"I'm Lovin' It" or am I really? Let's look at the grammar and discover the truth!

The Social Evolutionary

The Hidden Secret in McDonalds' Slogan

This episode talks about how our emotions affect our language learning. 

Learning to Learn 

Emotions 

一边yì biān……一边yì biān……
is used in front of verbs to indicate two actions taking place concurrently.
For example:
zán men yì biān sàn bù ， yì biān liáo tiānr 。 
咱们一边散步，一边聊天儿。
We walk and chat.

dà wèi yì biān kàn shū ， yì biān tīnɡ yīn yuè 。 
大卫一边看书，一边听音乐。
David is reading a book and listening to music.

wǒ men zuó tiān wǎn shɑnɡ yì biān chī fàn ， yì biān liàn xí shuō zhōnɡ wén 。 
我们昨天晚上一边吃饭，一边练习说中文。
We practiced speaking Chinese while having dinner last night.

JOJO CHINESE

一边…一边…

Today’s episode is about first impressions, it’s not a how-to episode but more a discussion of how first opinions are made.
In psychology, a first impression is an event when one person first encounters another person and forms a mental image of that person. As much as it's natural to want others to like and accept us from the start it's important to remember that first impressions are not always correct.

Matcha & Meditation

First Impressions

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Hoje o clima está bom!
O céu está azul e o sol brilha forte.
Está calor, mas também tem uma brisa suave que deixa o dia agradável.
Não há nuvens no céu.
À noite, a temperatura pode ficar um pouco mais fresca, mas ainda está agradável.
Não chove hoje.
Vamos aproveitar o dia bonito!


PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

O clima hoje  — SMALL TEXT A1-A2 LEVEL.

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

日本はすっかり夏の盛りです。
夏休みシーズン到来！という方もいるなかで、フミは手放しでは喜べないようです。
なぜでしょう？
今回は、フミがこの夏したいことを話します。

Summer has come!
It is a vacation season for many, but Fumi seems not fully happy about it, but why?
This time, Fumi talks about what he wants to do for summer.

♤ キーワード
・引き締まる（ひきしまる：get toned）
・サボる（slack off）
・自堕落な（じだらくな：dissolute）

♧  理解度チェッククイズ
1. フミさんがこの夏したいことは？
2. それを続けるために、アヤはどんなアドバイスをした？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. アヤさんが集めているものは？
→ 旅行先で集めたマグネット
2. アヤさんがそれを集めている理由は？
→ 形に残るものがほしいから

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 08：この夏したいこと

In this episode we are going to learn 【I’m busy】in Chinese. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practice until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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我的工作很忙。
wǒ de gōng zuò hěn máng 。
My work is very busy.
星期一到星期五我要上班。
xīng qī yī dào xīng qī wǔ wǒ yào shàng bān 。
I need to work from Monday to Friday.
7点前能下班，我就和朋友吃饭。
qī diǎn qián néng xià bān ， wǒ jiù hé péng yǒu chī fàn 。
If I can get off work before 7 o'clock, I will have dinner with my friends.
7点前不能下班，我就不能和朋友吃饭。
qī diǎn qián bù néng xià bān ， wǒ jiù bù néng hé péng yǒu chī fàn 。
If I can't get off work before 7 o'clock, I can't have dinner with my friends.
星期六和星期日我不用上班，可以和朋友见面。
xīng qī liù hé xīng qī rì wǒ bú yòng shàng bān ， kě yǐ hé péng yǒu jiàn miàn 。
I don't have to go to work on Saturdays and Sundays, can meet up with friends.
明天星期六，可是我要加班，不能和朋友见面了。
míng tiān xīng qī liù ， kě shì wǒ yào jiā bān ， bù néng hé péng yǒu jiàn miàn le 。
Tomorrow is Saturday, but I have to work overtime, can't meet my friends.