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Why Should You Have a Tutor to Help You with Your English

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Learn Thai by Kru Jane 

สวัสดีปีใหม่ 2568  Happy New Year 2025

In this episode, you will hear a story about two persons' experience of going to a Chinatowm. Thank you for listening to it.

一天，小王的女朋友小平说她想去中国城吃中国饭。小王就开车带小平去中国城。可是，小王从来没去过中国城，他不知道去中国城怎么走，所以小平拿了一张地图告诉小王怎么走。过了二十分钟，他们到了一个地方，在这个地方他们考到了很多中国字，他们想这个地方就是中国城。他们停车问一个人，“你知道中国饭店在哪儿吗？” 那个人说：”这里是小东京，没有中国饭店。“这个时候，他们才知道他们走错了地方，这里不是中国城。小平非常不高兴，因为她只想吃中国菜，不想吃日本菜。

Story Chinese

24#27 去中国城 go to the Chinatown

前回　↓
汗ばんだ両手で明太子と梅のおにぎりを一つずつ持ちレジへと向かった。


レジの前に来たが、レジには誰もいない。若くて長い黒髪を後ろで束ねてる男の店員Aは忙しそうに商品を補充している。

すいませんと声を出そうと思ったその時にレジの台の上にあるベルに気がついた。
そこには小さい字でご用の方はこのベルを鳴らしてくださいと日本語と英語の両方で書かれてある。

最初に私は人差し指を使って軽く押してみたが音が出ない。今度は親指を使って強く押すとかわいくて高い音が店内に響いた。

少々お待ちくださいという店員Aの声が聞こえ、彼は小走りにレジに向かってきた。


店員A  「お待たせいたしました。梅おにぎりが一つ、明太子おにぎりが一つ、以上で260円になります。袋はいかがなさいますか？」

私「いらないです。支払いはパスモカードでお願いします。」

店員A「はい、こちらにお願いします。」

彼はカードを近づける場所を右手でていねいに指した。
私はパスモカードをレジ台にかざして支払いをした。

店員A「ありがとうございました。」

私は店員から二つのおにぎりとレシートを受け取ると自分のカバンに入れた。店内を見回すと客は私だけのようだ。それから店を出ると男が一人店の前の横に座っていた。

[単語リスト]

ご用の方　ごようのかた
 
人差し指　ひとさしゆび

親指　おやゆび
 
小走り　こばしり 

指した　さした

指す　さす 

かざした
かざす  

見回す　みまわす



Last time ↓ With sweaty hands, I held one cod roe and one plum rice ball and headed for the cash register. 

I come to the cash register, but the cash register is empty. Clerk A, a young man with long black hair tied back, was busily restocking. 

I was about to say, "Excuse me," when I noticed a bell on the checkout table. In small letters, it says in both English and Japanese, "Please ring this bell if you need anything. 

First I pressed it lightly with my index finger, but no sound came out. I pressed harder with my thumb, and a lovely, high-pitched sound echoed through the store. 

I heard the voice of clerk A saying, "Please wait a moment," and he came to the cash register at a short run. 

Clerk A - Thank you for waiting. One ume rice ball and one cod roe rice ball will be 260 yen. Would you like a bag?" 

I said, "No, I don't need one. Please pay with your PASMO card." 

Clerk A: "Yes, this way please." 

He carefully pointed with his right hand where I should put my card. I held my PASMO card over the cash register and paid. 

Clerk A "Thank you very much." 

I took the two rice balls and the receipt from the clerk and put them in my bag. I looked around the store and saw that I seemed to be the only customer. Then I left the store and saw a man sitting next to the front of the store. 



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Vol.50 読む練習　日本旅行物語3 Reading Practice Japan Travel Story 3

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#125〉10月19日水曜日　天気/くもり　気温/10℃ 

手稲山/ていねやま
丘珠空港/おかだまくうこう
・18日朝の道内はとても寒かった
・色々な場所で冬景色になった
・手稲山で初冠雪が観測
・丘珠空港でひょうが降った
・積雪や路面の凍結に注意

［単語］
道内/どうない…北海道
冬景色/ふゆげしき…冬の景色。雪がある景色。
初冠雪/はつかんせつ…冬の季節に、はじめて山の上に雪が降って、山が白くなること。
観測/かんそく…見ること
ひょう…大きくて重たい雪
積雪/せきせつ…雪がたくさん降って、道に雪がたくさんあること。
路面/ろめん…道
凍結/とうけつ…水がとても冷たくなること

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#125〉10月19日水曜日　北海道に雪がふった！

В этом подкасте вы услышите краткое описание истории любви Марии из повести "Метель". 
Сначала Мария полюбила Владимира, но родители были против их свадьбы, тогда молодые решили тайно ночью обвенчаться в церкви, чтобы никто не узнал. К сожалению, всю ночь была метель и Владимир потерялся и не смог приехать. 
Зато приехал один незнакомец, он тоже потерялся во время метели, увидел церковь и вошёл в неё. Получилось так, что Марию и незнакомца обвенчали СЛУЧАЙНО. 
Через несколько лет они встретятся... Как же они могли обвенчаться случайно? Кто этот незнакомец? Это была судьба?  

Russian with a tale

 "Метель" А.С. Пушкина

In questo episodio racconteremo la storia di Alberto Spiedini e della sua cucina giapponese con influenze italiane. 





Principali verbi nel testo: 

apprezzasse: 3 pers sing congiuntivo imperfetto verbo “apprezzare”

avesse: 3 pers sing congiuntivo imperfetto verbo “avere”

sarebbe stata: 3 pers. sing. condizionale passato verbo “essere”

si è trasferito: 3 pers sing passato prossimo verbo riflessivo “trasferirsi”

erano: 3 plurale imperfetto verbo “essere”

è diventato:  3 pers. singolare  passato prossimo verbo “diventare”

ha creato: 3 pers. singolare  passato prossimo verbo “creare”

avesse fatto: 3 pers singolare congiuntivo trapassato verbo “fare”

se semini, raccogli: Periodo ipotetico del primo tipo: realtà – certezza (indicativo + indicativo)

ho investito: 1 pers. singolare  passato prossimo verbo “investire”

se preparassi…sarebbe più…: Periodo ipotetico del secondo tipo: possibilità (congiuntivo imperfetto+ condizionale presente)

se non avessi creato…non mi sarei….:Periodo ipotetico del terzo tipo: impossibilità nel passato (congiuntivo trapassato + condizionale passato)

ho notato: 1 pers. singolare  passato prossimo verbo “notare”

venivo:  1 pers. singolare imperfetto verbo “venire”

sono arrivato: 1 pers. singolare  passato prossimo verbo “arrivare”

ho faticato: 1 pers. singolare  passato prossimo verbo “faticare”

correva:  3 pers. singolare  imperfetto verbo “correre”

riuscirei: 1 pers. singolare  condizionale presente verbo “riuscire”
rimanerci: rimanere+ci = rimanere lì







Parole da scoprire nel testo: 

Avere un debole= avere una passione per un certo argomento o qualcosa. 
nipponica: del Giappone
scuola prestigiosa: scuola che gode di alto prestigio, quindi importante. 
indefesso: instancabile
estrosa: piena di originalità
tradizione culinaria: tradizione della cucina
titubanti: perplesse, piene di dubbi.
ha messo su famiglia: ha una famiglia. (Modo di dire italiano)
perplesso: con dubbi

Italiano espresso

Livello B1/B2: La cucina giapponese e un po' italiana di Alberto

En este episodio aprenderas alguno trucos para llevar tu nivel intermedio a un nivel avanzado de español. 

¡AHORA ESCUCHANDO ANDO ESTÁ DISPONIBLE EN SPOTIFY!

Spanish Shortcut

EP 22. ¿CÓMO SUPERAR LA BARRERA DE NIVEL INTERMEDIO?

Pizza is one of the world's most popular fast foods. It's believed that over 5 billion pizzas are sold around the world every year. In the US alone, people buy about 3 billion pizzas each year, which is about 46 slices per person!

But it wasn't always as popular as it is today — in fact, it used to be looked down on, even by Italians!

The modern pizza we know today started in Naples, Italy, in the 18th century. Poor people in the city needed cheap food that was easy to eat as they looked for work. Street vendors sold them pizzas with simple toppings like garlic and tomatoes.

For a long time, pizza was looked down on as food for the poor, and visitors to Naples thought it was dirty and unappealing.

But this changed in 1889, when Queen Margherita of Italy tried pizza and loved it. The pizza with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil was named after her, and pizza started to become a national dish in Italy.

Pizza became a favorite in the US after Italian immigrants brought it with them. It became especially popular in cities like New York, and new styles like Chicago deep dish and Hawaiian were invented.

And it became even more popular with the invention of frozen pizza, which let people make their own pizzas at home.

Today, pizza is enjoyed around the world, with many different toppings and styles. But its basic form hasn't changed very much from all those years ago.

