We will learn how to introduce yourself in this episode. let's start!
1. Asking name      
      Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
A: 你	 叫  什么 名字？ what's your name? 
    Wǒ   jiào …
B: 我  叫   +your name
2. Asking nationality 
Nǐ  shì   nǎ   ɡuó   rén?
A: 你 是  哪  国  人?  (where are you from?)
B: 我 是 ……人。(I'm from...)

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How to introduce yourself for beginners

关键词：
秘密，憋， 忍不住，拉，隔壁，多嘴。

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Dreams I've had about animals

Vocabulary:
to pick up: to go to someone's home to get something or someone, to give them a ride
to get a hold of: to reach or contact someone by phone or text
antique: old and valuable
mewling: meowing
to foster: to take care of an animal temporarily
socialize: to help an animal get used to humans
waving: to move from side to side
otherworldliness: mystical, from another world
cactus: a spiny plant that grows in the desert
structure: something built by people
shallow: not deep
to go missing: disappear

Spelling of some of the animals mentioned: eel, otter, chameleon, toucan

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Animal Dreams

En este podcast hablo de los tiempos del pasado y el contraste entre el pretèrito indefinido, perfecto e imperfecto. Uso del vocabulario del deporte, hablo de algunas costumbres en Colombia y de algunos de los deportes que se practican por tradición.

Viviendo entre dos lenguas 

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How to manage group conversations

To show you are not familiar with a topic

What’s (______)? Sorry, I don’t know what that is.
Can I get you to explain (_______) a bit more? I’m afraid I’m a bit confused.

You can link to a topic that is familiar to you

This reminds me of …
On the topic of (______), have you heard of (_______)?
That’s interesting. I’ve also heard that ….

Remember to involve quieter members of the group

Was it the same for you?
What about you?
What do you think? Do you agree?
I really want to hear what (_____) thinks about this. 

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Managing group conversations

Pasado (él)
11.
أَمْس فِي الصَّبَّاح خَالِد اِسْتَيْقَظَ بَاكِراً, ثُمَّ أَخَذَ دوشاً وَلَبِسَ مَلاَبِسَهُ.
بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ حَضَّرَ الْفَطُور وَثُمَّ ذَهَبَ الَى الْعَمَل. 
بَعْدَ الْعَمَل رَجَعَ الَى بَيْتِهِ عِنْدَ الظُّهْر.
فِي الْمَساء خَالِد أَكَلَ الْغَذَاء مَعَ صَدِيقَة فِي مَطْعَم, 
ثُمَّ ٍسَاقَ بِسَيَّارَتِهِ اِلَى الْجِيم, وَبَعْدَ الْجِيم رَجَعَ الَى بَيْتِهِ.
فِي اللَّيْل شَاهَدَ التِّلِفِزْيُون قَلِيلاً مَعَ عَائِلَتِهِ. 
ثُمَّ  أَكَلَ الْعَشَاء فِي الْبَيْت وَأَخِيراً نَامَ مُتَأُخِّراً.
Pasado (yo)
12.
فِي نِهَايَة الْأُسْبُوع الْمَاضِي اِسْتَيْقَظْتُ مُتَأَخِراً وَأَخَذتُ دُوشاً.
ثُمَّ فَطَرتُ قَهْوَة بِالْحَلِيب وَخُبْز بِالزُّبْدة وَالْعَسَل.
عِنْدَ الظُّهْر خَرَجْتُ مِنْ الْبَيْتِ وَذَهَبْتُ مَشِياً / بِالدَّراجَة / بالسَّيَّارَة /
 بالقِطَار / بالدَّرَّاجَة النَّارِيَّة اِلى الحَديقَة.
ثُمَّ فِي الْمَساَء اِلْتَقَيْتُ بِصَدِيق وَشَرِبْنَا شَاياً.
فِي اللَّيْل أَوَّلاً أَخَذتُ دُوشاً, ثاَنِياً شَاهَدْتُ التِّلِفِزْيُون, ثَالِثاً أَكَلْتُ الْعَشَاء وَأَخِيراً نِمْتُ مُتَأَخِّراً.


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Script

おはようございます。
日本語だんだんポッドキャストのゆかりです。

今日は日本語の方言(ほうげん)について、話します。


日本語には、地域によって様々な方言や、なまりがあります。

なまり、については前のポッドキャストで話しをしました。

アクセントがちがうことでしたね。


では、方言とはなんでしょうか？

方言とは、
ある地域で話されている、
標準語(ひょうじゅんご)とはちがう言葉、のことです。

発音やアクセントではなく、言葉そのものがちがいます。

えー、私は関西の方言があります。

ちょっと例をあげると、
とても、すごくという言葉と同じ意味で、

"めっちゃ"という言葉を使います。

例えば、
「今日はすごくあついね。」という文は

大阪の方言で、
「今日はめっちゃ、あついなぁ。」と言います。

ほかにも、
「ありがとう」は「おおきに」と言います。

いつも、使うわけではありませんが、
少し年上の人や、お店の人はよく使います。

みなさん、聞いたことがある日本語の方言はありますか？

あ、じつは、このポットキャストの名前・・だんだんポットキャストですね。

だんだんも、大阪じゃないのですが、
いなかで使われている方言のひとつです。

だんだんは、ありがとう、という意味があります。

では、今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です。

また明日！


-Today's Keyword-

□方言(ほうげん)
dialect

□言葉(ことば)
words

□標準語(ひょうじゅんご)
standard word frame


Japaneseだんだんpodcast

3.方言(ほうげん)について/Japaneseだんだんpodcast

JAMES: Good morning, Professor Austin, how are you doing?

PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Good morning, James. I am doing well. And you?

JAMES: I’m great, thank you. This is my friend Emma. She is thinking about applying to this college. She has a few questions. Would you mind telling us about the process, please.

PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Hello, Emma! It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m more than happy to speak with you. Please stop by my office next week.

EMMA: It’s a pleasure to meet you, professor. Thank you so much for helping us.

PROFESSOR AUSTIN: Don’t mention it. Hopefully, I will be able to answer your questions!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Formal Introductions

Every culture has its own unique tendencies when it comes to pronouncing certain sounds in other languages. For example, where I was born, many people find it tricky to pronounce sounds like 'f' and 'p.' Even simple English words like 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 can feel like torture.

For this episode, I’d like to focus on my Japanese friends. I know there are certain English sounds that can require extra effort to pronounce. My hope is that today’s episode will give you some helpful insights and tips to make those tricky sounds easier to master.

𝟭.	𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 >< 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗚
🪄 His heart sank when he heard her sing.
🪄 He thanked her for the song she had sung.

𝟮.	𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞 >< 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗞
🪄 Watch out, boy! I think your toy will sink in the water.
🪄 When the ship was sinking, he began thinking, "Is this my last day on earth?"

𝟯.	𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 >< 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗘
🪄 How dare you enter my room when I'm not there!
🪄 It's very dark over there. Do you dare to go there?

𝟰.	𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 >< 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗬
🪄 These blueberries are very sweet.
🪄 Actually, I like all kinds of berries very much.

𝟱.	𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 >< 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧
🪄 When it's right, the light turns green. When it's wrong, the light turns red.
🪄 Do you know what led the light on the right to turn red?

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