Positive thoughts for the New Year!
This is from a blog post I wrote at the start of 2021, but I think it is still really important now.

The Social Evolutionary

Last year was bad? Let's remember the good things.

This is a short text about introducing family,  for A1 level language learners.

Listen  to improve your listening and for better result, transcribe it and check the vocabulary.

Persian Listening

My family خانواده من  

Short story 「手ぶくろを買いに《 Buying Mittens》ep2」
This story is written by Nankichi Nīmi.
He is a Japanese author of children's literature.
Although his life was only 29 years, he left us with many stories to tell.
（※About Nankichi Nīmi【Wikipedia】：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankichi_Niimi）

This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Buying Mittens ep1
#21 Short story /  Buying Mittens ep1 / storytelling // N3 Level

☆words for this episode
They are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
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Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#24 Short story /  Buying Mittens ep2 / storytelling // N3 Level

The character "目- Mù " is a pictographic character depicting an eye.

It has multiple meanings and usages, Today we are gonna take a look at some of the main points:

Frist, As an Independent Word, It refers to 
1.眼睛- Yǎn jing - eyes, The organ of vision.

2.看 - Kàn - look, Derived from the function of the eye, it means to observe with the eyes.
Example:	
他目不转睛地看着比赛。- Tā mù bù zhuǎn jīng de kàn zhe bǐ sài 。
-He watched the game without blinking.
目睹了整个过程 - Mù dǔ le zhěng gè guò chéng 
- Witnessed the whole event 

Compound words

1.目光 - Mù guāng - Vision: A person's gaze or attention.
Example: 		
他的目光炯炯有神。- Tā de mù guāng jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén 。
- His eyes are piercing.

2.目的-Mù dì - Purpose: Goal, intention.
Example:		
他的目的是通过考试。- Tā de mù dì shì tōng guò kǎo shì 。 
- His purpose is to pass the exam.

3.题目-Tí mù - Title/ question
Example: 	
作文的题目- Zuò wén de tí mù - The essay title 

4.目录 - Table of contents
Example:	
这本书的目录- Zhè běn shū de mù lù 
-The book's table of contents

5.项目- Xiàng mù - Item/ project
Example:	
工作中的重要项目。-Gōng zuò zhōng de zhòng yào xiàng mù 。 
-Important projects at work

Idioms and Fixed Phrases

"目不暇接 - Mù bù xiá jiē" : Describes an overwhelming number of things to see.

The Chinese idiom "目不暇接- Mù bù xiá jiē" translates to "too much to see" in English. It is often used to describe a situation where there are so many things to see that one's eyes don't have enough time to rest on any single thing. 

In a more general sense, it can be used to express the idea of being overwhelmed by numerous sights or activities happening all at once. 

Another common translation is "a feast for the eyes," emphasizing the abundance and variety of visually appealing elements.


每日一字

Hi, everyone! Today I talk about how my trip from Italy to Japan went! Have fun!

Some words to check before listening to this:
・陽性（ようせい）　　　　　　tested positive
・陰性（いんせい）　　　　　　tested negative
・隔離（かくり）　　　　　　　quarantine
・航空券（こうくうけん）　　　airline ticket
・航空会社（こうくうがいしゃ）airline

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たつきのにほんご

Going back to Japan (Intermediate)

つぎの ぶんを聞いてください。そしてただしいか、まちがっているかをかんがえましょう。ぶんは２かい 言います。 こたえはここにかいてあります。 
Listen to the sentences, and answer if each sentence is correct or not. I repeat the sentences twice each. The answer exaples are below. 
听下面的句子。并思考它们是否正确。重复这句话两次。答案写在这里。


①　○私は箸でご飯を食べます。

②　×彼はきのう、自転車に会社へ行きました。
Ex）
彼はきのう、自転車で会社へ行きました。

③　○水曜日、病院へ行きます。
（○水曜日に病院へ行きます。also good)

④　×8日を彼に会います。
Ex）
8日に彼に会います。

⑤　○明日私はラーメンを食べません。

⑥　○山田さんは21歳です。

⑦　×明日スーパーへ行きました。それから帰ります。
Ex）
明日スーパーへ行きます。それから帰ります。

ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

N5レベル　助詞（じょし） particle

This short episode is for students who have at least an A2 level and it talks about some habits young Italians have, such as the famous "aperitivo". 
Find out more and enjoy it!


Languages With Melody

Le abitudini dei giovani italiani

Una historia sobre el desbalance en el cuidado a mí misma y a otros, así como una reflexión sobre la importancia de cuidarnos a nosotros mismos tan bien como cuidados a otras personas.

Spanish to improve your life

Cuídate a ti mismo como cuidarías a otros (Spanish B2C1)

All About Bedding (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1puoVnFGX0uGByNEgL-AtzfP9BRKivhkj/view?usp=drivesdk