Hello and welcome to another episode of Engine English. Ever since the might of the British Empire was expelled from the United States, ordinary folk from both sides of the pond have chuckled at each other's use of the English language and pronunciation. 

This has also led to a few interesting conversations where things often get lost in translation.

The two might share the English language but it can seem like you're speaking an entirely different language if you're unaware of the way certain words are used.

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Engine English

20 English words that mean very different things in Britain and America

En este nuevo episodio vamos a charlar con Demmis Jhussefp, un tatuador dedicado a explorar la cultura japonesa a través de su ilustración. Escuchemos su experiencia y practiquemos español. 
¿Sabían que el tatuaje tradicional Japonés en sus comienzos solo utilizaba dos colores? 

En este enlace puedes encontrar la transcripción de la entrevista así como imágenes del trabajo del invitado: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AkOFoLLyeO9Xh0nCI9xqhLPkNmE4V4OnjvEDManDqzQ/edit?usp=sharing

Voces Difusora

Tatuaje Tradicional Japonés

When speaking, don't use the pronoun 'I'.
(I think... I suggest... I propose...)

Instead, use 'you'.
(You can... You need to... You should...)
This makes your audience feel the focus is on them, and then they will want to listen to what you have to say.

Even better, to fully integrate yourself into a global team, use 'we'.
(We have to... We could... We will be able to....)
This shows you are all working towards the same goal and helps people accept you into their circle.

All Ways Business

Change your pronouns

Do you know these interesting idioms that contain different body parts? Listen to this podcast episode to hear what they are!

All About English and How You Learn It!

Idioms With Body Parts

日本語には、水という言葉を含むことわざがたくさんあります。島国で、海や川が身近にあるからでしょう。
Japanese has many saying include the word, "mizu=water". Today, I'll introduce five of them.
今日は５つのことわざを紹介します。
1. 「水を得た魚のよう」
2. 「水に流す」
3.「水があわない」
4. 「水に慣れる」
5. 「寝耳に水」

Akari Talks Japan

Japanese saying include "Mizu 水=water"

Today’s Theme is “こどものときの夢（ゆめ）《Childhood Dream》”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
（ピアノの）発表会（はっぴょうかい/happyōkai）：（piano）recital
叶う（かなう/kanau）：come true

☆Grammar☆
・～ので／～のに
・～かもしれない
・passive form
・～ようです

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
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Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#14  こどものときの夢 / Childhood Dream // N4 Level

Today's piece of vocabulary is to "get by". If you can get by with what you have, you can manage to live or do things in a satisfactory way. Not to have great success or do things particularly well, but simply to reach a level that you consider to be OK.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

This is going OK, not well, but OK.

１９課－１

こんにちは。おげんきですか。今日（きょう）は９月２８日です。
秋（あき）です。でも暑(あつ)いです。今日の昼（ひる）は３４度（ど）になります。

みなさんは、おかしがすきですか。わたしはだいすきです。
北海道（ほっかいどう）のおかしは、とてもおいしいです。じゃがいものおかしがおいしいですよ。

では、みんなのにほんご１９かです。

北海道（ほっかいどう）へ行ったことがありますか。
いいえ、ありません。

たこやきを食（た）べたことがありますか。
はい、なんどもあります。

お好み焼き（おこのみやき）を作（つく）ったことがありますか。
はい、あります。

おでんを作ったことがありますか。
はい、おでんも作ったことがあります。

きめつのやいばのまんがをよんだことがありますか。
いいえ、ありません。でも、アニメをみたことがあります。

にほんのチョコレートをかったことがありますか。
はい、あります。とてもおいしいです。

日本（にほん）の海（うみ）で泳（およ）いだことがありますか。
アメリカの海で泳いだことがありますが、日本の海ではありません。

江ノ島（えのしま）のたこせんべいをたべたことがありますか。
はい、ありす。今年の４月に日本にいったときにたべました。

富士山（ふじさん）にのぼったことがありますか。
はい、バスで五合目（ごごうめ）までいったことがあります。

Hello. How are you? Today is 28 September.
It is autumn. But it is hot. It will be 34 degrees Celsius at noon today.

Do you like Okashi? I love them.
Okashi in Hokkaido are very tasty. Potatoes are delicious.

Now, let’s study Minnano Nihongo Lesson 19-1.

Have you ever been to Hokkaido?
No, I have not.

Have you ever eaten takoyaki?
Yes, many times.

Have you ever made okonomiyaki?
Yes, I have.

Have you ever made oden?
Yes, I have made oden.

Have you ever read any manga by Kiitsu no Yaiba?
No, I have not. But I have seen an animation.

Have you ever bought Japanese chocolates?
Yes, I have. It is very tasty.

Have you ever swum in Japanese waters?
I have swum in American waters, but not in Japanese waters.

Have you ever eaten octopus crackers from Enoshima?
Yes, I have. I had them when I visited Japan in April this year.

Have you ever climbed Mt Fuji?
I have climbed to the fifth station by bus.


にほんごのれんしゅう

みんなの日本語　19課（か）「～たことがあります」

In this episode we are going to learn 【Location】in Chinese. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
Step 1: listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
Step 3: listen one more time, repeat after it.
Step 4: practice until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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我家附近很方便。
wǒ jiā fù jìn hěn fāng biàn 。
My neighborhood is very convenient.
地铁站在我家对面。
dì tiě zhàn zài wǒ jiā duì miàn 。
The subway station is across from my house.
左边有超市和酒吧，右边有银行和体育馆。
zuǒ bian yǒu chāo shì hé jiǔ bā ， yòu bian yǒu yín háng hé tǐ yù guǎn 。
There is a supermarket and a bar on the left, and a bank and a gym on the right.
我家后面是一个商场。
wǒ jiā hòu miàn shì yí gè shāng chǎng 。
Behind my house is a shopping mall.
商场里面有很多餐厅。
shāng chǎng lǐ miàn yǒu hěn duō cān tīng 。
There are many restaurants inside the mall.
公司离我家一千米，走路五分钟就到了。
gōng sī lí wǒ jiā yì qiān mǐ ， zǒu lù wǔ fēn zhōng jiù dào le 。
The company is one kilometer away from my house, it's just a five-minute walk.
出小区后往右一直走，在第一个红绿灯路口左拐。
chū xiǎo qū hòu wǎng yòu yì zhí zǒu ， zài dì yī gè hóng lǜ dēng lù kǒu zuǒ guǎi 。
Go straight right out of the community and turn left at the first traffic light.
再往前走五百米，公司就在马路的左边。
zài wǎng qián zǒu wǔ bǎi mǐ ， gōng sī jiù zài mǎ lù de zuǒ bian 。
Walk for five hundred meters further and the company is on the left side of the road.