Have you ever wondered why Japan has two different names, "Nihon" and "Nippon"? 🇯🇵 

While both are correct, native speakers choose one over the other based on the "feeling" of the situation.

In this episode, I explain:

The subtle nuances: Which one sounds more energetic or formal?
Why we use "Japan" in English.

Improve your listening skills and dive deeper into Japanese culture with me! 🎙️

（やさしい日本語）

みなさんは、日本の名前に「にほん」と「にっぽん」の2つがあることを知っていますか？🤔 
どちらも正しいですが、日本人はその時の「気持ち」や「場面（ばめん）」で使い分けています。

このエピソードで話すこと：

・「にほん」と「にっぽん」のニュアンスの違い
・どうして英語では "Japan" と言うのか？

「本当の日本語」のニュアンスを、私と一緒に楽しく学びましょう！✨

Easy Japanese with Aiko | Slow & Natural Listening

にほん vs にっぽん？ Why do we say "Nihon", "Nippon" or "Japan" ? Understanding the nuance【Intermediate】

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回は、ポッドキャストのシーズン２の３回目です。今月の終わりから大学の授業が始まります。今日はレッスンがなかったので、下見に行きました。「下見」とは、行き方や場所の様子を調べるために実際に行くことです。

Hello. This is episode 3 of season 2 of my podcast. My university lessons start at the end of this month. I didn't have any lessons today, so I went for a Sitami. 'Shitami’ (Preview) means actually going to the location beforehand to find out how to get there and what the place looks like.

大学は京都にあるので、大阪から電車で１時間半ぐらいです。大学に行くまでに大阪駅と京都駅を通ります。大阪駅と京都駅はいつも人がいっぱいで、とても疲れます。今年の10月から日本に観光客が入れるようになったので、外国人もたくさんいました。京都にはヨーロッパ系の観光客が多いですが、最近は東南アジア系の観光客も増えている気がします。「〜系」は人種を表します。たとえば、国籍がブラジルで親が日本人の人を日系ブラジル人といいます。大学は駅からバスで10分ぐらいでした。山の近くにあってとても静かでした。

The university is located in Kyoto, which is about an hour and a half by train from Osaka. I pass through Osaka and Kyoto stations on my way to the university. Osaka and Kyoto stations are always full of people, and walking through them is always tiring. Since October this year, tourists have been allowed into Japan, so there were many foreigners. There are many European Kei tourists in Kyoto, but recently I feel that there are more and more South-East Asian Kei tourists. ‘-Kei (-descent)' denotes ethnicity. For example, people whose nationality is Brazilian and whose parents are Japanese are called Nikkei Brazilians. (The "ni" in nikkei is the first character of Japan). The university was about 10 minutes by bus from the station. It was very quiet near the mountains.

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S2 Ep3. 和牛ステーキ

How many times have you been trapped in a boring presentation? How many times have you given a boring presentation? And why are so many presentations boring by the way?

Most people have a deep fear of giving presentations. A negative mindset, coupled with little preparation time, results in boring presentations.

However, when you learn to see the opportunities associated with giving presentations and learn how to prepare for them, you will be able to influence people, share ideas you are excited about, and motivate others.

In this Express to Impress Podcast episode, you will learn how to develop a positive mindset, plan, structure, prepare, and deliver an effective presentation. Your audience will not fidget anxiously or scan their phones from boredom, but be attentive from start to finish. Specifically, you'll discover six steps for creating a high-quality presentation that resonates with your listeners.

At the end of the episode, you'll learn definitions for English idioms and phrases.

Episode originally published on July 31, 2020.
Transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/give-a-presentation/.
Infographics for this episode at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/. 

Express to Impress

How to Give Effective Presentations That Don't Bore Your Audience

In this episode of Hey Alexis!, I’m joined by Jerome as we dive into fun and useful English idioms! We break down expressions like keep in touch, playing with fire, and crash a party—explaining their meanings and how to use them naturally in conversation. Tune in for a lively chat and start adding these idioms to your English toolkit! 🎙️🔥

Thanks to Jerome for being such a great guest!!!

Alexis Teacher Profile  : https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/9464070
Jerome: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/4075458



Hey Alexis!

Idioms in Action: Keep in Touch, Playing with Fire & More (with Jerome!)

我wǒ不会bù huì借jiè给gěi朋友péng yǒu一yī大dà笔bǐ钱qián。不是bù shì因为yīn wèi不bù想xiǎng帮助bāng zhù朋友péng yǒu，是shì因为yīn wèi我wǒ觉得jué de我们wǒ men的de友谊yǒu yì更gèng珍贵zhēn guì，友谊yǒu yì是shì无价wú jià的de。我wǒ不bù想xiǎng我的wǒ de朋友péng yǒu因为yīn wèi不能bù néng还huán钱qián而ér避开bì kāi我wǒ。如果rú guǒ他tā因为yīn wèi我wǒ不bù借jiè钱qián而ér避开bì kāi我wǒ，那nà可能kě néng他tā觉得jué de我们wǒ men的de友谊yǒu yì不如bù rú那些nà xiē钱qián。所以suǒ yǐ我wǒ不会bù huì借jiè钱qián给gěi朋友péng yǒu，但是dàn shì我wǒ会huì把bǎ钱qián送sòng给gěi朋友péng yǒu，不能bù néng拿ná回huí钱qián也yě没关系méi guān xì。

A short and interesting Chinese daily article  for every day

Lend Money 借钱

 Zuótiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào? 
A：昨天    是   几  月  几  号？
   Zuótiān shì bā yuè sānshíyī hào, xīnɡqī èr.
B：昨天     是    8   月         31      号，星期   二。
   Mínɡtiān ne?
A：明天     呢？
   Mínɡtiān shì jiǔ yuè èr hào, xīnɡqī sì. 
B：明天       是     9   月   2   号，星期   四。

日常对话 daily conversation

Carina italki ID 8665510

In todays episode I would like to discuss the importance of budgeting your income and thinking about your future.

Let's have a chat (Discussions In English) 

Episode 9 : Why should you budget your monthly income? Tips and advice

In this episode I talk about 15 things I wish I knew when I was 20.
Take an English Lesson with Carl https://italki.com/teacher/1947582

Streetwise English

SWE 140 - 15 things I wish I knew at 20 

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qW0czLUTvEC9Lo6KVQj1WChgnWu8IJAz/view?usp=drivesdk