Short story 「手ぶくろを買いに《 Buying Mittens》ep1」
This story is written by Nankichi Nīmi.
He is a Japanese author of children's literature.
Although his life was only 29 years, he left us with many stories to tell.

This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

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Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#21 Short story /  Buying Mittens ep1 / storytelling // N3 Level

En este episodio te contaré los reiterados abusos que se cometieron sobre el cadáver de esta célebre, amada y odiada, mujer.
En cuanto la gramática, encontrarás muchos ejemplos de uso de la voz pasiva. 

Porteña

El cuerpo de Evita: travesía post mortem 

        母亲节，是一个感谢母亲的节日。在中国，这个节日既没有公共假期，也不像春节那样为大家所熟悉，但是，当这一天来临时，还真是很热闹的。Mother's Day is a holiday to thank mothers.  In China, there is no public holiday, nor is it as familiar as Spring Festival, but when the day comes, it is quite lively.  

四季人生（The Four Seasons of Life）

2-母亲节随想（Mother's Day thoughts）

「無印良品」で買った便利な旅行グッズを紹介します。
みなさんは旅行の時、どんなものを持っていきますか。

「むじるしりょうひん」でかったべんりなりょこうぐっずをしょうかいします。
みなさんはりょこうのとき、どんなものをもっていきますか。

にほんごタイム🇯🇵Learn Japanese with Sayuri!

旅行グッズ（りょこうぐっず）

Passengers flying on some routes could have to spend almost $80 more to help European airlines pay for sustainable fuels.

According to European Union (EU) rules, airlines will have to use more sustainable fuel starting in January. Two percent of the fuel they use will have to be sustainable in 2025, but that will increase to 6% in 2030 and 70% in 2050.

This is part of the EU's plan to reduce carbon emissions, with the airline industry said to produce 2% of the world's carbon emissions.

However, sustainable fuels are much more expensive than normal jet fuel, and German airline Lufthansa has announced that travelers will have to pay more for flights leaving on or after January 1, 2025.

Lufthansa said it spends billions every year on new technologies, and has been working to help make flying more sustainable. It added that it has also supported research into global weather and climate, but that it can't pay for sustainable fuels without help from customers.

Passengers will have to pay extra on any flight leaving from any EU country, as well as from Norway, Switzerland and the UK.

Any flights booked for 2025 from now on will include the extra cost, and customers flying on any Lufthansa-operated airline will have to pay. The Lufthansa group also operates Eurowings, Austrian Airlines, Swiss Air, Brussels Airlines and Lufthansa City Airlines.

People taking short-haul flights in economy class may only need to pay about $5 more, according to Reuters, while those flying long-haul in first class could pay almost $80.

Many other airlines have said they won't be increasing prices, but they want governments to do more to help them.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Airline to Increase Prices to Pay for Green Fuel

Emma y James, una joven pareja de Inglaterra, viven una aventura inolvidable en Colombia. Desde las calles llenas de arte en Bogotá hasta las coloridas murallas de Cartagena, descubren la riqueza cultural, natural y culinaria del país. Un viaje lleno de paisajes impresionantes, café de clase mundial y momentos que transforman su forma de ver el mundo.

espanholcomkarly

Un viaje inolvidable a Colombia

The cult Russian phrases that were said by Russian politics. And lots of Russians want to hear this again.
If you liked the episode, consider getting a trial lesson with me :)
Обнимаю, Yaroslava 

Russian Daily with Yaroslava

Ep5 Я устал, я ухожу (Russian politics entered the chat)

This episode introduces three idioms that use the word beans. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.