Two people meeting for the first time and introducing themselves.

Damon's Real Korean Vibe

[A1Level] Korean Self-Introduction Listening Quiz! (Find the Jobs & Nationalities)

의사: 어떻게 오셨어요?
환자: 머리가 아파서 왔어요.
의사: 여기 앉으세요.  언제부터 아팠어요?
환자: 어제부터 아팠어요.
    ***
의사: 감기에 걸렸으니까 찬물을 마시지 마세요. 그리고 많이 쉬세요.
환자: 내일 다시 와야 돼요?
의사: 네, 내일 다시 오세요.

Doctor: How can I help you?
Patient: I came because my head hurts.
Doctor: Sit here, please. Since when have you been sick?
Patient: I have been sick since yesterday.
   ***
Doctor: You caught a cold, so don't drink cold water. And you have to rest a lot.
Patient: Should I come again tomorrow?
Doctor: Yes, come again tomorrow, please

Grammar Points
*N이/가 아프다
When expressing where you feel the pain, '이/가 아프다' is added to the part of body

*A/V-(으)니까
'-(으)니까' means 'because', 'since' or 'so'

*V-지 마세요
'-지 마세요' is the negative imperative form.


Reading Korea.

Hospital dialogue

To kick-start this series, I cover one of my all-time favourite songs. I first heard this piece in the TV show Mr. Robot and it opened up a whole world of blues and folk music for me. 

It's full of cultural references, regionalisms, metaphors and interestingly, even a few grammatical errors--I'll tell you why they were included! 

Angel From Montgomery has been covered by many artists, but in this episode we listen to & explore the original 1971 version by John Prine. 

Anthony's Lyrical Language Lab 🎵🎙💿

Episode 1: Angel From Montgomery

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
6月14日火曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/16℃ 

当麻町/とうまちょう
・高級すいか「でんすけすいか」の初競りがあった
・「でんすけすいか」は、真っ黒な見た目
・高いもので、1玉60万円の値段がついた

［単語］
高級/こうきゅう…値段が高いこと
すいか…食べ物のひとつ。丸くて大きい、中は赤。
初競り/はつせり…今年はじめて売ること
真っ黒/まっくろ…とても黒い
見た目/みため…目で見て、知ることができるもの
玉/たま…すいかのように、丸くて大きいものを数える時に使う。
60万円…600,000円

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#79〉6月14日火曜日　すいか1玉60万円！

Today we're taking a look at two phrasal verbs to ask people to wait when you're on the phone.
These are to "hang on" and "bear with". I hope you find today's podcast useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

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Real English Skills

Move From Basic English to Real Fluency

Lamia: 你好，请问这里有WIFI吗？
Waiter: 有，WIFI是店的名字。
Lamia:  有两个WIFI，我连哪一个呢？
Waiter: 都可以。
Lamia: WIFI密码是多少？
Waiter: 密码是这个。
Lamia: 我试试，咦？不行，连不上。
Waiter:可能是这里信号不好，你换一个试试。
Lamia: 嗯，这个可以，连上了，谢谢。

Daily Spoken Chinese

Ask WIFI password in a coffee shop

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Episode originally published June 10, 2021

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

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