日本に住んでいるみなさん。これから日本に来るみなさん。
春、日本人はときどき、「あーーー体がへんだなーーー」と思います。
どうしてでしょうか？！
今回はそのことについて話しています。

Nihongo Hanaso (Beginners)

Beginners 日本人は春に病気になる？

你喜欢语言的历史吗？许多语言有阴性、阳性和中性。西班牙语有一些词汇来自中性。我在这里告诉你。

关于西班牙语和其文化的趣事

拉丁语和西班牙语中的中性性别

Nel primo episodio vi ho parlato della Fontana di Trevi . Nell'episodio di oggi vi porterò ancora una volta in Italia per parlarvi del turismo nel mio paese. L'Italia ha tanti turisti? Quali sono i posti più visitati? L'impatto del turismo ha solo aspetti positivi o anche negativi? Scopriamolo in questo nuovo episodio. Puoi completare l'ascolto con un quiz di comprensione e se hai bisogno del testo puoi mandarmi un messaggio in qualsiasi momento. 

Il grillo parlante - podcast italiano 

Il turismo in Italia 

This podcast explores Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening".

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42891/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening

Poem of the Day

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

Are you struggling to learn Lithuanian with traditional methods? Have you tried different apps, videos, and online content, but nothing seems to stick? Pauzė provides a break from the usual language learning methods, offering a moment of reflection while you learn.

In this podcast series, you will be presented with short texts on different topics, focusing on a variety of grammar skills, from verb conjugation and declension of nouns to learning new words and phrases without any studying.

Join Vesta, your podcast host, on your Lithuanian language-learning journey! 

Iki pasimatymo!

Pauzė

Pauzė - Lithuanian podcast for beginners!

In this episode, discover essential tips to boost your confidence and improve your performance in the IELTS exam. Whether you're preparing for Speaking, Writing, Reading, or Listening, these practical strategies will help you approach the test with ease and achieve your target score. Tune in and start your journey to IELTS success today!

ENGLISH FLOW WITH TEACHER MANSUMA

Master IELTS With Teacher Mansuma

In this episode and some of the next ones, I will go through the reading skills that you need to master the IELTS reading section and get the best marks.


#IELTS #English #my italkieteacher

IELTS with Ali

Reading Skills for IELTS

When it comes to Summer time, it's Fireworks Festival all over Japan. In 2023, a lot of festivals are held for the first time in post COVID-19.  Fireworks in Japanese is "Hanabi".
Most of Japanese love Hanabi. We are so excited to see a number of Hanabi and enjoy them.
I'm going to introduce some Fireworks Festivals held in Kansai area. 
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夏祭りと花火大会

日本の夏といえば、花火大会！
何千発も花火を打ち上げる大きなお祭りが　各地で開催されます。
私が住んでいる関西地方でも、いくつかの大きなお祭りがあります。
先陣を切って行われるのが、大阪の「天神祭り」です。今年、２０２３年は７月２５日火曜日に午後７：３０から『天神祭奉納花火』が行われました。約３０００発の花火が打ち上げられたそうです。私の勤める日本語学校は大阪にあるので、クラスの学生たちの何人かは見に行ったと言っていました。夜のお祭りを遅くまで楽しんだらしく、翌日の授業では眠そうにしていたそうです。
さらに、大きな花火大会があります。『なにわ淀川花火大会』です。
今年は８月５日（土）の午後７：３０から８：３０の間に約20,000発の花火が打ち上げられるそうです。　一般的な打ち上げ花火だけでなく、川の水面を鏡のように利用したパフォーマンスや音楽に合わせた打ち上げ花火など　さまざまな花火が楽しめるそうです。　
他にも『猪名川花火大会』『泉州夢花火』『水都くらわんか花火大会』などなど、いろいろな場所で花火大会が開催されます。どの花火大会にも、大勢の人たちが見物に訪れます。　
花火の音と夜空に描かれる色さまざまな模様に、釘付けになります。1時間近く上ばかり見ていると、首が痛くなってきますが、それでも、みんな花火を最後まで見続けます。
ひときわ大きな花火が連続でババババババっと一気に打ち上げられると、それが花火大会のフィナーレです。その最後の２，３分は、　みんなの「うわあ！」という歓声が、特大の花火の上がる音にかき消されるほどです。そして、一瞬のうちに空は静かになり花火大会は終わります。
「あ～、終わってしまった…。」ちょっと、寂しく感じる瞬間です。
コロナで夏祭りも花火大会もこの２，３年は中止されていましたが、今年は久しぶりに開催するところが多いです。　今年こそ花火を見に行きたいと思っています。


 

やさしい日本語（にほんご）

2023花火大会（はなびたいかい）Fireworks Festival

At what age do we become "old?"

This is a question a team of European researchers has been asking.

The age at which people think old age begins has moved in time, according to a new study.

Many people also like to believe they haven't yet reached old age, even as they get older.

The research team looked at data from the German Ageing Survey, which included more than 14,000 participants.

The participants were born between 1911 and 1974, and answered survey questions over a 25-year period between 1996 and 2021.

They were aged between 40 and 85 when they began answering the questions, and more participants joined the survey in time.

People were asked a lot of questions, including: "At what age would you describe someone as old?"

The researchers found that when people born in 1911 got to the age of 65, they thought old age began at 71.

But when those who were born in 1956 got to 65, they thought old age began at 74, on average.

However, the study also found that people's perceptions of old age changed as they got older.

At the age of 64, the average participant said old age began at about 75. But at the age of 74, the average participant said old age began at about 76.

Study author Markus Wettstein said he wasn't sure if this meant people had a positive or negative view of old age.

Better health care and increased life expectancy in recent years may also have affected people's perceptions, he said.