"He's Expecting" is a Japanese series about a man who gets pregnant and the issues he faces in society because of it. 

Vocabulary:
expecting: when used to refer to a person, it means the person is pregnant
morning sickness: sickness a person feels during the first stage of pregnancy
ultrasound: used to take an image of the baby before it's born
pregnancy test: a tool used to check if someone is pregnant
prejudice: an unfavorable view of someone, usually without knowing about that person
support group: a group that shares an experience and helps one another

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TV Series: He's Expecting

今回は教科書のアクティビティに挑戦します。
物の名前を言わずに、それがどんな物か説明するという中上級向けのアクティビティです。
二人が何を説明しているか、皆さんも一緒に考えてみてください！！

This time we try an activity from a Japanese textbook.
The activity is for intermediate.
Each of us tries to explain a thing without saying its name. 
Let's guess what we are trying to describe.

使用教材: 『日本語上級話者への道』スリーエーネットワーク

♤ キーワード
・方言（ほうげん：dialect）
・正方形（せいほうけい：square）
・長方形（ちょうほうけい：rectangle）

♧  理解度チェッククイズ
1. けがをしたときに使う、茶色いテープのようなものは？
2. 一時的にメモをしたり何かを覚えておいたりするために使う文房具は？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. アヤさんが最近買ったものは？
→ クリーム色のワンピース
2. アヤさんの満足度が100%じゃない理由は？
→ 引きこもりで着る機会がないから

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 04：これは何？

En este episodio te daré algunos consejos para que puedas diferenciar cuando usar el indicativo del subjuntivo

Spanish Shortcut

EP 24. INDICATIVO VS SUBJUNTIVO

In this episode we will talk about 【Eating spicy】, you will learn how to say 【Promotes metabolism,Dispel dampness】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Read the text to find out words you didn't get, then look up the dictionary. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can without looking at the text.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
上期我们聊了什么人适合吃辣，什么人不适合吃辣。那今天我们继续来聊一聊吃辣的时候要注意什么。
主持人：所以最后左医生能不能给我们总结一下，您这有没有比如说几条建议，比如吃辣的一些原则，帮助大家更好地吃辣，更科学更安全地吃辣？
左医生：那我们辣椒呢，又分干辣椒和鲜辣椒。那鲜辣椒的话当成蔬菜吃我觉得还是不错的，干辣椒呢，您当成调味品来吃，它里面的辣椒素都有的，都有一定的作用啊，包括对我们减肥啊促进代谢、祛湿都有一定的作用，你只要掌握好度就好。还有就是一种泡辣椒。泡辣椒的话能够去腥提鲜，像我们四川的一些鱼香肉丝啊，炒一些鸭肠啊那种下水都会用到泡辣椒，因为它提鲜。再一个呢，它呢有一定的益生菌，对调节肠道有一定的好处。但是它腌制的话，随着腌制时间的增加营养素会有所降低，还有一个盐分太高，那有高血压的人群的话，这种腌辣椒泡辣椒，真的是要少吃啊，真的是要少吃。还有我们吃辣椒的时候有技巧的，因为吃辣椒你觉得特别辣，我怎么来缓解呢？我也看过很多的报道包括我自己就试过，你这时候喝点茶不管用啊，你吃块冰块含块冰也不管用，那怎么办呢？像我们四川吃麻辣火锅的时候标配是什么呢？豆奶，尤其是凉的豆奶，或者是北方如果没有这种的话，你可以喝点冰的牛奶呀或者冰淇淋啊等等，或者是您家有点稀饭放凉了，您放在那儿，它其实对我们缓解这个辣都有一定的益处。
主持人：好，那再次谢谢左医生。
你喜欢吃哪种辣椒呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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干辣椒	/	gān là jiāo	/	Dried Chillies
调味品	/	tiáo wèi pǐn	/	Seasonings
辣椒素	/	là jiāo sù	/	Capsaicin
促进代谢	/	cù jìn dài xiè	/	Promotes metabolism
祛湿	/	qū shī	/	Dispel dampness
泡辣椒	/	pào là jiāo	/	Pickled chillies
去腥	/	qù xīng	/	remove the fishy flavor
提鲜	/	tí xiān	/	Enhances freshness
鱼香肉丝	/	yú xiāng ròu sī	/	fish flavored pork slices
鸭肠	/	yā cháng	/	duck intestine
下水	/	xià shuǐ	/	animal innards
益生菌	/	yì shēng jūn	/	probiotics
腌制	/	yān zhì	/	marinating
营养素	/	yíng yǎng sù	/	Nutrients
缓解	/	huǎn jiě	/	relieve
管用	/	guǎn yòng	/	effective
标配	/	biāo pèi	/	a must-have
豆奶	/	dòu nǎi	/	soy milk
稀饭	/	xī fàn	/	porridge

Yuli's Chinese Channel

吃辣的时候要注意什么？ What should we pay attention to when eating spicy food? （Advanced level）

Esta semana un pajarito me ha dicho que estás un poco desmotivado, ¿puede ser? Esta expresión o quizás fórmula para iniciar una oración la usamos mucho. Te la explico.

Expresiones en español

Me ha dicho un pajarito que ...

Acompáñanos en esta nueva entrega y aprendamos un poco más sobre el subjuntivo. En este episodio vamos a discutir sobre los usos del subjuntivo imperfecto mientras les hacemos preguntas hipotéticas a las personas, en las calles de Medellín. 

Recuerda que en este enlace puedes ver la transcripción de episodio: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lQUlEQYvIhfZh2IN4DhrgH4s4bgFtFZ27AMRKCZro3s/edit?usp=sharing

Real Spanish Podcast

Subjunctive mood: imperfect tense

In this episode, I want to teach you how to use numbers in Bahasa Indonesia. This phrase could be very useful when you don't know how to say or express something in Bahasa Indonesia. Let's listen to it.

Bahasa Sehari-Hari (Daily Phrases)

Number in Bahasa indonesia Part.1

Get ready for a special treat! In this episode, I talk with Cara Leopold, an English Teacher known as the Listening Expert. We covered a lot of topics, so this will be the first of two episodes with our conversation. The main theme of our conversation was building great listening skills in another language. In this first episode, we talk about the importance of listening when learning another language, including pronunciation, and what to do when you don’t understand your colleagues in meetings.  Here are some gems from this episode:

“People might think, “I spend most of my time speaking.” But listening is actually the skill that dominates. So by that logic, the foundation for also learning future languages should be listening.”

“So what’s really helped me to get fluent in French is observing what people say, understanding them, and then copying them.”

“Notice the expressions that people keep using and then use them. You will sound more authentic because you'll be using what the people around you actually say, as opposed to what you read in a book or what you got out of a list of 100 idioms.”

Tune in to get more valuable insights from Cara, so you’ll understand more of what people say around you! The second part of our conversation will be released in the next episode. 

Read the transcript here: https://www.express-to-impress.com/listening-skills/.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 