In this first episode I will introduce myself, my educational background, where I live and a little bit about Indonesia. 

 Indonesian Language Friends

Introduction Podcast Bahasa Indonesia #1

Review of the last two episodes for those who listen for the first time.

STRESS FREE STEPS

LONG TIME NO SEE

Here I am reading a poem a complication of Nazım Hikmet's and his wife's letters. Enjoy, hit me up for any question : )

Şiirler/Poems 

Ben Senden Önce Ölmek İsterim

Гормоны счастья. Как приучить мозг вырабатывать серотонин, дофамин, эндорфин и окситоцин
Лоретта Грациано Бройнинг

Что хотел сказать автор ?  What did the author say ? 

Гормоны счастья 

前回　↓
汗ばんだ両手で明太子と梅のおにぎりを一つずつ持ちレジへと向かった。


レジの前に来たが、レジには誰もいない。若くて長い黒髪を後ろで束ねてる男の店員Aは忙しそうに商品を補充している。

すいませんと声を出そうと思ったその時にレジの台の上にあるベルに気がついた。
そこには小さい字でご用の方はこのベルを鳴らしてくださいと日本語と英語の両方で書かれてある。

最初に私は人差し指を使って軽く押してみたが音が出ない。今度は親指を使って強く押すとかわいくて高い音が店内に響いた。

少々お待ちくださいという店員Aの声が聞こえ、彼は小走りにレジに向かってきた。


店員A  「お待たせいたしました。梅おにぎりが一つ、明太子おにぎりが一つ、以上で260円になります。袋はいかがなさいますか？」

私「いらないです。支払いはパスモカードでお願いします。」

店員A「はい、こちらにお願いします。」

彼はカードを近づける場所を右手でていねいに指した。
私はパスモカードをレジ台にかざして支払いをした。

店員A「ありがとうございました。」

私は店員から二つのおにぎりとレシートを受け取ると自分のカバンに入れた。店内を見回すと客は私だけのようだ。それから店を出ると男が一人店の前の横に座っていた。

[単語リスト]

ご用の方　ごようのかた
 
人差し指　ひとさしゆび

親指　おやゆび
 
小走り　こばしり 

指した　さした

指す　さす 

かざした
かざす  

見回す　みまわす



Last time ↓ With sweaty hands, I held one cod roe and one plum rice ball and headed for the cash register. 

I come to the cash register, but the cash register is empty. Clerk A, a young man with long black hair tied back, was busily restocking. 

I was about to say, "Excuse me," when I noticed a bell on the checkout table. In small letters, it says in both English and Japanese, "Please ring this bell if you need anything. 

First I pressed it lightly with my index finger, but no sound came out. I pressed harder with my thumb, and a lovely, high-pitched sound echoed through the store. 

I heard the voice of clerk A saying, "Please wait a moment," and he came to the cash register at a short run. 

Clerk A - Thank you for waiting. One ume rice ball and one cod roe rice ball will be 260 yen. Would you like a bag?" 

I said, "No, I don't need one. Please pay with your PASMO card." 

Clerk A: "Yes, this way please." 

He carefully pointed with his right hand where I should put my card. I held my PASMO card over the cash register and paid. 

Clerk A "Thank you very much." 

I took the two rice balls and the receipt from the clerk and put them in my bag. I looked around the store and saw that I seemed to be the only customer. Then I left the store and saw a man sitting next to the front of the store. 



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Vol.50 読む練習　日本旅行物語3 Reading Practice Japan Travel Story 3

Swedish furniture company IKEA has opened a new store.

There's nothing strange about that. But wait a minute — the new store is inside a video game. And it's paying real people to work there!

IKEA advertised for 10 positions in a virtual store it has opened in Roblox — and got more than 178,000 applications!

Roblox is a popular online gaming platform that lets users play games and create their own.

IKEA has created The Co-Worker Game on the platform. And it needed some employees.

At the start of June, IKEA began looking for people aged 18 and over in the UK and Ireland to work as paid members of staff at the in-game store.

It said staff would help customers, and would be able to get promoted and move departments, just like in real life.

The company said it wanted to show that it does things a little differently.

Wes Davis from technology website The Verge called it a "weird" but "harmless" idea.

He said he'd never heard of other companies paying people to work in a game, but added that US company Walmart has already created a game on Roblox.

IKEA said its employees would be paid a little over $16.50 per hour during their work-from-home shifts, which is about the same as the company's other workers get paid in the UK.

The store opened on June 24. It's not clear how long the workers will be employed for, although the company said the positions would be on a "limited contract."

It also said anyone who didn't get a job could still experience the virtual store and win in-game prizes.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

IKEA Pays People Real Money to Work in Video Game

En el episodio de hoy tenemos un poquito de humor. En él comento algunas quejas absurdas que algunos turistas han tenido después de sus vacaciones. Muchas de estas quejas están relacionadas con sus vacaciones a España, pero también menciono alguna sobre otros lugares que mereceían la pena ser comentadas. Espero que a pesar de lo ridículas que son estas quejas te provoquen una sonrisa.
Si disfrutas el episodio, no te olvides de dejarle una valoración .
Y, después de escucharlo, cuéntame, ¿habías escuchado estas quejas antes? ¿Te parecen razonables? ¿Has escuchado alguna otra que necesitamos escuchar?


Blanca to go 

159 – Quejas ridículas de turistas que te haran reír

En todos los países se celebran bodas. Y aunque la mayoría de las bodas tienen muchas cosas en común, creo que cada país tiene alguna característica diferente. 

En este episodio comento un poco como son las bodas españolas.

Espero que disfrutes el episodio. Después de escucharlo, me encantaría que me dijeras:

-qué piensas sobre las bodas españolas.

-cómo son las bodas en tu país, y si tenéis alguna tradición especial.
  


52 – Las bodas en España 

Hola, hoy vamos a ver varios refranes populares :)