What do you usually do for fun?
Do you like collecting something?  
This time, Aya talks about things that she has been collecting for 8 years.

♤ キーワード
・ベタ（cliche）
・形に残る（かたちにのこる：remain in form）
・敷き詰める（しきつめる：to cover a surface）
・埋め尽くす（うめつくす：to fill）

♧  理解度チェッククイズ
1. アヤさんが集めているものは？
2. アヤさんがそれを集めている理由は？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミさんが最近ハマっているものは？
→ 近所のパン屋のクロワッサン
2. フミさんがパンを作らないのはどうして？
→ 一度挑戦したときに焦がしてしまったから

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 07：アヤが集めているもの

Taiwan Daphne

月下老人

Another current part 2 topic with example answer.
As I commute into the city for work every day, I always do my best to avoid the rush hour traffic, which is not always easy. I usually get up at 6 am and catch the bus at 6.30 to beat the heavy traffic, and go for a relaxing coffee before starting work. 

 However, about 2 weeks ago, I slept in on a monday morning and didn’t wake up until 8am,missing the early bus, and not catching the next one until 8.30, which i knew would mean being late for work due to the traffic.

Normally the bus ride into the city centre takes about 45 minutes, but because of taking the bus during the peak rush hour it now took almost 2 hours. The traffic was unbelievable, and cars were bumper to bumper, moving at a snail’s pace, for the entire journey.

What made it even worse was that the bus was full, and passengers were packed like sardines , which also meant I had to stand for the full journey. To try and pass the time, I just read the  news using my mobile phone, as well as messaging my boss to let him know I would be late for work due to the heavy traffic.

I’m not the  most patient person and being stuck in a traffic jam like this is something I really hate, and always something I try to avoid. I also take pride in always being on time for work, and felt absolutely terrible  to be over an hour late on this day. I now set 2 alarms every night to make sure that this doesn’t happen again. 

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a traffic jam you were stuck in - IELTS speaking part 2

저번 달에 쇼핑을 너무 많이 했나 봐, 돈이 없어.
上个月我好像买的太多了, 没钱了。

나도 그래. 월급 받은 지 2주도 안 되었는데, 
카드값 내고 나니, 벌써 잔액이 얼마 안 남았어. 
我也是。领工资还不到两周, 
现在还完信用卡,  余额已经所剩无几了。 

부모님께 용돈 탔을 때가 제일 좋았던 것 같다. 
还是跟父母领零花钱的时候最好。 

그러게, 나도 그때가 그립다. 
那倒是, 我也很怀念那个时候。 

잔액 余额
거의 남지 않다 所剩无几

[YOON] 1분 한국어

저번 달에 쇼핑을 너무 많이 했나 봐, 돈이 없어. 上个月我好像买的太多了, 没钱了。

Blanc : branco, white
Noir : preto, black
Jaune : amarelo, amarelo
Vert : verde, green
Orange : laranja, orange
Rouge : vermelho, red
Pourpre : púrpura, purple
Bleu : azul, blue
Violet : roxo, violet
Gris : cinza, grey
Marron : marrom, brown
Rose : cor de rosa, pink
Beige : bege, beige
Turquoise : turquesa, turquoise

Professeur Maxime

Les couleurs

The 5th and penultimate episode in this intruiging murder mystery.  

Stories to Stimulate!

The Murders in the Rue Morgue Part 5

麻烦先来两杯冰啤酒。
请多给我们一些餐巾纸 。 
服务员，买单，一共多少钱？
这儿的菜真不错！

má fɑn xiān lái liǎnɡ bēi bīnɡ pí jiǔ 。 
qǐnɡ duō ɡěi wǒ men yì xiē cān jīn zhǐ   。  
fú wù yuán ， mǎi dān ， yí ɡònɡ duō shǎo qián ？ 
zhè ér de cài zhēn bú cuò ！ 

Laura cheng Chinese

Laura Chinese order food 2

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Un breve episodio sulla differenza fra questi due tempi verbali. Il mio consiglio non concentratevi troppo sulla regola, concentratevi sulla lettura e l'ascolto e pian piano imparerete ad utilizzare questi due tempi correttamente.