Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■ハロウィーンに外で酒を飲むことを禁止 - Drinking alcohol outside on Halloween is prohibited - 
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014583881000/k10014583881000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

ハロウィーンに外で酒を飲むことを禁止 - Drinking alcohol outside on Halloween is prohibited - 

In this episode I’ll comment on an article titled: “Climate activists take hammers to famous painting in London Museum” published of the website of FoxNews. Don’t hesitate to participate in the discussion, just be respectful about it. Enjoy.

Useful vocabulary:
climate activists
an artwork
a collective
to make a claim
to fail someone
a societal problem
a debate
to remain rational
a suitable solution
scientific innovation
a rational mind
to cover the demand
a nuclear / gas-fired / coal fired power plant


Let's check out the news

Climate activists attack another artwork

みなさんは、星(ほし)や天体(てんたい)に興味(きょうみ)はありますか？今日(きょう)は、先日(せんじつ)日本(にほん)で見(み)られた天体(てんたい)ショーのお話(はなし)ですが、ことばが少(すこ)し難(むずか)しくなってしまいました。(すみません……)
＜Vocabulary>
星(ほし:hoshi) ~Stars
天体(てんたい:tentai) ~Astronomical objects
興味(きょうみ:kyoomi)がある ~Interested in
皆既月食(かいきげっしょく:kaiki gesshoku) ~Total lunar eclipse
天王星食(てんおうせいしょく:tenousei shoku) ~Uranus eclipse
珍しい(めずらしい:mezurashii) ~Unusual
天体ショー(てんたいしょー:tentai shoo) ~Astronomical show
〜自体(じたい:jitai) ~　~ itself
それほど〜ない(sorehodo~nai) ~Not so much
最中(さいちゅう:saityuu) ~in the process of
惑星食(わくせいしょく:wakusei shoku) ~Planetary eclipse
重なる(かさなる:kasanaru) ~Overlapping
〜年ぶり(ねんぶり:nen buri) ~First time in ~years
次(つぎ:tsugi) ~Next
チャンス(ちゃんす:chansu) ~ chance
〜年後(ねんご:nen go) ~After ~years
太陽(たいよう:taiyoo) ~Sun
地球(ちきゅう:chikyuu) ~Earth
月(つき:tsuki) ~Moon
惑星(わくせい:wakusei) ~Planet
まっすぐ(:massugu) ~Straight
一直線(いっちょくせん:icchokusen) ~Straight line
並ぶ(ならぶ:narabu) ~In a line
食の間(しょくのあいだ:syokuno aida) ~During eclipses
何万光年も離れた星(なんまんこうねんもはなれたほし:nanmankoonenmo hanareta hoshi) ~Stars tens of thousands of light years away
〜と言ったら (:~to ittara) ~when I say,I mean~
ご先祖様 (ごせんぞさま:gosenzo sama) ~ancestors
line()
その頃(そのころ:sonokoro) ~In those days
想像する(そうぞうする:souzou suru) ~Imagine
不思議な気持ち(ふしぎなきもち:fushigina kimochi) ~Wondering, Feel strange
繋がる(つながる:tsunagaru) ~Connecting
すごく(:sugoku) ~Very
ロマンがある(:roman ga aru) ~Romantic 
その後(そのご:sonogo) ~Afterwards,After that
道行く人(みちゆくひと:michiyuku hito) ~People on the road
おしゃべり をする(:osyaberi wo suru) ~Chatting on
スマホ(:sumaho) ~Smartphones
お月様(:otsuki sama) ~the moon
眺める(:nagameru) ~gaze at, look out over
何か(:nanika) ~I don’t know why I feel,but
みんな繋がっている感じがして(みんなつながっているかんじがして:minna tsunagatteiru kanji ga shite) ~I feel like we're all connected
暖かい気分(あたたかいきぶん:atatakai kibun) ~Warm mood
ひと時(ひととき:hito toki) ~a (short) time

にほんごのこばなし⭐️Japanese Short story⭐️byみどり

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Hi everyone! Welcome back to Thai T la nid podcast. today we’re going to learn about some similar sounding Thai words.

Well, one thing to know about Thai language is that Thai is a tonal language. So, there are some words that could sound very similar, but totally have different meanings.

In today’s episode, we are going to talk about the words ขาว, เขา, ข่าว, เข่า, ข้าว and เข้า. Yeah, I know, I know they sound super similar but let’s take a look at each of them closely together.


1. ขาว (kǎao) = white
- with long vowel and rising tone.

ฉันชอบสีขาว (chǎn chôp sěe kǎao)
I like white.

2. เขา (kǎo) = he, him, mountain
- with short vowel and rising tone.

เขาเป็นหมอ (kǎo bpen mǒr)
He is a doctor.

3. ข่าว (kàao) = news
- with long vowel and low tone.

คุณได้ยินข่าวนั้นรึยัง (kun dâai-yin kàao nán rêu yang?)
Have you heard about the news?


4. เข่า (kào) = knee
- with short vowel and low tone.

ฉันเจ็บเข่า = (Chǎn jèp kào) 
My knee hurts.

5. ข้าว (kâao) = rice
- with long vowel and falling tone.

ไปกินข้าวกัน (bpai gin kâao gun)
Let's go eat!

**Thai people say "gin kâao" and the word "kâao" refers to "meal" like breakfast, lunch and dinner.


6. เข้า (kâo) = to enter, to get in, to get into
- with short vowel and falling tone.

พวกเขาเพิ่งเข้าไปในบ้าน (pûuak kăo pêrng kâo bpai nai bâan)
They've just got into the house.

All right, let’s hear these six words again.

1. ขาว (kǎao) = white

2. เขา (kǎo) = he, him, mountain

3. ข่าว (kàao) = news

4. เข่า (kào) = knee

5. ข้าว (kâao) = rice

6. เข้า (kâo) = to enter, to get in, to get into

So, short and long vowels can make it different meanings. 

Now, it’s time for you to practice more.

Don’t be afraid to say or speak Thai.

See you in the next episode. Bye-bye.

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