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For intermediate level learners of Japanese
「せっかく」について勉強しましょう！

「せっかく」は良く使うことばです。聞いたことがありますか。
勉強しましょう！

N２文法「（きもちのことば）＋ことに」や「もったいない」も一緒に使ってみます。


〈意味〉
頑張(がんば)って／時間(じかん)・お金(かね)をかけて（使(つか)って）／苦労(くろう)して／無理(むり)して／わざわざ

【せっかく】〈副詞〉
こんな風(ふう)に使(つか)います･･･
「せっかく～から」、「せっかく～けど」、「せっかく～のに」など



今日は・・・
２　会話の中の「せっかく」・練習・おともだちのことば「もったいない」・〈会話〉［7:21］　

★会話の中の「せっかく」★
①もう15時か。せっかくここまで来たのに、残念だけど、そろそろ引き返そう。
②でも、目的地まであと少しっぽいですよ。せっかく2時間もがんばって歩いたんだから、あと少し歩いてみたいんですが。



★練習「せっかく」★
〈1〉
①【時間をかけて】みんなのためにマフィン（muffin）を作ったのに･･･、だれも食べてくれなくてかなしかった。
②お母さんの誕生日に【苦労(くろう)して】実家(じっか)に帰ったのに、お母さんは旅行)に行っていて会えなかった。がっかりした。


〈2〉
①【わざわざ】日本に来たんだから、ほしいものは全部買って帰ろうと思う。
②【お金を使って】買った本だから、内容(ないよう)はめちゃくちゃつまらなかったけど、最後まで読んだ。



★お友だちのことば「もったいない」★
文型「せっかく～のに／から、～のはもったいない」
１）せっかく今までがんばったのに、ここでやめるのはもったいないよ。
２）せっかく今までがんばったんだから、ここであきらめるのはもったいないよ。




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第２４課 せっかく
１［4:36］　〈会話〉と「こんなとき、どうしますか？」
２［7:21］　会話の中の「せっかく」・練習・おともだちのことば「もったいない」・〈会話〉

🎙声：音読さん、吉田（よしだ、Japanese teacher）、八角（はっかく）さん
📖scenario：吉田（よしだ、Japanese teacher）


役に立つ日本語のことばを私たちと一緒に勉強しましょう！ 
Come study useful Japanese words with us！

第２４課 せっかく
第２３課 むだ
第２２課 せめて
第２１課 ねほりはほり
第２０課 やっぱり
第１９課 けっこう・なかなか
第１８課 わざわざ
第１７課 気がしない（１）（２）
第１６課 頭の慣用句
第１５課 たまたま
第１４課 なんか
第１３課 （１）思わず（２）つい・うっかり
第１２課 喉元過ぎれば熱さ忘れる
第１１課 とにかく
第１０課 てしまう（１）（２）
第　９課 しっかり
第　８課 開いた口がふさがらない
第　７課 いちいち
第　６課 てくる
第　５課 ネコをかぶる
第　４課 ずいぶん
第　３課 てたまらない
第　２課 顔から火が出る
第　１課 あまり

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【北海道Hokkaido生活】
3月28日月曜日　天気/はれ　気温/3℃

滝川市　たきかわし
・高校生が雪割りボランティア
・駅前の駐輪場
・早く雪を溶かして、駐輪場を使いたい。
・来月14日ごろから、使える予定


［単語］
雪割り/ゆきわり…雪の山をこわす
溶ける/とける…雪が水になる。氷が水になる。to melt
ボランティア/ぼらんてぃあ…お金をもらわないで、働く。volunteer
駐輪場/ちゅうりんじょう…自転車をおくところ parking area for bicycles


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〈#25〉3月28日月曜日　高校生が雪割り

I want to talk to you about two very often confused words advice and advise. 
Advice. 
- Advice is a noun, an uncountable noun.It is spelled a-d-v-i-c-e. The ‘c’ sounds like an ‘s’. Advice. It is used to mean a suggestion about what you should do. 
Advise
- 
Advise is spelled a-d-v-i-s-e, and is a verb. The ‘s’ sounds like a ‘z’. Advise. It means to suggest what should be done, to recommend or to give information to someone. 
The main difference between advice and advise is the grammar.  So obviously, you can't use a noun in the place of a verb or a verb in the place of a noun. So if you know which is which and which pronunciation goes with which, you will never get it wrong. But a big problem is with advice being uncountable. So many times I hear, can I give you an advice? No no… it to give me a piece of advice or some advice - depending on whether you mean something singular or plural.
In theory it is very simple to understand, but if you don’t pay attention to learning the rules it can make a  big difference to you getting it right or wrong in Business English.
Every day, I hear so many advanced speakers who use these words wrong. So have a look, learn it, fix it, never get it wrong again. That's it today. Bye.


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Do you know how to #introduce yourself on your first day? Formally and informally? How to make small talk? How to use ice breakers and elevator pitches?

What about Job descriptions? Qualifications? Performance metrics?
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#Business_English #Job #introduction #description #performance #Business

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Ep 26 Learn Thai _ 10 Ways to Express Agreement in Thai _ เห็นด้วย [Hĕn dûuay] 

My warmest welcome to you. You are listening to episode 3 of the 111 Tips for Learning a Language. From Episode 1, we identified our most comfortable way of learning. From Episode 2, we zoomed in on mastering one aspect of the language. In this episode, I am going to ask you to determine:-
(1)	When you would like to learn; and 
(2)	Where you would like to learn; and lastly
(3)	How much time you would like to spend learning. 

Once you have clear answers about the when, where and how much time you have, you should be able to set a regular routine for learning. As we know, a routine is repetitive, therefore we would gradually become accustomed to sticking to it. It is just like brushing our teeth every morning. The goal is to make our learning schedule a habit. Once it becomes a habit, you would not think twice about straying away from it.  

It is advisable though to set a short, easy routine initially. This is so that you would not find it too difficult to keep up with. When you first start following your schedule the first few times, you are actually training yourself to become more disciplined. With discipline comes habit.  
Research has shown that humans are creatures of habit. Once your schedule is set, you are ready to go! When learning is a habit, you are consistently making progress in learning the language of your choice. Our podcast has now come to an end. I wish you Inspired Learning and till our next episode. 
