Nick discusses the positives and negatives of running your own business. This questions could be part of the IELTS test - Speaking Part 3 or Writing Part 2.

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Why do some people like to run their own business?

Who is the most Scottish person at the Eurovision Song Contest? 

Who beat Scottish singer Scott Fitzgerald at the 1988 contest? 

Find out in today's episode where I talk about my favourite Eurovision songs and explore the contributions of Scottish singers and songwriters at the biggest TV event in the world. 

Transcript for this episode is available. Please message me if you want the transcript. 

Scotland - Everything I've Ever Had

0005 Scotland and Eurovision

明けましておめでとうございます！
ポッドキャストの更新が滞っている間に年が明けてしまいました！
皆さんは新年のカレンダーを買いましたか？
今回は、フミがお気に入りのカレンダーについて話します。
※去年の秋に収録したものなので、少し季節外れな会話があります。

Happy New Year!
While we have not been updating the podcast, the New Year has come!
Have you bought your New Year's calendars?　
This time, Fumi talks about his favorite calendar.
*We recorded this podcast last fall, so the conversation is a bit out of season.

♤ キーワード
・縁起がいい（えんぎがいい：bring good luck）
・六曜（ろくよう：The traditional Japanese calendar system used to indicate the perceived luck or fortune of each day. There are 6 labels and often referenced for scheduling events like weddings or funerals. While their use is rooted in superstition, the Rokuyo system remains widely referenced in Japan for scheduling ceremonies and selecting auspicious dates.）
　1. 先勝 - Senshō / Sakikachi (good for starting things, good in the morning)
　2. 友引 - Tomobiki (good day, should avoid funerals)
　3. 先負 - Senbu / Sakimake (good afternoon, bad morning)
　4. 仏滅 - Butsumetsu (extremely unlucky)
　5. 大安 - Taian (very lucky )
　6. 赤口 - Shakkō (lucky only during the hour of the horse (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.), awfully unlucky at other times)
・寅の日（とらのひ：The golden pattern of the tiger is a symbol of money, so the day of the tiger is especially associated with money luck.）
・一粒万倍日（いちりゅうまんばいび：The day that you can get hundreds of times harvest from a grain of seed. So it’s believed many benefits are received from very little.）
・怪我の功名（けがのこうみょう：One of the Japanese proverbs that means a mistake or careless action leading to a fortunate result. It is an unexpected success born out of a failure.）
・待てば海路の日和あり（まてばかいろのひよりあり：One of the Japanese proverbs that means”Everything comes to him who waits.”）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. フミは毎年どんなカレンダーを買っている？
2. それはどうして？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミが最近気になっている言葉は？
→ 界隈
2. それはどういう意味？
→ 〜(する)人たち
3. 元々どこで使われていた言葉？
→ TwitterやInstagramなどのSNSで使われていた

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 31：お気に入りのカレンダー

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Moekoの日本語ベラベラtime

Moekoの日本語ベラベラtimeEpi39: Things I’m Glad I Did This Year【Japanese Podcast: listening practice】

秋（あき）は食べ物がおいしい季節（きせつ）です。食べすぎて「私、太っちゃった～」と言うのはいいですが、「あの人、太いですね」とは言えません。じゃあ、「私、赤ちゃんができたの！」「おめでとう、だから太ってきたんだね」といったら、はい、あなたはその友だちを、なくすかもしれません。デリケートな話題を言いかえる言葉はたくさんありますが、なかでも「オノマトペ」はとても便利です。「太っている」「やせている」関係の言葉をたくさん集めてみました。それでは、秋の「オノマトペ祭（まつ）り」のはじまり、はじまり～♩
スクリプトと文法や言葉のリストはこちら。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/35-f29633149b794c2c96014f8e6e2901c4
楽しみ方はこちらをみてください。
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じゃあ、またね！

すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第35話　オノマトペ、ばんざい！

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When is your birthday? / Когда твой день рождения?

En este episodio, Jon, un profesor de español de Madrid (España) nos cuenta cómo comenzó su viaje como profesor de español EN LÍNEA. ¡Relájate y escúchanos!

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JERGAS VENEZOLANAS

Discover the city that has inspired poets, writers, and musicians alike. A city that embraces strangers like a caring mother nurtures her children This podcast episode invites you to delve into its rich history and the tales cherished by Syrians.
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