From a small, wet island, English has come to be the world's dominant language. How did this actually happen, where does English actually come from, and how has the language changed over the years?

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A Short History of The English Language

『日本語能力試験」対策＿日本語総まとめN3（語彙）』アスク出版 テキストを読んでいきます。 １回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。 今日は、第5週4日です。

N3合格

N3　語彙　第5週５日

HSK2

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1]There are eleven vowels and thirty three consonants in Hindi, whereas there are thirteen vowels and thirty three consonants in Sanskrit.
2]There are three Numbers in Sanskrit. They are Singular, Dual and Plural. Only more than two are considered Plural. In Hindi, there are only two numbers. They are Singular and Plural.
3]There are three genders in Sanskrit. They are Masculine, Feminine and Neutral. In Hindi there are just Masculine and Feminine genders.
4] In Hindi, the verb changes according to person, number and gender. In Sanskrit, the verb changes according to person and number only. It does not change according to gender.
5] In Hindi the last syllable of the word is pronounced half, whereas in Sanskrit, it is pronounced completely unless marked by ‘Halant’ . Halant is a symbol to pronounce the syllable half.
6]There are only two types of vowels in Hindi. They are Short and long vowels [Hrasva and Deergha svaras]. In Sanskrit, there are three types of vowels; Hrasva, Deergha and Pluta. Pluta is an elongated vowel. Eg: Raaaamaaa, Krishnaaaa, Aagachchaaaa, etc
7]One remarkable difference between the two is with regard to case endings. Unlike Hindi, Sanskrit is an inflecting language.
8]Because Sanskrit is an inflecting language, word order does not matter at all. In Hindi, word order matters.

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Similarities & differences in Hindi and Sanskrit

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このエピソードでは、日本に旅行にきた時に使える便利なフレーズを紹介していきます。買い物や交通など。


In this episode, I introduce you some useful phrases when you're visiting Japan. For shopping, transport and others.

まいにち日本語 Daily Japanese Phrases

旅行で使えるフレーズ Useful phrases for visiting Japan

오늘 공기 정말 좋다!
今天空气真好!

맞아! 오늘 미세먼지도 없고, 게다가 날씨도 선선하네.
对啊! 今天没有雾霾, 而且天气也很凉快。 

우리 자전거 타고 한강 가자.
我们骑自行车去汉江吧。

좋아! 우리 한강 가서 치킨하고 라면 먹자!
好啊! 我们去汉江吃炸鸡和方便面！

공기 空气
미세먼지 雾霾
게다가 而且
날씨 天气
선선하다 凉快

[YOON] 1분 한국어

오늘 공기 정말 좋다! 今天空气真好!

여기가 어디입니까? <보기>와 같이 알맞은 것을 고르십시오.

[보기]
가: 어떻게 오셨어요?
나: 버스표를 사려고 하는데요.

1) 버스 터미널       2) 은행                 3)여행사               4) 신문사

1.
1) 공항                   2) 약국                 3) 우체국              4) 슈퍼마켓

2.
1) 교실                 2) 서점                   3) 커피숍                 4) 박물관

3.
1) 시장                 2) 은행                   3) 여행사                 4) 백화점

4.
1) 식당                2) 극장                   3) 서점                   4) 미용실

5.
1) 식당                2) 극장                   3) 도서관                 4) 미용실











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한국어 토픽 듣기 

한국어 토픽 듣기 1

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