In this episode Karen and Baiwei discussed the various ways of using “再(zài)” to express the meaning of “again”, “more”, and so much more! Let’s start listening!


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Grammar - how do you use the character “再(zài)”

Puedes leer el podcast en este link : 
https://www.agenciapacourondo.com.ar/la-mano-de-dios/messi-y-su-valija-una-reflexion-de-hernan-casciari

Gramatica para todos y todas 😐😋

Messi y su valija ( beautifulstory )

What is “White Day” in Japan? Do you know what it is for?
日本の「ホワイトデー」ってなんの日ですか？何をする日か知っていますか？

[Intermediate-Upper level] Interesting Japanese Not Taught In Schools About Japanese business culture, Japanese habits & Osaka

What is “White Day” in Japan? Do you know what it is for? 日本の【ホワイトデー】ってなんの日ですか？何をする日か知っていますか？ 

Today we will read an article. You should listen and read in parallel. Ideally after doing that twice you should read the text out loud by yourself.

Article we will read today is: Первое — лучшее: как синдром утенка отравляет нам жизнь
Source: https://trends.rbc.ru/trends/education/61bb01b29a794780796740d4

After listening to the text, please answer the following questions in comments:
1) Что такое синдром утёнка? Опишите  одним предложением.
2) Синдром утёнка встречается только у обитателей животного мира или у людей тоже?
3) Приведите свой пример (из жизни или придуманный) проявления синдрома утёнка.

I will thoroughly check your answers! Hope to hear some weird examples!

Listen and read

Синдром утёнка (B1-B2)

❥ In this podcast, Melo reads from The Aesop for Children found for free online at: https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥ Listen and learn the moral of each story.
❥ Practice listening and/or reading comprehension by answering the quiz questions.
❥ Today's fable is called “The Heron” and can be found here:
https://www.read.gov/aesop/015.html
❥The moral of today’s fable is: 
“Do not be too hard to suit or you may have to be content with the worst or with nothing at all.”

❥ 在这个播客中，梅洛朗读了《儿童伊索》，可在网上免费找到：https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥聆听并学习每个故事的寓意。
❥ 通过回答问答问题练习听力和/或阅读理解。
❥ 今天的寓言叫"苍鹭号"，可以在这里找到：
https://www.read.gov/aesop/015.html
❥今天的寓言故事的寓意是： 
"不要太难适应，否则你可能不得不满足于最差的情况，或者什么都不满足。"

Life Lessons from Aesop's Fables

Episode 14: The Heron

Sample answers to this question: 
1. Short and Simple

My parents gave me my name. It comes from Persian and means “sweet.”

2. Personal Story

My grandmother chose my name because she wanted me to have a name that reminded her of her favorite flower. It’s from Latin, and it means “rose.”

3. Cultural Background

My parents named me after a famous poet from our country. My name is Arabic in origin and means “hope.”

4. Sentimental Reason

My mother gave me my name because it was the same as her best friend’s. The name is from Greek and means “light.”

5. Family Tradition

My father chose my name because it has been used for many generations in our family. It comes from Hebrew and means “peace.”

6. Modern Twist

My name was chosen by my parents after a character in a book they loved. It’s originally an English name and means “protector.”


Shirin English Podcast

Who gave you your name?

つぎの ぶんを聞いてください。そしてただしいか、まちがっているかをかんがえましょう。こたえはここにかいてあります。
Listen to the sentences, and answer if each sentence is correct or not. The answers are below.
听下面的句子。并思考它们是否正确。答案写在这里。

N5 レベルもんだい
① 〇　きょう、がっこうへいきました。

② ×　あした、はたらきました。 ex） あした、はたらきます。or きのう はたらきました。

③ 〇　じてんしゃ　で　びょういんへいきます。

④ ×　わたしは　さくらだいがく　からの　がくせいです。 ex) わたしは　さくらいだいがく　の　がくせいです。

⑤ ×　おかいしゃは　トヨタです。 ex) かいしゃは　トヨタです。



ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

N５もんだい


①　
「彼が来た時、お茶を出しましたが、彼がいらないと言いました」


学校（がっこう）　外国（がいこく）　　蛾（が）　外交（がいこう）　


洋平先生　N3～N2クラスの生徒へ　(^^♪

２つの ”が”

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about the latest AI technology tool - ChatGPT, their experiences and their outlook of AI in the future.