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How to Use 'Take Up' as a Phrasal Verb

Write the words you hear in hiragana.　きこえた　ごいを　ひらがなでかきます。

あい　(love)
いえ　 (house)
うえ 　(up)
え　 (picture)
あお　 (blue)
かお　 (face)
き　 (tree)
くうき　 (air)
いけ　 (pond)
こい　 (carp)
かさ　 (umbrella)
あし　 (foot) 
いす　 (chair)
あせ　 (sweat)
うそ　 (lie)
たこ 　(octopus)
ち　 (blood)
くつ　 (shoes)
て　 (hand)
とけい　 (clock, watch)
なか　 (inside)
にく　 (meat)
いぬ　 (dog)
ねこ　 (cat)
おの　 (axe)
はな　 (flower)
ひと　 (person)
ふね　 (ship)
おへそ　 (belly button)
ほし　 (star)
うま 　(house)
むし　 (insect)
め 　(eye)
もも　 (peach)
やま　 (mountain)
ゆき 　(snow)
よてい　 (schedule)



ごいのれんしゅう

ひらがな

Episode 53 is here with verbs that inspire self-care, mastery, and meaningful moments! From meditating and mastering skills to taking precise measurements, these verbs are perfect for daily conversations and personal growth.

🔹 Marry – 结婚 (Jiéhūn) 💍
🔹 Massage – 按摩 (Ànmó) 💆
🔹 Master – 掌握 (Zhǎngwò) 🎓
🔹 Measure – 测量 (Cèliáng) 📏
🔹 Meditate – 冥想 (Míngxiǎng) 🧘

For more practice, check out:
📘 C(53) Vocabulary Flash Cards: Visualize and Memorize – Reinforce today’s verbs with quick, visual reminders!
🎯 C(53) Verbs Quiz: Test Your Knowledge – See how well you’ve mastered these versatile verbs!





5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C (53) Verbs Set : Marry Massage Master Measure Meditate

💍The next day is Christmas Eve; first and foremost, I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas. Today I invited my good friend "科科KēKē" to discuss about a marriage phenomenon that has occurred in Japan over the last ten years. Welcome to listen to the end and put your Chinese skills to the test!  

💍再一天就是聖誕夜了，先祝大家聖誕快樂。今天我找來我的好朋友—“科科”來一起聊聊日本近十年的一種婚姻現象，歡迎收聽到最後，也挑戰你的中文能力！  

💍再一天就是圣诞夜了，先祝大家圣诞快乐。今天我找来我的好朋友—“科科”来一起聊聊日本近十年的一种婚姻现象，欢迎收听到最后，也挑战你的中文能力！ 

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[06:45] discussion   

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4-Year-Old Signs Book Deal to Publish Poems
A 4-year-old boy from the UK has signed a book deal to publish his collection of poems.

Nadim Shamma-Sourgen was discovered by poet and teacher Kate Clanchy, who won the 2020 Orwell Prize for political writing. Clanchy knew Shamma-Sourgen's mother, who teaches the study of poetry at the University of Reading.

Clanchy began sharing Shamma-Sourgen's poems on Twitter, where they became popular with her followers. Speaking to The Guardian, Clanchy said that she didn't share them because they were like an adult's poems, but because they were so much like a child's way of thinking.

The young poet has now signed a book deal with Walker Books, a children's book company, making him one of the youngest writers to get a book deal.

According to Guinness World Records, Dorothy Straight from the US is the youngest female to publish a book. She wrote a book in 1962 when she was 4 years old. It was published in 1964.

The youngest male writer is Thanuwana Serasinghe from Sri Lanka, who wrote a book when he was 4 years and 9 months old. It was published nine days before his 5th birthday.

In an interview with Sky News, Shamma-Sourgen's mother said that he's still learning to read and write, so he speaks his poems out loud and she writes them down for him.

"I like writing poems especially about nature. I feel happy that my poems will be in a book," Shamma-Sourgen told The Guardian. As well as nature, Shamma-Sourgen's poems talk about things like love, being lonely and bugs in his garden.

The book of poems will be published in summer 2021.

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4-Year-Old Signs Book Deal to Publish Poems

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お金は大事！仕事して、初めてお金をもらったときのことって、覚えてますか。日本の会社は４月からです。社会人１年生の中には、今からこの経験をする人がいるでしょう。さあ、私は何を買ったのかな？ 今日も昔話、聞いてください。 

スクリプトと文法や言葉のリストはこちら。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/7d9bae027e644d649a6f6a215d2951fe   

楽しみ方はこちらを見てください。  
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じゃあ、またね！

すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第６話　はじめてのお給料

One Minute Speaking Challenge: Conflict at work

The goal for these challenges is to inspire you to express your opinions and have you think in English more.

How do you define a conflict? Why might it arise? What 'position' do you want to take in a conflict? Are you the blamer or are seeking for a win-win scenario?

Some useful idioms that you can incorporate in your story are:

1. Backlog: A large accumulation of uncompleted work.
2. Get the ball rolling: To start a project or task.
3. Bend over backward: To make a significant effort to help someone.

I hope today's topic will inspire you to express yourself more leaving no space for not practicing :)

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To your success
Anatoly