En este episodio de tu pódcast de español comprensible, os hablo de una etapa superimportante en mi vida: cuando hice un doctorado. Sí, tengo un doctorado en ciencia, más precisamente en biotecnología con microalgas.

Este episodio es para estudiantes de nivel A2-B1 que quieran escuchar español natural sobre ciencia, universidades, estudios… y aumentar el vocabulario.

¡Sigue, coméntalo y comparte el pódcast con otros estudiantes de español!

In this episode of your comprehensible Spanish podcast, I’ll talk about a really important phase in my life: when I earned my PhD. Yes, I have a PhD in science—more specifically, in biotechnology using microalgae.

This episode is for A2–B1 level students who want to hear natural Spanish about science, universities, and academic studies… and expand their vocabulary.

Follow, comment, and share the podcast with other Spanish learners!

La vida de Héctor (Spanish Podcast)

Capítulo 114 - Tengo un doctorado... en algas (Mi tesis III) 

Do you have many friends?

Listen to how I answer this particular question, and get some short English explanations about some vocabulary and expressions I use in my answer.  Try to answer the questions in the vocabulary examples using the new vocabulary and expressions.

Speak English With Muki

Episode 2: Do you have many friends?

A : 안녕하십니까? 저는 마이클 존슨이라고 합니다.
B : 네. 이쪽으로 앉으세요.
      존슨 씨는 어느 나라 사람입니까?
A : 저는 미국 사람입니다.
B : 전공이 무엇입니까?
A : 저는 컴퓨터 그래픽을 전공했습니다.

A : Hello. I am Michael Johnson.
B : Well, have a seat here, please. 
     Where are you from, Mr. Johnson?
A : I am from the States.
B : What is your major?
A : I majored in Computer graphics.

** Grammar points.

A/V-ㅂ/습니다, N-입니다, A/V-았/었습니다, N-였습니다/이었습니다.
In the formal situations such as interviews, news, and public announcement, the formal style of speech is used as stated below.
For the present tense, A/V-ㅂ/습니다, N-입니다 are used.
A/V-ㅂ/습니다
* verb or adjective stems ending with a vowel + -ㅂ니다 : 가다 -> 갑니다.
* verb or adjective stems ending with a consonant + -습니다 : 먹다 -> 먹습니다.
N-입니다 : 의사 + -입니다 -> 의사입니다 
For the past tense, A/V-았/었습니다, N-였습니다/이었습니다 are used.
A/V-았/었습니다 : 가다 -> 갔습니다 / 먹다 -> 먹었습니다
N-였습니다/이었습니다 : 학교 -> 학교였습니다 / 월요일 -> 월요일이었습니다.


Reading Korea.

Having an interview

Short story 「はなこさんの夏休（なつやす）み《 Hanako’s summer vacation 》ep1」
This is an original story I created.
This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
毎年（まいとし / maitoshi）：every year
 遠い（とおい / tōi）：far
新幹線（しんかんせん / shinkansen）：bullet train 
甘い（あまい / amai）：sweet
お土産（おみやげ / omiyage）：souvenir
辛い（からい / karai）：spicy
切符（きっぷ / kippu）：ticket
席（せき / seki）：seat
笑う（わらう / warau）：laugh, smile
→masu-form：笑います（わらいます / waraimasu）
～号車（～ごうしゃ / ～gōsha）：classifier for naming train cars
ex）１号車（いちごうしゃ / ichigōsha）、２号車（にごうしゃ / nigōsha）･･･

☆Grammar☆
・masu-form（present / past）
・～たいです：want to do

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/5907?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#19  Short story /  Hanako’s summer vacation ep1 / storytelling // N5 Level

We have decided to primarily post this podcast on YouTube from now on, so please subscribe and look forward to our next content. We will post on italki about once every two episodes.
You can access my YouTube channel from my profile, so please check it out. Thank you!

これからこのpodcastはYoutubeをメインにすることにしましたから、とうろくして次をお待ちください。こちらのitalkiのほうは 2回に1回ぐらい とうこうします。
私のプロフィールから私のYoutubeのチャンネルに行けますので、よろしくお願いします

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A：ふじ大学に がいこく人の 先生が いますか。
B：はい、3人います。みんなアメリカ人です。

みんな：all, everything, everyone
〇みんなアメリカ人です。
△みんなはアメリカ人です。
 
The word "みんな" above is a noun and an adverb; in a sentence like this, it becomes an adverb, and no particle is added.

・adverb 
みんな元気（げんき）ですか！
この店(みせ)のパン、みんな かいました。
 
・noun 
みんなのお父さんは元気ですか。
みんなのうしろに 大きいイヌがいます！


ようへい先生　N4～N3　レベルの生徒（せいと）へ　(^^♪

”みんな”　は adverb and noun 　

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요.  I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog. 
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222667036423
https://youtu.be/nTRsB8cg5ic

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening, 
After reading many sentences in Korean conversations sentences, 
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording. 
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording. 
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely. 

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.) 
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1) 
Please listen carefully.