Join in while I share with you some interesting ways of accessing language learning without pressure. I will also share some New Year’s rituals in our family that tie in with this same kind of physical approach to language learning that could also be seen as something of a philosophy.

Philosophical Friday

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It was first time at fish market,and wow -it was so lively!
I tried some amazing fish food and waderd around a lot!
初めて築地に行きました！
とっても活気があってたのしかったです！

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・分かれた　　　　　　　　got separated　　　　　　
・観光客/かんこうきゃく） tourrists
・混/こん）でそう                looks crowded
・がやがや                            bustling
・賑/にぎ）わっている         lovely
・逆/ぎゃく）によかった   turned out to be good
・ホタテ貝/がい）               scallops
・果物/くだもの）                fruit
・牛串/ぎゅうくし）           beef skewer
・市場/いちば）                 market
・メインの通り/とおり）main street
・ひー                                  yikes 
・三重県/みえけん）          Mie prefecture
・伊勢神宮/いせじんぐう）Ise Grand Shrine
・高級/こうきゅう）           high-end
・納得/なっとく）                convinced
・買う気になれなかった      I didn't feel like buying it
・気が付く/きがつく）        notice
・すしざんまい                       shop name
・一生懸命/いっしょうけんめい）diligently




Everyday japanese with maki

#築地/つきじ）について　Let’s talk about Tsukiji fish market!

N3の聴解（ちょうかい）問題です。聞いてみてください！

日本語聞いてみよう！

【N3 Listening quiz ２】N3聴解問題２

In this episode we're going to learn how to talk about study plan in Chinese.
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Tips of using this audio:
* First time, listen and understand the general idea of the audio without looking at the text.
* Second time, listen and figure out the details.
* Third time, listen and look at the text, find the words you need to learn.
* listen several times and try to retell it aloud.
* create your own similar story by changing some words.
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两个星期后，我姐姐去中国上大学。
liǎnɡ ɡè xīnɡ qī hòu ， wǒ jiě jie qù zhōnɡ ɡuó shànɡ dà xué 。 
My older sister will go to China for college after two weeks.
她去学汉语。她以后想做翻译。
tā qù xué hàn yǔ 。 tā yǐ hòu xiǎnɡ zuò fān yì 。 
She is going to learn Chinese. She wants to be an interpreter in the future.
我们全家在中国住过四年。
wǒ men quán jiā zài zhōnɡ ɡuó zhù ɡuò sì nián 。
Our whole family had lived in China for four years. 
我们现在住在曼谷。
wǒ men xiàn zài zhù zài màn ɡǔ 。 
Now we live in Bangkok.
我和姐姐都很喜欢中国。
wǒ hé jiě jie dōu hěn xǐ huɑn zhōnɡ ɡuó 。 
My sister and I both really like China.
我以后也想去中国上大学。
wǒ yǐ hòu yě xiǎnɡ qù zhōnɡ ɡuó shànɡ dà xué 。 
I also want to go to college in China in the future.
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New words:
……后  … … hòu              after
以后             yǐ hòu          in the future, afterwards
全家             quán jiā      the whole family
曼谷             màn ɡǔ       Bangkok

Story Chinese

上大学 go to college (beginning level)

Hola a todos/as! En Este breve podcast comparto una característica importante del ACENTO ESPAÑOL RIOPLATENSE >> 'la S aspirada'. Este sonido puede a veces confundirnos cuando escuchamos a una persona hablando, tal vez no identificamos una palabra (que en realidad si conocemos) porque la pronunciación es diferente. 

Te invito a escucharme cómo uso 'la s aspirada' y si te animas y tenes ganas a probar cómo hacer este sonido vos mismo. 

Como siempre digo, no es necesario aprender todos los acentos del español y poder imitarlos, pero si (en mi opinión) es una idea genial jugar a entenderlos!

Espero disfrutes el podcast, un abrazo desde Buenos Aires!

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Mi Acento Rioplatense - la "S" aspirada

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