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Here I will read the second page of Niet thuis. Listen carefully because some things are repeated in the story. 

The room is not big, 3 by 4 meters.  But Lisa has her own bathroom, with toilet.  And a balcony.  And that is special for a student in Amsterdam.  Lisa puts her backpack on a chair and takes off her coat.  So first make tea.  She walks to the large kitchen at the end of the hall.  The kitchen is for all students together.  And that's not so great.  The kitchen is always dirty and messy.  Very dirty and very messy.  Lisa takes the kettle and puts water in the device.  Then she wants to go back to her room.  But the young man and woman are standing at the kitchen door.  "Excuse me," says the woman.  Dan is not home.  Maybe he went grocery shopping.  Can we wait here for a while?'  "Of course," says Lisa.  Would you like a cup of tea?'  The woman nods.  "gladly," she says

Beginner book Dutch A1-A2

Chapter 1 Page 2 - Niet thuis 

This is a short podcast about the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I post longer podcasts once a week.


English on the Road 

Canadian Rocky Mountains (Mini Episode)

*This episode is about "Yazd"  a city in the Central District of  Yazd province, Iran. 

**Feel free to send me message if you have any questions

**** You can find more stories in Farsi in my channel on Spotify : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yas-omidvar

Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

شهر یزد / Yazd city

This story is about a boy name Ved. He helped by his few friends when he got injury. 

Hindi Short Stories

Importance of friendship

다음을 듣고 [보기]와 같이 물음에 맞는 대답을 고르십시오.

[보기]
가: 처음 뵙겠습니다.
나: ___________________________

1) 괜찮습니다.
2) 알겠습니다.
3)고맙습니다.
4) 반갑습니다.

1.
1) 안녕하세요.
2) 안녕히 계세요.
3) 안녕하십니까?
4) 어서오세요

2.
1) 커피를 마셨어요.
2) 커피가 싸요.
3) 커피가 없어요.
4) 커피 한 잔 주세요.

3.
1) 티셔츠가 없어요.
2) 티셔츠가 있어요.
3) 모자가 어디에 있어요?
4) 모자가 없어요.

4.
1) 네, 축하해요.
2) 네, 감사합니다.
3) 아니요, 생일입니다.
4) 아니요, 감사합니다.

5.
1) 네, 비빔밥이에요.
2) 네, 비빔밥을 먹었어요.
3) 네, 비빔밥이 맛있어요.
4) 네, 식당에서 먹었어요.












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한국어 토픽 듣기 

한국어 토픽 듣기 1

今日は、昨日のテレビで「食品サンプル」についてやっていたので、それについて思ったことを話したいと思います。

皆さんは、食品サンプルというのをご存知ですか？
食品サンプルというのは、よく飲食店の入り口のところに飾られている、料理の見本のことです。それは、本物の食品でできているのではなくて、ずっと飾っておいても腐らない材料でできています。
それを見れば、お店に入らなくても、メニューを見なくても、その店にはどんな料理があるか一目でわかります。
しかも、食べなくてもその美味しさが伝わってくるくらい、よくできています。

実は昨日、3月26日は、食品サンプルの日だそうです。
サンプルのサンが数字の３、プが数字の２、ルが数字の６。
３・２・６・・・ということで、３月26日は食品サンプルの日になったそうです。

そのテレビで、食品サンプルと本物の料理を見分けるクイズがあったのですが、もうリアルすぎて、どっちが本物か区別がつきません。
おにぎりなんか、お米の一粒一粒から、海苔のパリパリ感まで、もはや本物。
私はそのクイズ、ことごとく全て外れました。。。


外国人観光客の方にも、お土産として人気があるようですが、今度日本でお土産を買うとしたら、食品サンプル、いいかもしれません。こっそり食卓に並べて、家族や友達をびっくりさせてみるのも、楽しそうですよ！

まきのひとりごと Japanese Podcast 

1. 食品サンプル

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12rEeTnU805BpJWKDBNQgjhagGpS5wJ9m/view?usp=drivesdk

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Do Affirmations and things like Hypnosis work? (With transcript)

Is American and British English the Same?

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cLHFS63yLNOh5ZCfa9zmYMg-5_xZk-zQ/view?usp=drivesdk