日本人（にほんじん）はチップを払（はら）わない？
Don't Japanese pay tips?
일본인은 팁을 주지 않는다?


NANAのにほんごpodcast 

#66 日本人はチップをはらわない？

Who says Chinese is hard？ 谁说中文很难

Chinese 6 vowels

みんなはカラオケ好き？私はすっごい好きなんだけど、コロナで友だちに会えないから、全然カラオケにいけないんだよね。でもヒトカラ（＝ひとりカラオケ）する勇気ないし…そしたら、switchの「JOYSOUND」を見つけたの！これは家でカラオケができるソフトなんだけど、ソフト自体は無料で自分が使いたい時間だけをチケットで買うっていうものなの。

Do you guys like karaoke? I like it a lot, but I can't go to karaoke at all because I can't see my friends at COVID‑19. But I don't dare to do karaoke alone... Then I found "JOYSOUND" for the Nintendo Switch! The software itself is free, and you buy a ticket for the time you want to use it.


早速使おうと思って、マイク買っちゃった！でも近所迷惑になっちゃうから、マイクにつける防音のやつも買ったよ。これをつけると、隣の部屋にも聞こえないし、大きい声も出せて本当にスッキリするよ。残念なのはカラオケに行ったらPVがあるんだけど、このswitchのほうにはPVがないことかな～。私は好きな歌手のPVを見ながら歌うのが好きだからちょっとそこが物足りないかな。でも、好きな時間に好きなだけ歌えるし、本当これはいい！

I bought a microphone to use it right away! But it would disturb the neighbors, so I also bought a soundproofing kit to attach to the microphone. With this, I can't be heard in the next room, and I can speak louder, so it's really refreshing. Unfortunately, the switch doesn't have any music videos, which is a pity because karaoke places have them. I like to sing while watching the music videos of my favorite singers, so I think that's a little lacking. But I can sing whenever I want and for as long as I want.


曲も15万曲あって、毎月新曲が追加されてるらしいから、歌いたい歌はだいたい見つかると思うよ。ちなみに、私が最近好きな歌手は「FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE(ファンタスティックス・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ)」っていうグループで、この前新曲だしたからその配信を待ってるところだよ。よかったら聞いてみてね！

There are 150,000 songs, and new songs are added every month, so I think you can find almost any song you want to sing. By the way, my new favorite singer is a group called "FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE," and I'm waiting for them to release a new song. You can listen to it if you like!

🌟My courses and schedule
https://www.italki.com/teacher/7661858/japanese

ガチ日本語 - Everyday Japanese -

Ep.5 Nintendo Switch - JOYSOUND

Escucha este audio-artículo y descubre la provincia de Sevilla y buenos trucos para viajar por ella disfrutando de los lugares más auténticos.

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Provincia de Sevilla - 2a Parte

Swahili conjunctions with examples and English translations

Amina

Swahili conjunctions

To think & to know in Swedish. 

I detta avsnittet förklarar jag skillnaden och när du ska använda: tycka/tänka/tro och att veta/känna/kunna på A1-A2- nivå. Det här blogginlägget hjälper vidare i text:

https://www.thelocal.com/20220314/how-to-think-in-swedish-tanka-tro-or-tycka/

https://www.thelocal.se/20180509/the-swedish-teacher-kanna-veta-kunna-kanna-till-language/

Hoppas det hjälper någon att få klarhet i dessa viktiga verb för att kunna tala bra svenska.

(!) Jag har många lediga tider och tar gärna emot nya studenter!

Ha det bra så hörs vi snart.
Matilda

Tankar på svenska

Tankar på svenska : Att tycka/tänka/tro & Att veta/känna/kunna a1+-a2

１年ぐらい勉強をやめていた韓国語の勉強を再開しました！みなさんは、どうやって語学学習のモチベーションを維持していますか？

日本語でおしゃべり　podcast for Japanese learners

＃19 韓国語の勉強を再開した話

MARGARET: Mr. Wilson, I’d like you to meet 
Dr. Edward Smith.
MR. WILSON: It’s nice to meet you, Dr. Smith.
DR. SMITH: Pleasure to meet you, too.
MARGARET: Dr. Smith is an economist. He just finished
writing a book on international trade.
MR. WILSON: Oh? That’s my field, too. I work for the 
United Nations.
DR. SMITH: In the Development Program, by any chance?
MR. WILSON: Yes. How did you guess?
DR. SMITH: I’ve read your articles on technical assistance. 
They’re excellent

LANGUAGE NOTES
• Mr. Wilson, I’d like you … Notice the rising intonation on “Mr. Wilson,” which is used 
to address someone. Listen for the “d” in “I’d like.” This means I would like, which is 
very different from I like. (“I’d like” means the same as “I would like” or “I want.”)
• Dr. Smith is an economist. Notice the stress on “economist.” This content word has 
new information, so it is emphasized. There are four syllables in “economist,” with the 
stress on the second syllable (e-CON-o-mist).
• He just finished writing … “just” means the very recent past. “Just” is usually used 
with a simple past verb because the action is complete. However, it can also be used 
with the present perfect (He’s just finished writing …).
• Development program. Since these two words make a compound noun, the main 
stress falls on “development.”
• By any chance? Means the same as “possibly.” Notice the rising intonation, which is 
used in yes/no questions to confirm that something is true.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day3: Formal Introduction in English

In this episode we chatted about ‘socializing’, covering questions like ‘socializing style and personality, ‘how often do you socialize’, ‘what’s your ideal socializing occasion’ etc. Let’s go!

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

