Join us in this episode to learn about friends! We describe our friends, what activities we like to do with them, and what we like about them.

Real Native Vocabulary

Friends

It hurts when you know you’re good at your job — but in meetings or interviews, you sound unsure, slow, or small in English.

You try to explain your idea, but your voice drops, your sentence gets shorter, and your status leaks — people stop seeing you as senior.

That’s not bad English. That’s your old work-identity showing up when the pressure is high.

Internal rebranding helps you stop sounding like who you used to be —so you don’t lose respect the moment you start to speak. 

Speechless Leader. Stop sounding smaller than your expertise.

Internal Rebranding  - How To Stop Looking Poor In Communication?

In this episode, I’ll introduce the two “New Years” in China — New Year’s Day (元旦) and Chinese New Year / Spring Festival (春节).
I’ll share some common and practical Chinese New Year wishes that can be used for both occasions, along with their meanings and usage tips~

Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

Happy New Year: Two New Years and Chinese Wishes

to think，to feel   觉得     jué de
you think   你觉得 
I think         我觉得
I think it's cold today.    我觉得今天很冷。
I think it's hot today.    我觉得今天很热。
I think it's good.   我觉得很好
What do you think of the weather today?    你觉得今天天气怎么样？
Do you think this dress looks good?     你觉得这件衣服好看吗？
Do you think this bread is delicious?    你觉得这个面包好吃吗？

HSK vocabulary

HSK vocabulary——觉得

こんにちは！映画(えいが)『ドリーム・シナリオ』について話(はな)します。
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Slow Japanese

Episode #80 - Film “Dream Scenario” and Psychology

Impariamo alcuni proverbi e modi di dire. 
Continuiamo a conoscere Simone.

Il dolce far niente

1. Proverbi e modi di dire

Taking care of one's mental health requires optimism and constant work and effort. Life's challenges, whether it is internal or external is only won when you are able to fix your internal mindset, when you are able to win against  the side of you that wants to give up.

FLO TALKS 

OPTIMISM IS A STATE OF MIND 

나 팔다리 피부가 너무 건조해.
我手臂和腿部的皮肤太干燥了。 

너 피부가 이렇게 좋은데 건조해졌다니?
你的皮肤这么好, 怎么说干燥呢? 

요즘 바빠서 샤워 후에 바디로션을 잘 안 발랐더니 피부가 건조해졌어.
最近因为太忙, 洗完澡后没抹身体乳, 所以皮肤变干燥了。

그랬구나. 샤워 후에는 바디로션을 바로 발라야 피부 보호층이 생겨. 
原来是这样啊。洗完澡一定要马上抹身体乳, 皮肤才会有保护层。

팔뚝 手臂
건조하다 干燥
바르다  抹
바디로션 身体乳