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Title: Japanese Convenience Store Sweets: What is a "Wa-Parfait"?

In this episode, I’ll be talking about one of my favorite things: Japanese convenience store sweets! Specifically, I’m diving into the "Kinako and Anko Wa-Parfait" I bought today.

What does the "Wa" in "Wa-Parfait" actually mean? What are Kinako and Anko? Join me as I explain these traditional Japanese flavors in simple Japanese perfect for intermediate learners. Grab a snack and let’s get started!

にほんごのへや｜Haruna’s Japanese Room

Ep.1 にほんのコンビニスイーツ

안녕하세요.

오늘은 새해 계획을 말할 거예요.

여러분은 연초에(at the beginning of the year), 계획을 세워요? (계획을 세우다 make a plan)
저는 사실(actually) 새해 계획을 잘 세우지 않아요.

계획을 세우면 꼭 그 계획을 지켜야 할 것 같아서, 조금 부담스러워요. 
(계획을 지키다 keep to plan, a.부담스럽다 burdensome)

그래서 계획 대신, 올해 하고 싶은 것들을 더 생각하는 편이에요. 

2024년에는 작년보다 더 성장하고 싶어요. (v. 성장하다 develop)
한국어 선생님으로서도 더 성장하고 싶고, 인간적으로도 더 좋은 사람이 되고 싶어요.

그래서 책도 더 많이 읽고 자기 계발도 더 많이 하고 
좋아하는 사람들과 즐거운 시간을 더 많이 보내고 싶어요. 
(자기 계발 self-improvement, self-developement)

영어 공부도 더 하고, 다른 외국어들도 더 공부할 거예요. 
옛날에 독일어하고 러시아어하고 중국어를 공부했었는데 연습하지 않아서 다 잊어버렸어요. 독일어 공부를 다시 시작해 볼 생각이에요 ㅎㅎ

아! 그리고 원래 건강에 별로 관심이 없었는데,
이제 서른 살이 되어서 좀 건강에 신경을 써 보려고 해요.

저는 운동을 너~무 싫어해서, 운동보다는 건강한 음식을 먹는 것으로 건강을 더 신경 쓰려고 해요. 라면을 아주 좋아하는데 라면을 먹는 횟수를 좀 줄여야 겠어요 ㅎㅎ

여러분은 새해 계획이 있어요? 연초에 어떤 계획을 세워요?
올해 어떤 사람이 되고 싶어요? 무엇을 하고 싶어요?

반짝반짝 빛나는 여러분을 언제나 응원합니다.
새해에는 소망하는 모든 일들이 다 이루지기를 진심으로 바랍니다.

감사합니다. 


Korean with Rumi

새해 계획_Plans for the New Year

Hindi Vowels	
अ	                                      a
आ	                                      aa
इ	                                      i
ई	                                      ii
उ	                                      u
ऊ	                                      oo
ए	                                      e
ऐ	                                      ai
ओ	                                      o
औ	                                      au
अं	                                      am
अ:	                                      aha
ऋ	                                      ri

Learn Fluent Hindi with Professor Ashish...

Hindi Vowels...

What if the very thing driving you forward—your desire for success, money, or a better life—is actually the thing keeping you unhappy? In this episode of The Everyday English Podcast, host Mohammad Riaz breaks down a powerful and slightly uncomfortable quote: “Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.”

The Everyday English Podcast

The Happiness Trap: Rethinking Your Desires

떡 먹자! 엄마가 맛있는 떡 사왔다.
吃年糕吧! 妈买了好吃的年糕。

엄마, 이것 무슨 떡이에요?
妈, 这是什么年糕? 

이 떡은 설탕도 적고, 찹쌀과 현미로 만들어서 일반 떡보다 칼로리가 낮아. 这些是低糖的, 用糯米和糙米做的, 比一般的年糕低很多卡路里。 

우와! 너무 좋아요! 오늘은 꼭 실컷 먹어야지.
哇! 太好了! 今天一定吃个痛快。 

떡 年糕
찹쌀 糯米
현미 糙米
칼로리 卡路里
실컷 먹다 吃个痛快

[YOON] 1분 한국어

떡 먹자! 엄마가 맛있는 떡 사왔다. 吃年糕吧! 妈买了好吃的年糕。

Before you take your IELTS speaking exam don’t you think it would be a a good idea to know what the examiners are looking for? What’s the difference between a band 5 and a band 6 ? What do you have to do to get a band 7 ? Why do some people get band 8? What’s the difference between a 7 and 8, or the difference between 8 and 9? IELTS examiners mark your work according to 4 different skills, or criteria. The first is 'fluency and coherence'. This podcast teaches you the key differences between different band scores when examiners mark your speaking test according to fluency and coherence.


IELTS Speaking Practice

IELTS band scores - Fluency and Coherence

Привет! It's Ira and Curtis. We are teachers and decided to record a podcast for you on different topics, where we will speak two different languages: Russian and English.

In today's episode, we’ve discussed various popular superstitions in our cultures, their meanings and possible reasons for their occurrence.

Time code:

01:02 – number 13

01:28 – black cat

03:42 – passing something through the doorway

06:18 – knocking on wood

09:22 – lucky charm

10:30 – not empty bottle of vodka

11:45 – looking at the mirror when you need to return

14:01 – why number 13

17:26 – take out the trash in the evening

18:35 – whistling at home

21:45 – sitting before the trip

For each next podcast, we will pick a specific topic and discuss it. If you have any ideas for topics that you would like to listen to - write us =)

Pro bilingual 

04 ПРО bilingual: superstitions in our cultures

今天的播客是关于一些和天气有关的表达的，天气是一个很适合闲聊的话题。那么我们就一起来看看，除了“今天很冷”或者“今天很热”这些基础实用的表达以外，我们还能如何像母语者一样地道地描述天气呢？
