This episode helps you to avoid mistakes in Chinese Pinyin.

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Chinese Pinyin mistakes by foreigners

For beginner level learners✨　
わたしのいろいろなはなし LESSON10　

ようこそ！うれしいであい　Welcome! A happy encounter［💿4：42］

あたらしいメンバーの　はなしを　します。
Let’s talk about the new members!

2)The aim of this lesson, Text, Vocabulary 

📒スライド（Slide）
【https://yoshidatonihongo.com/watairo/22-10/#text-vocabulary】

★★The aim of this lesson...★★
あたらしいメンバーのはなしをします。
to talk about the new members!


★★Text & Vocabulary★★
🎤Please repeat after me...

1．
さいきん、オフィスに　あたらしいメンバーが　きました。
「さとうさん」という　３０だいくらいの　おんなの　ひとで、
とても　あかるいかんじの　ひとです。

1）さいきん〈N〉Recently、最近
2）あたらしい〈adj〉new、新
3）メンバー〈N〉member、成员
4）３０だい〈N〉30s、30多岁
5）あかるい〈adj〉bright、开朗（性格）
6）かんじ〈N〉Feeling-looking、感觉

2．
うちの　オフィスは　おとこのひとだらけです。
だから、「はやく　なかよくなりたいなぁ」と　おもいました。
それで、まず　はなしかけてみました。
それから、ひるやすみに　ランチに　さそいました。
そして、しごとの　かえり、
えきまで　いっしょに　あるきながら、はなしました。

7）なかよくなりたい　want to get along、想和-交朋友
8）はなしかけてみます　I'll talk to -、试着和-谈谈
9）さそいます〈V〉Invites、邀请
10）しごとの　かえり〈N〉After work、Return from work、下班回家
11）えき〈N〉station、车站
12）あるきます〈V〉Walk、走

3．
いま、いっしょに　はたらくのが　とても　たのしいです。
ときどき、カフェで　おしゃべりします。
それも、うれしいです。

13）はたらきます〈V〉Works、工作
14）カフェ〈N〉café、咖啡厅 
15）おしゃべり〈N/します〉Chatter、聊天


LESSON10　ようこそ！うれしいであい　Welcome! A happy encounter
1)［2：24］Introduction of the characters, Please tell me about yourself
2)［4：42］The aim of this lesson, Text, Vocabulary 
3)［3：56］Sentence pattern and expression 1&2　
4)［3：59］Text, Applied conversation practice, Extra thinking training　
5)［4：55］Let's challenge you too!　

🎤Voice: Jude ( Backmirror ),©ondoku3 

ホームページにも　あそびに　きてくださいね✨
You can see the text of this lesson on my free website.
你可以在我的免费网站上找到这一课的内容。
🖥【https://yoshidatonihongo.com/watairo/22-10/】

Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

ようこそ！うれしいであい－2）

In this video, I give an example to better understand present perfect tenses. 

 If you think you understood, listen to the audio again and comment below the sentence in which I used a present perfect tense at the beginning of this episode!

*Winner gets to ask for help with their problem areA and will get an answer through podcast!*

Bonus points if you can comment below another way to say the example sentence in the podcast so that it really means it has been a looooong time! 
*Advanced challenge! Good luck :)*



English in a minute!

PRESENT PERFECT tense - Is it about PAST or PRESENT? (SOLVED!)

The character "头 - Tóu " is a pictophonetic character.
 Let's have a look at the traditional writing to make it easier to understand. 

 頭= 豆+页

 It consists of two parts: the radical "页" (pronounced xié) and the phonetic "豆 - Dòu ".

In this type of pictophonetic characters, the radical provides the meaning category of the character, while the diaphragm indicates the pronunciation . 

The original meaning of "页- xié" is head, Therefore "头 - Tóu" primarily means "head." It can also refer to a person's mind or intellect, and it can be used to describe the top or leading position of something, such as in a group or series.

Now let's go for the Usage

1.Noun:
General: "头 - Tóu" refers directly to the head of a person or an animal.
例如（For example）: 他的头很大。-Tā de tóu hěn dà 。 (His head is very big.)

 老头儿 - Lǎo tóur : Used informally to refer to an elderly man, where "头儿 - tóur" adds a sense of familiarity or endearment.
例如：公园里有几个老头儿在下象棋。- Gōng yuán lǐ yǒu jǐ gè lǎo tóu er zài xià xiàng qí 。
 (There are a few old men playing chess in the park.)

插头 - Chā tóu: Refers to the plug that connects devices to a power source, emphasizing the endpoint of the connection.
例如：请拔掉插头以断开电源。- Qǐng bá diào chā tóu yǐ duàn kāi diàn yuán 。
(Please unplug the plug to disconnect the power.)

2.Measure Word:

 "头" is also used as a measure word for livestock and some other animals.
例如：三头牛。- Sān tóu niú 。 (Three cows.)

3.Leadership or Priority: 
It can indicate the foremost or leading element.
例如：队伍的头。- Duì wu de tóu 。 (The head of the line.)

4. Idiomatic Expressions: 

例如：头痛 - Tóu tòng  (headache), 开头 -Kāi tóu (beginning), 破头 - Pò tóu (literally 'crack one's head', meaning to go to a lot of trouble), 抢破头 - Qiǎng pò tóu  (desperately competing, literally 'fighting until one's head breaks').

Chinese Item:
"虎头虎脑" (hǔ tóu hǔ nǎo) is an idiomatic expression in Chinese that describes someone, usually a child, who appears strong, energetic, and lively. 



每日一字

‘’Goedemorgen, schaatsen en kaas’’. The Dutch pronounciation is often quite different than the English one. In this podcast series I will walk you in 3 lessons through the pronounciations; the consonants, the short and long vowels, and difficult combinations. 

In this episode we will talk about consonants; the ‘’CH, G, J, K, P, T, R, SCH, V and W’’. Join me in this podcast to learn about the Dutch language.

Learning Dutch with Jeroen!

Lesson 1.1 - The Dutch consonants

Ка́ждое у́тро в о́фисе есть совеща́ние.
Анто́н о́чень хо́чет уча́ствовать. Он мно́го говори́т.
Иногда́ мы не понима́ем, о чём он говори́т.
Иногда́ он не понима́ет, о чём мы говори́м.
Поэ́тому мы о́чень ча́сто смеёмся.
Анто́н о́чень стара́ется.
Ско́ро он бу́дет отли́чно говори́ть по-ру́сски.
Совеща́ние зака́нчивается. Пора́ рабо́тать.
Сего́дня у нас мно́го дел.

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Every morning there is a meeting in the office.
Anton really wants to participate. He talks a lot.
Sometimes we don’t understand what he’s talking about.
Sometimes he doesn’t understand what we’re talking about.
That’s why we laugh very often.
Anton tries very hard.
Soon, he’ll speak Russian perfectly well.
The meeting ends. It’s time to work.
Today we have a lot to do

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每天早上办公室都要开会。
安东很想参加。 他发言很多。
有时我们都不明白他在说什么。
有时他听不懂我们在说什么。
这就是为什么我们经常笑。
安东非常努力。
很快，他就能说一口流利的俄语。
会议结束。 工作时间到了。
今天我们有很多事情要做
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Chaque matin, il y a une réunion au bureau.
Anton veut vraiment participer. Il parle beaucoup.
Parfois, nous ne comprenons pas de quoi il parle.
Parfois, il ne comprend pas de quoi nous parlons.
C'est pourquoi nous rions très souvent.
Anton fait de gros efforts.
Bientôt, il parlera parfaitement russe.
La réunion se termine. Il est temps de travailler.
Aujourd'hui, nous avons beaucoup à faire.


Easy russian for level A1 with english. french and chinise translation. 

Cовеща́ние, La réunion,  会议 , The meeting. 

Every billionaire in the world who is under the age of 30 has inherited their wealth, according to new research by Forbes magazine.

Forbes recently published its World's Billionaires List. And all 15 people on the list who are aged 30 or younger did nothing to create their wealth — they simply received it.

According to Forbes this is the first time since 2009 there have been no self-made billionaires aged under 30. And the magazine says it's a sign that a "great wealth transfer" has begun from aging billionaires to the younger members of their families.

The youngest billionaire on the list is 19-year-old Livia Voigt of Brazil. She is worth $1.1 billion thanks to her late grandfather, who founded the electrical equipment company WEG Industries.

The richest of the young billionaires are the Mistry brothers, Firoz, 27, and Zahan, 25. They are each worth $4.9 billion thanks to their shares in the multi-industry Indian company Tata Sons. They inherited their wealth from their father, who died in a car crash in 2022.

Among the 25 youngest billionaires on the list — who are all aged 33 or younger — a few in their early 30s are self-made. However, just one of those self-made billionaires is new: 33-year-old Shunsaku Sagami of Japan. Sagami is the founder of M&A Research Institute, and is worth $1.6 billion.

One self-made billionaire who is still fairly young at 34 is Taylor Swift, who is worth $1.1 billion. In 2023, she became the first musician to become a billionaire mainly from the money she makes from her music.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Every Billionaire Under 30 Inherited Their Wealth

Enjoy the twelfth episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.

In this episode, you will hear from listeners about animals and the connections they have with cultures around the world! Animals have long been symbols of different countries, cultures, and regions and have been a source of inspiration for many cultures and traditions. 

Australia - Kangaroo 
China - Panda
Italy- Wolf
Malaysia - Malayan Tiger
Nepal - Cow  
Pakistan - Markhor
Puerto Rico - Coqui
USA - Bald Eagle
Bonus: My dad's passion of animals

Culture To Grow

Episode 12: Animals Symbolism - What Do Different Animals Represent

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l7rRVlSDLH4vik_Ve_jAeRSh2Sl1nfVm/view?usp=drivesdk