I think this really speeds my learning up! 

111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 12 – Jot Down Weird but Interesting Tidbits 

この前、コンサートに行ったんだけど、本当に最高だった！最後に行ったのはコロナの前だから2～3年ぶりかなぁ。fantasticsのコンサートに行ったんだけど、本当に神対応(かみたいおう)だった！主要都市だけじゃなくて、地方にもいくコンサートだからその土地の方言話したり、Twitterでその土地の有名な食べ物聞いてその食レポしたりしてて、すごいおもしろかった！

I went to a concert the other night, and it was absolutely fantastic! It's been a couple of years since I last went to a concert in front of Corona, and I went to ”fantastics from exile tribe” concert, and they were absolutely “warm-hearted response”! They were not only going to major cities, but also to rural areas, so they spoke in local dialects and asked their fans on Twitter about famous local foods, and did food reports on them.


日本のコロナのルールはまだ厳しいから、お客さんが声を出すのはだめで、拍手だけだったんだけど、それもすごいいいコンサートだった！アイドルのコンサートとか握手会に行くと塩対応だったっていうことも聞くけど、私は塩対応(しおたいおう)より神対応のほうが好きかな～。

The rules at Corona in Japan are still very strict, so the audience was not allowed to shout, only applaud, but it was a great concert! When I go to idol concerts or handshake events, I hear that they are “unfriendly attitude”, but I prefer a “warm-hearted response” to a “unfriendly attitude”.


塩対応で有名になったアイドルはAKB48の「ぱるる」だよね。この人は神対応をする日がないっていうくらい塩対応だったらしいよ。座ったまま、笑顔もなし、不機嫌な表情だったんだって。でも、それがいい！って人もいて、人気がでたからすごいよね！みんなは神対応と塩対応どっちが好き？

The idol who became famous for her “unfriendly attitude” is "Paruru" of AKB48. It is said that she was so “unfriendly attitude” that there was not a day when she did not give a “warm-hearted response”. She would just sit there, not even smiling, with a grumpy expression on her face. But that was good! And it's amazing that she became so popular! Which do you like better, the ““warm-hearted response”” or the salty response?


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Ep.10 神(かみ)対応と塩(しお)対応(God response and salt response？)

El TQM como estrategia de gestión de la calidad ayuda a las organizaciones a la satisfacción plena de los requerimientos de los clientes por medio de la participación de todos los empleados y guiándose por los siete principios de la gestión de la calidad total

De todo un poco

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In this SPECIAL episode, it is finally time for you to start speaking and practicing yourself.

It's simple. You will just listen to me and respond to whatever I'm saying. Yo don't have to pause the track since I do wait for you to speak your sentence.

In order to be able to respond to all questions effectively and correctly, you need to have studies all three previous episodes very well. Feel free to get back to them and practice more before you start this episode for best outcome.

Enjoy your test 😉

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What would you prefer: JAIL or PRISON?

I hope that journaling will help me stop wasting time scrolling on social mediate and media in general. Journaling is basically just writing stuff on paper. You could write about anything and it it doesn't even have to make sense. The important thing is to start writing and a little every day and do this consistently. You can do it in your native language and even in English if you're feeling brave. Listen to my podcast for more journaling benefits and ideas on what to journal about. 

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I want to start journaling... and I think you should too

Jenna and Max are at a cozy café when suddenly Max gets an email.

Max (staring at his phone, confused):
Hey, Jenna, this guy I’m working with just said, “Give me a shout.” What does that even mean?

Jenna (stirring her coffee):
It just means to contact him.

Max (frowning):
Wait… but “shout” means to yell. So, does he want me to yell his name?

Jenna (laughs):
No, no! He’s not asking you to actually shout. It just means to message him, call him—basically, let him know when you need something.

Max (nodding slowly):
Okay… so, if I say “I’ll give you a shout,” it means I’ll call you?

Jenna (approving):
Exactly! Or text, or email—whatever works.

Max (thinking hard):
Hmm… but what if I really do shout your name? Like—HEY, JENNA!

[SFX: Café customers turning to stare]

Jenna (covering her face, whispering):
Okay, maybe don’t do that in public…

Max (grinning):
Got it. So, if I’m stuck on my project later, I can just say, “Jenna, I’ll give you a shout?”

Jenna (thumbs up):
Now you’re getting it!

Max (pauses, tilting head):
Wait… I have to ask—how do you know all these phrases so well? It’s like English just clicks for you.

Jenna (shrugging, playfully):
Well, let’s just say I found the cheat code.

Max (leaning in, curious):
Cheat code? What, like a secret trick?

Jenna (grinning):
Kinda! I trained with English Teacher Smith on iTalki. It wasn’t just lessons—it was real conversation, real corrections, and now, boom! English feels natural.

Max (raising an eyebrow, impressed):
That actually sounds pretty smart.

Jenna (pulls out phone, taps screen):
Here, see? Just click the profile, book a speaking lesson, and you’ll be talking like a pro in no time.

Max (smirking, clicking on phone):
Alright… I’ll give Teacher Smith a shout then.
(books lesson)

LEARN BY LISTENING

Here's How To Give Me A Shout Without Shouting

Bienvenidos a... ¿Cómo le llamas a esto en tu país? En esta primera edición traemos a dos invitados muy especiales: Colombia y Perú donde compartiremos la forma en que llamamos a diferentes conceptos y objetos de nuestra vida diaria. 

¿Cuantas palabras reconoces de cada país? ¿Sabes cómo se le llama al trabajo en Perú y Colombia? Cuéntanos en un comentario o mensaje. 

Te invitamos a conocernos más en: 

📍 María: https://linktr.ee/spanishwithmariap  

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5. ¿Cómo le llamas a esto en tu país? Edición Colombia y Perú

In this episode we are going to learn 【Transportation 】in Chinese. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practice until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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中国的交通很方便。
zhōng guó de jiāo tōng hěn fāng biàn 。
The transportation in China is very convenient.
去上班可以坐地铁、坐公车、打车或者自己开车。
qù shàng bān kě yǐ zuò dì tiě 、 zuò gōng chē 、 dǎ chē huò zhě zì jǐ kāi chē 。
To get to work, you can take the subway, bus, taxi or drive yourself.
家离公司近的人可以走路去上班。
jiā lí gōng sī jìn de rén kě yǐ zǒu lù qù shàng bān 。
People who live close to the company can walk to work.
但是大城市人很多，堵车很厉害。
dàn shì dà chéng shì rén hěn duō ， dǔ chē hěn lì hài 。
But there are many people in big cities, and traffic jams are severe.
如果你赶时间，坐地铁最好。
rú guǒ nǐ gǎn shí jiān ， zuò dì tiě zuì hǎo 。
If you're in a hurry, it's best to take the subway.
因为地铁不会塞车，很准时。
yīn wèi dì tiě bú huì sāi chē ， hěn zhǔn shí 。
Because the subway does not have traffic jams, it is very punctual.
以前坐地铁用地铁卡，现在用手机就可以了。
yǐ qián zuò dì tiě yòng dì tiě kǎ ， xiàn zài yòng shǒu jī jiù kě yǐ le 。
Before we used subway card to take the subway, now using mobile phone is enough.