Dear all! That's my new podcast channel "The Greek Podcast" with the first -fresh!- episode and a quiz *I am a new teacher "entry" in the italki family and amazed to be among you, guys, "old" and "new"!!!

1/7 One day, a Chinese friend of mine called me kimi. I told her, “Adult women in Japan usually don’t call their friends kimi.” Anyone who studies Japanese probably knows that it has many first- and second-person pronouns. In my opinion, it’s fine to use any of them in private situations—it’s a matter of self-expression. But in this case, I felt her use of kimi wasn’t self-expression—it was simply a mistake. 有一天，一位中國朋友叫我「きみ（你）」。 我對她說：「一般成年的日本女性不會用『きみ』來稱呼朋友。」 學過一點日語的人大概都知道，日語裡有許多不同的一人稱和二人稱。 我認為，在私下的場合使用任何人稱都沒有問題，因為那是自我表達。 不過，我注意到她說的「きみ」並不是自我表達，而只是單純的錯誤。 ある日のこと。 中国人の友達が、私に「きみ」と呼びかけた。 私は言った。 「一般的な成人女性は友達を『きみ』とは呼ばない」。 日本語を多少勉強している人なら、日本語の一人称や二人称が多いことは、知っていることだろう。 私の見解では、私的な場ではどんな一人称や二人称を使っても構わないと思う。 それは自己表現だからだ。 私が注意したのは、彼女の使った「きみ」が自己表現でなく、単純な誤りだと思ったからである。 ↓ #JapaneseLanguage　#JapaneseCulture　#Pronouns　#Anime　#Linguistics　#JapaneseExpression

A teacher asked me if I would go back to work at that place. I said I wouldn't work there anymore, actually. she said it was good, because the last time she had seen me I looked really tired and sleepy. I didn't even open my eyes properly. She even thought that I might be going through depression or something like that. Indeed, when I was stressed and threatened last year, I met a musician who played piano for different churches who said that she would pray for me. I said maybe they just had sympathy for me, but really encouraged me and helped me survive in darkness. she said, no, not only they had sympathy for you, but God guided you into that situation. then she gave me the example of Balaam and His Donkey. then I realized losing that job was a blessing in disguise. 12 Years a Slave; enough was enough. working is good, but trying to do something that is too difficult or too much is not necessary.

Can I use these two interchangeably? (No ill wishes, just learning English) I can't wait for him to die. I can't wait until he dies.

He forced me ....... . A. to study B. study C. studying

I contacted them, but unfortunately, she just told me that I was banned and did not do anything helpful.

To help children get used to taking an online English class, I might give them a small reward as encouragement. Today, just like last week, I took them to their English class, I really hope they start enjoying learning English.

It's difficult to answer. So the first book I ever read was The Little Prince which was actually my first Valentine’s gift. It was given to me with the intention that I start reading books outside of my college textbooks because at that time, I didn’t like reading anything other than what I was required to study. The book was small, colourful, had golden borders, and looked very cute. It mostly had pictures with little texts in it so easy to read for me. And so, I read it.. the first non-academic book I ever finished. At that time, I understood it only on the surface but when I read it again years later, after I started working, I saw its depth differently. It spoke about how we grow up, get busy, and sometimes lose touch with who we really are and our inner child. It also reminded of how I was introduced to reading, and how far I’ve come since then. Back then, I could never have imagined that I’d read so many books one day on different topics, genres, and ideas. But The Little Prince was where it began for me. If I had to name a few books that i consider life changing or impacted me deeply, Man’s Search for Meaning would be one. It was emotional and disturbing at times, but it changed how I saw suffering and purpose. The Alchemist was another.. simple but powerful in how it talks about destiny and faith. Wings of fire was another one i love.