In this episode of Italiano Soprano, we dive into the world of English adjectives ending in -ful, like beautiful, helpful, and thoughtful—and explore how to express these ideas naturally in Italian. What’s the Italian equivalent of hopeful? Is grateful always grato? You'll learn common translations, tricky false friends, and get plenty of examples to help you sound more fluent and expressive in both languages. Perfect for intermediate learners aiming to sharpen their vocabulary and translation skills.

Italiano Soprano 

"-ful" Adjectives 

In this episode, students will discover Tokyo, the vibrant capital of Japan. They will listen, answer questions, and learn vocabulary related to urban living. 🎧🌆

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Tokyo 🇯🇵 

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストのシーズン2の11回目です。現在は大学で、社会教育経営について学んでいます。大学の教科書が増えてきて、本棚のスペースが足りなくなってきました。教科書は紙の本より電子書籍がいいです。だけど本屋に行くのは好きです。

Hello, this is episode 11 of season 2 of my podcast. I am currently studying Social Education Management at university. The number of university textbooks is increasing and I am running out of space on my bookshelves. I prefer e-books to paper books for textbooks. But I like going to bookshops.

最近日本語の授業で、お寺と神社に行くときのマナーについて質問がありました。イスラム教のモスクに入る時は、薄着ではいけません。「薄着」とは、あまり服を着ていない状態のことです。たとえば、夏の服装です。たくさん服を着ている状態は、「厚着」と言います。日本では宗教に入っていない人の割合が60%以上なので、宗教に関するルールはあまり厳しくありません。お寺で祈る時は、胸の前で手を合わせたまま、お辞儀を１回します。神社では、お辞儀を２回して、そのあと２回手を叩いて、最後にもう一度お辞儀をします。お寺で祈る時は、手を叩いてはいけません。

In a recent Japanese class, there was a question about etiquette when visiting temples and shrines. When entering a Muslim mosque, you must not wear usugi. 'Usugi' (light clothing) means not wearing much clothing. For example, summer clothing. Wearing a lot of clothes is called 'atsugi' (heavy clothing). In Japan, more than 60% of people are not religious, so the rules regarding religion are not very strict. When praying at a temple, you bow once, keeping your hands clasped in front of your chest. At shrines, you bow twice, then clap your hands twice and bow again at the end. When praying at a temple, you must not clap your hands.

私はときどき、italkiのニュースレターの記事を書いています。これは日本語を勉強している人向けの記事ではなくて、日本語を教えている先生向けの記事です。授業を効果的に行う方法についてお話ししています。最近、勉強の仕方について考える機会がよくあります。今日の授業でも生徒さんと、どんな勉強方法が効率がいいか話し合いました。彼は同じ本を100回読むと、記憶が深くなると言っていました。面白い方法だと思いました。勉強で一番大事なのは、続けることだと思います。続けている限り、下手になることはありません。運動を続けている限り、健康でいられるのと同じです。上手になることも重要ですが、続けることに一番意味があると思います。

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S2 Ep11. 勉強のコツ

이번 주 토요일에 나와 함께 영화 보러 안 갈래?
这周六想不想跟我一起去看电影?

재밌는 영화라도 있어? 
有什么好看的电影吗? 

글쎄, 나도 영화관 안 간지 오래돼서 바람 쐬러 가면 좋겠어.
不清楚, 不过我也好久没去电影院了, 所以想去兜兜风。

그래. 나는 로맨틱 코미디면 다 좋아.
那行。只要是浪漫喜剧我都喜欢。 

~와 함께 跟~一起
바람을 쐬다 兜风
낭만적이다, 로맨틱하다 浪漫
코미디 喜剧

[YOON] 1분 한국어

이번 주 토요일에 나와 함께 영화 보러 안 갈래? 这周六想不想跟我一起去看电影?

我就这样孤独地生活着，没有一个能真正谈得来的人，一直到六年前在撒哈拉沙漠上发生了那次故障。
So I lived my life alone, without anyone that I could really talk to, until I hadan accident with my plane in the Desert of Sahara, six years ago.
我的发动机里有个东西损坏了。
Something was broken in my engine.


当时由于我既没有带机械师也没有带旅客，我就试图独自完成这个困难的维修工作。
And as I had with me neither a mechanic nor any passengers, I set myself to attempt the difficult repairs all alone.
这对我来说是个生与死的问题。我随身带的水只够饮用一星期。
It was a question of life or death for me: I had scarcely enough drinking water to last a week.


第一天晚上我就睡在这远离人间烟火的大沙漠上。
The first night, then, I went to sleep on the sand, a thousand miles from any human habitation.
我比大海中伏在小木排上的遇难者还要孤独得多。
I was more isolated than a shipwrecked sailor on a raft in the middle of the ocean.
而在第二天拂晓，当一个奇怪的小声音叫醒我的时候，你们可以想见我当时是多么吃惊。
Thus you can imagine my amazement, at sunrise,when I was awakened by an odd little voice.

这小小的声音说道：“请你给我画一只羊，好吗？”
It said:"If you please– draw me a sheep!”
啊！
What!

给我画一只羊…
Draw me a sheep!
我像是受到惊雷轰击一般，一下子就站立起来。
I jumped to my feet, completely thunderstruck. I blinked my eyes hard.

我使劲地揉了揉眼睛，仔细地看了看。
I looked carefully all around me.
我看见一个十分奇怪的小家伙严肃地朝我凝眸望着。
And I saw a most extraordinary small person,who stood there examining me with great seriousness.

这是后来我给他画出来的最好的一副画像。
Here you may see the best portrait that, later, I was able to make of him.
可是，我的画当然要比他本人的模样逊色得多。
But my drawing is certainly very much less charming than its model.
这不是我的过错。
That, however, is not my fault.
六岁时，大人们使我对我的画家生涯失去了勇气，
The grown-ups discouraged me in my painter’s career when I was six years old, 
除了画过开着肚皮和闭着肚皮的蟒蛇，后来再没有学过画。
and I never learned to draw anything, except boas from the outside and boas from the inside.


我惊奇地睁大着眼睛看着这突然出现的小家伙。
Now I stared at this sudden apparition with my eyes fairly starting out of my head in astonishment.

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第三章：无烟的沙漠

1. 矮 (ǎi) adj. (of stature) short
2. 长 (cháng) adj. long
3. 嘴 (zuǐ) n. mouth
4. 脚 (jiǎo) n. foot
5. 肚子 (dùzi) n. abdomen, belly
6. 腿 (tuǐ) n. leg
7. 鼻子 (bízi) n. nose
8. 身材 (shēncái) n. figure, stature

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