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In Japan, why do they change their way of talking based on differences in age and experience?
日本（にほん）ではどうして年齢（ねんれい）や経歴（けいれき）の差（さ）で、言葉遣（ことばづか）いまで変（か）えるのだろう？

For Japanese learners, I speak Japanese slowly.

学校（がっこう）では教（おし）えてもらえない日本語（にほんご）について、話（はな）します。

こんにちは、Uchiga（うちが）です！ わたしは、仕事（しごと）のための日本語（にほんご）を教（おし）えたり、留学生（りゅうがくせい）や、外国（がいこく）から日本（にほん）に働（はたら）きにきた人（ひと）の仕事（しごと）やCareerについての相談（そうだん）を受（う）けたりしています。

 Hello, I’m Uchiga. I teach Japanese for business and provide career consultation to international students and people from other countries who want to work in Japan. 

直接（ちょくせつ）、人（ひと）とあまり話（はな）さないようなトピックについても、お話（はな）しします。 質問（しつもん）はありますか？

お問合せはお気軽にしてくださいね。
 If you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact me.

[Intermediate-Upper level] Interesting Japanese Not Taught In Schools About Japanese business culture, Japanese habits & Osaka

In Japan, why do they change their way of talking based on differences in age and experience? 日本（にほん）ではどうして年齢（ねんれい）や経歴（けいれき）の差（さ）で、言葉遣（ことばづか）いまで変（か）える

面包  miàn bāo    n. bread
带    dài          v. to take along, to bring
地图  dì tú        n. map
搬    bān         v. to move, to carry

xiǎogāng：shuǐguǒ、miànbāo、chádōuzhǔnbèihǎole，wǒmenháidàishénme？
xiǎolì：shǒujī、diànnǎo、dìtú，yīgèyěbùnéngshǎo。
xiǎogāng：zhèxiēwǒzuótiānxiàwǔjiùzhǔnbèihǎole。
xiǎolì：zàiduōdàijǐjiànyīfúba。
xiǎogāng：wǒmenshìqùlǚyóu，bùshìbānjiā，háishìshǎodàiyīxiēba。

小刚：水果、面包、茶都准备好了，我们还带什么？
小丽：手机、电脑、地图，一个也不能少。
小刚：这些我昨天下午就准备好了。
小丽：再多带几件衣服吧。
小刚：我们是去旅游，不是搬家，还是少带一些吧。



HSK3--materials and exercises for listenning, reading and speaking

准备去旅游  zhǔnbèiqùlǚyóu

Hawaiian Pidgin isn't just slang — it’s a living dialect with deep roots in Hawaiʻi’s culture and history. In this short episode, you'll learn what Pidgin really is, how it started, and why it’s even taught in schools and colleges today.
👉 Plus: a fun fact that proves it's more legit than you think.
Curious? Press play — and book a lesson if you like what you hear!

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"Is Hawaiian Pidgin a Real Language? (You Might Be Surprised!)"

Vidéo avec sous-titres: 
https://youtu.be/PJwR0n38lP8?si=4QwKJSAFHsru4CmU 


French Stories For All

Blabla Podcast de mon ami

In this episode we will listen to Lucy Liu's story, you will learn how to say 【ethnic Chinese,widely known】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天要介绍的是美国华裔女演员刘玉玲。她在中国也很有名，特别是2019年她出演的《致命女人》吸引了无数中国粉丝。除了最为人所知的演员身份，她其实还是一名画家、慈善家。我们来听听她的艺术故事吧。
她是好莱坞著名的华裔女星，是大热剧集中的致命女人，但很多人不知道刘玉玲其实还是一个现实中肆意洒脱的艺术家。一副作品卖出17万美元，惊艳众人后才被人得知出自她之手。在父母只关注她的好成绩，期待她成为医生或律师的传统教育下成长，她独自下手改写人生。勇闯好莱坞演戏的同时，挤出时间去专门进修艺术，最终成为家喻户晓、留名好莱坞星光大道的亚裔明星和低调独特的灵魂画手。这一切都是源于她内心深处的自我认同和对人生目标的坚定感。她的作品有的张扬大胆，有的细腻柔软，融合着她自由、真实、坦荡的性格和历经世事的人文关怀。她以形态各异的木头雕塑强调个体的自由，72张看似乱涂的水墨画，展现创作的玩心。以色彩迷人、造型大胆的抽象画，挑战禁忌话题，映射着她在一个避讳谈论“性”的家庭中成长的反思。她曾建议每个人都该努力挣钱，为自己建一个“去你的”基金。也曾说“艺术是教育的一部分，也为人类创造更美好的未来。”她所展现的是一位女性抛开外表仍具有的更迷人的美。我想一直活在一个不对自己设限的世界里。无所畏惧，敢于冒险。
希望她的故事能够给你带来力量。我们下期见。
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华裔/huá yì/ethnic Chinese
致命女人	/zhì mìng nǚ rén/deadly Woman（Why Women Kill）
为人所知	/wéi rén suǒ zhī/be known for
慈善家/cí shàn jiā	/philanthropist
大热剧集	/dà rè jù jí/Hit TV series
肆意洒脱	/sì yì sǎ tuō/free and unrestrained
惊艳众人	/jīng yàn zhòng rén/amaze the crowd
勇闯/yǒng chuǎng/adventure bravely
家喻户晓	/jiā yù hù xiǎo/widely known
灵魂画手	/líng hún huà shǒu/painter that puts soul into painting
自我认同	/zì wǒ rèn tóng/self-identification
张扬大胆	/zhāng yáng dà dǎn/bold
细腻柔软	/xì nì róu ruǎn/delicate and soft
坦荡/tǎn dàng/open-hearted and forthright
形态各异	/xíng tài gè yì	/different shapes and forms
禁忌/jìn jì/forbidden
映射/yìng shè/reflecting
避讳/bì huì/be avoided as taboo
抛开/pāo kāi/despite,apart from
无所畏惧	/wú suǒ wèi jù/fear nothing

Yuli's Chinese Channel

Lucy Liu，a low-key artist 刘玉玲，一个低调的艺术家 （Advanced level）

Conoce a esta chica francesa que lleva varios años viviendo en España. Conoce su experiencia aprendiendo español, sus anécdotas y las cosas que le han sorprendido de los españoles.

Café con acento

Café con acento - Entrevista con Marie (Francia)

Tops, bottoms, shoes, formal wear and pajamas, we cover it all in this episode! Let’s get learnin’! 


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

(Intermediate) 聊聊衣服 Let's chat about clothes!

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NyinHs7k3x7HfX_dW6F4V6wdbVQKBFD8jY3bn_jl9Nk/edit?usp=drive_link

One of the weirdest things about British culture is the way we enjoy our visits to cemeteries. Cemeteries, otherwise known as graveyards, are places where you can find British people relaxing with a cup of tea, perhaps, uh, a bottle of Coca-Cola or with a sandwich. It's a little bit strange. Now, I've lived in many countries across the world, and I have to say that only in Britain are we completely detached from the feelings associated with tombs, graves and dead people.
 If you go to a restaurant in the UK, particularly a cafe, you may even find that it was once a church.  There are churches around which close, and then they're sold to restaurant owners, or they become pubs, and you find yourself walking across these tombs without even thinking about it. To avoid any difficulties or problems with this. Some restaurants and pubs will lay carpets on the floor so that you won't actually see the names of those who've died.  Not to worry though, because these people who've died, usually they've died hundreds of years ago. It's not like they died last week. I'm not sure if that makes it worse or makes it better.
