In this episode, we’re diving deep into the age-old debate: Does stress really help you learn better, or is it just a fast track to burnout? The answer might just change the way you approach your language journey for good. 

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 38 - Some Say a Little Stress is Good for You, But Is It Really True?

This episode introduces listeners to Walt Whitman, "America's World Poet." Listen to Whitman's poem, "Beginning My Studies," along with a short description of his life and a discussion of the language he uses.

Beginning my studies, the first step pleas’d me so much, 
The mere fact, consciousness — these forms — the power of motion,
 The least insect or animal — the senses — eyesight — love;
 The first step, I say, aw’d me and pleas’d me so much,
 I have hardly gone, and hardly wish'd to go, any farther,
 But stop and loiter all the time, to sing it in ecstatic songs.

Enchanted English

Episode 1: Beginning My Studies

みなさん
おはようございます！こんにちは！そして、こんばんは！
Thank you for coming back to まりちゃんの部屋（へや）
Today, I will be introducing one of the convenient expressions in Japanese daily conversation.

#1「Adjective 〜すぎる … That’s too 〜!」

Something like 
・おもしろすぎる！... That is too funny. 
・たのしすぎる … That is too fun！

【How to Conjugate？】
How to conjugate this is just so simple 
①Remove last word of the adjective and add すぎる at the end！

・（いadjective）
For example かわいい cute　
just simply remove last い like 
かわい and add すぎる 　
・かわいすぎる … that’s too cute

・（なAdjective）
If that is　ゆうめいな famous
 Then remove last な (Last word)  like ゆうめい and add すぎる
・ゆうめいすぎる … That’s too famous.

【Example】
（いadjective）
①おかしい … Crazy , Funny 
おかしすぎる
That is too crazy.

②かわいい … too cute
かわいすぎる
That is too cute.

③おいしい … Delicious
おいしすぎる
That is too delicious.

（なAdjective）
①きれいな... Beautiful
きれいすぎる
That is too beautiful.

②ゆうめいな …. Famous
ゆうめいすぎる
That is too Famous.

③べんりな … Convenient
べんりすぎる
That is too convenient.

【Example sentence 例文（れいぶん）】
①ニュージーランドの景気（けしき）ってきれい すぎる よね。
The New Zealand scenery is too beautiful.

②えーちょっと、これおいしすぎるよ！　ハマっちゃう。！
OMG! This is too tasty. I'll be absolutely addicted!

③わたしの猫（ねこ）は、かわいすぎる
My cat is too cute.

Marichanの部屋（へや）

#1 How to say? 【 Too cute! 】 in Japanese

こんにちは、あかりです。8月(はちがつ)の最初(さいしょ)のエピソードです！

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Slow Japanese

Episode #37 - How do you spend your summer?

In this episode, I explain how to ask your friends "You're a closed box"  "A hard nut to crack." in Japanese. I heard this one in Black Mirror (TV Show). Check it out!

Takeshi's 2 minutes Japanese!

How to say "You're a closed box!" in Japanese. (From Black Mirror)

남편, 오늘 저녁은 스파게티 만들어 먹어요.
老公，今晚做意大利面吃吧。

좋지! 우리 해물 스파게티 먹을까?
好! 我们吃海鲜意大利面怎么样? 

좋아요, 마침 어제 새우랑 오징어 샀는데, 냉장고에서 좀 꺼내줄래요?
行, 刚好昨天买了虾和鱿鱼, 可以帮我从冰箱里拿出来吗? 

응. 당신은 앉아서 쉬고 있어. 오늘은 내가 솜씨를 한 번 보여줄게.
好。你坐着歇一会儿。今天我来露一手。 

스파게티 意大利面
해물 海鲜
새우와 오징어 虾和鱿鱼
꺼내다 拿出来
솜씨를 한 번 보이다 露一手