Hola. En este episodio hablamos de qué es Wordle, el nuevo juego de palabras del que todos hablan.  El nivel del español usado es A2-B1

Natural Spanish Fluency

¿Juegas Wordle?

Is it hard to learn Cantonese?  Not really! In my opinion, saying in correct Cantonese tones is the most important thing. 
Follow me, take it easty to learn about tones of Cantonese. (HK Jyutping) 

 si1       si2           si3       si4        si5            si6
 诗         史            试        时          市            事
 poem   history   try     time     market    matter
  
ji1        ji2       ji3         ji4          ji5             ji6  
 姨       椅        意          移         已              易
aunt   chair   mean   move   already     easy

 fu1            fu2       fu3        fu4            fu5            fu6
 夫              虎          富         扶               妇              父
husband   tiger     rich     support     woman    father

Remember, just practise it like singing a song , you will say them smothly  :)


Easy  Cantonese 

Take easy to learn about tones of Cantonese  (1)

今回のトピックは奈良県で起きた事件についてお話ししたいと思います。 A birthday, a madman, and why you shouldn't do somersaults in a skirt.

The Konnichiwa Podcast

No Ginger

The character "目- Mù " is a pictographic character depicting an eye.

It has multiple meanings and usages, Today we are gonna take a look at some of the main points:

Frist, As an Independent Word, It refers to 
1.眼睛- Yǎn jing - eyes, The organ of vision.

2.看 - Kàn - look, Derived from the function of the eye, it means to observe with the eyes.
Example:	
他目不转睛地看着比赛。- Tā mù bù zhuǎn jīng de kàn zhe bǐ sài 。
-He watched the game without blinking.
目睹了整个过程 - Mù dǔ le zhěng gè guò chéng 
- Witnessed the whole event 

Compound words

1.目光 - Mù guāng - Vision: A person's gaze or attention.
Example: 		
他的目光炯炯有神。- Tā de mù guāng jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén 。
- His eyes are piercing.

2.目的-Mù dì - Purpose: Goal, intention.
Example:		
他的目的是通过考试。- Tā de mù dì shì tōng guò kǎo shì 。 
- His purpose is to pass the exam.

3.题目-Tí mù - Title/ question
Example: 	
作文的题目- Zuò wén de tí mù - The essay title 

4.目录 - Table of contents
Example:	
这本书的目录- Zhè běn shū de mù lù 
-The book's table of contents

5.项目- Xiàng mù - Item/ project
Example:	
工作中的重要项目。-Gōng zuò zhōng de zhòng yào xiàng mù 。 
-Important projects at work

Idioms and Fixed Phrases

"目不暇接 - Mù bù xiá jiē" : Describes an overwhelming number of things to see.

The Chinese idiom "目不暇接- Mù bù xiá jiē" translates to "too much to see" in English. It is often used to describe a situation where there are so many things to see that one's eyes don't have enough time to rest on any single thing. 

In a more general sense, it can be used to express the idea of being overwhelmed by numerous sights or activities happening all at once. 

Another common translation is "a feast for the eyes," emphasizing the abundance and variety of visually appealing elements.


每日一字

皆さんは、人生の節目にお祝いをもらったら、どうしますか。
日本の贈り物文化は独特で、プレゼントをもらったら「お返し」をするのが普通です。
しかも、細かいルールがあります。
今回は、日本の贈り物文化について話します。

What would you do if you received a gift on the important occasions in your life?
In Japan, we have a unique gift-giving culture, it is customary to give a return gift when receiving one.
Moreover, there are detailed rules involved.
This time, we talked about Japanese gift-giving culture.

♤ キーワード
・内祝い（うちいわい：a Japanese custom of giving a return gift, often about half the value ("han-gaeshi"), to show gratitude for a received gift, often for life events）
・慣習（かんしゅう：custom）
・節目（ふしめ：important occasion）
・幼馴染（おさななじみ：childhood friend）
・チャラ（to be even, to come to nothing）
・しっちゃかめっちゃか（messy）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. アヤが幼馴染の出産祝いに贈ったものは？
2. ２人がいらないと思う２つの慣習は？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミが気をつかわれて嫌だったのは、どんなとき？
→ 学生時代、先に社会人になった同級生との飲み会で「払わなくていいよ」と言われたとき
2. アヤが気をつかわれて嬉しかったのは、どんなとき？
→ 飲み会で、お酒を飲んだ人が「端数は（払わなくても）いいよ」と言ってくれたとき

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

日本の贈り物文化

 Der krank besucht den Arzt                                          الشخص المريض يزور الطبيب

Die Krankheit                                                                                                       .المرض                                                               
Die Gesundheit                                                                                                          الصحة  
Ich bin beim Arzt                                                                                                أنا عند الطبيب
Ich bin krank                                                                                                          انا مريض
Ich habe Fieber                                                                                                       لدي حمى   
Ich gehe zum Arzt                                                                                         أنا أذهب إلى الطبيب
Der Arzt untersucht mich                                                                              الطبيب يفحصني
Er schreibt  ein Rezept für die  Medizin                                                         هو  يكتب روشتة للدواء   
Der Arzt sagt’’ ich soll die die Medizin drei Mal regelmäßig jeden Tag nehmen’’ 
                             قال الطبيب أنني يجب أن أتناول الدواء ثلاث مرات بانتظام كل يوم


Mohsen Aly ALMaghraby

 Health and illness /  Die Gesundheit und Die Krankheit          المرض والصحة

Hey baby, you rock my world! I've fallen head over heels in love with you.
Some common expressions we use when talking about LOVE.

(对不起 about my Chinese pronunciation! This is why listening is so important in learning languages.)

The Social Evolutionary

The Language of LOVE

just a cute little story about cooking 

Новые слова 生词：

ингредиенты - ingredients, 配料；
миндаль - almond，扁桃仁；
сахарная пудра - icing sugar，糖粉；
столовая ложка - a table spoon, 勺子；
корица - cinnamon，桂皮；
ванильный сахар - vanilla sugar, 香草糖;

взбиваем миксером - to mix the ingredients, 混合配料;
добавляем 2 ложки - to add 2 table spoons, 添加2汤匙;
ставим в холодильник - to put into the fridge, 放入冰箱;
раскатываем тесто - to roll out the dough, 将面团擀开;
нагреваем духовку - to heat the oven, 加热烤箱;
выпекаем печенье - to bake the cookies, 烤饼干




Пряник

Новогоднее печенье

MARGARET: Mr. Wilson, I’d like you to meet

Dr. Edward Smith.

MR. WILSON: It’s nice to meet you, Dr. Smith.

DR. SMITH: Pleasure to meet you, too.

MARGARET: Dr. Smith is an economist. He just finished writing a book on international trade.

MR. WILSON: Oh? That’s my field, too. I work for the
United Nations.

DR. SMITH: In the Development Program, by any chance?

MR. WILSON: Yes. How did you guess?

DR. SMITH: I’ve read your articles on technical assistance. They’re excellent.