Podcasts in which I introduce useful Japanese phrases and translation exercises in Spanish and English. The level of the program is JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test / 日本語能力試験) N4 to JLPT  N3. 

Useful Japanese Phrases and Exercises (JLPT N4, N3 Level)

Noah wants to be a famous guitarist. Can TikTok help him achieve his dreams? Learn 9 examples of advanced English vocabulary, including 5 common ESL idioms!

The Mr Vocab Podcast

The TikTok Disaster

Laura solo tiene 10 minutos para tomar café, pero su mañana se complica.

Cuentos cortos

El café más largo del mundo

Learn vocabulary related to housing and real estate! We'll discuss things to consider when choosing a place to rent. Top-level language that's practical and usable in real-life situations. Happy learning!

New English US

Apartment Hunting (B1-B2) 

Check out these fantastic Book Descriptions your colleagues will surely be impressed by when sharing your novel remembrances!



Baffling Lingo

Descriptions

叶公好龙的故事告诉我们一个道理，做人要诚实，实事求是，表里如一，不要盲目地去追捧、崇拜一些事物，只唱高调，不务实际。对自己真正喜欢的事物，不要只停留在表面，而要深入地了解它的内在。

中华成语典故

中华成语典故----叶公好龙

1) Translate new words using a dictionary: 

Cola - 
Enfermero –
Joven –
Lento –
Peluquero –
Salón de belleza – 
Estar casado/soltero –
Pasar – 
Tener prisa –

2) Listen to the dialogue and try to answer the questions: 

¿De dónde son los chicos?
¿En qué trabaja el chico de Alcalá de Henares?
¿En qué trabaja la otra chica?
¿Tienen hijos?
¿Y tú? ¿En qué trabajas? ¿Te gusta tu profesión?

3) Read the dialogue and find the answers to the questions that caused you difficulty:

–        ¡Cuánta gente! La cola va muy lenta…
–        Ya.
–        Soy de Toledo, mi autobús sale a las 16.00. Voy a llegar tarde.
–        Yo vivo más cerca. Soy de Alcalá de Henares. Pero tengo mucho trabajo para hoy.
–        ¿Dónde trabajas?
–        Aquí, en Madrid. Trabajo en un hospital. Soy enfermero. Y tú, ¿En qué trabajas?
–        Soy peluquero. Tengo mi salón de belleza. Además, tengo 2 hijos y ahora están con sus abuelos.
–        ¡Ah! ¡Qué bien! Yo no estoy casado, no tengo hijos.
–        Ah no?
–        Bueno, si tienes mucha prisa, pasa tú primero.
–        ¡Muchas gracias!

See you in the class!

Método Tati

Chatting to a stranger

・東北地方の方言の紹介
・東北地方の特徴について
・岩手県の方言「ほんでね」「おしょし」「ふたつける」「んだなす」「よろすく」「よがんす」の紹介
・意味と発音について
・まとめ

Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

「ほんでね」ってどんな意味なの？ Learning the Tohoku dialect.

Do you find it harder to be nice and cooperative when you're tired? You're not alone — and there's actually science behind that feeling.

Researchers in Italy looked at how being tired affected people's brains and the decisions they made.

They looked at a total of almost 450 people. The participants all started by doing a set of similar tasks for about 45 minutes — but for one group, the tasks were made much more difficult to make the participants mentally tired.

For example, the mentally tired group was given more difficult quiz questions to answer. And while everyone watched funny videos, the mentally tired group was told to try not to smile or laugh.

Participants then played several economic games that asked them to make decisions that would give different benefits to themselves and others, like deciding how to share points in a group.

It was found that mentally tired participants were much less likely to make cooperative decisions in the games. They were also more likely to choose "antisocial" and "spiteful" options — where they could, say, choose to use some of their own points to reduce someone else's points instead of using them to help themselves or the group.

Why did this happen?

Among the mentally tired group, the researchers found a much stronger increase in "slow-wave" activity in parts of the brain used for things like planning, paying attention, controlling emotions and understanding others. These "slow waves" are similar to the ones seen in our brains when we sleep.

The researchers said this increase in slow waves may explain tired participants' less cooperative decisions.

So when you're tired after a long day, you may be less nice because the parts of your brain you need to help you cooperate are actually going to sleep!