こんにちは、あかりです。違(ちが)う自分(じぶん)になりたいと思(おも)うことはありますか？

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing the scripts.
STEP 2. Go to ⁠mochifika.com/podcast/⁠ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

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Slow Japanese

Episode #64 - Become a different person

A funny story about a pig who met a lion while drenching itself at the lake. The lion wouldn't come near the pig as it stinks really bad. 
Question: After listening to the podcast,   what do you think has made this a funny story?




It's Story Time with Teacher Rose Jane

The Yucky Pig

Do you think that it is important to have friends?

Listen to how I answer this particular question, and get some short English explanations about some vocabulary and expressions I use in my answer.  Try to answer the questions in the vocabulary examples using the new vocabulary and expressions.

Speak English With Muki

Episode 11: The Importance of Friendship

Three pieces of natural and native vocabulary for asking for help at work. These are struggle, to give someone or lend someone a hand, and to help out. 

These are part of a larger vocabulary set that you can find in the "vocabulary" section of my iTalki profile and also part of my "asking for help at work" business English class. 

If you'd like to improve your ability to ask for help at work then feel free to book some of my time and let's get started!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

Do you struggle to ask for help at work?

Spanish México

MEXICO CITY EPISODE NUMBER ONE.

I read the "Last Stop"short story (horror). This is probably a B1 level.

Sign-up for a class with me: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/8543771

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All American Podcast 

The Last Stop - Short Story (horror)

헤어스타일을  바꾸고 싶어요.
我想换发型。

어떤 헤어스타일로 바꾸고 싶으세요?
你想换什么发型?

단발로 자르고 밝은 갈색으로 염색하고 싶어요.
想剪短发, 再染成亮褐色。

네, 예쁘게 잘라드리고, 염색도 해드리겠습니다.
好的, 我帮你剪得漂亮一点儿, 再给你染发。

헤어스타일을 바꾸다 换发型
단발머리 短发
염색하다 染成
밝은 갈색 亮褐色

[YOON] 1분 한국어

헤어스타일을  바꾸고 싶어요. 我想换发型。

When we talk about Lionel Messi, it's easy to talk about numbers. He has been named the best men's player in the world eight times. He has won one World Cup, four European Champions League trophies and an Olympic gold medal.

He has scored more than 800 goals for his clubs and his country.

But these numbers only tell some of the story. It's also his balance, the way he moves his feet, slides the ball through another player's legs and finds space on the field.

Soccer is often called "the beautiful game," and for many people, no one has ever played it quite as beautifully as Messi.

His story began in Rosario, Argentina, where he was born in 1987. There, when he was a child, he played for a club called Newell's Old Boys.

Clubs around the world soon heard about the young star in South America, and aged 13 he moved with his family to Spain, where he joined FC Barcelona's junior team.

By the age of 16, he was already playing for the club's adult team. Goals, then trophies, came quickly, and he never looked back.

He was soon a global star, and one of the world's highest paid sportspeople.

Messi left Barcelona in 2021, having scored more goals for the club than anyone else. He joined Paris Saint-Germain, and then, two years later, Inter Miami in the US.

In 2022, he was Argentina's captain and the star player in his country's World Cup win. Messi, at just 170 centimeters tall, had become a giant of the sport.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

A Giant of the Sport: The Lionel Messi Story

"Suivez les aventures de Ploum et Ploumette qui vous apprends à compter de 1 à 20 en français." Extrait de 5 pages sur 10. Voix off Sunhi Sight. [FR]

"Follow the adventures of Ploum and Ploumette who teach you how to count from 1 to 20 in French." Extract from 5 pages out of 10. Voiceover Sunhi Sight. [ENG]
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Écrit par Lise Marin aux éditions Nathan de 1989. Livre pour les enfants de plus de 3 ans. [FR]

Written by Lise Marin published by Nathan in 1989. Book for children over 3 years old. [ENG]