUAS" during Christmas.

De todo un poco

🎄¡FELICES PASCUAS!/ Merry Christmas?🎇🎉🎊

In this episode, I speak about the phenomenon of the "collateral effect" and how it can help us learn a language.  

Rethinking Language Learning

The collateral effect

Listen and repeat:

ice, ice skates, icicles, iguana, iceberg, igloo, ice cream, ice tea, ink, iron, ivy

Flashcards free download: https://supersimple.com/free-printables/captain-seasalt-and-the-abc-pirates-i-flashcards/

Video: https://youtu.be/2bzy0nCJ6-w?si=_trowouZ1WUdb-Uk

Captain Seasalt And The ABC Pirates

Letter I

这是我最喜欢的中文歌 
=zhè shì wǒ zuì xǐ huan de zhōng wén gē
=This is my favourite Chinese song

Song List：
后会无期 (hòu huì wú qī)=Never meet again
传奇（chun qí）=Legend
中国话-（zhong1 guo2 hua4）=Chinese language


Crystal Gao's Chinese Language Journey

9、这是我最喜欢的中文歌=zhè shì wǒ zuì xǐ huan de zhōng wén gē =This is my favourite Chinese song

はっきり言って、夏、京都へ行くのはおすすめではありません。暑すぎるからです。それなのに「祇園祭（ぎおんまつり）」という、日本三大祭りのひとつが、一か月にわたって行われています。だから、夏も京都は観光客（かんこうきゃく tourist）でいっぱいです。ChatGPTハルカちゃんが、そんな夏の京都の楽しいすごし方を教えてくれます。しかし、今回、ハルカちゃん絶不調（ぜつふちょう very bad condition )！AIも夏バテ( summer heat fatigue )するのかな？

スクリプトは⁠こちら⁠。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/f9e7d84cd7bc4f049049da85bd04c16c?pvs=4

楽しみ方は⁠こちら⁠を見てください。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/S2-1114d60c575442768615bc975767fd41?pvs=4

私は今静岡にいるので、今年も祇園祭に行けそうもないなあ。残念！


すずまりの日本語「きき耳ずきん」S2

第6話　暑いけど、そうだ京都へ行こう

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日本語って短く略（りゃく）すのが多いんだけど、今日それを考えてたのね。そしたら結構 略してる言葉がたくさんあって、発音するのが難しいな～とか長いな～とか思ってる人がいたら本当使ってほしい！

Japanese is often abbreviated in short sentences, and I was thinking about that today. I found a lot of words that are abbreviated.I really want people to use them if they find them difficult to pronounce or too long!


まず、タイトルにも書いてるんだけど、「ポケモン」ね。これって「ポケットモンスター」の略なの。そして「マクドナルド」は「マック」っていうんだけど、大阪の人は「マクド」っていうよ。「マクドナルド」の発音が難しかったら「マックどこですか？」って言えばOKだよ。

First of all, the title says it all: "Pokemon”. It stands for "Pocket Monster”. And "McDonald's" is called "Makku," but people in Osaka call it "makudo”. If you have difficulty pronouncing "McDonald's," say, "Where is Makku?(Makku wa doko desuka?) It's OK if you say.


あと「ケンタッキーフライドチキン」は「ケンタ」、「ユニバーサルスタジオジャパン」は「ユニバ」、「スターバックス」は「スタバ」....うーん、あと、、、コンビニの「セブンイレブン」は「セブン」、「ファミリーマート」は「ファミマ」、「ローソン」は...略しません！「ローソン」は「ローソン」だよ！

And "Kentucky Fried Chicken" is "Kenta", "Universal Studios Japan" is "Yuniba", and "Starbucks" is "Sutaba". .... Ummm...also...convenience stores "7-Eleven" is "Seven", "Family Mart" is "Famima", "Lawson" is... They don't abbreviate! Lawson is "Lawson"!


あと「タピオカを飲む」は「タピる」、「あー、なるほどね」は「あーね」とかも言うよ！

We also say "tapiru" for "drink tapioca (Tapioka wo nomu)" and "ah, I see(a—, naruhodone)" for "a–—ne"!


あとあとアイスクリームの「バスキン・ロビンス(Baskin-Robbins)」ってあるじゃん？もし日本で「バスキン・ロビンスどこですか？」って言っても日本人わからないんだよね。「サーティーワン(31)どこですか？」ってきいたらわかるよ！

And there is also an ice cream shop called "Baskin-Robbins", right? If you ask, "Where is Baskin-Robbins?(Baskin-Robbins wa doko desuka?)" in Japan, the Japanese don't understand. If you ask "Where is Thirty One?(Thirty One wa doko desuka?)", The Japanese will understand!


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ガチ日本語 - Everyday Japanese -

Ep.7 Pocket Monsters=Pokémon

In this first episode, I share my experience of how it was to live and travel as a "digital nomad" around Europe. 

Dutch with Rick

Op Reis In Europa!

sī kōng jiàn guàn

指某事很常见，不足为奇


Chinese idioms (中国成语)

司空见惯

Is there an art to voicing frustration with poise? Smith delves into this very question. In his discussion, he unravels the subtleties of expressing oneself when vexed. Through clear and accessible language, Smith emphasizes the importance of using well-chosen phrases to communicate frustration effectively, fostering understanding and resolution.