Please let me know if you have any requests of words or phrases that you wish you’ll be able to say in casual Japanese so I’ll make an episode about it!🙌 
In this episode, I’m gonna talk about “Japanese New Year” in the way not like Japanese textbooks tell you but how Japanese people actually talk. Could you listen to it well?😏 Thank you very much for listening to this podcast😁




Super Casual Japanese with Teppei

Season 2 : Episode 16 : “Japanese New Year”  (13-minute episodes)

 In The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck is  a short story about a group of complete strangers bitterly discussing the order of things within the animal kingdom. Send me a message for your free pdf copy of this book to follow along. 

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other stories from David Sedaris ( Adult 18+) 

The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck ( Content is suitable for adults ) 18+

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kVwnLO58CbPJriFWH_LbT4qvXWAQI8Yp/view?usp=sharing

Teacher Robert's Podcast

My Byrek Store Block - Tirana, Albania (with transcript)

こんにちは、あかりです。今日(きょう)は私(わたし)がメタル音楽(おんがく)を好(す)きになったきっかけについて話(はな)します。

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Slow Japanese

Episode #42 - No metal, No life!

It is estimated that about 40 per cent of the world’s population use social media, and many of these billions of social media users look up to influencers to help them decide what to buy and what trends to follow.

So what is an influencer and how do we become one?
An influencer is a person who can influence the decisions of their followers because of their relationship with their audience and their knowledge and expertise in a particular area, e.g. fashion, travel or technology.

Influencers often have a large following of people who pay close attention to their views. They have the power to persuade people to buy things, and influencers are now seen by many companies as a direct way to customers’ hearts. Brands are now asking powerful influencers to market their products. With some influencers charging up to $25,000 for one social media post, it is no surprise that more and more people are keen to become influencers too. If you are one of them, then here are five tips on how to do it.

1. Choose your niche
What is the area that you know most about? What do you feel most excited talking about? Find the specific area that you’re most interested in and develop it.

2. Choose your medium and write an interesting bio
Most influencers these days are bloggers and micro-bloggers. Decide which medium – such as your own online blog, Instagram or Snapchat – is the best way to connect with your followers and chat about your niche area. When you have done that, write an attention-grabbing bio that describes you and your speciality area in an interesting and unique way. Make sure that people who read your bio will want to follow you.

3. Post regularly and consistently
Many influencers post daily on their social media accounts. The more you post, the more likely people will follow you. Also, ensure that your posts are consistent and possibly follow a theme.

I couldn't put it all here so I hope it was enough :) 

See you tomorrow for more practice on reading & comprehension.



The Habits of Women Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

Social media influencers. Improving your reading & comprehension.

안녕하세요.
오늘은 감자에 대한 이야기를 해 보려고 합니다. 

여러분은 감자를 좋아하세요?
보통 대부분의 사람들은 감자를 좋아하는 것 같아요.
특히 유럽에서는 감자를 많이 먹는 것 같아요.

감자에 대한 저의 이야기는 7년전으로 거슬러 올라갑니다. 
원래 저는 감자에 대해서 어떤 특별한 선호도 없었어요. 
좋지도, 싫지도 않았어요.

그러다가 저는 2015년에 독일 함부르크(Hamburg)로 교환학생을 가게 됩니다. 
독일에 6개월 동안 살면서, 매일매일 감자를 먹었어요. 
태어나서 독일에 가기 전까지 먹은 감자의 양보다 독일에서 6개월 동안 먹은 감자의 양이 더 많았어요. 대학교 학생 식당에서 매일 점심으로 감자를 먹고, 또 저녁으로 친구들과 식당에 가면 감자를 먹고, 너무 많이 먹었어요.
그렇게 저는 독일에서 감자를 질리게 먹어 버렸습니다.
그 이후로 저는 감자에 완전히 질렸어요. 

어떤 것을 너무 많이 해서 이제 더이상 하고 싶지 않을 때, ‘질리다’라는 단어를 사용할 수 있어요. 특히 같은 음식을 너무 자주 많이 먹어서 더이상 안 먹고 싶을 때, ‘-에 질리다’라고 말할 수 있어요. 

저는 한국 사람이라 주식이 쌀이에요. 그래서 매일 밥을 먹어도 질리지 않아요. 하지만 감자는 저에게 익숙한 주식이 아니라서 매일 먹으면 질리는 것 같아요. 

오늘 제가 감자 이야기를 한 이유는
저의 오늘 저녁 메뉴가 감자 요리이기 때문입니다.

감자를 별로 안 좋아하지만
지금 제가 살고 있는 핀란드(Finland)에서 감자가 정말 싸요. 그래서 가끔은 감자로 요리를 해서 저녁을 먹습니다. 오늘은 감자 샌드위치를 만들 거예요. 사실 한 번도 만들어 보지 않았는데 처음으로 만들어 보려고 합니다. 제발 맛있었으면 좋겠어요. 

여러분은 특별히 좋아하거나 싫어하는 음식이 있어요?
너무 자주 먹어서 질린 음식이 있어요?

모두 맛있는 저녁을 드시기를 바라며
오늘 저의 감자 이야기를 끝내겠습니다.

저녁 식사 맛있게 드세요.
감사합니다. 


선호 preference, 질리다 To be fed up with a thing, food, etc., 주식 A main food in meals such as steamed rice or bread, 밥 steamed rice


Korean with Rumi

감자_Potato

（📝C1↑）
昔すごく流行った「たまごっち」について話しました😆最近また人気が出てきたので、日本でグッズを探してみてください💖

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.42 📝「たまごっち」の歴史🥚⚡️💖

In this podcast episode, you'll find easy ways to add English to your daily routine. Learn how to remember your reasons for learning English and practice without much effort. Discover tips for joining professional meetings and chatting in English. Listen to make English a natural part of your life.

English???

Mastering English Naturally

Grammar Point: The verb (to be) boodan
While reading the Conversation, you might have wondered why the counterpart of the English verb “is” in Farsi (ast )
had different forms in different places. For instance, when Nasrin introduced her husband to her mom, she said, In
Dānieleh (This is Daniel). In another place, Nasrin asked her mom, Farzād kojāst? (Where is
Farzad?).
Like English, Farsi also uses both full and contracted forms of the verb to be. In English, we can say, “I am happy,” “Jane is
beautiful,” and “You are smart,” or we can contract the verb and say, “I’m happy,” “Jane’s beautiful,” and “You’re smart.” In
the same way, Nasrin used contracted forms of the be-verb.
Like most Indo-European languages, Farsi verbs are conjugated. Conjugation means that speakers attach endings to verbs
that provide information about the person, number, and tense of a verb. In Farsi, very often pronouns are omitted from
sentences because the verb endings imply the pronoun.

more examples:

مُعَلِّمَم=معلمم   moallemam = moallem hastam = I'm a teacher.
دُکتُری= دکتری؟  Doctori?        = Doctor hasti?        = are you a doctor?
تاجِره= تاجره       Tajere            = Tajer hast              = he's/she's a business(wo)man.
خُوشحالیم = خوشحالیم   khosh'halim =khosh'hal hastim= we're happy.
ناراحَتین؟= ناراحتین          narahatin? = narahat hastin? = are you unhappy?
تو راهَن؟= تو راهن؟         tu rahan? = tu rah hastan? = are they on the way?
