Have you ever been to Jiangnan in China? There is a beautiful scenery, laid-back life and rich land here.

听优美短文，提升中文阅读和写作

春韵江南

 We're still with the present tense and today we learn the pronoun You and its 3 translations. Ranim has a special patient whom she gives a magical medicine!
Special thanks to Menna Ali for playing the role of the mother. You rock, Menna :D
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In this bilingual podcast we read a Standard Arabic text together, translate it and comment on some vocabulary, grammar points and cultural insights. Arabic Zone- Esma’ni helps you practice your Arabic listening skills while doing other activities such as driving, exercising or doing chores. 
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Arabic zone - Esma'ni

 2- Magical Candy - Present Tense

有条“蚯蚓”真可笑（朱晋杰）
有条“蚯蚓”真可笑，
顺着鼻子上下跑。
哧溜一声——出来了，
哧溜一声——进去了。
不是蚯蚓是鼻涕，
掏出手绢快擤掉。
不要挂在鼻子上，
让人看见多不好。

Read Rhymes With Shirley

有条“蚯蚓”真可笑

あっという間に年末ですね。
皆さんには、今年やり残したことがありますか？
今回はアヤが今年中にやっておきたいことについて話します。

Time flies!
Another year is almost over!!
Don’t you have anything left to do for this year? 
This time, Aya talks about the thing that she wants to do before the end of 2022.

♤ キーワード 
・師走（しわす：December）
※"Shi" means a priest or monk at temples and "wasu" stands for "running" in Kanji character. Usually, they sit back and move slowly, but in December, at the end of the year, there are so many Buddhist events, so even priests or monks have to run around. That's why we call December «師走».
・年を越す（としをこす：spend the new year） 
・ハードルが高い（ハードルがたかい：tough to clear）
・重い腰が上がらない（おもいこしがあがらない：take time to get motivated）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ 
1. アヤが今年中にやりたいことは？ 
2. それがなかなかできない理由は？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1. フミが生まれ変わったらなりたい生物は？ 
→ クジラ
2. それになりたい理由は？
→ 他の生物に襲われることもなく、穏やかに生きられそうだから。

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 19：今年やり残したこと

One year teaching Quechua, Spanish and English

What about the management of the classes

Today we're taking a look at two phrasal verbs to ask people to wait when you're on the phone.
These are to "hang on" and "bear with". I hope you find today's podcast useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

Sorry to keep you waiting!

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
3月31日木曜日　天気/はれ　気温/4℃

十勝地方/とかちちほう
・最高気温が16度
・4月中旬から下旬並みの暖かさ
・ことし一番暖かい

［単語］
地方/ちほう…大きい場所
度/ど…℃
上旬/じょうじゅん…1日〜10日
中旬/ちゅうじゅん…11日〜20日
下旬/げじゅん…21日〜31日
並み/なみ…同じくらい


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#28〉3月31日木曜日　十勝地方でことし一番の暖かさ

C’era una volta un lupo, magro e affamato: erano diversi giorni che non trovava nulla da mettere sotto i denti. Un sera, passò davanti al cortile di una casa e vide un cane. Era un bel cane grassottello.  “Come mai sei così grassottello? Dove trovi tanto da mangiare?” chiese il lupo al cane.
“Il mio padrone è un brav’uomo: riempie la mia ciotola ogni giorno” gli rispose l’altro. 
Il lupo, però, si accorse che la pelliccia del cane, sul collo, era tutta rovinata.
“Cos’hai fatto al collo?” gli domandò. “E’ il collare: il mio padrone me lo mette di giorno, quando mi lega alla catena. La notte, invece, mi libera, così faccio la guardia”. Il lupo si allontanò e tornò nel bosco: preferisco mille volte andare dove voglio che avere la pancia piena ma vivere alla catena.

Morale della favola: la libertà non ha prezzo.

Favole di Esopo 

Favole di Esopo - Il cane e il lupo

In this podcast, I talk about how to stop someone from talking when you don't catch something that they said, and ask them to repeat.