Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! If you go on trips, where do you want to go?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-11-i-want-to-go/

Slow Japanese

Episode #11 - Places which I want to visit

✦ Mi amigo Martín de México y yo estaremos conversando sobre cuando usamos el Español Formal e Informal.

✦ Visita el perfil de Martín para escuchar otro episodio: 
https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013 


Español con Ambar ♥

 ✦  Informal or Formal Spanish, which one do we use more? let 's find out..

春节是中国传统节日中最盛大的节日，也是最重要的节日。人们会在家中张贴“福”字，也会吃“年糕”，有些地区还会贴上年画……人们利用这些谐音文化为自己在新的一年里讨个吉利。除此以外，中国传统婚姻中也保持了一些传统，这些传统有很多都蕴含着谐音文化。比如，中国的新娘子在结婚的时候，要跨过“火盆”，意味着“日子红红火火”；新人睡的被子底下塞满了花生、枣子、桂圆等食物，意味着”早生贵子“。

Learning Chinese culture with Miss Zhang

讨吉利的谐音——婚俗和民俗中的谐音文化

Turkish Stories

Yunus Emre 1. Bölüm

🎙️ 1. Let’s Listen – Can You Hear the Difference?

First, let’s listen to these three words:

자다 (to sleep)
차다 (to kick)
짜다 (to be salty)

Now, let’s pronounce them slowly one more time:
자–다 / 차–다 / 짜–다

Can you hear the difference?

The key difference lies in the intensity of the sound and the movement of the mouth.

🧠 2. The Pronunciation Principle – What’s Going On?

Let’s break it down:

ㅈ (j) – Voiced sound
Your lips and tongue lightly touch, and then the sound is released softly.
You don’t blow out air forcefully.
👉 Examples: jada (to sleep), juiceu (juice), jihacheol (subway)

ㅊ (ch) – Aspirated sound
The tongue blocks the airflow, and then strong air bursts out as the sound is released.
👉 Examples: chada (to kick), chima (skirt), chokollit (chocolate)

ㅉ (jj) – Tense (fortis) sound
It’s much tighter and stronger than ㅈ.
You need to slightly tense your vocal cords and use more pressure with your lips and tongue.
👉 Examples: jjada (salty), jjok (side), jjigae (stew)

📌 In short:
ㅈ – Normal
ㅊ – Strong and breathy
ㅉ – Very tense and tight

💡 3. Pronunciation Practice – Repeat After Me

Let’s try these sets of words together. Repeat after me:

자 / 차 / 짜
조 / 초 / 쪼
줄 / 출 / 쭐

The more you practice,
the more your mouth and ears will get used to the differences!

If you’d like, I can also provide an audio version of this script, or help you record practice drills. Let me know!

한국어 발음 연습

한국어 ㅈ / ㅊ / ㅉ 발음 

Olá, tudo bem? Seja muito bem-vindo a mais um episódio do podcast Aprenda português. 
Neste episódio vamos falar sobre o primeiro temperamento, o colérico. Será que este é o seu? Vamos descobrir!
Segue o link para acessar o texto com a transcrição do episódio:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JPxqL1Y_mbPL9Se0zcrU_XmujAo-VD-q/view?usp=drive_link
Até a próxima!

Aprenda português

Episódio 8 - O temperamento colérico

Letter Z
Listen and repeat then sing along.
zebra, zoo, zero, zipper

Do you want a zebra.
Do you want a zoo.
Do you want a zero.
Do you want a zipper.

Follow me for more phonics.

Phonics The Alphabet 

Letter Z

One Minute Speaking Challenge: Praise

Did y ou know that self-prase is linked to higher confidence?

Lets go step by step.

How do you define praise in your terms?

How often 'does' it happen in your life?

Are you a praise giver or a praise receiver?

Listen to the recording and learn how you build your confidence even more!

Let me know how I can help you gain more confidence in your life!

To your success,
Anatoly

Here are some useful idioms to praise people:

1. Sing someone’s praises: To praise someone highly.
2. To be head and shoulders above: To be significantly better than others; deserving of high praise.
3. Beyond reproach: So good that it cannot be criticized.
4. A cut above the rest: Significantly better than others.
5. The cat’s pajamas: (Similar to “the bee’s knees”) Informal and highly complimentary.


I hope it helps :)
