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Phonics Short Vowels

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I’ll go over some words but before that here is a practical thing you can do: Record your own pronunciation to your phone and then listen to my version and compare the two.
I found this to be of use when I got my students right in the class to record their voices and then had them listen – wow – it’s like and ‘aha moment’ for them, a moment of realization, a moment of transformation.
So, here I am – helping you to transform from A to B. Let’s be that Speaker that we dream to B.
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Exploraremos expresiones del día a día que podrías escuchar en cualquier conversación informal. 

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No des papaya: el español de la calle.

Today’s Theme is “うなぎの日（ひ）？《Eel Day?》”.
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☆Words☆
うなぎ：eel

土用（どよう）："土用（どよう）" strictly refers to the 18 days before the first days of spring, summer, fall, and winter (on the lunar calendar). Today, however, "土用（どよう）" generally refers only to the 18 days before the first day of fall.

丑（うし）の日（ひ）：The day called "丑（うし）の日（ひ）", which is translated literally as the day of the Ox, can be seen in the calendar that follows the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac. The twelve signs were introduced to Japan from ancient China. The twelve signs were allocated one by one to the days on the calendar. "丑（うし）の日（ひ）" is the day to which the second sign of the twelve signs is allocated. 

立春（りっしゅん）：the first day of spring
立夏（りっか）：the first day of summer
立秋（りっしゅう）：the first day of fall
立冬（りっとう）：the first day of winter

つまり：in other words

干支（えと）：the twelve zodiac signs in Chinese astrology

梅干（うめぼ）し：pickled plums
ウリ：a gourd

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Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#42 うなぎの日？ / Eel Day? // N4 Level /Japanese listening

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
3月16日水曜日　天気/くもり　気温/2℃

札幌市　Sapporo
・昨日午前10時から札幌市の一部で停電
・3300世帯で停電
・午後0時20分ごろまでに復旧

［単語］
停電（ていでん）...電気が消えること blackout  
一部（いちぶ）...全部の中のひとつ one part
世帯（せたい）...一緒に住んでる人の集まり household
復旧（ふっきゅう）...直ること restoration
