In this episode, I explain how to ask your friends "You're a closed box"  "A hard nut to crack." in Japanese. I heard this one in Black Mirror (TV Show). Check it out!

Takeshi's 2 minutes Japanese!

How to say "You're a closed box!" in Japanese. (From Black Mirror)

an audio lesson to practice basic verbs. this is the second part of the story. 

bengali101

  bengali doc tail story for basic verbs part 2

Beginner Chinese Listening：最近怎么样？How is it going recently?

Beginner Chinese Listening

Il primo di una serie di episodi che avranno come obiettivo quello di discutere alcuni degli stereotipi più comuni su noi italiani e sulle nostre usanze. Buon ascolto e buono studio a tutti!

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

Stereotipi #1 Gli italiani mangiano pasta e pizza tutti i giorni. Vero o falso?

A new survey in Japan has shown that many people may be giving up on "happily ever after" when they get older than 35.

A survey by the Nippon Foundation asked 6,000 people, aged 15 to 45, about the country's falling birth rate. Among the 3,935 single participants, 46% said they want to get married, while 33% said they don't.

However, when asked if they really think they will get married, only 27% said yes, while 39% said no.

Younger people were more hopeful about marriage, with about 40% of those aged 15 to 25 thinking they will marry. But over 50% of single people aged 36 to 45 believe they won't get married, suggesting people may give up on marriage as they age.

Of the 1,313 people who said they don't want to get married, 40% said they prefer being single. Other reasons for staying single included not being able to see any benefit to marrying, and wanting to put their own life first. More than 20% didn't have a clear reason or just didn't know why.

For the 267 people who want to marry but think they won't, the top reason for thinking it won't happen is not having chances to meet potential partners, which was mentioned by 49% of these people. Others said they weren't good at getting along with people of the opposite sex, or felt financially insecure.

Where people lived also affected views on marriage. About 30% of people in central Tokyo and big cities thought they would marry, but only just over 20% of those in smaller towns and villages felt the same.

Marriages in Japan have been decreasing for years. In 2023, there were 3.9 marriages per 1,000 people in Japan — down from a high of 12 marriages per 1,000 people in 1947.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Japan's Over-35s Giving Up on Marriage

In this episode we will get to know the numbers in Albanian (1-10) + I have ... I hope they are easy for you. Enjoy it! 

Let's speak Albanian

Numbers in Albanian (1-10) + I have a... / Numrat në shqip (1-10) + Unë kam ...

You know the words, but your mind goes blank when you speak.
This episode explains why this happens — and why it’s completely normal.

French Speaking Confidence

Why You Freeze When You Speak

中国菜好吃吗？
中国菜很好吃。
你会做中国菜吗？
我不会做。

Daily conversation 日常对话

在厨房  In the kitchen 

1.横浜について

赤羽からの行き方

桜木町駅から待ち合わせ、

ゴンドラが見える

観覧車や遊園地がある

海側で景色が綺麗

大きい船や橋が見えた

上海を思い出しましたか？


1. 关于横滨

从赤羽出发的交通方式

在樱木町车站集合，

您可以看到贡多拉船

这里有摩天轮和游乐园

海边风景优美

您可以看到大船和桥梁

想起上海了吗？


[単語など]

けいひんとうほくせん　京浜東北線

のりかえ　乗り換え

さくらぎちょうえき　桜木町駅

みらいかん　未来感

みちあふれている　満ち溢れている

かんらんしゃ　観覧車

はし　橋


