北海道は、先週2月6〜8日くらいまで、大雪でした。
車も人も、歩くのが大変でした！


【単語】
除雪（じょせつ）
ごみ収集車（しゅうしゅうしゃ）

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#1〉今年の北海道の雪はとても多い！

I Speak Mandarin Now

How to read years in Mandarin Chinese

Today we're going to explore a fascinating topic - why the word "mama" or something similar is used in different languages for mothers. As a Ukrainian host, I bring a unique perspective to this discussion.


English Vibes

The Science Behind Why Babies Say "Mama"

Learn more about Korean culture with me. In this episode, you'll learn about 어린이날 (Children's Day) in South Korea and how it's celebrated.

Learn vocabulary and how to speak like a native!

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 **어휘 Vocabulary**
어린이날 Children’s Day
한국 문화 Korean culture
생일 birthday
국경일 national holiday
*휴일 holiday
동물원 zoo
특별한 곳 special place
외식하다 to eat out
선물 present
인기있는 선물 popular present
놀이기구ride
긴 줄 ling line
대기 시간 waiting time
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Korean with Yuna

어린이날  Children's Day

It is estimated that about 40 per cent of the world’s population use social media, and many of these billions of social media users look up to influencers to help them decide what to buy and what trends to follow.

So what is an influencer and how do we become one?
An influencer is a person who can influence the decisions of their followers because of their relationship with their audience and their knowledge and expertise in a particular area, e.g. fashion, travel or technology.

Influencers often have a large following of people who pay close attention to their views. They have the power to persuade people to buy things, and influencers are now seen by many companies as a direct way to customers’ hearts. Brands are now asking powerful influencers to market their products. With some influencers charging up to $25,000 for one social media post, it is no surprise that more and more people are keen to become influencers too. If you are one of them, then here are five tips on how to do it.

1. Choose your niche
What is the area that you know most about? What do you feel most excited talking about? Find the specific area that you’re most interested in and develop it.

2. Choose your medium and write an interesting bio
Most influencers these days are bloggers and micro-bloggers. Decide which medium – such as your own online blog, Instagram or Snapchat – is the best way to connect with your followers and chat about your niche area. When you have done that, write an attention-grabbing bio that describes you and your speciality area in an interesting and unique way. Make sure that people who read your bio will want to follow you.

3. Post regularly and consistently
Many influencers post daily on their social media accounts. The more you post, the more likely people will follow you. Also, ensure that your posts are consistent and possibly follow a theme.

I couldn't put it all here so I hope it was enough :) 

See you tomorrow for more practice on reading & comprehension.



The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Social media influencers. Improving your reading & comprehension.

On this episode, you are going to learn the useful sentences for talking about weather.

今日天氣點呀？ （How is the weather like today?）
gām yaht tīn hei dím a?
gam1 jat6 tin1 hei3 dim2 aa3? 

今日天氣好好/幾好/唔係幾好。
gām yaht tīn hei hóu hóu/ géi hóu/ m̀h haih géi hóu.
gam1 jat6 tin1 hei3 hou2 hou2/ gei2 hou2/ m4 hai6 gei2 hou2.
The weather is good./ quite good./ not very good.

今日好凍。(Today is cold.)
gām yaht hóu dung.
gam1 jat6 hou2 dung3.

今日好熱。(Today is hot.)
gām yaht hóu yiht. 
gam1 jat6 hou2 jit6.

今日唔凍唔熱。（Today is neither cold nor hot.）
gām yaht m̀h dung m̀h yiht.
gam1 jat6 m4 dung3 m4 jit6.

今日多雲。(Today is cloudy.)
gām yaht dō wàhn. 
gam1 jat6 do1 wan4.

今日有雨/落雨。(Today is rainy.)
gām yaht yáuh yúh/lohk yúh. 
gam1 jat6 jau5 jy5/lok6 jyu5.

今日有霧。(Today is foggy.)
gām yaht yáuh mouh. 
gam1 jat6 jau5 mou6.

今日落雪。(It is snowing today.)
gām yaht lohk syut.
gam1 jat6 lok6 syut3.

今日天晴，間中有雨。(Today is sunny, sometimes rainy.)
gām yaht tīn chìhng, gaan jūng yáuh yúh.
gam1 jat6 tin1 cing4, gaan3 zung1 jau5 jyu5.


Daliy Conversations for Cantonese (粵語會話）

How is the weather today？（天氣狀況）

       猫妈妈带着小猫在河边钓鱼。一会儿，一只蜻蜓飞过来，小猫就去捉蜻蜓。一会儿，一只蝴蝶飞过来，小猫又去捉蝴蝶，结果什么都没有捉到，也没有钓到鱼。这时，猫妈妈已经钓到好几条大鱼了。小猫生气地说:“我怎么钓不到鱼呢?“ 妈妈说：“你一会儿捉蜻蜓，一会儿捉蝴蝶，三心二意，怎么能钓到鱼呢?”
       小猫听了妈妈的话，就专心地钓鱼了。不一会儿，小猫也钓到了一条大鱼，她和妈妈都笑了。

māo mā ma dài zhe xiǎo māo zài hé bian diào yú。yí huìr， yì zhī qingtíng fēi guo lai，xiǎo māo jiù qù zhuōqīng tíng。yí huìr，yì zhī hú dié fēi guo lai，xiǎo māo yòu qù zhuō hú dié，	jié quǒ shén me dou méi yǒu zhuō dào，yě méi yǒu diào dào yú。zhè shí，māo mā ma yǐ jīng diào dào hǎo jǐ tiáo dà yú le。xiǎo māo shēng qi	de shuo：“wǒ zěn me diào bú dào yú ne？”	mā ma shuo	：“ni yí huìr zhuō qīng tíng，yí huìr zhuō hú dié，sān xīn èr yì，zěn me nénq diào dào yú ne？”	

xiǎo māo tīng le mā ma de huà，jiù zhuān xīn de diào yú le。bù yí huìr，xiǎo māo yě diào dào le yì tiáo dà yú，tā hé mā ma dōu xiào le。

CHINESE STORY中文故事

小猫钓鱼

Why not test out your newfound language ability in your writing skills ?

111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 14 – You Can Write to the World   

For the past few years, companies around the world have been testing out a four-day work week. In many cases, this means allowing employees to spread their work hours over four days instead of five.

Many of these tests have been successful, and people in the UK may soon get more rights to ask for a four-day work week.

Since April, employees in the UK have had the right to ask for more flexible working conditions, but companies do not have to agree to it.

But under the government's plans to increase flexibility for workers, companies may have to offer flexible working hours from the day the employee starts working — although it's not yet clear what this means.

"One possibility is for the government to make it more difficult for employers to refuse such requests, because at present it is quite easy for them to do so," Charlie Thompson, an employment lawyer who works for law company Stewarts, told Sky News.

Education Minister Jacqui Smith said more flexibility could be better for productivity.

"You're still doing the same amount of work, but perhaps you're doing it in a way that enables you, for example, to need less child care, to spend more time with your family, to do other things, that encourages more people into the workplace," she told LBC Radio.

But not everyone is happy with the idea of a four-day work week, and some tests weren't as successful as others.

UK supermarket Asda tested a four-day week, but changed back to the five-day week after staff said the longer work days were too demanding.

Another supermarket, Morrisons, also tried a four-day work week at its head office, but to make it work, staff sometimes had to work on Saturdays, which they weren't happy about.