Can learning a language give you an alternative perspective on life? We discuss this with our expert in linguistic relativity Guillaume Thierry.

The Age of Humans

Episode 1: Does learning a new language change your perception?

We made a plan to go to cafe for tea with Atif before one month of Atif's Wedding.

Urdu-With-Atif

Tuesday tea With Atif

Full transcripts: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの13回目です。私は昨日フライパンを買い換えました。フライパンの表面のコーティングが剥がれてきて、食べ物が焦げ付いてしまい、使いづらくなってたんですけど、調べてみたら、フライパンの寿命は2年ぐらいらしいですね。フライパンは10年ぐらい使えるのかと思ってました。私は学生の時、海外に住んでいて、家具付きの家に住んでいたことが多かったので、自分でフライパンを買い換える経験があまりなかったんですね。だから知りませんでした。皆さんももし、2年以上使っているフライパンがあったら買い換えてはどうでしょうか。

Hi, This is the podcast ep13. I bought a new frying pan yesterday. The coating on the surface of the frying pan was peeling off and food was getting burnt and it was getting difficult to use. I thought frying pans were supposed to last about 10 years. When I was a student, I lived abroad, mostly in furnished houses, so I didn't have much experience of buying new frying pans myself. So I didn't know that. If you have a frying pan that you have been using for more than two years, why not replace it?

そして私は今、italkiの記事も引き続き進めているんですけれども、今回のテーマはポッドキャストです。おすすめの日本語のポッドキャストとか、あとはポッドキャストを活用した勉強方法について書いているんですけれども、おすすめの番組を探すのが少し大変です。実は日本ではまだポッドキャストってそこまで一般的ではない、わけでもないですけど、もちろん個人で配信している人はたくさんいるんですけれども、大きい会社とか、芸能人とか、そういう人でポッドキャスト配信してるのはまだ一部ですね。

And now I'm continuing with the italki article, this time on the subject of podcasts. I'm writing about recommended Japanese podcasts and how to study using podcasts, but it's a bit difficult to find recommendations. Podcasts are not that common in Japan yet, but of course there are a lot of individuals who do it, but only a few big companies or celebrities who do it. 

日本のポッドキャストの専用アプリみたいなものもありますが、やっぱりアップルとかグーグルとか Spotify の方が一般的にはよく使われているみたいで、なかなか日本特有のポッドキャストの情報を探すのが大変です。音声が聞けるサービスだと、クラブハウスとかが人気みたいですね。それでもコロナ以降は、少しずつポッドキャストも人気が出てきているみたいで、番組も増え始めています。

There are Japanese apps for podcasts, but Apple, Google, and Spotify seem to be more commonly used, so it's hard to find information about Japanese podcasts. As for audio services, Clubhouse seems to be popular. Nevertheless, after Corona, podcasts are slowly becoming more popular, and the number of shows is starting to increase.

Full transcripts: https://japanesemayuna.com/

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

13. 日本のポッドキャストについて

حَارْ أمِيرْ فْأَمْرُو، بِينْ الرّْجُوعْ لِلدُّوَّارْ وْبِينْ يَكَمَّلْ طْرِيقُو لِلْقْصَرْ.. فَكَّرْ مَزْيَانْ وْقَرَّرْ يَكَمَّلْ الْمْسِيرْ. حِيثْ مَاعَنْدُو مَا يَخْسَرْ الْفَقْرْ رَاهْ عَايْشْ فِيهْ، وْالْمُوتْ وَاحْدْ الْيُومْ تْدُقّْ عْلِيهْ.
إِيوَا مْلِّي وْصَلْ أَسْيَادِي لْقْصَرْ حَبْسُوهْ الْحُرَّاسْ لِقلَّة شَانُو.. إِيوَا عْلاَّوْ صُوتْهُمْ وْعَلاَّ صُـوتُو، حَتَّى وْصَلْ الصُّوتْ لَلاَّ شَامَة.. طَلاَّتْ عْلِيهُمْ وْقَالَتْ :
- خَلِّيوْهْ، وْيْكُونْ آخِرْ ضْيَافِي فْهَادْ اليوم.
  مْلِّي شاف للاَّ شَامَة تْسَمَّرْ فْمْكَانُو حيت كانت اجمل مما كان يتصور،قال:    
- إِلَى خَلِّيتِيهَا أَلْفْ نَجْمَة أَنَا قَابْلْ.
تْعَجّْبَاتْ لَلاَّ شَامَة لْكْلاَمُو وْقَالَتْ :
- ظَنِّيتِي النّْجُومْ سَاهْلَة، مِنْ غِيرْ السّْمَا مَا تْلْقَاهَا عَنْدْ تَاجْرْ وَلاَّ قَافْلَة.
خْرَجْ أَمِيرْ مِنْ الْقْصَرْ، وْتْسَنَّى اللِّيلْ يْطِيحْ. إِيوَا غِيرْ ظْلاَمْ الْحَالْ طْلَعْ لْأَعْلَى جْبَلْ فِالْمْدِينَة.. وْبَانْتْ لِيهْ النّْجُومْ فْقَبْضَةْ إِيدِيهْ، وْعْيَا مَا يْنَقَّزْ هْنَا وْهْنَا، أمِيرْ كَانْ  كيضن الأَمْرْ سَاهَلْ، يطْلَعْ للْجْبَلْ وْيجِيبْ النَّجْمَة، أَمَّا دَابَا وْللاَّ يْشُوفْ نْجَاتُو نَعْمَة.
جْلَسْ حَايِرْ فْأَمْرُو.. آشْ هَادْ الورطة ورطت راسي ، كُونْ أَنَا فْدَارِي طَايْبْ نْعَاسِي. إِيوَا شْوِيَّة، سْمَعْ صُوتْ خَطْوَاتْ قْرِيبَة مْنُّو.. 

Darija with karima 

حكاية نجمة لالة شامة (الجزء3)

In this episode 10 of English on the road, we discuss an article on which countries can claim to be the oldest in the world. I hope this podcast allows you to practice your English listening and comprehension.

The podcast begins with some vocabulary which is important to the topic, then we read the article and answer some discussion questions. 

The article is from a website called engoo which has many free English learning materials. I highly recommend checking this out if you want to study English independently or with a tutor. 

Thank you for listening and I hope you have a great day!

English on the Road 

Which Countries can Claim to be the Oldest in the World?

A short episode about the beautiful islands of Batanes

Filipino Things!

Bisita na sa Batanes!

En este podcast escucharás una lectura acerca de México. Al final podrás hacer un ejercicio de comprensión lectora. Espero que te sirva.

Nos vemos en el próxio episodio.

Los países Hispanohablantes

¿Qué sabes sobre México?

Here are five commonly used ways to confess your love in Chinese, along with some simple and easy-to-understand examples:
1. 我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ) - This is the most common and direct way to confess your love in Chinese.
Example: 我爱你，我想和你在一起。 (I love you, I want to be with you.)
2. 我喜欢你 (wǒ xǐhuan nǐ) - This phrase means "I like you."
Example: 我喜欢你，我想了解你的生活。 (I like you, I want to know more about your life.)
3. 我对你有感觉 (wǒ duì nǐ yǒu gǎnjué) - This phrase means "I have feelings for you."
Example: 我对你有感觉，我想和你在一起。 (I have feelings for you, I want to be with you.)
4. 我深深爱着你 (wǒ shēnshēn ài zhe nǐ) - This phrase adds emphasis to the love, expressing that it is deep and strong.
Example: 我深深爱着你，我想和你结婚。 (I love you deeply, I want to marry you.)
5. 我真的很喜欢你 (wǒ zhēn de hěn xǐhuan nǐ) - This phrase means "I really like you."
Example: 我真的很喜欢你，我想和你在一起。 (I really like you, I want to be with you.)


Five Ways to Say XXX in Chinese

5 ways to confess your love in Chinese

Spanish star Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at the age of 38, he has announced.

Nadal won 22 Grand Slam singles titles during his career, including the French Open 14 times.

He has been one of the greatest players of the modern game, sharing his time at the top with his longtime rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

The tennis world has long debated which man should be called the "Greatest of All Time" — or "GOAT."

Nadal hasn't been able to compete much during the past two seasons because of injuries. He has entered just two of the last eight major tournaments.

He said that next month's Davis Cup finals — when he'll play for Spain — will be his final tournament.

"It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make," he said. "But in this life, everything has a beginning and an end."

Nadal was known for his physical style of play — he played every point as though it were his last, but he was especially strong on clay courts.

There is a statue of Nadal outside those slow, red courts in Paris on which he enjoyed so much success.

As well as his French Open titles, he won the US Open four times and won Wimbledon and the Australian Open twice each.

"I think it is the appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined," Nadal said.

His last major title came in Paris in June 2022. Nadal's tally of Grand Slams has since been surpassed by Djokovic, who has now won 24 majors.

In total, the Spaniard won 92 singles titles, spent 209 weeks as the world's number one player and earned almost $135 million in prize money.

He said: "Really, everything I have experienced has been a dream come true."