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SWE49 Why we should NOT celebrate the 4th of July ? Part 4  (American English)

以前(yǐ qián)、以来(yǐ lái)、以内(yǐ nèi)、以后 (yǐ hòu) are 4 common phrase we often use in Chinese, they all start with 以 and followed by 前(front)、来(come)、内(inside) and后(behind), do you know what do they mean and how to use it in a sentence or conversation?  In this episode I will show you some examples to help you understand better:

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以前、以内、以后、以来

皆さんの国に方言はありますか。
日本には地域によって多様な方言があります。
今回は、北海道出身のフミと佐賀県出身のアヤがお互いの方言について話します。

Are there any dialects in your country?
In Japan, there are many different dialects depending on the region. 
This time, Fumi from Hokkaido and Aya from Saga talk about our dialects. 

♤ キーワード
・標準語（ひょうじゅんご：standard language）
・ぽろっと（slip out accidentally）
・自発的な（じはつてきな：spontaneously）
・気取る（きどる：act snobbish）
・〜色に染まる（〜いろにそまる：to be absorbed in…）
・平安時代（へいあんじだい：The Heian period：At the end of the 8th century, the capital was moved to present-day Kyoto. The Heian period designates a span of roughly 400 years until the 12th century.）
・十二単（じゅうにひとえ：a twelve-layered kimono worn by noblewomen during the Heian period）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. 佐賀県の方言「ぞろびく」はどういう意味？
2. 北海道と佐賀県の方言で「さようなら」はそれぞれ何と言う？

♢ 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（かいわい）
2. それはどういう意味？ 
→ 〜の人たち、〜をする人たち
3. 元々どこで使われていた言葉？
→ インターネット上でスラングとして使われていた

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

Episode 30：日本の方言

The 3-Second Shift: From Tension to Trust

What if clarity had nothing to do with vocabulary?
What if your English didn’t need fixing — your voice just needed space?

In this episode, I share a story about one of my clients — a senior product lead at Tencent — who felt like she disappeared every time she had to speak in English.

She wasn’t struggling with grammar.
She was struggling with presence.

We didn’t work on performance.
We worked on something simpler — and far more powerful:
A 3-second shift that helped her speak from calm, not tension. From self-trust, not fear.

If you’re a global professional who sounds fluent but doesn’t feel fully you in English — this episode is for you.

DM me “VOICE” if it resonates. I’ll send you a short voice note you can use today.

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The 3-Second Shift: From Tension to Trust

Transcript + Exercises → https://espanolparati.notion.site/Mi-personalidad-ser-ed9a3e835dea4c41b7f7030416a2437d
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"Mi personalidad" (+ Transcript 📄) - A1 / Beginner

Olá, tudo bem? Já assistiu aos episódios anteriores? Neste eu vou continuar a série de episódios apresentando a literatura brasileira para você.
Segue o link para você poder baixar o documento com a transcrição deste episódio, se desejar, para conferir a escrita correta das palavras, além de treinar a pronúncia:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ArhYg_kB9lhWNlUKP43u0pT6ItbCG3Qy/view?usp=sharing
Aproveite e vamos aprender português!


Aprenda português

Episódio 5 - A literatura brasileira - 2ª parte

Let's start with 5 simple idioms for business and ordinary life!

5 Weekly Idioms 

5 Idioms - Week 1

In this episode you will learn different greeting and farewell phrases, where and when to use them depending on the context or situation. you will also learn how to say formal and informal phrases.

Enjoy the episode!

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EP 1. Greetings and Farewells

Featuring some busker´s music and a walk around a town called Irvine. The first part focuses on the word "movement".