Easy Steps to Chinese Grammar ⭐

To mean "I don't have a car", should I say "我 不 有 车 (Wǒ bù yǒu chē)" or "我 没有 车 (Wǒ méi yǒu chē)" ? You can find out the answer in this episode.

Easy Steps to Chinese Grammar 

1. Negation of "有 (yǒu)" with "没 (méi)" 【A1】

Formas IMPERFECTAS
I was - yo era
You were - tú eras 
She was, he was - Ella era, él era
We were - nosotros éramos
You were - ustedes eran
They were - ellos eran

(Examples in the same order with English then Spanish)

I was tall, short, thin - yo era alto, bajo, delgado.
You are  Costa Rican, a man, a woman - tú eras costarricense, un hombre, una mujer
She was from Costa Rica, he was from Chicago - Ella era de Costa Rica
We were friends, we were family, we were cousins - nosotros éramos amigos, éramos familia, éramos primos
You were colleagues, you were partners  - ustedes eran colegas, eran socios
They were lawyers, they were students, they’re  - ellos eran abogados

***Special note for “it”***

It was late, early,  - era tarde, era temprano
It was an example - era un ejemplo
It was a good day - era un buen día
It was a class - era una clase
It was a student - (él, Ella) era una estudiante
It was my brother - (él) era mi hermano
It was a gift for you - era un regalo para ti
it was a good friend - era un buen amigo
It was last night - era ayer en la noche
it was yesterday morning- era ayer por la mañana
It was yesterday afternoon - era ayer por la tarde


conjuguemos y conjugamos 

CAPÍTULO 13 - ERA - I WAS

みなさんはもう衣替えをしましたか？最近、寒くなってきたので、そろそろ衣替えをしようかなと考えている人が多いかもしれません。衣替えというのは、今着ている服を季節に合った服に入れ替えることをいいます。つまり、夏服をクローゼットにしまって、冬服を出すことです。
私は１ヶ月ほど前に衣替えをしました。半袖のTシャツやズボン、薄いジャケットをクローゼットにしまいました。そして、厚いジャケットやコート、セーターを出しました。
今年は電気代やガス代が高くなるそうなので、家の中でも暖かい服を着て、なるべくヒーターやストーブを使わずに過ごしたいと思います。
皆さんは、冬を暖かく過ごすために何かしていることはありますか？
よかったら私のレッスンに来て教えてください。


衣替え：ころもがえ　the seasonal changing of clothing
季節：きせつ　season
季節に合った服：the clothes for the season
しまう：put away
厚い：あつい　thick
薄い：うすい thin
半袖：はんそで　half sleeve
長袖：ながそで long sleeve
電気代：でんきだい　electricity bill
ガス代：がすだい　gas bill
工夫する：くふうする 　devise


Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

衣替え（ころもがえ）-Today’s Word

Andrew talks about many phrasal verbs with the word back. He discusses their meaning and gives examples.

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English from the Beach

Phrasal verbs with Back

La Universidad de Cambridge decidió investigar la relación entre personalidad y gustos musicales para determinar qué dicen de nosotros nuestras listas de reproducción en Spotify y Apple Music. De esta manera, podemos aprender mucho de las personas incluso antes de conocerlas.

Cafecito con Ale

Qué dice de ti la música que escuchas, según la ciencia

En este episodio hablo sobre la quinta etapa del viaje a la Costa Oeste de los Estados Unidos, decribo la ciudad de Las Vegas, hablo de las cosas más caracteristicas de los hoteles famosos donde está la replica de Venecia, Paris y la Antigua Roma. Hablo tambièn del pinchazo de la llanta del carro en medio de la autopista. Tiempos verbales: presente, gerundio, pretèrito pluscuamperfecto, pasado: pretèrito perfecto, imperfecto e indefinido. Utilizo algunos dichos en español. 

Viviendo entre dos lenguas 

Etapa 5 Viaje Costa Oeste USA, Las Vegas

In Zen, the act of sitting down and doing nothing isn’t about idleness. It’s about allowing the mind to rest and reset. When you stop forcing progress, you invite understanding to emerge naturally. This stillness isn’t passive—it’s active receptivity.

In language learning, this means stepping back from constant effort to allow the language to settle into your subconscious. Play a podcast in your target language without trying to grasp every word. Let the rhythm of the language flow through you. Over time, your brain will pick up patterns and nuances effortlessly.

Research supports this approach: studies on the brain’s default mode network (DMN) show that periods of quiet reflection are crucial for consolidating memories and integrating information. In short, doing nothing allows your brain to do its most creative and productive work.


111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 56 - How the Zen principle of Sitting Down, Doing Nothing can help you 

Recommended Studio Ghibli Movies for Learning Japanese - Best 3
日本語勉強におすすめのジブリ映画 Best 3を紹介します。

 • My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
 • Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008)
 • Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

This program is a good audio resource for people at JLPT N4 or N3 level.

ANIME ・MANGA TALK | アニメ・マンガトーク | Japanese listening practice N4-N3

3 Best Ghibli Movies to Study Japanese　日本語勉強におすすめのジブリ映画 Best 3

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yj2jMngCzXXQ94kgo9QNbCs-gqspPVG8/view?usp=drivesdk