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+)

Are you feeling stressed about checking into your hotel or Airbnb? Don’t sweat it!
In this episode of Spanish Unplugged, we’ll help you nail your check-in, ask about amenities, and solve common issues like a pro. Valeria, our fearless traveler, will show you how it’s done!
🎙️ Get ready for real-life conversations that will boost your confidence and make your stay unforgettable.
💡 Want this guide? Drop me a message, and I’ll send it your way!

Spanish Unplugged Podcast

EP3: Check-In Champ: No More Awkward Moments ✈️

日本の職場で毎日使う「お疲れ様です」。
意外と奥が深いあいさつ。

今回のエピソードでは、ビジネス日本語教師Mayukoが、この言葉が持つ真の意味と、あなたが職場で信頼を失わないための大切なルールを解説します。

【クイズ】
Q.　日本の職場で、相手が疲れていないときに「お疲れ様です」というのは失礼ですか？
A.　はい、失礼です。／ いいえ、失礼ではありません。

このさいさつが単なる“ねぎらい”ではなく、チームの一員としての貢献をお互いに認め合うためのポジティブなコミュニケーションツールであることを解き明かします。
※ねぎらい＝相手の労力に感謝すること

使い方や場面を理解して、積極的に「お疲れ様です」を使いましょう。

✅ 切り替えルール：「おはようございます」から「お疲れ様です」に変わる、多くの会社での時間的なデッドライン（午前11時頃）を解説。
✅ 絶対NG：目上の人には絶対に使ってはいけない要注意フレーズ「ご苦労様です」のルーツと理由。
✅ 社外ルール：取引先やお客様など、社外の人には何を使うのが正解か？

あいさつの使い方で、あなたの協調性や信頼度は大きく変わります。
「お疲れ様です」を適切に使い、日本のビジネス文化に根付くコミュニケーションをマスターしましょう！


#お疲れ様ですの使い方
#ビジネス日本語 #ビジネスマナー #日本語学習 #日本の挨拶 #日本文化
#ビジネス日本語教師Mayuko
#JapaneseLearning #LearnJapanese #BusinessJapanese #JapanesePhrases #Business Japanese Instructor Mayuko

Let's work in Japanese!（日本語を使って、働こう）

「お疲れ様です」の役割とNGルールを徹底解説

Some ideas to improve your listening skills.

 Ideas for Learning English

Listening

Let's make Japanese sentences together.   If you make a sentence in Japanese, write it in the comment section! I will correct your sentences! 


【Today's  topic】
【⚪⚪に　はまる/はまっている】
※カジュアルな表現(ひょうげん)です。

カジュアルに　だれかとコミュニケーションをとったり、自己紹介(じこしょうかい)をするときに、つかえる表現(ひょうげん)です。

📕意味(いみ)は、夢中(むちゅう)になっている。好きすぎて、やめられない。


in my case👩 
(私は)ラーメンにはまっている。
I'm crazy  about Ramen.
(ex)
息子(むすこ)はポケモンにはまっている。
My son crazy about POKÉMON.

最近(さいきん)スーパーマリオにはまっています。

会話(Conversation)

最近(さいきん)あたらしくできた　ラーメンやさんに、行(い)ったんだけど、すっごいおいしくて❗ぜったい、はまると思う！

👫会話(かいわ)のとき

さいきん、ラーメンに　はまってる。
※『はまっている』の(い)を言わないこともあります。

Japanese teacher Noriko’s room

【⚪⚪に　はまる/はまっている】

What if the controller in your hand was also a powerful tool for learning? This week, we're hitting "start" on a fascinating topic: the real educational benefits of video games and how you can use them to level up your English and your cognitive skills.

Move beyond the stereotypes! In this episode of The English Effect, we explore the science and strategy behind gaming for growth. We'll break down how popular games secretly train your brain in problem-solving, resource management, and critical thinking. Then, we'll get practical: learn the top 10 essential gaming vocabulary words (like grind, loot, meta, and co-op) that will help you understand gamers and use English in a fun, immersive context.

Finally, we tackle the crucial question of balance. How can you build healthy gaming habits that support your goals instead of distracting from them? Whether you're a dedicated gamer, a curious learner, or a parent navigating the digital world, this episode will change how you think about play and learning.

The English Effect

Single Player Gaming Boosts Grades and Focus

In dieser Folge geht es um einfache deutsche Lieder. Das Vokabular ist recht simpel und der Sinn des Liedes ist leicht zu erklären und zu verstehen. 
Es sind vier Lieder auch wenn ich am Anfang von fünf rede - sorry .-. 

Ich wünsche euch viel Spaß bei dieser Kaffeepause :) 


Kleine Kaffeepause

Einfache Lieder zum Deutschlernen 

Viaggiatore: Salve
Hostess: Buongiorno, carta d’imbarco e passaporto per favore.
Viaggiatore: Certo. Ecco.
Hostess: Desidera un posto vicino al finestrino o corridoio?
Viaggiatore: Vicino al finestrino.
Hostess: Potrebbe mettere la valigia sul nastro?
Viaggiatore: certamente!
Hostess: Trasporta materiali o liquidi infiammabili?
Viaggiatore: No
Hostess: Purtroppo il suo bagaglio supera il peso consentito.
Viaggiatore: Ah..
Hostess: Il supplemento per il bagaglio è di 30 euro. Come desidera pagare?
Viaggiatore: Con carta.
Hostess: ecco il suo scontrino e la sua carta di imbarco. Il suo volo partirà alle 6:20, Le procedure di imbarco cominceranno alle 5:30. Il gate non è stato ancora annunciato, ma dovrebbe apparire sul monitor con le informazioni dei voli tra 40 minuti. I controlli di sicurezza sono da quella parte.
Viaggiatore: Grazie mille
Hostess: Grazie a Lei e buon viaggio. 


Italiano Chiaro

All'aeroporto- fare il check in

There are many types of dairy alternatives on the market today, often made from things like nuts and soybeans.

But have you heard they're now making butter from air?

A US startup called Savor is working on a range of dairy alternatives made using something that exists all around us: carbon.

Fats are made from chains of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Savor's process involves taking carbon — from, say, carbon dioxide — and adding heat and hydrogen to create chains that are combined with oxygen from air.

This results in fat molecules, like the ones found in dairy and other animal products.

Now, regular butter is about 80% fat — the rest is mostly water. So to make butter from its synthetic fat, Savor just adds water, as well as an emulsifier that keeps the liquids from separating, and rosemary oil for flavor and beta carotene for color.

What does it taste like?

"I couldn't believe I wasn't eating real butter," Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates wrote in a blog post earlier this year. Gates is one of Savor's investors.

He wrote that "it tastes really good — like the real thing, because chemically it is."

Savor has already run informal taste tests with small groups of people, and is working to get regulatory approval for its product in the US.

But why butter?

A 2021 study estimated that food production makes up about 35% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions — and Savor estimates that about 7% of greenhouse gas emissions are just from producing fat.

But Savor's process, Gates wrote, doesn't release any greenhouse gases. He added that it uses no farmland and "less than a thousandth of the water that traditional agriculture does."

Savor is focusing on butter to start with partly because its high price point makes it easier to compete on cost. But the startup later hopes to develop other products like milk, ice cream, cheese — even meat.



