We will discuss the way of life in Canada as well as the challenges you might face living here. We will talk about topics such as job interviews, workplace culture, idioms, and funny phrases. 

Canada eh!

In this episode we talk about one of my favorite language study methods for improving speaking ability and listening comprehension. 



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Episode 4: The Shadowing Technique

一天yī tiān 晚上wǎn shang ，一yī 个gè 男孩nán hái 和hé 一yī 个gè 女孩nǚ hái 在zài 公园gōng yuán 散步sàn bù 。

男孩nán hái 说shuō :”今天jīn tiān 晚上wǎn shang 的de 天气tiān qì 不bù 太tài 好hǎo ，有点儿yǒu diǎnr 冷lěng 。”

女孩nǚ hái 说shuō :”是shì 的de ，我wǒ 也yě 觉得jué de 今天jīn tiān 晚上wǎn shang 有点儿yǒu diǎnr 冷lěng 。”

说shuō 完wán 后hòu ，男孩nán hái 看kàn 了le 看kàn 自己zì jǐ 的de 衣服yī fu。这zhè 时shí 女孩nǚ hái 心里xīn lǐ 很hěn 高兴gāo xìng ，她tā 以为yǐ wéi 男孩nán hái 要yào 把bǎ 自己zì jǐ 的de 衣服yī fu给gěi 她tā 穿chuān 。但是dàn shì 男孩nán hái 说shuō :”还好hái hǎo 我wǒ 今天jīn tiān 穿chuān 了le 两liǎng 件jiàn 衣服yī fu。”

A short and interesting Chinese daily article  for every day

take a walk 散步

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#117〉9月19日月曜日　天気/くもり　気温/22℃ 

江別市/えべつし
酪農学園大学/らくのうがくえんだいがく
・9月20日〜26日は動物愛護週間
・酪農学園大学で、動物と触れあうイベントがあった。
・獣医師がペットのマッサージの方法を教えた

［単語］
動物愛護週間/どうぶつあいごしゅうかん…動物にやさしくしたり、動物について勉強する一週間。
触れあう/ふれあう…さわる、さわられる。
イベント/いべんと…人が集まって、遊んだり楽しんだりすること。
獣医師/じゅういし…動物のお医者さん
マッサージ/まっさーじ…体を軽く押したり、さわったりすること。

〈美和Miwa〉
日本語の先生
Podcast「どこでも.JAPANESE」も放送中！

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#117〉9月19日月曜日　動物愛護週間がはじまるよ！

Olá, tudo bem? Seja muito bem-vindo a mais um episódio do podcast Aprenda português. 

Por que será que às vezes quando conversamos com um brasileiro ou escutamos algum diálogo entre brasileiros não entendemos completamente o que ele(s) diz(em)? Às vezes parece que os brasileiros falam tudo pela metade e, realmete, em algumas situações é justamente isso o que acontece. Neste episódio, veremos alguns casos em que, quando falamos, comemos algumas letras ou a palavra quase inteira. Cês tão preparado? Vamos lá!

Segue o link para acessar o texto com a transcrição do episódio: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yjI4fax8cRAcX-dghfIO9Wc1k7p-8gZj/view?usp=sharing

Venha aprender português comigo!
Até breve!


Aprenda português

Episódio 16 - Cê tá entendeno o que eu tô falano?

What do you think is the most expensive place in the world to live? New York? London? Maybe Tokyo?

While Japan has long had a reputation as an expensive place to live, its cities have been getting cheaper in recent years — with some big changes coming just in the last 12 months.

American consulting company Mercer recently released its 2024 Cost of Living City Ranking, which compares the costs of over 200 items in 226 cities around the world. The results are based on a March 2024 survey, and include things like housing and transportation, as well as food, clothing and entertainment.

All five of the world's most expensive cities are unchanged from last year, with Hong Kong and Singapore again in first and second place. These two Asian cities are followed by three Swiss cities: Zurich, Geneva and Basel.

Bern, another Swiss city, has risen from seventh to sixth place, while New York City has fallen one place to seventh.

However, Tokyo has dropped 30 places to 49th — putting it right after San Juan in Puerto Rico. And Osaka has dropped 53 places to 146th — just ahead of Wuhan in China.

However, the biggest drop since last year was for Lagos in Nigeria, which fell 178 places to 225th. And the least expensive city is now Abuja, Nigeria's capital, at 226th.

Mercer wrote that many big drops were caused by changes in exchange rates. Japan's yen dropped to a 34-year low against the US dollar in March — and hit a 38-year low in early July.

The ranking was also affected by inflation — especially in housing prices — as well as increasing political uncertainty around the world.

Mercer says it's important for companies to look at its cost of living ranking when thinking about sending staff to live abroad.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Japan Tumbles on Expensive Cities Ranking

一年を通して、プレゼントの習慣はいろいろありますが、日本は7月と12月におくるのが一大イベントになっています。夏の方を「お中元」といいます。デパートもコンビニも、6月ごろからカタログを準備して、たくさん売ろうと必死（ひっし）になります。買う方も必死で、だれに何をおくったらいいか、一生懸命（いっしょうけんめい）、考えます。そんな時、役に立つのが「おすすめのお中元ランキング」。https://bestpresent.jp/otyuugenn/
おいしそうなものが、いっぱい出てきますよ。さあ、みなさんは何がほしい？
スクリプトと文法や言葉のリストはこちら。
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楽しみ方はこちらを見てください。
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じゃあ、またね。

すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第21話　夏にお中元をどうぞ。

1 Do you always look for the cheapest airfare? ·-···· .. ··--· ................ --..........
2 At the airport check-in, are there often long queues? ................................................................ .
3 What kinds of things do you do in the departure lounge? ·-··-·-······-·-··-················-····-···
4 On a flight, do you prefer take-off or landing?----·---·-·-··-·--·--.... ·-·-·········-····-··-
5 In the cabin, do you prefer to sit near the wing or the tail? ............ -........................... -.
6 Do you keep your seatbelt fastened throughout the flight? .... -........... -................................ .
7 Have you ever been airsick? .. .................................................................................. ..
8 Did the last flight you took leave and arrive on schedule? ......... -........................................... .
9 Have you ever flown in a helicopter? If not, would you like to? .........