Don't make the same mistakes even native English speakers make everyday! Listen in to Stairway to English to learn to use these homophones correctly! Grab a pen to take notes! 

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Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

😱😱 "Your over there!" "Their coming over for dinner!" 😱😱 Use your, you're and there, their, they're correctly instead of making these mistakes!


"Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach"  by James Dean is a children's book that follows the adventures of Pete, a groovy and cool cat, as he heads to the beach for a fun day out. Along the way, Pete encounters various obstacles like hot sand and cold water, but he keeps his cool attitude throughout. With its colorful illustrations and catchy rhymes, the book captures Pete's laid-back spirit and teaches young readers about resilience and enjoying life's simple pleasures.

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Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach

🎙️ 1. Let’s Listen – Can You Hear the Difference?

First, let’s listen to these three words:

자다 (to sleep)
차다 (to kick)
짜다 (to be salty)

Now, let’s pronounce them slowly one more time:
자–다 / 차–다 / 짜–다

Can you hear the difference?

The key difference lies in the intensity of the sound and the movement of the mouth.

🧠 2. The Pronunciation Principle – What’s Going On?

Let’s break it down:

ㅈ (j) – Voiced sound
Your lips and tongue lightly touch, and then the sound is released softly.
You don’t blow out air forcefully.
👉 Examples: jada (to sleep), juiceu (juice), jihacheol (subway)

ㅊ (ch) – Aspirated sound
The tongue blocks the airflow, and then strong air bursts out as the sound is released.
👉 Examples: chada (to kick), chima (skirt), chokollit (chocolate)

ㅉ (jj) – Tense (fortis) sound
It’s much tighter and stronger than ㅈ.
You need to slightly tense your vocal cords and use more pressure with your lips and tongue.
👉 Examples: jjada (salty), jjok (side), jjigae (stew)

📌 In short:
ㅈ – Normal
ㅊ – Strong and breathy
ㅉ – Very tense and tight

💡 3. Pronunciation Practice – Repeat After Me

Let’s try these sets of words together. Repeat after me:

자 / 차 / 짜
조 / 초 / 쪼
줄 / 출 / 쭐

The more you practice,
the more your mouth and ears will get used to the differences!

If you’d like, I can also provide an audio version of this script, or help you record practice drills. Let me know!

한국어 발음 연습

한국어 ㅈ / ㅊ / ㅉ 발음 

В цьому епізоді Ви навчитеся:
•називати кімнати
•описувати свою квартиру або будинок 
•вживати займенники він/вона/воно
•використовувати заперечення nicht/kein/keine


In dieser Folge lernen Sie:
•Zimmer benennen 
•Ihr Haus oder Ihre Wohnung beschreiben 
•die Personalpronomen er/sie/es benutzen 
•die Negation nicht/kein/keine verwenden 


Фрази з епізоду/Phrasen aus der Episode:
das Schlafzimmer 
das Bad
der Flur
das Arbeitszimmer 
die Küche 
das Kinderzimmer 
die Toilette 
der Balkon 
die Terrassedas Wohnzimmer 


alt-neu
billig-teuer
groß-klein
breit-schmal 
schön-hässlich
hell-dunkel


Haben Sie eine Küche? Ja, die Küche ist dortю
Ist hier auch ein Bad? Das Bad ist hier. 🛁 
Wo? Hier/Dort


Das Zimmer ist nicht groß/nicht klein.
Ich lebe nicht in Österreich. 🇦🇹 \
Ich bin nicht verheiratet. 
Ich kann nicht schwimmen. 🏊 
Ich habe keine Kinder. 🧒 👧 
Das ist kein Apfel. 🍎 
Ich habe kein Arbeitszimmer.


Der Balkon ist hier. Er ist sehr breit.
Dort ist die Küche. Sie ist sehr hell.


Додаткові завдання / Zusätzliche Aufgaben:
https://wordwall.net/play/33894/859/447
https://wordwall.net/play/15903/738/956




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𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐮𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 ⌚🎤

EP 4 INSTRUCCIONES PARA LLORAR 

한국어에서
“눈이 와요 / 눈이 내려요”,
“비가 와요 / 비가 내려요”처럼
같은 상황인데 다른 표현을 쓰는 이유를 일상 대화를 통해 쉽게 설명하는 에피소드입니다.

교과서에는 잘 나오지 않는 자연스러운 한국어 표현의 차이를 부담 없이 이해할 수 있도록 소개해요.

오늘 눈이 왔어요.

みんなの日本語　Lesson 10
あそこになにがありますか。What is over there?
あそこにトイレがあります。There is a toilet there.
あそこにエレベーターがあります。There is a lift there.
あそこにだれがいますか。Who is there over there?
あそこにスミスさんがいます。Mr Smith is over there.
うちにだれがいますか。Who is in our house?
うちにだれもいません。There is no one in my house.

ベットのうえにスミスさんがいます。Mr Smith is on the bed.
ベットのうえにサッカーボールやかさなどがあります。There are footballs and bulky items on the beds.
スミスさんのうちはどこにありますか。Where is Mr. Smith's house?
わたしのうちは大阪にあります。My house is in Osaka.

スーパーです。Here is a supermarket.
すみません、牛乳（ぎゅうにゅう）はどこにありますか。Excuse me, where is the milk?
あそこの冷蔵庫（れいぞうこ）の中にあります。It's in the fridge over there.
ヨーグルトのとなりにあります。It's next to the yoghurt.

道（みち）で銀行（ぎんこう）の場所（ばしょ）を聞（き）きます。Ask where the bank is on the road.
すみません、近（ちか）くに銀行はありますか。Excuse me, is there a bank near here?
はい、あの高（たか）いビルの中（なか）にあります。Yes, it's in that tall building.
ありがとうございます。Thank you very much.

学校です。 At school.
田中さんはどこにいますか。Where is Tanaka-san?
田中さんは、スミスさんと山田さんの間（あいだ）にいます。Mr Tanaka is between Mr Smith and Ms Yamada.

先生はどこにいますか。Where is the teacher?
教室（きょうしつ）にいます。He or she is in the classroom.

トイレはどこにありますか。  Where is the toilet?
音楽教室のとなりにあります。It’s next to the music classroom.




にほんごのれんしゅう

みんなの日本語 Lesson 10

On January 1, music magazine Rolling Stone released its list of "The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time," including famous musicians such as Frank Sinatra, Freddie Mercury, and many more.

Rolling Stone first released a list of its "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" in 2008, and has added 100 more artists for 2023.

Aretha Franklin is again number one on the list, with Rolling Stone calling her singing "the most magnificent sound" to ever come out of America.

Next is Whitney Houston at number two, while soul singer Sam Cooke is number three. Jazz singer Billie Holiday is fourth, while pop star Mariah Carey is fifth.



However, some music fans are unhappy that their favorite artists are very low on the list, or aren't included at all.

For example, some Twitter users are angry that Michael Jackson is number 86, while Beyoncé is in the top 10.

Rolling Stone seemed to expect mixed reactions, writing that people should remember that this is the "Greatest Singers" list, not the "Greatest Voices" list.

The magazine said it was looking at things like originality, how many songs someone made and how much they changed music, not just how well they could sing.

Many Twitter users are also angry that Céline Dion was not included on the list — with more than one calling it "a crime against humanity."

The Canadian singer is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with many Grammy awards and even several Oscars for her songs from films, including Titanic and Beauty and the Beast.

Madonna and Justin Bieber are also not on the list, while Ariana Grande and Bob Dylan are.