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同じ気温でも　暑いと感じるか　寒いと感じるかは　人によって違います。
わたしは　大阪の近くに住んでいます。
今朝の最低気温は3℃でした。私にとっては　かなり寒いです。
朝、起きたら　暖房をつけます。
でも、ある海外の生徒さんに、「今日は寒いですか」ときいたら、「寒くない」と言います。
それで、気温は何度かきいたら、「－15℃です。」と言うんですね。
－15℃！　寒いでしょ！！　
こんなふうに、住んでいる場所によって　同じ気温でも、暑い、寒いの感じ方は　全く違うということですね。

Whether you feel hot or cold at the sam temperature depends on the person.　I live near Osaka.　The lowet temperature this morning was 3 degrees. It is quite cold for me.
Ｂut when asked one overseas student if it was cold todey, she replied tha it wasn't.
So I asked her what the temperature was, and she said minus 15 degrees.
-15℃！　It's really cold!
Depending on where you live, you may feel hot and cold at the same temperature in very different ways.

便利な　べんりな　convenient
気温　　きおん        air temperature
布団　ふとん            futon
暖房　だんぼう        heating
感じ方　かんじかた   way of feeling
違う　　ちがう        different
海外　　かいがい     overseas
にっこり笑(わら）って　smile cheerfully
答える　こたえる    answer
寒（さむ）くないはずがない = ぜったいに　さむいはずだ　It must be absolutely freezong.
人（ひと）によって   depending on the person
南の国　　みなみのくに  southern countries
それほどでもないです   not so much
平気な顔　へいきなかお   nonchalent look on one's face
おっしゃる  say
扇風機　せんぷうき   electric fan
がんがんに=とても　つよく　very strong
温度設定　おんどせってい    temperature setting
やっぱり   also
南北に長い　なんぼくにながい   long north-south
服装　ふくそう   attire





やさしい日本語（にほんご）

暑い？寒い？　hot? cold?

Today we have 3 words to going back to a plan that you've made and thinking about making changes. 

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That's a terrible plan, let's change it


You just got into bed after a long day, and you're exhausted. You plan to spend a few minutes on your phone — maybe scrolling Instagram or TikTok — and then sleep.

But when you try to sleep, it's not as easy as you thought it would be. You were so tired — what happened?

According to a new study, your phone may be the problem.

The study, done by researchers at New Zealand's University of Otago, involved 85 kids aged 11 to 14. They each spent a week wearing a body camera on their chest starting from three hours before they got into bed.

A second camera was also placed in their bedrooms to monitor their phone use once they were in bed. They also wore a device that tracked their sleep.

The researchers found that 99% of the participants used their phones in the two hours before bed. More than half used their phones while they were in bed, and about a third used their phones after trying to go to sleep.

The results showed that screen time in bed affected participants' sleep — it stopped them from going to sleep for about half an hour, and also reduced the amount of sleep they got.

The impact was larger when participants had a more interactive experience — such as playing a game — or if they used more than one screen. For every additional 10 minutes of this type of screen time, sleep time was reduced by the same amount.

Interestingly, phone use in the two hours before bed had little impact on sleep.

According to lead researcher Bradley Brosnan, the results suggest that, while current guidelines recommend no screen time in the hour or two before bed, keeping phones out of the bedroom might be enough for a better night's sleep.

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Балжан: - Сәлем, Айнұр!Қалайсың? Ертең қолың бос па?

Айнұр: Иә, неге сұрадың?

Балжан: Кинотеатрға барайық.

Айнұр: - Жарайды, барайық. Ал сен билет сатып алдың ба?

Балжан: - Жоқ әлі, жүр, қазір билет алайық.

Айнұр: - Киноға Арай мен Жансаяны да шақырайық.

Балжан: - Әрине, шақырайық.

Айнұр: - Онда, бір сағаттан соң орталықта кездесейік.

Балжан: - Жақсы, келістік!

Useful phrases:
1.Ертең қолың бос па? - Are you available tomorrow?
2.неге сұрадың? - Why did you ask that?
3.Кинотеатрға барайық - Let's go to the cinema
4.Жарайды- okay
5.Сен билет сатып алдың ба?- Have you bought the tickets?
6.Жоқ әлі, жүр, қазір билет алайық. - Not yet, let's go to buy them now.
7.Киноға Арай мен Жансаяны да шақырайық.- Let's invite Aray and Jansaya to the cinema too.
8.- Әрине, шақырайық.- Of course, let's invite them.
9.Онда, бір сағаттан соң орталықта кездесейік.- Let's meet in an hour in the city center then.
10.  келістік- it means we "agreed" to meet in the city center.

Menimen Birge!

In this episode you will listen to phrases of "suggestions". 

Oi gente, sejam muito bem-vindos ao Portuguese Drops, o seu Podcast de Português favorito. Meu nome é Aneleh e hoje vamos explorar a vibrante vida noturna e entretenimento na cidade maravilhosa: o Rio de Janeiro. Preparem-se para cinco dicas imperdíveis. E se quiser acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b3QiEv7xd6QNp28fUPSktt1pXyk4wbTWgd00kOQNSG8/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá!

Hey guys, welcome to Portuguese Drops, your favorite Portuguese Podcast. My name is Aneleh and today we are going to explore the vibrant nightlife and entertainment in the wonderful city: Rio de Janeiro. Get ready for five unmissable tips. And if you want to follow the podcast script, just click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b3QiEv7xd6QNp28fUPSktt1pXyk4wbTWgd00kOQNSG8/edit?usp=sharing
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5 dicas da vida noturna no Rio de Janeiro

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