Mona and I discuss my theory that students of ANY language should read Haruki Murakami's novels.

Starting at 17:26, I explain the following vocabulary from the episode:

to get a feel for (something)
on the one hand; on the other hand
down to earth

As always, a full transcript of the episode can be found at www.american-idiom.com

Brentoni's English Podcast

013 - Why Language Learners Should Read Haruki Murakami

Security conditions in pact agreed by Trump and Starmer seen as targeting Beijing. 

China has criticised a trade deal between the UK and US that could be used to squeeze Chinese products out of British supply chains, complicating London’s efforts to rebuild relations with Beijing.

If you feel like your English needs some brushing up, schedule a lesson with me here

https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/6499740



The Short And Sweet English Learning Podcast

Episode 7, China criticises UK trade deal with US

In this podcast you will know how is the day love and friendship in Colombia.

¿Por qué en Colombia se celebra San Valentín en septiembre y no en febrero?

¿Quién fue San Valentin?

Día del Amor y la ¿Amistad?

Remember that I teach Spanish on italki, you can book a class for more information you can look at it on my profile :)

Colombia

San Valentin

这里是one minute Chinese, 中文一分钟，每天都不同！ 我们一起听一分钟，想一分钟，说一分钟，今天的话题是"如果一个东西坏了"？
如果你的衣服破(po4, worn-out)了，或者你的椅子坏(huai4, broken)了，或者是其他修理（xiu1li3, repair）起来比重新(chong2xin1, again)买一个还贵的东西坏了，你会怎么办？我觉得大部分人都把坏的东西丢掉(diu1diao4, discard)了，从现在越来越多的垃圾(la1ji1, rubbish)就可以看出来。
我记得我很小时候，家里的东西很少，只有床，椅子这样简单(jian3dan1, simple)的家具(jia1ju4, furniture)。家用电器就更少了，冰箱洗衣机都没有，也没有很多衣服，所以家里所有坏掉的东西，爸爸妈妈都要想办法把它修好，比如衣服破了，要把它修补(xiu1bu3, patch)起来，虽然穿起来不是很好看。那时候的生活很少浪费(lang4fei4, waste)，环境(huan1jing4, enviroment)很好。我觉得东西坏了，首先是想办法把它修好，而不像现在，丢了，买新的。我更喜欢过去的方式(fang1shi4, way)，喜欢那种珍惜(zhen1xi1,value)东西的感觉，不知道你怎么认为（ren4wei2, thin）呢？


One minute Chinese

如果东西坏了你怎么办？

Can you keep a secret? Well don't spill the beans! Find out what the expression means in today's episode.

Wyn's Way to English

Wyn's Way to English - "Spill the beans"

ちょっとあぶない？にほんご
Don't say this word
이 말을... 조심하세요!


NANAのにほんごpodcast 

ちょっとあぶない？にほんご | Don't say this word

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

— Olá, Maria! Como você está hoje?

— Oi, Ana! Estou bem, obrigada. E você?

— Estou bem também. Você almoçou?

— Sim, acabei de almoçar. Comi arroz, feijão e frango.

— Parece bom! O que você vai fazer para o jantar?

— Ainda não decidi. Talvez eu faça uma salada.

— Salada é uma boa escolha. Acho que vou pedir pizza.

— Pizza é sempre uma boa opção. Bom, Maria, aproveite sua pizza no jantar.

— Obrigado, Ana. Tenha uma boa noite!

— Igualmente, Maria. Até logo!

PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

O que você comeu? — SMALL TALK IN PORTUGUESE (A1 LEVEL)

今月、ついに日本も個人旅行を解禁しましたね！
皆さんは日本へ来る予定がありますか？
今回は、アヤがアヤ流の旅の楽しみ方について話します。

Japan is finally open to independent travelers this month!
Do you plan on coming to Japan?
This time, Aya talked about how to enjoy traveling in her own way.

♤ キーワード 
・現地（げんち：the actual place）  
・贅沢（ぜいたく：luxury, extravagance）
・ざっくり（rough）
・雑魚寝（ざこね：to sleep together  in a huddle on the floor）
・相部屋（あいべや：shared room）
・行程（こうてい：itinerary） 

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ 
1. アヤが旅を楽しむためにする３つのことは？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1. 二人の血液型は？
→ Ｂ型
2. その血液型の特徴（1~5）について、唯一二人ともに当てはまった項目は？
→ マイペースでこだわりが強い
3. アヤとフミは、今までお互いを何型だと思っていた？
→ アヤはフミをＯ型、フミはアヤをＡ型だと思っていた。

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 15：旅の楽しみ方

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