I have created this channel for beginners to practise listening and repeating after me. I will include the vocab for each podcast for you. 

I do NOT teach beginners, but am happy to teach this. 

Beginners 

This is a channel for story time. 
Karen will read stories that cover a range of topic and challenges that cover issues in today's world. 
Karen has written some of the stories, but not all . 

Pocket Rainbow

This podcast is for people from all walks of life who want to hear a little more about the English language in shorter soundbytes...up to 10 minutes per episode. 


English in 60 Seconds

Hey guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite portuguese tutor, in today’s podcast we’ll talk about TUDO or TODO difference. You can check up the poscast description at this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f0psySBZThUZ-pWD-37ZwkN5tq2tB6VD7Zz1DWnBEbs/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?

Portuguese Drops 

Tudo or Todo? 

La vidéo pour le podcast: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNn08cvWxQs


French Stories For All

Histoire de mon grand père (Gâteau battu)

皆さんは、人生の節目にお祝いをもらったら、どうしますか。
日本の贈り物文化は独特で、プレゼントをもらったら「お返し」をするのが普通です。
しかも、細かいルールがあります。
今回は、日本の贈り物文化について話します。

What would you do if you received a gift on the important occasions in your life?
In Japan, we have a unique gift-giving culture, it is customary to give a return gift when receiving one.
Moreover, there are detailed rules involved.
This time, we talked about Japanese gift-giving culture.

♤ キーワード
・内祝い（うちいわい：a Japanese custom of giving a return gift, often about half the value ("han-gaeshi"), to show gratitude for a received gift, often for life events）
・慣習（かんしゅう：custom）
・節目（ふしめ：important occasion）
・幼馴染（おさななじみ：childhood friend）
・チャラ（to be even, to come to nothing）
・しっちゃかめっちゃか（messy）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. アヤが幼馴染の出産祝いに贈ったものは？
2. ２人がいらないと思う２つの慣習は？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミが気をつかわれて嫌だったのは、どんなとき？
→ 学生時代、先に社会人になった同級生との飲み会で「払わなくていいよ」と言われたとき
2. アヤが気をつかわれて嬉しかったのは、どんなとき？
→ 飲み会で、お酒を飲んだ人が「端数は（払わなくても）いいよ」と言ってくれたとき

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

日本の贈り物文化

Talking about das Oktoberfest in Germany.

Wortschatz:

ein großes Volksfest – a large folk festival
nämlich – namely
es wird auf einer Wiese gefeiert – it is celebrated on a meadow
schon kalt und dunkel – already cold and dark
kommen etwa – about [people] come
der Besucher | die Besucherin Pl.: die Besucher, die Besucherinnen – the visitor (male) | the visitor (female); Pl.: the visitors (male), the visitors (female)
nicht nur aus Deutschland, sondern auch – not only from Germany, but also
wurde zuerst – was first
Der Grund dafür – the reason for that
die Hochzeit Pl.: die Hochzeiten – the wedding; Pl.: the weddings
viele interessante Attraktionen – many interesting attractions
das Fahrgeschäft Pl.: die Fahrgeschäfte – the amusement ride; Pl.: the amusement rides
die Achterbahn Pl.: die Achterbahnen – the roller coaster; Pl.: the roller coasters
ein großes Riesenrad – a large Ferris wheel
das Bierzelt Pl.: die Bierzelte – the beer tent; Pl.: the beer tents
die fröhliche Atmosphäre genießen – enjoy the cheerful atmosphere
Überall auf dem Fest – everywhere at the festival
Stände mit typischen bayerischen Spezialitäten – stalls with typical Bavarian specialties
das Hendl Pl.: die Hendl (Südostdt.; Österr.) – the roast chicken; Pl.: the roast chickens (Southern Germany; Austria)
die Schießbude Pl.: die Schießbuden – the shooting gallery; Pl.: the shooting galleries
Dirndl und Lederhosen – Dirndl (traditional women's dress) and Lederhosen (traditional men's leather pants)
fröhlich sein – be happy/cheerful
die Bratwurst Pl.: die Bratwürste – the sausage; Pl.: the sausages
die Brezel Pl.: die Brezeln – the pretzel; Pl.: the pretzels

Schnurgerade Deutsch

Das Oktoberfest

Vol.32 Roof vs Rooftop屋根vs屋上　やねvsおくじょう

屋根vs屋上　やねvsおくじょう
お屋敷　おやしき　a mansion
お化け屋敷　おばけやしき　a haunted house
豪邸　ごうてい　a luxurious house/a mansion
屋台　やたい　a food stall
夜店　よみせ　a night stall
出店　でみせ a stall
屋号　やごう store name
何でも屋　なんでもや whatever, handyman
便利屋　べんりや whatever, handyman
魚屋　さかなや a fishmonger
八百屋　やおや a grocer
電気屋　でんきや a electrician
ガス屋　がすや  a gas shop or person 

[人の性格でも]

気取り屋　きどりや　a pretentious person
分からず屋　わからずや　an obstinate person 
がんばり屋　がんばりや　a hard worker
恥ずかしがり屋　はずかしがりや a shy person 

根 ね   roots \根っこ　ねっこ roots
木　き a tree
幹　みき a trunk 
枝　えだ　a branch
葉　は、葉っぱ　はっぱ  leaves
土　つち　soil
丸太　まるた　a log 
丸太小屋　まるたごや　a log cabin
年輪　ねんりん　annual rings
樹　き/じゅ　a tree before harvesting
樹齢 じゅれい tree ages
樹液　じゅえき　sap 


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Vol.32 Roof vs Rooftop　屋根vs屋上　やねvsおくじょう

In today’s Chillchat, Karen and Baiwei chatted about taking a leave, asking for sick leave, paid maternity leave, and other company benefits!

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

请假 Asking For Leave (from the dreaded work...)

 N1の試験を受けることについて話し合い。

どうして、その他にも

Vol.73  ロジェさんとポッドキャスト N1の試験を受けることについて

Ciao a tuti e benvenuti a questa puntata del nostro podcast in cui parliamo degli artisti italiani più importanti. Giorgio Morandi,(1890-1964) è stato uno dei pittori e incisori più influenti del XX secolo, noto soprattutto per le sue nature morte che esplorano la bellezza della semplicità e della quotidianità. vediamo un po’ insieme la sua vita.....