 Megumi will talk about my daily discoveries and topics in my daily life.　I will also talk about my recommended travel destinations. Listen for Japanese listening comprehension practice.

Megumi's Daily Japanese Adventures

今天jīn tiān 在zài 公司gōng sī 认识rèn shí 了le 一yī 个gè 新xīn 朋友péng yǒu ，他tā 是shì 个gè 中国人zhōng guó rén 。晚上wǎn shàng 他tā 带dài 我wǒ 去qù 了le 一yī 个gè 中国zhōng guó 饭馆fàn guǎn ，这zhè 是shì 我wǒ 第dì 一yī 次cì 吃chī 中国zhōng guó 菜cài ，很hěn 好吃hǎo chī ，我wǒ 很hěn 喜欢xǐ huān 。他tā 说shuō 周末zhōu mò 可以kě yǐ 教jiào 我wǒ 做zuò 中国zhōng guó 菜cài ，我wǒ 非常fēi cháng 高兴gāo xìng 。他tā 是shì 个gè 很hěn 好hǎo 的de 朋友péng yǒu ，但是dàn shì 他的tā de 英语yīng yǔ 不好bù hǎo ，我wǒ 想xiǎng 我wǒ 可以kě yǐ 学习xué xí 汉语hàn yǔ ，我们wǒ men 就jiù 可以kě yǐ 交流jiāo liú 更gèng 多duō 了le 

A short and interesting Chinese daily article  for every day

New fiends 新朋友

今日はみんなの日本語Lesson3０です。ここは何度やってもむずかしいレッスンです。

部屋の中です。暑いです。エアコンをつけます。エアコンがついています。
エアコンがついています。
これは「ついている」という状態です。（This is the resulting state.）

えっ、まどがあいている。（自動詞＋ている）
閉めてください。
あー、まどをあけてあるんです。（他動詞＋てある）
だって、くさいから。あけてあるんです。
これは、わざと、自分の意志のもと、まどをあけてある。
「まどがあいている」結果の状態です。
（The state of the result under the will of the person who performed the act.）

あー、見てください。東京の地下鉄です。
英語で書いてあります。日本の地下鉄、親切（しんせつ）でしょ！

この教科書、名前が書いてありません。だれのですか。
こまった。名前が書いてありません。
他動詞（transitive）＋てあります（てありません）⇒これは結果の状態です。

みなさんは、夏休みの準備(じゅんび)をしましたか。
どこかに行きますか。
はい、もうチケットを買ってあります。
もうおみやげも買ってあります。
もう荷物も用意してあります。
はやい！！たのしみですね。
買ってあります。
用意してあります。
お土産を買う
荷物を用意する。
他動詞です。
すでに買ってあります。結果の状態です。

日本に行く前に何をしますか。
はい、タクシーを予約しておきます。
ディズニーランドのチケットを買っておきます。
ホテルを予約しておきます。
予約しておきます。
買っておきます。
「ておきます」は準備ですね。　(preparation)

日本で居酒屋には行きますか。
はい、行きます。
居酒屋(いざかや)が大好きです。
日本の居酒屋はおいしいです。

居酒屋でご飯を食べています。
でも、店員さんが「おさげしましょうか」と聞きました。何と言いますか。
えー、まだご飯をたべています。「おいておいてください」「おいといてください」と言います。

わかりますか。復習してくださいね。




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みんなの日本語　Lesson30

I share 3 key concepts to learn any language and use for your language studies.

Join and enjoy the journey!

The JaneCast

3 Key Concepts to Learn a Language

Learn about how culture is defined and how we can all appreciate other cultures more. This presentation is for advanced English learners.

Download a free worksheet at https://lovelangwri.com/2022/05/31/what-is-culture-advanced-english/

For the Love of Language and Writing

What Is Culture? | Advanced English

In this episode, we are going to talk about Turkish coffee! 
Listen carefully to answer the questions at the end of this episode :)

Bu bölümde Türk kahvesi hakkında konuşacağız.
Bölümün sonundaki soruları cevaplayabilmek için dikkatlice dinleyin :)

Your Turkish Friend

Bölüm-1/Türk Kahvesi (Turkish Coffee)

The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country's president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world on August 22.

The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. It's the biggest diamond found since 1905.

The diamond was presented to the world at the office of Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi. It weighs about half a kilogram and Masisi was one of the first to hold it.

Masisi said: "I am lucky to have seen it in my time." He said "wow" before calling government officials over to take a closer look.

Officials said it was too early to value the stone or decide how it would be sold. Another smaller diamond from the same mine in Botswana was sold for $63 million in 2016, a record for a rough gem.

Naseem Lahri, Botswana managing director for Lucara, the Canadian mining company that found the diamond, added: "I am very proud. It is a product of Botswana."

Lucara said in a statement that it recovered the "exceptional" rough diamond from its Karowe Mine in central Botswana. Lucara said it was a "high-quality" stone and was found intact.

It was located using X-ray technology designed to find large, high-value diamonds.

The weight would make it the largest diamond found in 119 years and the second-largest ever dug out of a mine after the Cullinan Diamond that was discovered in South Africa in 1905.

The famous Cullinan was 3,106 carats and was cut into gems, some of which form part of the British Crown Jewels.

Botswana, a country of 2.6 million people in southern Africa, is the second-biggest producer of natural diamonds behind Russia and has unearthed all of the world's biggest stones in recent years.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Huge Botswana Diamond is Biggest Found Since 1905

Are you tired of struggling to learn and remember new English vocabulary?

In this episode of The Real English Conversations Podcast, Canadian italki English teachers Amy and Curtis share some simple but effective strategies for making vocabulary acquisition easier and more efficient. With their expert guidance, you'll be able to expand your English vocabulary faster and remember new words with greater ease. 
So why not tune in and start improving your English today? 
And if you're looking for even more personalized guidance, book a lesson with Curtis today on italki and take the first step towards achieving your English goals! 
Follow this link to book your lesson now: https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english




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If you’ve listened to my previous podcasts, you’ll know that want to score a band score 7 in your IELTS Speaking exam, you have to use some less common idiomatic expressions.

We all know the idiom ‘it’s raining cats and dogs’ because this is a common idiom. But what are some less common idioms?

This podcast will give you 3 more idioms for you to learn, which you can use in your IELTS Speaking exam.

Preparing for exams can be a double-edged sword. This is because examiners don’t want you to memorise and repeat your answers from memory. However, using idioms can get you a higher band score. So how do we balance this? Idioms have to be memorised, because they have to be spoken exactly. We cannot change them. For example, you cannot say ‘my parents punched the roof’, you have to say my parents ‘hit the roof.’

Another tip for using idioms is not to put all your eggs in one basket. Make sure you are armed with a variety of different idioms in your memory bank. If you only know one idiom, for example ‘think outside the box’ you have to hope your part 2 speaking exam is a suitable topic for the idiom.

You can, of course, use idioms in parts  1 and 3, but part 2 is the easiest place to slot in a few idioms, because you have 1 minute to prepare.

Don’t forget to book a lesson with me, so you can practise using idioms, and get the band score you are aiming for.
