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#12 - Who are the Lithuanians? - Lithuanian Podcast for Foreigners

Leonard: I couldn't agree more!
Alisha: Wait, you don't agree with me?
L: No, I said, I couldn't agree more. That means I completely agree with you.
A: What? Then why did you say you couldn't agree with me!

I think we can all relate with Alisha. There are so many indirect ways of saying something so simple and direct. We use such structures to add nuance to our meaning!

But it 'can' be confusing for a language learner.

In this series on the Confusing Structures in the English Language, we will discuss these very structures so that the next time Leonard says 'he couldn't agree more,' or 'he couldn't care less' or some such phrase, you'd know exactly what he is saying. 

All Things English

Confusing Structures in the English Language - Introduction

明けましておめでとうございます！
ポッドキャストの更新が滞っている間に年が明けてしまいました！
皆さんは新年のカレンダーを買いましたか？
今回は、フミがお気に入りのカレンダーについて話します。
※去年の秋に収録したものなので、少し季節外れな会話があります。

Happy New Year!
While we have not been updating the podcast, the New Year has come!
Have you bought your New Year's calendars?　
This time, Fumi talks about his favorite calendar.
*We recorded this podcast last fall, so the conversation is a bit out of season.

♤ キーワード
・縁起がいい（えんぎがいい：bring good luck）
・六曜（ろくよう：The traditional Japanese calendar system used to indicate the perceived luck or fortune of each day. There are 6 labels and often referenced for scheduling events like weddings or funerals. While their use is rooted in superstition, the Rokuyo system remains widely referenced in Japan for scheduling ceremonies and selecting auspicious dates.）
　1. 先勝 - Senshō / Sakikachi (good for starting things, good in the morning)
　2. 友引 - Tomobiki (good day, should avoid funerals)
　3. 先負 - Senbu / Sakimake (good afternoon, bad morning)
　4. 仏滅 - Butsumetsu (extremely unlucky)
　5. 大安 - Taian (very lucky )
　6. 赤口 - Shakkō (lucky only during the hour of the horse (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.), awfully unlucky at other times)
・寅の日（とらのひ：The golden pattern of the tiger is a symbol of money, so the day of the tiger is especially associated with money luck.）
・一粒万倍日（いちりゅうまんばいび：The day that you can get hundreds of times harvest from a grain of seed. So it’s believed many benefits are received from very little.）
・怪我の功名（けがのこうみょう：One of the Japanese proverbs that means a mistake or careless action leading to a fortunate result. It is an unexpected success born out of a failure.）
・待てば海路の日和あり（まてばかいろのひよりあり：One of the Japanese proverbs that means”Everything comes to him who waits.”）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. フミは毎年どんなカレンダーを買っている？
2. それはどうして？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミが最近気になっている言葉は？
→ 界隈
2. それはどういう意味？
→ 〜(する)人たち
3. 元々どこで使われていた言葉？
→ TwitterやInstagramなどのSNSで使われていた

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 31：お気に入りのカレンダー

EP 36 Learn Thai Alphabet for beginners _ How to memorize & write ก ไก่ (kor kai) #learnthai #Thaialphabet 

Thai for Everyone with Kru Robert

LECTURA COMPRENSIVA.


ESTE CUENTO NOS HABLA DE UNA ESTUDIANTE QUE SE LLAMA VICTORIA.


Antes de comenzar la lectura.

1. ¿Que tan bueno eras en la escuela?

2. ¿Cual era tu materia favorita?

Presta atención a la lectura de tu profesor.


Victoria al escribir los números en su libreta lo
pasa muy bien.

Para hacer el uno pinta una rayita de arriba
abajo en el papel y le pone después una teja.
Para hacer el dos dibuja con cuidado el cuello
de un cisne.

Para dibujar el tres pone dos montañas de pie y
sigue con sus dibujos, para hacer un cuatro primero
una cruz y después le baja un palito como una vela.


Sigue con el cinco y el seis. ¡Qué fácil es! El
seis es un círculo que no puede cerrar. Y así poquito
a poco hasta el nueve que lo pinta despacito primero
un círculo y después le añade con cuidado una cola
de gato.

Victoria ya sabe escribir todos los números.

Spanish Reading Comprehesion

The student Victoria


Dà 	Wèi: 	Lǎobǎn, 	zhèɡe 	èrshǒu 	zìxínɡchē 	zěnme 
大 	卫： 	老板， 	这个 	二手 	自行车 	怎么 
mài? 
卖？ 
Lǎobǎn: 	Sānbǎiwǔshí 	yuán. 
老板： 	350 	元。 
Dà 	Wèi: 	Tài 	ɡuì 	le! 	Zhè 	shì 	shénme 	páizi 
大 	卫： 	太 	贵 	了！ 	这 	是 	什么 	牌子 
de 	zìxínɡchē? 
的 	自行车？ 
Lǎobǎn: 	Dōu 	shì 	mínɡpái. 	Kěyǐ 	zài 	ɡěi 	nǐ 
老板： 	都 	是 	名牌。 	可以 	再 	给 	你 
piányi 	yìdiǎnr, 	èrbǎi 	yuán. 
便宜 	一点儿， 	200 	元。 
Dà 	Wèi: 	Chēzi 	zhèr 	yǒudiǎnr 	máobinɡ. 
大 	卫： 	车子 	这儿 	有点儿 	毛病， 
Wǒ 	bù 	xiǎnɡ 	yào 	le. 
我 	不 	想 	要 	了。 
Lǎobǎn: 	Zhèɡe 	mǎshànɡ 	kěyǐ 	xiū 	hǎo. 
老板： 	这个 	马上 	可以 	修 	好。 
Nǐ 	shuō 	ɡe 	jià 	bɑ. 
你 	说 	个 	价 	吧。 
Dà 	Wèi: 	Zuìduō 	yìbǎi 	kuài. 
大 	卫： 	最多 	100 	块。 
Lǎobǎn: 	Hǎo 	bɑ. 
老板： 	好 	吧。 


日常用语

二手市场

当你对大人们讲起你的一个新朋友时，他们从来不向你提出实质性的问题。
When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essential matters.
他们从来不讲：“他说话声音如何啊？”
They never say to you, "What does his voice sound like?"
他喜爱什么样的游戏啊？他是否收集蝴蝶标本呀？
What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?
他们却问你：“他多大年纪呀？弟兄几个呀？”
Instead, they demand: "How old is he? How many brothers has he?"
体重多少呀？他父亲挣多少钱呀？
How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?
他们以为这样才算了解朋友。
Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.

如果你对大人们说：“我看到一幢用玫瑰色的砖盖成的漂亮的房子，它的窗户上有天竺葵，屋顶上还有鸽子…”
If you were to say to the grown-ups: "I saw a beautiful house made of rosy brick, with geraniums in the windows and doves on the roof,"
他们怎么也想象不出这种房子有多么好。
they would not be able to get any idea of that house at all.

必须对他们说：“我看见了一幢价值十万法郎的房子。”
You would have to say to them: "I saw a house that cost $20,000."


那么他们就惊叫道：“多么漂亮的房子啊！”
Then they would exclaim: "Oh, what a pretty house that is!"


要是你对他们说：“小王子存在的证据就是他非常漂亮。
Just so, you might say to them: "The proof that the little prince existed is that he was charming."


他笑着，想要一只羊。
that he laughed, and that he was looking for a sheep.
他想要一只小羊，这就证明他的存在。
If anybody wants a sheep, that is a proof that he exists.
告诉他们,将会带来什么好处呢?
And what good would it do to tell them that?
他们一定会耸耸肩膀，把你当作孩子看待！
They would shrug their shoulders, and treat you like a child.
但是，如果你对他们说：“小王子来自的星球就是小行星B612”，
But if you said to them: "The planet he came from is Asteroid B-612,"
那么他们就十分信服，他们就不会提出一大堆问题来和你纠缠。
then they would be convinced, and leave you in peace from their questions.
他们就是这样的。
They are like that.
不要介怀。
One must not hold it against them.
小孩子们对大人们应该宽厚些，不要埋怨他们。
Children should always show great forbearance toward grown-up people.
当然，对我们懂得生活的人来说，我们才不在乎那些编号呢！

我真愿意象讲神话那样来开始这个故事。

我真想这样说：“从前呀，有一个小王子，他住在一个和他身体差不多大的星球上，他希望有一个朋友…”

对懂得生活的人来说，这样说就显得真实。

我可不喜欢人们轻率地读我的书。

我在讲述这些往事时心情是很难过的。


小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第9章：真实与虚伪

Aquí la transcripción inexacta e informal, pero 😃 espero que les sirva 💚

No hablo de estudiar con un libro en público, o de usar una app para aprender y usarla en público. No. Hablo de intentar cosas nuevas sin importar que muchas personas te estén viendo. Por ejemplo…de no esconderse a practicar canto, o bicicleta, o patines, o un idioma, esconderse y no salir hasta que uno haya alcanzado la perfección. No, no. Salir y dejar que nos vean cometer errores y caernos o hacer cosas chistosas. No tienes que esconderte porque eres malo en algo y no tienes que esperar y salir hasta que ya seas bueno y nadie vaya a burlarse de ti. Bueno…claro que si eres un doctor, pues, sii, practicas a solas primero jaja. Ustedes me entienden, ¿verdad? jaja
abrazos y diviértanse aprendiendo en público 🙂

#spanish

Spanish to improve your life

Learn in public! 💚🌻😊 (B2C1 Spanish)

Coming to China and one of the inevitable topics that will come up is ‘Where in the world are you from?’. Saying ‘I’m from…’ is the first step but do you know the most natural way to say that? And how do you talk more about it in Chinese to your friends? That’s what we are discussing in this episode. We also covered 2 great structures to boost your conversation. Let’s go!

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.