Number culture is an important part in Chinese culture. In this radio, I will briefly introduce number one, number three and number 4. After listening this radio, you will know why Chinese people dislike number 4 in daily life.

Learning Chinese culture with Miss Zhang

Number Culture（1，3，4）

小明问妈妈：“先人是什么意思？”
妈妈说：“先人是对死去的人的称呼”
小明说：“那去世的奶奶是不是要叫“鲜奶”？

Xiao Ming asked his mother: what does "xian ren" means?
Monm: Ancestors are the names for the dead.
Xiao Ming:Is the dead grandma going to call :xiān nǎi" ?

xiān ren:Ancestors    xiān nǎi:fresh milk

开心一刻 Jokes

先人与鲜奶 xiān rén yǔ xiān nǎi

HSK 3-6 passage audios

HSK 3 Lesson 4 Passage 1

Let’s learn how to order your favorite drink in a Korean café.
You’ll practice polite phrases such as “아메리카노 주세요” (Americano, please) and “얼음 많이 넣어주세요” (Please add more ice).

Easy Korean for Beginners

Episode 7: Ordering Coffee in Korean

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はシーズン2の6回目です。2023年明けましておめでとうございます。１月１日の午前中、家の周りを散歩しました。去年の正月はとても静かでしたが、今年の正月はなんだか賑やかでした。家の周りの公園やカフェやレストランに外国人観光客がたくさんいたからです。日本では家や近所で正月を過ごす人が多いですが、他の国では海外旅行をする人が多いですね。私も海外旅行に行きたいですが、今の航空券の値段が高すぎて驚いています。

Hello. This is episode 6 of season 2 of my podcast. Happy New Year! I hope you all have a wonderful 2023. On the morning of 1 January, I took a walk around my neighbourhood. Last New Year's Day was very quiet, but this New Year's Day was somewhat lively. This is because there were many foreign tourists in the parks, cafés and restaurants nearby my house. In Japan, many people spend New Year's at home or in their neighbourhood, but in other countries, many people travel abroad. I would like to travel abroad too, but I am surprised at how expensive airline tickets are nowadays.

今日は日本語のアクセントについてお話ししたいと思います。例えば日本語では「箸」と「橋」の例が有名です。この二つの単語は「は」と「し」で出来ていますから、ひらがなで書くと全く同じです。読み方で意味の違いを表現します。「箸」のように「は」を「し」よりも高いピッチで発音すると、chopsticksの意味になります。もう一度発音します「箸」。そして、「橋」のように「は」を「し」よりも低いピッチで発音すると、bridgeの意味になります。もう一度発音します「橋」。箸を使って、寿司を食べます。ロンドンブリッジは有名な橋です

Today I would like to talk about pitch accent in Japanese. For example, the well-known examples in Japanese are ‘Hashi' (chopsticks) and ‘Hashi' (bridge). These two words are made up of 'ha' and 'shi', so when written in hiragana they are exactly the same. The way they are pronounced expresses the difference in meaning. If the 'ha' is pronounced with a higher pitch than the 'shi', as in 'Hashi', it means 'chopsticks'. Pronounce it again ‘Hashi' (chopsticks). And if you pronounce the 'ha' lower in pitch than the 'shi', as in 'Hashi', it means ‘bridge’. Pronounce it again, ‘Hashi' (bridge). Use ‘Hashi' (chopsticks) to eat sushi. London Bridge is a famous ‘Hashi' (bridge). 

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S2 Ep6. 日本語のアクセント

みなさんは、からいものが好きですか。
わたしは、とても苦手です！
でも、きょうは「日本一からい村」を目指すわたしの村の話です。

Do you like hot chili pepper?
Actually, I can't eat hot foods...(I love spicy curry, without chili!)
Today, I'm talkin g about my village aiming to be the "hottest" village in Japan!!

+++ words +++
きっかけ　　　　　　　trigger
原発（げんぱつ）　　　nuclear power plant
　＝原子力発電所（げんしりょくはつでんしょ）
売れる（うれる）　　　in demand
対策（たいさく）　　　countermeasure
検査（けんさ）　　　　inspection
何回も（なんかいも）　many many times
安全な（あんぜんな）　safe
農家（のうか）　　　　farmer
おかずみそ　　　　　　miso(soybean paste) with some ingredients
　　　　　　　　　　　really tasty with plain rice!
鍋（なべ）　　　　　　hot pot
挑戦する（ちょうせんする）　try
盛り上がる（もりあがる）　　come alive
ave『福の歌』（えいぶ・ふくのうた）　song by a musician in Fukushima


+++ grammers +++
Vんです         　　　listen!(I want to talk about this)
Vたら　　　　　　　　 if
かもしれない　　　　　might
V(よ)う　　　　　 　　intend to
Vてみる　　　　　　　 try ～ing

Country Life in Japan とかいとちがう　かもしれない　いなかのくらし

ふくしまと　ハバネロと　3.11

In this episode I'm discussing how to stay consistent. 
You have to set clear goals, create a routine, track progress, stay accountable, embrace flexibility, and prioritize self-care to maintain motivation and momentum.

The Global Professional Podcast

Best Practices for Consistency EP 11

Hablando Al Chile

Hablar como nativo, esa es la cuestión

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NyinHs7k3x7HfX_dW6F4V6wdbVQKBFD8jY3bn_jl9Nk/edit?usp=drive_link

One of the weirdest things about British culture is the way we enjoy our visits to cemeteries. Cemeteries, otherwise known as graveyards, are places where you can find British people relaxing with a cup of tea, perhaps, uh, a bottle of Coca-Cola or with a sandwich. It's a little bit strange. Now, I've lived in many countries across the world, and I have to say that only in Britain are we completely detached from the feelings associated with tombs, graves and dead people.
 If you go to a restaurant in the UK, particularly a cafe, you may even find that it was once a church.  There are churches around which close, and then they're sold to restaurant owners, or they become pubs, and you find yourself walking across these tombs without even thinking about it. To avoid any difficulties or problems with this. Some restaurants and pubs will lay carpets on the floor so that you won't actually see the names of those who've died.  Not to worry though, because these people who've died, usually they've died hundreds of years ago. It's not like they died last week. I'm not sure if that makes it worse or makes it better.
