Vietnamese Listening Time

Sở thích của mình 

今日は、年齢に関する言葉のお話をしたいと思います。

皆さんは、アラサー　という　言葉を聞いたことがありますか。

アラサーとは、アラウンドサーティの略で、30歳前後の人を指す和製英語です。
２７歳から３２歳の年齢を指すことが多いです。
英語では、around the age of 30”ですね。

では、４０歳前後の人は、何と呼ぶと思いますか？
正解は、「アラフォー」です。Around the age og 40 ですね。
５０歳前後の人は、「アラフィフ」、６０歳前後の人は「アラ還（かん）」　と呼ばれています。
６０歳は　日本で　還暦（かんれき）　と呼ばれているからです。

Around40 〜注文の多いオンナたち〜という　ドラマが流行し、「アラフォー」という言葉が生まれました。
このドラマは、40歳を間近に控えた主人公のお医者さんが仕事、恋愛、結婚などに悩む姿を描いた作品です。

そして、「アラフォー」という言葉は２００８年の流行語大賞にも選ばれました。
流行語大賞は、日本で一年間に話題となった新しい言葉や流行語を選び、その言葉に関わった人を表彰する賞のことです。

みなさんの国にも、アラサー、アラフォーなどと同じ意味の言葉がありますか？
もしあったら、教えてくださいね！

★和製英語　わせいえいご　Japanese -English word
★４０歳前後（ぜんご）　　around 40 years old
★アラフィフ　　　　　　　the age of around fifty
★間近に控える　　　　　　coming up soon
　　　　　　　　　　　　　EX）出産（しゅっさん）を間近（まぢか）に控（ひか）える　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　I am very close to giving birth
★表彰する（ひょうしょう）commend
★賞（しょう）　　　　　　award


Japanese culture ♪

年齢（ねんれい）を表す特別な言葉　The special words for age  ★Intermediate

So, you want to learn Polish. That's great! But are you aware of these 4 main challenges of the Polish language? Let's talk about them.

Exploring Polski

Episode 1: 4 Challenges of the Polish Language

Please check out the graded reader and exercises I've made here before and after you watch the video: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TaKuWn9M3Ee6SxF1mlS6Tair6C_IFXYW/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113589681099533691380&rtpof=true&sd=true. I've tried to make it as simple as possible for you to understand one of the most iconic legend in the Vietnamese folklores. Comment or text me if you have any questions or want to get to know more about this story. Thanks for watching and stay tune for my future podcasts!

Learn VietnamEASY

[Graded Reader] The legend of Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ

In this episode you will learn about the history of independence of the northern part of south America

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EP 9. THE GREAT COLOMBIA DISAPPEARED

Il leone cattura un topo, sta quasi per mangiarlo ma il piccolo animale lo implora di non ucciderlo: in cambio della sua vita, gli darà la sua amicizia che sicuramente in futuro gli sarà utile. Il leone è scettico ma decide di lasciare andare il topo. Quest'ultimo, un po' di tempo dopo, gli salverà la vita.

Vittorio per Voi

Il leone e il topo

From cheap student dinners to quick lunches and easy camping meals, people around the world love instant noodles.

According to the World Instant Noodle Association, the world ate more than 118 billion servings of instant noodles in 2021.

While they are easy to make, instant noodles can sometimes be a bit boring — but they don't have to be! So if you'd like your instant noodles to be a little tastier, here are some easy changes you can make:

Add flavor
Fresh ginger, green onions and garlic are found in many Asian dishes, and adding them to your instant noodles is an easy way to improve the taste.

Then, try adding extra sauces, like soy sauce, chili paste, oyster sauce, sesame oil or gochujang paste, among others. You could also try mixing a few of them together.

Add vegetables and eggs
Adding vegetables and eggs to your noodles will not only make them taste better — they'll also increase the nutrients in the dish.

Put an egg into the boiling water that your noodles are cooking in for an easy poached egg. You can also throw in some vegetables — like mushrooms, carrots or spinach — or cook them on their own and add them to your noodles afterward.

Add coconut milk
Add coconut milk to the noodle water to make a sweeter, creamier soup. You could then add some vegetables, meat or fish, and some lime and you'll end up with a dish that's similar to a Malaysian laksa — and just as tasty!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Cooking Skills: How to Make Instant Noodles Tastier

It's summer. You're on the beach, by the pool or in the garden — it might be time to get your swimwear out!

But if you're talking about swimwear in English, there's a small problem: there are many different words for it.

"Swimwear" can be used for anything you put on to go in the water, whether you're male or female, so it's always a safe choice of word.

You might also hear "swimmers" used by people from Australia. This means the same thing, and it's always used with the "s" on the end.

In Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, swimwear will also often be called "togs."

And Australians also say "bathers." It's short for "bathing suit," which in British English usually refers to women's one-piece swimwear, but in American English can be anything you wear to swim in.

Anything you swim in can also be called a "swimsuit."

"One-piece" can be used on its own to refer to women's swimwear that's made from one piece of material, as opposed to a two-piece swimsuit like a bikini.

In the UK, the term "swimming costume" also tends to be used to talk about female swimwear. Some British and Australian English speakers might shorten this to "cozzie" — sometimes spelled "cossie," but said the same.

In the US or Britain, men going to the beach shouldn't forget their "swimming trunks." These are the casual shorts people often wear. You'll hear these called "board shorts" or "boardies" in Australia.

Men who are going for a serious swim might choose "Speedos."

Speedo is the name of a swimwear company, but the word is now used across the world for the tight briefs men might wear when they want to swim very fast.