"Think 'Sumimasen' only means 'I’m sorry'? Think again! 🧐

In this episode, Maiko Sensei — a professional Japanese teacher with over 450 lessons experience — reveals the 9 different levels of this magic word. From calling a waiter to the 'Pro Level' of giving gifts, mastering 'Sumimasen' is the ultimate key to sounding natural in Japan.

What you will learn today:

Levels 1-3: The basics you need for survival in Japan.

Levels 5-7: How to use it for 'Thank you' and polite transitions.

Level 9: The 'Pro Level' usage for declining offers and giving gifts.

The Secret: Why Japanese people use this word even when they didn't do anything wrong!

Special Request: If you leveled up today, please follow the show and give me a 5-star rating! ⭐ It helps me reach more students around the world.

Let's study together! Want to practice 'Sumimasen' with me? Book a private lesson on italki or Preply! Links are right here: [Your italki Link] [Your Preply Link]

Don't just say it, feel it. Let's master 'Sumimasen' together!"

HONTO NO NIHONGO with Maiko

EP5: The 9 Levels of "SUMIMASEN": Are you using it right?

I detta avsnitt berättar jag om min enormt långa resa som varat i 3+ år.  Jag har varit i Sydostasien och spenderat den största delen av tiden i Australien. 

Resan började i juni 2019 och den kommer avslutas i december 2022. Jag hade inte tänkt att resa såhär länge men livet hände. Jag är spänd /  nervös / rädd för hur det kommer kännas att återvända till Sverige efter såhär många år. Jag pratar om mina känslor och tankar kring att återvända till Sverige.

Tankar på svenska

Tankar på svenska : Min enormt långa resa som varat 3+ år (B1+)

Esta semana les voy a platicar de cómo usar los adverbios aquí, acá, ahí y allá que indican localización por medio de ejemplos.
Lo siento si me entro la nostalgia al hablarles de mi bello Yucatán.

Yuca-talk

Aquí, Ahí, Allá, Acá

Namasté, 
In this episode, you will learn how to conjugate the following verbs in Nepali.
1) hunu (to be)
2) garnu (to do)
3) khaanu (to eat)

Dhanyabaad ! 

Learn Nepali with Rijendra

"Let's conjugate !"

みんなはどんな歌が好き？
俺はねぇ、結構古い歌が好きなんだけど、その詳細はこのポッドキャスト聞いてみてね！😆

Super Casual Japanese with Teppei

僕の好きな歌について

In this podcast in Russian, I'm talking about coffee, which helps us to wake up! This is the fourth podcast in the mini-series of episodes "About the most popular drinks in the world".

Here I will tell you about the history of the appearance of coffee as a drink, about the properties of coffee, why it has become so popular in the world, where the first coffee shop appeared, about the most expensive kind of coffee and some interesting facts about this drink. If you are looking for a podcast that offers useful information about coffee, then listen to this podcast in Russian! Whether you are a beginner or an experienced listener of podcasts in Russian, you will enjoy this episode!

✅Subscribe and follow the new releases!  It is really important for my channell development! If you want to get scripts for this and other podcasts as well as an access for words of the day and exercises in Russian then become a patron using this link: patreon.com/nickrus

В этом подкасте на русском языке я говорю о кофе, который помогает нам проснуться! Это четвертый подкаст в мини-серии эпизодов "О самых популярных напитках в мире".

Здесь я расскажу вам об истории появления кофе как напитка, о свойствах кофе, о том, почему он стал таким популярным в мире, где появилась первая кофейня, о самом дорогом сорте кофе и некоторых интересных фактах об этом напитке. Если вы ищете подкаст, который предлагает полезную информацию о кофе, тогда слушайте этот подкаст на русском языке! Независимо от того, являетесь ли вы новичком или опытным слушателем подкастов на русском языке, вам понравится этот эпизод!

✅Подписывайтесь и следите за новыми выпусками! Это очень важно для развития моего канала! Если вы хотите получить скрипты для этого и других подкастов, а также доступ к словам дня и упражнениям на русском языке, тогда становитесь патроном по этой ссылке: patreon.com/nickrus

Russian with Nick

#8 Магия кофе

In this episode I have a talk with Jania Alvarez, Italki tutor from Mexico, about Jergas colombianas.

Colombia

Talking to jania about Jergas Colombianas

The world's a tapestry, a woven web,
Of threads unseen, where cultures ebb and flow.
A global mind, a bridge it seeks to be,
To span the gaps where differences may grow.

From bustling streets to mountain peaks so high,
Each land a song, a tale beneath the sky.
Respectful ears, to hear the stories told,
Of customs old, in traditions bold.

No single beat sets all the hearts alight,
The rhythm shifts, with shades of dark and bright.
A global mind, it dances to the sound,
Embraces all, on common ground it's found.

Beyond the words, a silent language speaks,
In smiles and nods, the meaning truth it seeks.
A global heart, with empathy takes hold,
In shared humanity, a story to unfold.

So let us break the walls that hold us tight,
With open minds, we greet the morning light.
For in this world, so vast and ever wide,
A global mind, in unity confides.

The Global Professional Podcast

A Global Mindset Poem - EP 22

然后，在一天的早晨，恰好在太阳升起的时候，她开放了。
Then one morning, exactly at sunrise, she suddenly showed herself.
她已经精细地做了那么长的准备工作，却打着哈欠说道：
And, after working with all this painstaking precision, she yawned and said:
我刚刚睡醒，真对不起，
Ah! I am scarcely awake. I beg that you will excuse me.
瞧我的头发还是乱蓬蓬的…
My petals are still all disarranged.
小王子这时再也控制不住自己的爱慕心情：“你是多么美丽啊！”
But the little prince could not restrain his admiration: "Oh! How beautiful you are!"
花儿悠然自得地说：“是吧，我是与太阳同时出生的…”
"Am I not?" the flower responded, sweetly. "And I was born at the same moment as the sun."
小王子看出了这花儿不太谦虚，可是她确实丽姿动人。
The little prince could guess easily enough that she was not any too modest–but how moving–and exciting–she was!
她随后又说道：“现在该是吃早点的时候了吧，请你也想着给我准备一点…”
"I think it is time for breakfast," she added an instant later. "If you would have the kindness to think of my needs".
小王子很有些不好意思，于是就拿着喷壶，打来了一壶清清的凉水，浇灌着花儿。

And the little prince, completely abashed, went to look for a sprinkling-can of fresh water. So, he tended the flower.
于是，就这样，这朵花儿就以她那有点敏感多疑的虚荣心折磨着小王子。
So, too, she began very quickly to torment him with her vanity– which was, if the truth be known, a little dificult to deal with.
例如，有一天，她向小王子讲起她身上长的四根刺：“老虎，让它张着爪子来吧！”
One day, for instance, when she was speaking of her four thorns, she said to the little prince: "Let the tigers come with their claws!"
小王子顶了她一句：“在我这个星球上没有老虎，而且，老虎是不会吃草的”。
"There are no tigers on my planet," the little prince objected. "And, anyway, tigers do not eat weeds."
花儿轻声说道：“我并不是草。”
"I am not a weed," the flower replied, sweetly.
真对不起。
Please excuse me.
我并不怕什么老虎，可我讨厌穿堂风。
I am not at all afraid of tigers, she went on, but I have a horror of drafts.
你没有屏风？
I suppose you wouldn't have a screen for me?
小王子思忖着：“讨厌穿堂风…这对一株植物来说，真不走运，这朵花儿真不大好伺候…”
"A horror of drafts–that is bad luck, for a plant," remarked the little prince, and added to himself, "This flower is a very complex creature."