Prepositions in English can be hard! In today's episode, I break down the different ways we use "for" and "to" to give meaning to sentences. For example, in the sentence, "I am giving this gift to you for your friend!", do you know why I use both "for" and "to"? This is one of many examples I give to you in this episode! You only need 7 minutes to improve your English with today's episode! 

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"I am giving this gift to you for your friend!" Understand the differences between the prepositions "for" and "to"

Grimm's story read by Vietnamese northern accent


Learning Vietnamese through Story

Hansel and Gretel - Brothers Grimm - Truyện cổ Grimm - Practice listening Vietnamese

This episode covers a sample  greeting conversation with analysis. 

News and conversations in colloquial Yoruba

Yoruba greetings

秧秧老师的中文课堂-HSK专项练习

HSK4级听力题4

あっという間に年末ですね。
皆さんには、今年やり残したことがありますか？
今回はアヤが今年中にやっておきたいことについて話します。

Time flies!
Another year is almost over!!
Don’t you have anything left to do for this year? 
This time, Aya talks about the thing that she wants to do before the end of 2022.

♤ キーワード 
・師走（しわす：December）
※"Shi" means a priest or monk at temples and "wasu" stands for "running" in Kanji character. Usually, they sit back and move slowly, but in December, at the end of the year, there are so many Buddhist events, so even priests or monks have to run around. That's why we call December «師走».
・年を越す（としをこす：spend the new year） 
・ハードルが高い（ハードルがたかい：tough to clear）
・重い腰が上がらない（おもいこしがあがらない：take time to get motivated）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ 
1. アヤが今年中にやりたいことは？ 
2. それがなかなかできない理由は？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1. フミが生まれ変わったらなりたい生物は？ 
→ クジラ
2. それになりたい理由は？
→ 他の生物に襲われることもなく、穏やかに生きられそうだから。

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

Episode 19：今年やり残したこと

In this episode, we explore the most common vowel sound in British English, the schwa, with a focus on how the letter E behaves in unstressed syllables. You’ll learn why the schwa isn’t a real vowel but a weak transition sound, how word stress controls pronunciation, and why native speakers often seem to skip vowels altogether. We cover reliable patterns at the ends of words such as er, en, and el, tricky unstressed E in the middle of words, and why initial E can shift between /ɪ/ and /ə/. If you want your pronunciation to sound more natural, fluent, and rhythmical, this lesson will change how you hear English.

British Pronunciation Tips 

British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Lesson 9: The E Schwa

In dieser Episode spreche ich in Kürze über Small Talk. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören!

Deutsch durchdacht 

Episode 3: Small Talk

PCR  (Polymerase chain reaction) TEST: 核酸检测 【hé suān jiǎn cè】
ART (Antigen rapid test) TEST: 抗原检测【kàng yuán jiǎn cè】
Do a PCR test 做核酸检测
Do an ART test 做抗原检测
Where to do PCR test in Shanghai? 在上海可以去哪里做核酸检测？
I’ll do ART test by myself at home. 我会在家里自己做抗原检测。

Positive 阳性
Negative 阴性 

I tested positive.我的检测结果是阳性。wǒ de jiǎn cè jié guǒ shì yáng xìng。

I tested negative: 我的检测结果是阴性。wǒ de jiǎn cè jié guǒ shì yīn xìng

I had a fever and it lasted for three days, I did the ART test at home and the result is positive.
我连续发烧了3天，我在家里做了抗原检测，结果是阳性。
 we’ll talk about medicine in the next show. If you have any question ,feel free to message me or we can talk about it in our class.Thanks for listening. If you like my podcast ,you can follow it. I look forward to see you in the next show.


Talk to Cara in Chinese

6.新冠检测Useful expressions of COVID test 

Comienza uno de los episodios que más disfrutaré, y es porque, nada más y nada menos que hablar de postres latinoamericanos ya se nos hace agua la boca, por lo menos a mi sí. Nos pasearemos por algunos países, conoceremos un poquito del origen de algunos postres representativos Latinoamericanos y,en la transcripción podrás obtener enlaces para las recetas. Comencemos 