This episode explores the special meanings of numbers like '一', '二', '六', and '八' in Chinese, beyond their numerical values.

中文趣说

第二集：Interesting Numbers in Chinese Culture

Here I will read the 5th chapter, this one has only 1 page. 

Beginner book Dutch A1-A2

Chapter 5 Page 1 - Feestprogramma 

“And if those trespassers make a move for their rifles, get out of there quick fast!” said Tom as a 
final word of caution to his loyal subordinates. 

At that moment, Tom was startled by a loud SLAM. An unknown figure wrapped in multi-coloured plastic had dropped from the sky and landed right in front of him. The figure groaned as it struggled to breathe. The figure unwrapped itself and came face to face with a giant 15ft alligator. 

“ARRGGHHH!” screamed the skydiver. But his scream shifted to a groan. He winced in pain, grabbing his right arm – possibly a broken bone or dislocated joint. The skydiver got to his knees and begun backing away. 

“Please… Please! Don’t eat me!” cried the skydiver. But Tom the giant alligator was disinterested in eating the injured animal. “Name yourself, human,” said Tom. But all the skydiver perceived was a deadly growl. The skydiver couldn’t comprehend that the 
monster was trying to communicate with him. 

Seeing terror in the skydiver’s eyes, Tom tried to de-escalate the situation. “I am the great Tom. I preside over these lowlands. Simply identify yourself, human, and you will leave with your life. But if you are a poacher—” THUD! The skydiver had snatched the nearest rock, a good-sized one, the size of a bowling ball, and hurled it at the monster’s head. It struck like a sledgehammer on the alligator’s snout. With a momentary distraction, the skydiver limped away into the tall grass. Tom felt a flame of anger ignite in his reptilian brain. His instincts kicked in and he charged for the human. It was as easy as catching up to a crawling baby. Tom WHACKED the limping man across the face with the mighty power of his dragon-like tail. 

After the jaw-breaking blow, the last thing the skydiver saw was the horrific sight of dark
yellow eyes staring into his. “That wasn’t very nice…” said Tom to the unconscious body. “Did you think I wanted to eat you? I have no taste for human flesh or blood. I’m a pescetarian, for crying out loud!”

Being a Cloud

Tom the Crocodile

한국 식당에서 주문하기

[손님]: 안녕하세요. 한국 음식은 처음이라 무엇을 시켜야 할지 잘 모르겠어요.

[직원]: 안녕하세요! 어떤 맛을 좋아하시는지 여쭤봐도 될까요? 매운 음식은 괜찮으세요?

[손님]: 저는 매운 음식을 잘 못 먹어요. 한국 음식은 매운 게 많다고 들어서 걱정돼요.

[직원]: 맞습니다. 다행히 저희는 매운 정도를 조절할 수 있어요. 예를 들어, 비빔밥은 여러 나물, 고기, 계란, 그리고 고추장을 넣어 비벼 먹는데, 매운 맛을 고객님께 맞춰 드릴 수 있습니다.

[손님]: 비빔밥은 제가 원하는 만큼 덜 맵게 해주실 수 있다는 말씀이시죠?

[직원]: 네, 맞습니다.

[손님]: 그러면 비빔밥 하나 부탁드릴게요. 그리고 김치찌개는 어떤 음식인지 설명해 주세요.

[직원]: 김치찌개는 발효된 김치, 돼지고기, 두부, 야채 등이 들어간 찌개입니다. 약간 매콤하면서도 깊은 맛이 특징이고, 역시 매운 정도를 조절할 수 있어요.

[손님]: 김치는 배추를 발효시켜 만든 음식이죠? 어떤 맛이 나는지 궁금해요.

[직원]: 네, 김치는 신맛, 짠맛, 그리고 약간의 매콤함이 어우러져 있습니다. 처음 드시면 특이하게 느껴질 수 있지만, 다른 음식과 함께 드시면 맛이 더 좋아집니다.

[손님]: 그렇군요 그러면 비빔밥과 김치찌개, 두 가지 메뉴로 주문할게요.

[직원]: 알겠습니다. 혹시 해산물 요리도 경험해 보고 싶으시다면 해물파전을 추천드립니다. 해물파전은 해산물과 채소를 넣어 부쳐낸 전으로, 겉은 바삭하고 속은 부드러워요.

[손님]: 해물파전도 한 번 먹어보고 싶네요. 하나 추가해 주세요.

[직원]: 네, 비빔밥, 김치찌개, 해물파전 세 가지 메뉴로 주문해 드리겠습니다. 추가로 물이나 음료도 필요하실까요?

[손님]: 물 한 잔 부탁드려요.

[직원]: 주문은 곧 준비해 드리겠습니다. 메뉴에 대해 더 궁금하신 점 있으시면 언제든지 말씀해 주세요.

[직원]: 즐거운 식사 되시길 바랍니다!








한국의 문화

한국 식당에서 주문하기

En titt på én av de norske vikingkongene og hans eventyr

Norsk fakta

Harald Hardråde

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回は、ポッドキャストのシーズン２の３回目です。今月の終わりから大学の授業が始まります。今日はレッスンがなかったので、下見に行きました。「下見」とは、行き方や場所の様子を調べるために実際に行くことです。

Hello. This is episode 3 of season 2 of my podcast. My university lessons start at the end of this month. I didn't have any lessons today, so I went for a Sitami. 'Shitami’ (Preview) means actually going to the location beforehand to find out how to get there and what the place looks like.

大学は京都にあるので、大阪から電車で１時間半ぐらいです。大学に行くまでに大阪駅と京都駅を通ります。大阪駅と京都駅はいつも人がいっぱいで、とても疲れます。今年の10月から日本に観光客が入れるようになったので、外国人もたくさんいました。京都にはヨーロッパ系の観光客が多いですが、最近は東南アジア系の観光客も増えている気がします。「〜系」は人種を表します。たとえば、国籍がブラジルで親が日本人の人を日系ブラジル人といいます。大学は駅からバスで10分ぐらいでした。山の近くにあってとても静かでした。

The university is located in Kyoto, which is about an hour and a half by train from Osaka. I pass through Osaka and Kyoto stations on my way to the university. Osaka and Kyoto stations are always full of people, and walking through them is always tiring. Since October this year, tourists have been allowed into Japan, so there were many foreigners. There are many European Kei tourists in Kyoto, but recently I feel that there are more and more South-East Asian Kei tourists. ‘-Kei (-descent)' denotes ethnicity. For example, people whose nationality is Brazilian and whose parents are Japanese are called Nikkei Brazilians. (The "ni" in nikkei is the first character of Japan). The university was about 10 minutes by bus from the station. It was very quiet near the mountains.

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S2 Ep3. 和牛ステーキ

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)今天(jīn tiān)下午(xià wǔ)去(qù)看(kàn)电影(diàn yǐng)，但是(dàn shì)没有(méi yǒu)好(hǎo)电影(diàn yǐng)。我(wǒ)就(jiù)打(dǎ)电话(diàn huà)给(gěi)我(wǒ)的(de)好(hǎo)朋友(péng yǒu)，想(xiǎng)和(hé)她(tā)一起(yī qǐ)去(qù)运动(yùn dòng)，但是(dàn shì)她(tā)说(shuō)今天(jīn tiān)身体(shēn tǐ)不(bù)舒服(shū fu)，我们(wǒ men)只(zhǐ)能(néng)去(qù)商场(shāng chǎng)买(mǎi)东西(dōng xi)了(le)。我们(wǒ men)看见(kàn jiàn)一(yī)条(tiáo)漂亮(piào liàng)的(de)裙子(qún zi)，她(tā)喜欢(xǐ huān)白色(bái sè)，我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐ huān)黑色(hēi sè)，但是(dàn shì)黑色(hēi sè)的(de)裙子(qún zi)有点儿(yǒu diǎnr)贵(guì)，所以(suǒ yǐ)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)两(liǎng)条(tiáo)白色(bái sè)的(de)，一(yī)条(tiáo)给(gěi)自己(zì jǐ)，一(yī)条(tiáo)送(sòng)给(gěi)她(tā)。



Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

我的一个下午   One of my afternoon    HSK1-2

Circle the correct word.
1 Ice is solid /  liquid.
2 How does the situation effect / affect you?
3 It's all very predictable / unpredictable: you never know what's going to happen.
4 My brother is studying the effect of the problem on the environment / the pollution.
s Global warming is caused by people / human activity.
6 There was snow in the mountains, but now it's spreading / melting.
7 If there is a gradual change in something, it happens slowly / quickly.
a Water is a liquid / gas.
9 The rainforest is gradually disappearing / melting.
10 There are harmful gases in the atmosphere / effect.

English Mini Lessons

Climate change

Christmas Hampers (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wCSKBLkmOiYp_VmK0wwykjSCyJpXJgBh/view?usp=drivesdk