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A Language Learning Story // His Journey and a Transformative Stay in Japan

Hello I'm Akari, I'm a online Japanese teacher and tour guide in Kyoto.
I've been teaching Japanese since 2013, and thanks to this job I met amazing people along the way.
Today I interviewed Akira, who took my lesson around 2020, then came to Japan and spend three month from autumn 2024 to winter 2025. 
He's learning Japanese journey is not only language learning, but it's related to his dad's family history and his future wife.

Akari's online Japanese lesson:
https://www.italki.com/teacher/916033

Akari's information:
linktr.ee/akari.japanese

Akari Talks Japan

A Language Learning Story with Akira // His Journey and a Transformative Stay in Japan

In this episode, I talk about a Thai sci-fi movie about four insomniac college students who take part in an experiment in which they have to stay awake for a few days.

Vocabulary:
insomnia- having trouble falling asleep


Learn English with Stories

Movie: Deep

白雪公主想和继母一起玩儿。
Báixuě gōngzhǔ xiǎng hé jìmǔ yīqǐ wánr。
Snow White tried to play with her new stepmother.

“走开！” 王后把门关上。
“Zǒukāi!”  Wánghòu bǎ mén guānshang。
"Go away!" The queen slammed her door.

王后看着魔镜。
Wánghòu kànzhe mó jìng。
The queen looked into her magic mirror.

“魔镜啊魔镜，” 她问，
"Mó jìng a mó jìng," Tā wèn, 
"Mirror, mirror on the wall," she asked.

“谁是最美的女人？” 
"Shéi shì zuì měi de nǚrén?"
"Who is the fairest of them all?"

“尊敬的王后，” 魔镜说，
"Zūnjìng de wánghòu," Mó Jìng shuō,
"My Lady," the mirror said.

“您是最美的女人。” 
"Nín shì zuì měi de nǔrén。”
"You are the fairest woman in the kingdom."

一年又一年，白雪公主长大了。
Yī nián yòu yī nián, báixuě gōngzhǔ zhǎngdà le。
Years passed, and Snow White grew up.

她经常路过村庄。
Tā jīngcháng lùguò cūnzhuāng。
She often walked through the village.

她和孩子们一起唱歌。
Tā hé háizimen yīqǐ chàng gē。
She sang songs with children.

她把食物分给穷人们。
Tā bǎ shíwù fēn gěi qióngrénmen。
She gave food to poor people.

大家都非常喜欢白雪公主。
Dàjiā dōu fēicháng xíhuan báixuě gōngzhǔ。
Everyone loved the young princess.

“白雪公主太美了。” 一个女人说。
“Báixuě gōngzhǔ tài měi le。” Yī gè nǔrén shuō。
"Snow White is so beautiful," a woman said.

“要是能跟她结婚就好了。” 一个男人说。
“Yàoshì néng gēn tā jiéhūn jiù hǎo le。” Yī gè nánrén shuō。
"I wish I could marry her," a man said.


Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

白雪公主与七个小矮人（ 新王后-2）Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs   (HSK 2-3)

Jaksaa, jaksaa vai jaksaako? Tässä viidennessä jaksossa pureudun henkilökohtaisempaan aiheeseen miettiessäni jaksamista uuden kielen opiskelutaipaleella. Kieltä opiskeltaessa on hyvä pitää taukoja ja antaa aivojen levätä. Miten itse jaksoin opiskella venäjää ja miten kieliopintoni Venäjällä meni? Kerron myös omista toimittajakokemuksistani ulkosuomalaisessa sanomalehdessä ja miltä tuntui työskennellä venäjänkielisessä ympäristössä.

Suomea for you

5. jakso: Jaksaminen

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 On The Go English

Episode 2 - Techniques for Improving Spoken English

Vocabulary
buckle up: put on seatbelt
giblets: organs inside turkey
gobble gobble: what turkeys say in written English
throttle: the lever that controls the engine

Thanksgiving messages on the highway

まあ、なんて難しい漢字！これ、なんて読むんですか。 はい、「ゆううつ」と読みます。特に2つ目の漢字に注目！これ、日本人でも書けません。29画（かく stroke）ですよ。今モバイルで見ているみなさん、もうこの漢字、小さくなっちゃって、まっ黒なんじゃないですか？🤣　書くのも、見分けるのも「ゆううつな gloomy」漢字です。それが、どうしてPTA（Pearents Teachers Association)  と関係が？  

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/PTA-ed08929abce447c1ab1fa5e641d20d28 

楽しみ方はこちらを見てください。 
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/116c436c16ed4055a68ddb2c4624cd96

じゃあ、またね！

すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第5話　PTAの憂鬱（ゆううつ）

La Feria de La Chinita o la Feria de la Chiquinquirá es el nombre de una festividad de origen religioso que tiene lugar cada año durante ocho días, desde el 11 hasta el 18 de noviembre, en la ciudad venezolana de Maracaibo y se extiende a otras localidades del estado Zulia. En dicho festejo se conmemora el milagro de la Virgen de Chiquinquirá, que es la patrona del Estado Zulia y cuya celebración es promovida por la Iglesia Católica cada 18 de noviembre.