Hello and welcome to  Veronica's Chinese Channel. Today is our first lesson, so we will start with a very simple expression, how to say Hello in Chinese.

Veronica's Chinese Channel

How to say Hello in Chinese

En este episodio conocerás la interesante historia del volcán Paricutín.

Un volcán en México, ubicado en el estado de Michoacán, con una historia fascinante ya que hubo una persona que pudo verlo nacer, y en su momento fue el volcán mas joven del mundo, descubre como sucedió y que importancia tiene este volcán en México.

¡Que disfruten el episodio!
¡Saludos cordiales!

Escuchando y aprendiendo 

El Paricutín (Historia del volcán) 

Intermediate Chinese Listening

Intermediate Chinese Listening：春节吃什么  What to eat in spring festival

Hola! Por acá, Camila, desde Buenos Aires, Argentina; profe certificada de español; con un podcast muy bueno que trata sobre un tema social "LOS MANDATOS'. Un poco polémico, verdad? Me encanta!
A través de unas pocas preguntas, comparto mi opinión personal en este tema, y te invito a 

1ro - escuchar el podcast para entrenar tu comprensión
2do - responder las preguntas para practicar tu escritura
3ro - compartir tus respuestas con tu profe de español para obtener feedback

Cómo lo ves?

EMPEZAMOS?

Dale play y mejora tu español HOY!

Disfruta de aprender

PREGUNTAS para entrenar tu español - TEMAS SOCIALES

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はシーズン2の6回目です。2023年明けましておめでとうございます。１月１日の午前中、家の周りを散歩しました。去年の正月はとても静かでしたが、今年の正月はなんだか賑やかでした。家の周りの公園やカフェやレストランに外国人観光客がたくさんいたからです。日本では家や近所で正月を過ごす人が多いですが、他の国では海外旅行をする人が多いですね。私も海外旅行に行きたいですが、今の航空券の値段が高すぎて驚いています。

Hello. This is episode 6 of season 2 of my podcast. Happy New Year! I hope you all have a wonderful 2023. On the morning of 1 January, I took a walk around my neighbourhood. Last New Year's Day was very quiet, but this New Year's Day was somewhat lively. This is because there were many foreign tourists in the parks, cafés and restaurants nearby my house. In Japan, many people spend New Year's at home or in their neighbourhood, but in other countries, many people travel abroad. I would like to travel abroad too, but I am surprised at how expensive airline tickets are nowadays.

今日は日本語のアクセントについてお話ししたいと思います。例えば日本語では「箸」と「橋」の例が有名です。この二つの単語は「は」と「し」で出来ていますから、ひらがなで書くと全く同じです。読み方で意味の違いを表現します。「箸」のように「は」を「し」よりも高いピッチで発音すると、chopsticksの意味になります。もう一度発音します「箸」。そして、「橋」のように「は」を「し」よりも低いピッチで発音すると、bridgeの意味になります。もう一度発音します「橋」。箸を使って、寿司を食べます。ロンドンブリッジは有名な橋です

Today I would like to talk about pitch accent in Japanese. For example, the well-known examples in Japanese are ‘Hashi' (chopsticks) and ‘Hashi' (bridge). These two words are made up of 'ha' and 'shi', so when written in hiragana they are exactly the same. The way they are pronounced expresses the difference in meaning. If the 'ha' is pronounced with a higher pitch than the 'shi', as in 'Hashi', it means 'chopsticks'. Pronounce it again ‘Hashi' (chopsticks). And if you pronounce the 'ha' lower in pitch than the 'shi', as in 'Hashi', it means ‘bridge’. Pronounce it again, ‘Hashi' (bridge). Use ‘Hashi' (chopsticks) to eat sushi. London Bridge is a famous ‘Hashi' (bridge). 

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S2 Ep6. 日本語のアクセント

In a universe of randomness 

Addiction

Mistakes are friends of any student. Let's figure out how to use them, what types they are. 💡

All about Russian language 🌟

Mistakes - Ошибки 

Intermediate Chinese Listening：高温下行走  Walking in High Temperatures

A record 78% of Japanese people feel anxious or worried, according to a new government survey.

That's the highest proportion in the 43 years the government has been asking people about these feelings.

Common worries among the adults who took part included health, life after retirement, and future income. Almost 64% of people said they're worried about their health, while 63% said they're worried about what their lives will look like after they stop working.

This was quite a small survey, however, and it was done by mail, with only 1,830 people across the country taking part.

Previous surveys have been done in person, and the government said people should be cautious before making comparisons between this year's survey and those done in the past.

But the survey did find that people in Japan are a little happier with their finances this year than they were in 2023.

However, 66% of people said they think the government should do more to combat inflation.

It's not just in Japan that people are anxious. Other reports have found that this is a real problem around the world.

At the end of 2023, almost half of young workers from seven countries said they found it difficult to work because they were so worried about what they saw in the news. Many felt they were living in a time of uncertainty, with wars happening across the world and geopolitical tensions rising.

