This podcast is for those who enjoy listening to short stories. I will explain some vocabulary at the end of each episode and then you can listen again.... and again (if you  like)!

Stories to Stimulate!

This podcast is aimed at intermediate to advanced students who are interested in seeing life through the eyes of an online English teacher living in Cape Town, South Africa.  

The real life of an English teacher in Cape Town

Want to learn 5 common idioms that can be used in both business and ordinary life? Nicole will introduce them to you so clearly and  simply that you can use them in your conversation immediately!

5 Weekly Idioms 

Neste episódio vamos falar sobre um conto do escritor brasileiro Machado de Assis. O assunto principal deste podcast é o contraste entre quem você é e como você e outras pessoas percebem sua identidade.
(In this episode we are going to talk about a tale of the Brazilian writer Machado de Assis. The main subject of this podcast is the contrast between who you are and how you and other people perceive your identity.)


Literary Podcast

O Espelho

1.面粉加一个鸡蛋，加小半碗水搅拌成絮状。
2.用手掌给他揉成面团醒20分钟。
3.西红柿打十字型，放在热水里泡，去皮。
4.切成丁备用。
5.把面团擀成薄薄的圆饼。
6.来回折起来，切成你需要的宽度。
7.用手一抖就都开了。
8.把西红柿炒化。
9.加入番茄酱和白糖。
10.炒成这样可以用可以继续炒。
11.我是炒到基本都化了。
12.加一瓢水，开锅加盐，下面条。
13.待汤汁快收干一半时，面条也就好了。
14.撒上葱花香菜，开吃吧。
15.香喷喷的都吃没啦。

中国美食简介

面条

こんにちは、あかりです。8月(はちがつ)の最初(さいしょ)のエピソードです！

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STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

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Slow Japanese

Episode #37 - How do you spend your summer?

Due amici camminano, verso sera, nelle vicinanze di un bosco. Un orso appare all'improvviso davanti a loro: quale sarà la loro reazione?

Vittorio per Voi

I viandanti e l'orso

Un premier épisode pour vous faire découvrir un produit emblématique du sud de la France : le savon de Marseile. 

Simple comme bonjour

Le savon de Marseille

Easy News📺
I introduce Japanese news in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “Gion Festival in Kyoto”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

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

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
祭り（まつり / matsuri）：festival
コロナウイルス（ころなういるす / korona uirusu）：coronavirus
飾る（かざる / kazaru）：decorate
山車（だし / dashi）：festival car (float)
喜ぶ（よろこぶ / yorokobu）： be happy

日本三大祭り（にほんさんだいまつり / nihon sandai matsuri）：the Japan’s three greatest festivals
・祇園祭（ぎおんまつり / gion matsuri）：Gion Festival（Gion Matsuri is a one of the biggest festival which takes place over the entire month of July in Kyoto. The biggest event of this festival is Yamahoko. Yamahoko is the decorated float which is made by every town in Kyoto. These floats will be paraded through streets on every July 17th.）

・神田祭（かんだまつり / kanda matsuri）：Kanda  Festival（Kanda Matsuri is one of Edo’s (old Tokyo’s) great festivals. Events last one week but the highlight is the procession of more than 100 o-mikoshi (divine palanquins) from all the area’s neighborhoods to and from the shrine; experience the unbelievable atmosphere in Kanda, Nihonbashi, Otemachi, Marunouchi and Akihabara.）

・天神祭（てんじんまつり / tenjin matsuri）：Tenjin  Festival（Tenjin Matsuri is a festival held by Osaka Tenmangu shrine, Sugawarano Michizane is enshrined at and has more than 1000 years of history.）

☆Grammar☆
・～になる：become
・～ように･･･：so that / in order to
・～そうです（伝聞）：I heard that

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

☆Quiz for this episode
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Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#20 Easy News / 京都の祇園祭《Gion Festival in Kyoto》// N4 Level

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こんばんは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。


今日もN4です！
〜のに、をします！

〜だけど、違う結果になったことを言う時に使います。
例文いきます！

・たくさん寝たのに、まだ眠いです。

・勉強したのに、テストに合格しませんでした。

・彼はかっこよくないのに、なぜかモテます。

・走っているのにやせません。

・時間があったのに、何もしなかった。


こんな感じです。
のに、の後は少し不満な気持ちを表現することが多いです。
のにの使い方は、これ以外にもあります。
それはまた今度やります。

声に出して練習してみてください。
例文も自分で作ってみてください。


最近、Podcastを聴いて、レッスンの予約をしてくれる人も増えました、ありがとうございます！

この仕事はいろんな国の人といろんな話ができるので、本当に楽しいと思います。

ぼくと話したいと思ってくれた方は、ぜひオンラインレッスンでお会いしましょう！お待ちしていますね！

ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！ではまた！

Atsushi のJapanese podcast (travel/news /文法・漢字・語彙/Osaka/Hokkaido/🇹🇷🇬🇪🇦🇲🇪🇸🇵🇹)

#289 N4 〜のに、について！

A Few Motivational Thoughts (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xh0luMdhIl9JL-0moeHBmOZlEegtbmt2/view?usp=drive_link