・東北地方の方言（主に北東北）「ごんぼほる」の紹介
・意味と使用例の紹介
・「ごんぼほる」⇒「ごぼうを掘る」からきている
・成り立ちについての説明
・小さい子供に対してよく使われるイメージ
・まとめ




Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

「ごんぼほる」ごぼうを掘るとだだをこねる、意地を張ることになる！なぜ？東北弁！Learning Tohoku dialect

In this episode of English Learners Boost, our experienced host, an English tutor and licensed science teacher, explores the question: What is the best strategy to learn English? Delving into effective methods and practical examples, listeners will discover how to accelerate their language learning journey. From immersion and speaking practice to goal-setting and embracing mistakes, find out the strategies tailored to your individual learning needs. Plus, don't miss the opportunity to book a personalized English lesson with our expert host on italki and experience firsthand their expert guidance and innovative teaching approach. Tune in and boost your English skills today!

English Learner's Boost

What is the Best Strategy to Learn English?

English At Work: Different ways to In An English-Speaking Environment. Part 1.

English is the international language of business so if you want to 'fit' in - you are most certainly in need to learn it and learn to use it! Right?

Some of us may be shy and timid to output and express ourselves openly but if you want a promotion, a raise in your salary - it is a must.

There are few ways to do it and in this small recording there is a listening practice for you and practical suggestion on how to 'get out of your shell'. 

Listen to it and let me know what you think.

See you in different podcasts of mine in the upcoming days.

To Your Success!



Job Interview Preparation | Build Strong Communication Under Pressure

English At Work: Different ways to In An English-Speaking Environment. Part 1.

1 ， qīnɡ dàn --light （ meal ） 
           清   淡 
wǒ xǐ huɑn chī qīnɡ dàn de cài 
我 喜 欢   吃  清   淡  的 菜  
xiānɡ ɡǎnɡ cài hěn qīnɡ dàn 
香    港   菜  很  清   淡  


2 ， shǎo +verb--do somethings less
          少   
nǐ shēnɡ bìnɡ le ， shǎo ɡōnɡ zuò 。 
你 生    病   了 ， 少   工   作  。 
nǐ ɡǎn mào le ， shǎo hē jiǔ 
你 感  冒  了 ， 少   喝 酒  


Laura cheng Chinese

Laura Chinese Language points for order food 4

it's all Greek to me!

Greek Survival Phrases II

好聽的中文故事 | 好听的中文故事✨

老鼠市長最後讓誰娶了女兒呢？聽完故事你就知道啦！
老鼠市长最后让谁娶了女儿呢？听完故事你就知道啦！


好听的中文故事 | 好聽的中文故事 | Great Chinese Stories

老鼠娶新娘 | 老鼠娶新娘

This festival takes place every August in  Spain. People come from all over the world to participate in this huge social occasion, which includes music, dancing and fireworks'. The main event is a tomato fight in which enormous quantities of overripe tomatoes arc thrown in the streets for exactly one hour. The festival was banned in the 1950s, bur in 1957 the young folk of the town protested by organizing a parade in which they buried a large tomato as if it were a dead body. The festival started again the following year.

English Mini Lessons

Tomato fight

In this episode, we’ll explore the interesting and useful idiom pair: "事半功倍" and "事倍功半". You’ll learn the meaning of these two Chinese idioms, their differences, and how understanding them can help you express yourself more clearly. Plus, I’ll share some insights on how to remember them easily by comparing their effects—literally. Tune in to discover how these idioms can add more depth to your Chinese skills！

Learn Chinese and Have Fun!

事半功倍 vs 事倍功半：An Interesting Idiom Pair

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【First meeting - informal occasion】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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A: 嗨，我叫阿明，你叫什么呀？
hāi ， wǒ jiào ā míng ， nǐ jiào shén me ya ？
Hi, I'm Aming. What's your name?
B: 我叫小美。
wǒ jiào xiǎo měi 。
I'm Xiaomei.
A: 你是第一次来这里吗？
nǐ shì dì yī cì lái zhè lǐ ma ？
Is this your first time here?
B: 对啊。你以前来过吗？
duì a 。 nǐ yǐ qián lái guò ma ？
Yeah. Have you been here before?
A: 嗯，我经常来。
en ， wǒ jīng cháng lái 。
Yesh, I come often.
B: 那你可以给我介绍介绍吗？
nà nǐ kě yǐ gěi wǒ jiè shào jiè shào ma ？
Can you introduce a bit for me?
A: 可以啊。我们每个星期六晚上都有派对。你可以在这里认识很多新朋友。
kě yǐ a 。 wǒ men měi gè xīng qī liù wǎn shàng dōu yǒu pài duì 。 nǐ kě yǐ zài zhè lǐ rèn shi hěn duō xīn péng yǒu 。
Yeah. We have parties every Saturday night. You can meet a lot of new people here.
太好了。我就是想来认识一些新朋友。
tài hǎo le 。 wǒ jiù shì xiǎng lái rèn shi yì xiē xīn péng yǒu 。
That's great. I did come to meet some new people.
我们加个微信吧。
wǒ men jiā gè wēi xìn ba 。
Could I have your WeChat？
可以啊。我扫你。
kě yǐ a 。 wǒ sǎo nǐ 。
Sure. Let me scan your QR code.
嗯，加上了。以后多联系。
en ， jiā shàng le 。 yǐ hòu duō lián xì 。
Okay, done. Keep in touch in future.
嗯，有时间可以聊一聊。
en ， yǒu shí jiān kě yǐ liáo yì liáo 。
Yeah, we can talk a bit when have time.