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Intermediate Chinese Listening

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse!
Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter X Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

Xerus, x-ray fish, xylophone, Xantus’s Hummingbird, xigua, x-ray, X marks the spot, 
X’s and O’s, XOXO

Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more!
See you next time—bye for now!

Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter X

In this first podcast, I look at the 5 different elements that make up the English language- reading, listening, grammar, vocabulary and speaking. Are they all as important as each other? What do you think?

Go Steps English

The 5 Elements of English

日本語では感情や他の物の状態を表すときによくオノマトペを使います。日本のアニメやドラマを観たことがあれば、一度は聞いたことがあると思います。

Japanese often use these Onomatopoeia to describe feeling and other stuffs. You've heard these once or twice if you watched Japanese Anime or TV series.

まいにち日本語 Daily Japanese Phrases

オノマトペ onomatopoeia

⭐ Contents: 1/ La France 2/ Les pays voisins 3/ Les régions, les départements 4/ Les DROM-COM 5/ Les montagnes, les mers, les océans 6/ Les Français 7/ Le mariage, les naissances 8/ Les professions 9/ Métier d'homme ? Métier de femme ?

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this A1-level episode, we will talk about France and the French people. We'll review country names, learn to describe basic characteristics of countries and their people, practice making simple comparisons, and learn the names of professions for both men and women in French, among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

Learn French with Anthony

A1#02 La France et les Français

今日（きょう）は「みんなの日本語(にほんご)」Lesson 8です。
日本語（にほんご）の勉強（べんきょう）はたのしいですか。いいですね。

にほんのおかしはおいしいです。　　　Japanese snack and sweets are delicious.
どらやきはおいしいです。Dorayaki is delicious.
どらやきはやすいです。Dorayaki is cheap.
どらやきはあまいです。Dorayaki is sweet.
どらやき、わかりますか。にほんのわがしです。Do you know Dorayaki. It’s Japanese sweet.

スミスさんはげんきです。Mr.Smith is fine. 
スミスさんはハンサムです。Mr.Smith is hansom.
私の夫はハンサムじゃありません。My husband is not hansom.
私の夫は忙しいです。My husband is busy.
彼は、暇じゃありません。My husband doesn’t have any free times. 
マットさんの彼女はきれいです。Mr. Matt’s girlfriend is beautiful.
沖縄の海はきれいです。Okinawa’s sea is beautiful.
わたしの部屋はきれいじゃありません。My room is not beautiful. (Not tidy up) 
東京（とうきょう）は有名（ゆうめい）な場所（ばしょ）です。 Tokyo is a famous place.
わたしの町（まち）は有名じゃありません。My town is not famous place.


のぞみ先生（せんせい）は、どんな先生ですか。What kind of teacher is Nozomi Sensei?
おもしろい先生です。She is an interesting teacher.
かわいい先生です。She is a cute teacher.
いい先生です。 She is a good teacher.
やさしい先生です。She is a kind teacher.
日本語はどうですか。How is your Japanese?
日本語はむずかしいです。 It is difficult.
やさしくないです。 It's not easy.
かんたんじゃないです。It’s not easy.
日本語の勉強はたのしいですか。 Do you enjoy your studying Japanese?
はい、たのしいです。Yes, I do. It’s interesting.
つまらなくないです。It’s not boring. 

いいですね、日本語の勉強はたのしいですね。Yes! It is fun to study Japanese. 



にほんごのれんしゅう

みんなのにほんご　Lesson 8

Learning languages and how your personality maybe effected.

Lingua Juice Podcast

How are you when you speak another language?

最近日本は暖かくなって春だな～って感じる日が多くて、桜も咲いてきたよ！みんなが住んでいるところはどうかな？そういえば、桜がどのくらい咲いているかは特別な数え方をするの知ってる？桜が咲き始めたころは「開花宣言」っていうよ。

It's getting warmer and warmer in Japan these days, and the cherry blossoms are blooming! How about where you live? Oh, by the way, did you know that there is a special way to count how much cherry blossoms are in bloom? When the cherry blossoms begin to bloom, it is called "Kaika sengen" (declaration of blooming)

今年、2022年は3月17日に福岡で「開花宣言」があって一番早かったよ。そして、その次に3月20日に東京で「開花宣言」があったんだよね。北海道は4月20日ごろに咲く予定らしいよ。毎年「さくら開花予想」っていう地図があるからググって見てみてね。

This year, 2022, Fukuoka was the first to declare the blooming of cherry blossoms on March 17. The next earliest was Tokyo, which declared the blooming of cherry blossoms on March 20. Hokkaido is scheduled to bloom around April 20. There is a map called "cherry blossom forecast" every year, so please Google it and check it out.

桜が半分くらい咲けば50％咲いているの意味になる「五分（ぶ）ざき」っていうんだよね。だいたい80％咲いたら「満開」って言ってお花見をしたりする人が多くなるよ。なんで80％は「八分ざき」じゃなくて「満開」かっていうと「今、桜は100％咲いています！」っていうともう散り始めるかららしいよ。

If half of the cherry trees are in bloom, it is called "gobu zaki," meaning that 50% of the cherry trees are in bloom. When 80% of the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, it is called "mankai," and many people go cherry blossom viewing. The reason why 80% is called "full bloom" and not "hachibu zaki(80% bloom)" is because "100% of the cherry trees are in full bloom now!" means the cherry blossoms will already begin to fall.

ちなみに「開花宣言」があったらニュースでは「さくらの便りがありました」っていうんだよね。「便り」っていうのは「手紙」って意味だよ。例えば「本日、福岡から桜の便りがありました」みたいな。だいたい「開花宣言」から1週間くらいかけて満開になっていくから、もし日本のニュースを見ることがあれば注意して見てみてね

By the way, when the "blooming of cherry blossoms" is declared, the news says "there is a "tayori" of cherry blossoms". The word "tayori" means "letter".  For example, "Today, we received "tayori" of cherry blossoms from Fukuoka". It usually takes about a week after the "bloom declaration" for the cherry blossoms to be in full bloom, so if you watch the news in Japan, pay attention to it.

ガチ日本語 - Everyday Japanese -

Ep.6 さくら...percentage??

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Gift.

Q. How important is gift giving in a relationship?

Linking words: Besides, however, finally.

Relevant Vocabulary: exchange, cement and carry forward, healthy and loving relationship, gesture, appreciation, care, partner, troubling times, a well-thought gift, can go a long way to repair.

I hope it sheds some light on how to answer this questions andcome along to my 1:1 classes for further support.

See you tomorrow.

