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はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの25回目です。今日は3回目のワクチンを受けました。2回目と違って予約は必要なく、場所も近所だったので簡単でした。午後、私はワクチンを打ったことを忘れていて、筋トレをしてしまいました。ワクチンを打った後は、激しい運動は禁止なので、ちょっと不安です。具合が悪くならないといいです。

Hello. This is episode 25 of my podcast. Today I had my third vaccine - unlike the second one, I didn't need an appointment and the location was in my neighbourhood, so it was easy. In the afternoon I forgot that I had had the vaccine and did some muscle training. I'm a bit worried because after the vaccine, I'm not allowed to do any strenuous exercise. I hope I won't get sick.

今日の朝レッスンで、質問がありました。カタカナの単語についてです。一般的に、日本語では、外国語の単語をカタカナで表現します。ところが、カタカナと日本語の2種類の言い方ができる単語もあります。例えば、「ティッシュペーパー」は「ちり紙」とも言われます。いつ、どっちを使うのか？という質問でした。今日はこのことについてお話ししたいと思います。

In today's morning lesson, a question was asked. It is about katakana words. Generally, in Japanese, foreign words are written in Katakana. However, some things can be expressed using 2 different words: an imported foreign word which is written in katakana, and a native Japanese word which is written in Hiragana or Kanji. For example, 'Tisshupe-pa- (tissue paper)' is a foreign word. You can also use the native Japanese word: ‘Chirigami (tissue paper)’. When do we use which one? This was the question. Today I would like to talk about this.

商品のマーケティングや広告には、カタカナがよく使われます。例えば、日本のファッションのウェブサイトでは「ニット」「キャップ」「マフラー」などの単語が使われています。これらを日本語で「編み物」「帽子」「襟巻き」と言うこともできますが、カタカナを使うことで、現代的なイメージにしています。とくに「襟巻き」は古いイメージのある言葉で、お年寄りの人以外が使っているのを聞いたことがありません。

Katakana is often used in product marketing and advertising. For example, Japanese fashion websites use words such as 'Nitto (knit)', 'Kyappu (cap)' and 'Mafura- (A scarf. From the old-fashioned English word "muffler")'. These could be called 'Amimono (knit)', 'Boushi (cap)' or 'Erimaki (scarf)' in Japanese, but the use of Katakana gives them a modern image. In particular, 'Erimaki (scarf)' has an old-fashioned image and I have never heard it used except by elderly people.

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Transcript : 
Herkese merhaba. Kardeşim Efeyle birlikteyim. Bu gün “can , “ anlamını
veren “-ebil” ekini kullanmayı öğreneceğiz.
İlk önce co-host’umuz Efe’ye selam veriyoruz. Nasılsın Efe ?
E : İyiyim , teşekkürler. Sen nasılsın ?
G :Ben de iyiyim. Seninle vakit geçirdim daha iyi oldum.

Hadi başlayalım.
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Bu ekin 1. kullanımı : kabiliyetlerimizden bahsetmek. Neler yapabiliriz ? Kabiliyet: ability demek . İşte örnek bir diyalog :
G : Efe , sen uçabilir misin ?
E : Hayır ben uçamam. Sen Fransızca konuşabilir misin ?
G : Hayır ben Fransızca konuşamam. Çünkü Fransızca öğrenmedim. Efe ,
lahmacun pişirebilir misin ?
E : Hayır lahmacun pişiremem. Sen bungee Jumping yapabilir misin ?
G: Hayır ! Bu çok korkunç .
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Bu ekin 2. kullanımı : İzin : permission
E : Ablaa ! Bilgisayarını alabilir miyim ?
G : Evet , alabilirsin canım kardeşim.
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Kredi kartı ile ödeyebilir miyim ?
Evet , kredi kartı veya nakit ile ödeyebilirsiniz.

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Bu ekin 3.kullanımı : possibility : ihtimal
Belki bu akşam video oyunu oynayabiliriz.


Bu podcast’i dinlediğiniz için teşekkürler. Kardeşim Efe’ye de sonsuz
teşekkürler. 

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the suffix "-ebil" that gives the meaning "can" 

Mensch Ärgere Dich Nicht
Jedes deutsche Kind kennt das BRETTSPIEL ‚Mensch Ärgere Dich Nicht‘. Und tatsächlich ist das ein guter Rat: Ein Mensch sollte sich nicht ärgern, wenn seine Spielfigur kurz vor dem Ziel von einem anderen Spieler vom Spielbrett geworfen wird. Man kann nicht strategisch spielen, der ERFOLG hängt nur vom Glück ab. Jeder der maximal vier Spieler versucht, mit dem WÜRFEL auf möglichst hohe Punktzahlen zu kommen. Entsprechend dieser Punkte bewegt man seine vier Spielfiguren rund um das Spielbrett und dann in das eigene ‚Haus‘, das heißt in das ZIEL. Wer zuerst ein volles Haus hat, ist der Sieger.
Besonders SPANNEND und lustig wird es, wenn ein ERFOLGREICHER Spieler kurz vor dem Ziel wieder von vorn beginnen muss. Wenn man es dann schafft, SICH nicht zu ÄRGERN, gibt es viel Spaß bei allen, die dabei sind. 
Und Spaß scheint es zu machen, denn das Spiel existiert schon seit 1914 und sollte sogar den Soldaten im Ersten Weltkrieg die ZEIT VERTREIBEN. Es wurde inzwischen 70 Millionen mal verkauft, es hat NACHAHMER im Ausland gefunden und es gibt auch eine TURNIER-Szene. Seit 2010 kann man sogar WELTMEISTER im ‚Sich Nicht Ärgern’ werden.


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