Are you a fan of spooky stories and unexplained phenomena? In this episode of The Real English Conversations Podcast on italki, Canadian italki English teachers Amy and Curtis share their own personal experiences with UFOs, ghosts, and haunted houses - all while improving your English listening skills! Whether you're a believer in the supernatural or simply enjoy a good scare, this episode is sure to entertain and intrigue you. 

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Do vs Make — What’s the Difference?

“Do your homework” or “make your homework”?
“Make a mistake” or “do a mistake”?

If you’ve ever been confused about when to use do and when to use make, this 3-minute episode will clear things up.

We break down the key difference, explain common collocations, and give you simple tips to remember what’s correct.
👉 Useful for daily conversation, work, and study
👉 Real-life examples
👉 Quick quiz at the end to test your memory

Listen now and stop second-guessing your English!

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Do vs. Make — What's the Difference?

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요.  I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog. 
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222920061502
https://youtu.be/bNTmoeXDlHA

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening, 
After reading many sentences in Korean conversations sentences, 
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording. 
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording. 
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely. 

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.) 
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 2. (Beginner 2)
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 2 - Lesson 12. Part 1 -​은 지/-ㄴ 지,  Part 2 -는데, -은데/-ㄴ데  (Beginner 2)

✔YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/q465aSd-_YU (Visit us to see the transcript😎!)

It is the subject that has so much to do with Korea!
It is a movie that conveys the Korean style of a smile.
It's been a long time since I recommended a comedy movie like that. At last, it has come!
You can find laughter in a big tragedy.


그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

47. 육사오(6/45)

In this episode of Stairway to English, learn the many definitions of the words of "to lose" and "loose", how to pronounce them, and hear examples! 

👉 https://italki.com/teacher/8476284 

Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

Those rules are so loose that I'm about to lose my mind! Learn the differences between "to lose" and "loose"

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

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.

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

25. カタカナはいつ使う？

En este episodio presentamos la pregunta de una usuaria que tiene dificultades para atreverse a hablar en los idiomas que aprende. Para responder hablaremos un poco del error y su papel en el proceso de aprendizaje de idiomas y comprenderemos que las emociones son una parte central del proceso de aprendizaje (no lo digo yo, lo dice la ciencia). ¡Comenzamos!

Preguntitas (sobre el aprendizaje de idiomas)

Ep. 1 - ¿Cómo puedo perder la pena a hablar un nuevo idioma?

今回のテーマは「日本のお正月（New Year）」です。
みなさんの国では、New Yearにパーティーをしますか？実は、日本人はあまりパーティーをしません。とても静かです。では、何をしますか？
このエピソードで、日本人の本当のお正月を紹介します！
【このエピソードで話すこと】
日本人はパーティーをしない？
12月31日と1月1日に食べるもの（そば・おせち）
300万人が行く「初詣（Hatsumode）」とは？
子供が大好きなお金「お年玉（Otoshidama）」
「あけましておめでとう」はいつ言う？（挨拶のルール）

Today's theme is "Japanese New Year" (Oshogatsu).
Do you party on New Year's Eve?Actually, Japanese people don't really party. It's very quiet.So, what do we do?
In this episode, I will introduce the REAL Japanese New Year culture!
【Topics】
Why Japanese don't party on NYE.
Special foods for Dec 31st and Jan 1st (Soba & Osechi).
What is "Hatsumode"? (Visiting shrines).
"Otoshidama": Free money for kids!
Important: When to say "Akemashite Omedetou"? (Greeting rules).

今天的主題是「日本的新年（お正月）」。
大家跨年時會開派對（Party）嗎？其實，日本人不太開派對，日本的新年非常安靜。那麼，日本人都在做什麼呢？
這集節目將為大家介紹真實的日本新年文化！
【本集重點】
日本人跨年不開趴？
12月31日與1月1日必吃的食物（蕎麥麵・御節料理）
300萬人擠爆神社？關於「初詣」文化
小孩最愛的紅包「御年玉（Otoshidama）」
「あけましておめでとう」什麼時候說才對？（問候語的規則）



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静かでユニークな日本のお正月文化｜The Quiet & Unique "Japanese New Year Culture"｜安靜又獨特的「日本新年文化」

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Ra-c46fwU7GJ5qQEP62rKSWn5S1GZoj/view?usp=drivesdk