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Designed for learners and enthusiasts alike, each episode breaks down the mechanics of speech, highlights common challenges, and provides practical exercises to refine pronunciation. 

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 The fascinating differences between British English and American English! From vocabulary and spelling to grammar, pronunciation, and punctuation, learn how these two major forms of English vary. 

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Viktor: Morning!
Sam: Hi, how are you?
Viktor: Great, thanks. Hey, did you set up the camera trap yesterday?
Sam: Yes, I did! Mom helped me put it up on the wall above the back door and we pointed it down and towards the grassy bit of garden. Did you?
Viktor: Totally. But something went wrong after I tied it to a tree in the park. Look, I’ve got some amazing video here. Let me forward it a bit … there – look.
Sam: Oh yeah, what is it? Can you zoom in? It’s very small.
Viktor: Can you see it now?
Sam: Ah, it’s a fox. I love the way it’s moving – like something between walking and running. What’s it got in its mouth?
Viktor: I think it’s a rabbit. The fox must be coming back from hunting.
Sam: That’s amazing. Anyway, what went wrong?
Viktor: Watch...
Sam: Woah! Did the camera just fall out of the tree?
Viktor: Yes! It was a windy night, wasn’t it? I must have tied it too loosely.
Sam: Ha-ha, well, you got some great stuff before the camera fell. It didn’t get damaged, did it?
Viktor: No, it didn’t. It’s okay. Did you get anything?
Sam: Yes, actually. We watched it over breakfast. I don’t have it here – I’ll send it to you later, but there were at least a couple of animals in the garden.
Viktor: What did you see?
Sam: Some kind of … well, I think it was a mouse, but it was quite big. My sister thinks it was a rat. Mum didn’t look too happy about that! She told me to get rid of it – whatever it was!
Viktor: Aw, rats are okay. It probably just lives in the garden – and they have to live somewhere.
Sam: I agree – as long as it stays outside and doesn’t come in the house.
Viktor: Anything else?
Sam: Oh, yes – I’m really thrilled about this one – we’re absolutely sure that we saw a hedgehog walking across from the neighbor’s garden to our back fence and then under it to the park behind.
Viktor: Oh, I love hedgehogs!
Sam: Yes, me, too!

English Conversation/Dialogue

Animal Watching 

はい、こんにちは。洋平先生です。えーっと、今日はちょっと、大切な話をしたいと思います。
特に日本にこれから住む人や、今住んでいる人に、とても大切なことを話しますね。
みんなの日本語の49課と50課で、尊敬語と謙譲語を習いますよね。ちょっと私、個人的に 早すぎるなと思うんですね。まだ初心者ですみんなの日本語語の初級50課まで終わっても初心者なんですよ。

で、尊敬語、謙譲語というと、 日本人でも間違えるんですね。むちゃくちゃな尊敬語、むちゃくちゃな謙譲語を使っている日本人がたくさんいます。で、そのむずかしい言葉を初心者に教えるというのは、うーん、どうなんだろうと思ってるんですが、ま、みなさん まあ大人が多いですよね。みんなの日本語を使って勉強してる人は大人が多いですね。会社に入ると、やっぱり尊敬語と謙譲を話す機会（きかい）が多いと思うんで、まあ、しょうがないですよね、うん、しょうがないです(笑)。

ですが、ちょっと大切なことを多分、たくさんの日本語教師が教えてないんですね。で、それは、日本語は正しい日本語をパーフェクトに話すよりも、 話し方の方が大切な時が多いんですよ。
うん。例えば、みんなの日本語1、中級、中級ですよ。intermidiateの10課の会話ですね。ちょっと読みますね。

・みんなの日本語１中級10課
A：田中さん、きのう、月曜日　””なのに、捨ててありましたよ。””
B：え？どういうことでしょうか。
A：ゴミの中にレポートがたくさん捨ててあってね。あれ、田中さんのじゃないんですか。
B：え、私の？私が月曜日にゴミを出す　””はずがありません””　よ。先週から旅行に行って、さっき帰ってきたばかりなんですよ。
A：え？そうですか。レポートが見えたから、てっきり田中さんのだと思って。
B：レポートを書く人　””なんて””、たくさんいますよ。
A：ああ、ごめんなさい。


でえ～っと、ポッドキャストのところにも会話を書いたんですけど、あのマークがつけてありますよね。
・月曜日なのに捨ててありましたよ。
・ごみを出すはずがありませんよ。
・書く人なんてたくさんいます。

えーま、こういう文ですね。これらの文は、言い方によってとてもきつい強い言い方にもなるんですよ。 
えーっとですね、えー日本人にとって、ちょっと高い声で優しい声を出すことが 大切なんですよ。えー、例えば高い声分かります？高いははーです、低い声があーです。 

でいいですか。例えば、あータナカさん昨日月曜日なのに捨ててありましたよ。
ちょっと優しいですね、気持ち悪いですか(笑)？　はい、私が月曜日にゴミを出すはずがありませんよ。 
レポート書く人なんてたくさんいますからどうですか。ちょっと 変ですか。気持ち悪いですか。えーでもこれが結構大切なことなんですよ。うん
で低い声で、早いスピードで話すとちょっと日本人にとって怖い「怒っているのかな、この人？」という印象（いんしょう）が強くなるんですよ。
はい、ちょっとこのポイントをを頭に置きながら、あ、皆さんにちょっと勉強してほしいなと思うんですね。はいいかがでしたか。 
はいじゃ今日も聞いてくれてありがとうございました。日本語の勉強みんながんばってください。バイバイ👋


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