In this episode, I explain the difference between the verbs 'to borrow' and 'to lend', as well as talking about hiring and renting. 

English with Nici!

Lend and borrow!

Bueno, bueno, bueno... ¡que viene el calor! Y con ello empiezan las ferias y fiestas de los pueblos y ciudades de España. Aquí hablamos sobre qué son las ferias, cómo se viven y, cómo no, qué comer y beber.
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La vida de Héctor (Spanish Podcast)

Capítulo 3 - La feria

Host: Welcome back to the podcast everyone. I’m joined today by Naseem, an IT consultant from 
Delhi and Deepa, an HR consultant from Bangore. Today we’ll be discussing the increase in the number of people moonlighting and what the future holds for companies and workers. So, Deepa, I’ll ask you first: What has created this problem?

Deepa: Well, as with many places around the world, during the pandemic, there was a big increase in the number of people working from home and also economic instability. So, at the same time, we had more people working without any supervision and people were more worried about being able to make a living. So, the increase in online moonlighting was a consequence of that situation really.

Naseem: That’s certainly what happened to me. At the time, you read about all of these companies that were *laying off * their staff and there wasn’t much you could do about it if it happened to you. So suddenly working for just one company seemed like a bad idea. I have a family to feed: three boys and a girl. I felt a lot of insecurity and was terrified of losing money, or maybe even worse, my house. So, I took two jobs.

Host: What effect did that have on you and your family?

Naseem: It gave us some comfort, financially, as I started making more money than I had before the pandemic. But I was also working very long hours each day. I saw the children every day of course, but I couldn’t spend any real time with them as I had to work from almost as soon as I got up, until late in the evening. My wife was working as well, so it was quite hard to manage everything. When the crisis was averted, we had gotten used to having the extra money, so although I cut back on my hours in both jobs, I still continued to work at both.

Host: Do you see anything wrong with doing what you are doing?

Naseem: Not at all. I’m a professional and I work hard at both jobs. My main job is in IT as you mentioned, but my second is in design. 




English Conversation/Dialogue

MOONLIGHTING 

¡Hola a todos!
Mi nombre es Camila, y soy de Buenos Aires, Argentina. En este podcast corto y sencillo, quiero contarles algunas características de mi acento.

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Disfruta de aprender

Mi Acento Español Rioplatense

Acha que todos os brasileiros se cumprimentam com abraços e beijos? Não é assim que funciona. No Brasil, a forma como você interage fisicamente ao dizer "Oi'" ou se despedir pode depender do gênero e até mesmo da sexualidade. De soquinhos a beijos e abraços, essas saudações não são tão universais quanto você imagina. A maneira como elas tendem a acontecer entre os homens heterossexuais brasileiros é o que pode fazer você repensar o que sabe sobre cumprimentar alguém na cultura brasileira. Assista para aprender algumas regras sociais sutis por trás das saudações brasileiras.

WS Português

Você está errado sobre beijos e abraços no Brasil?

In this episode you will learn HSK2 lesson six 在健身房

HSK2

HSK2-6

This is a reading of "Summer Onomatopoeias" from 筆先の世界 (URL https://hudesaki.com/).
Vocabulary and expressions are explained after the reading. I hope you can use it to study Japanese listening and to make topics for lessons.

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筆先の世界（URL　https://hudesaki.com/ ）より、「夏のオノマトペ」の朗読です。
朗読の後に語彙や表現の解説をしています。日本語のリスニングの勉強やレッスンの話題作りにご活用いただけると嬉しいです。

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①夏のオノマトペ ②珠白だんご ③筆先の世界
④サイトURL　https://hudesaki.com/  

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OYASUMI にほんご

#8　Summer Onomatopoeias（夏のオノマトペ Natsu no onomatope）

“I’m not actually a huge fan of TV, but there is one show that I do enjoy watching every weekend. It’s called _______ idol, which is a hugely popular reality show, where aspiring singers compete against each other for a shot at fame, or even a record contract.




The show is on every Sunday night at about 8pm, and I normally watch it at home with my family.




Young people who dream of being a famous singer, can have the chance to be chosen to perform on the show in front of judges who select the best performers. Later on the public can also get involved, and vote for their favourite singer by phone or online, and the singer with the most votes becomes the winner.




One of the things I love about this show is that it gives any Joe Bloggs off the street, not only a genuine chance to show off their talent, but to also have a shot at fame.




I think we all dream of what it might be like to be a star, and this show really opens doors for some of these dreamers, if of course they have the talent.




On top of that, it’s a lot of fun watching the early stages of the show, and passing judgement on the different contestants as well as supporting the best singers, as if I had discovered them myself.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a TV program that you like to watch - IELTS speaking part 2

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こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日もN2です！
〜っぽい、やります。
これは、〜のように感じる、見える、みたいなことを言いたいときに使います。


・このスマートフォンのケースは100均で買ったんですが、安っぽい感じがしなくていいです。

・このラーメンは味噌っぽいですが、普通の味噌とはちょっと違います。

・あの人はよく怒るので子供っぽいと思います。

・ちょっと熱っぽいので、早めに寝ます。

・せっかく誘っていただいたんですけど、明日ご飯に行くのは無理っぽいです。ごめんなさい！

こんな感じですね。
最後の文は、仲良い人に使う時にしてください。
職場だったら、先輩などには使わずに、〜はむずかしいです。すみません。っぽく伝えてください。


っぽいは、カジュアルな表現ですので、友達とか仲の良い人に使ってくださいね。

ビジネスの時にはあまり使いません。

いつも通り、声に出して練習したり、自分で例文を作ってみたりしてくださいね！

ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！ではまた！