こんにちは! 今日(きょう)は、日本(にほん)の春(はる)の行事(ぎょうじ)(=イベント)についてのエピソードです！

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STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

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Slow Japanese

Episode #30 - Japanese spring events

Muchos aprovechamos un año nuevo para iniciar una serie de propósitos o intenciones que pueden ser muy importantes pero que muchas veces olvidamos a lo largo del camino. ¿Te ha pasado? Conoce algunos sencillos consejos para ayudarte en este 2023

Español con todo 

8 Consejos para iniciar el nuevo año

How to immerse yourself in English! Top Tip 8- Work Smarter not Harder!

Implicit learning is how humans have evolved to learn language! Learn how you and your family can work smarter not harder and learn natural sounding English. Find more video tips and lessons on https://www.youtube.com/@englishteacherzoe.

Teacher Zoe- The Easy Way to Learn Natural English!

Top Tip 8- Work Smarter not Harder!

Hace 50.000 años nuestra humilde especie de primates aprendió a hablar, parece poca cosa, pero desde entonces el tiempo se esta acelerando, por que ya no tenemos que esperar toda una generación para mandar otro mensaje al mundo, ahora la información se mueve a la velocidad del sonido. Desde entonces vimos la explosión en complejidad que nos dió el arte, la poesía.

Hola yo soy Belén y en el capitulo de hoy hablaremos sobre este curioso fenomeno de la palabra escrita y de tres de los exponentes más reconocidos en la historia del Ecuador.

Extrapolando Letras

Los 3 Poetas Ecuatorianos Más Reconocidos de la Historia!

Finally! The next episode is here! Enjoy!

Stories to Stimulate!

Will and Mary Part 6

You will know of a very famous telenovela in Colombia.

1.- Una de las mejores telenovelas. 

2.-La versión colombiana marcó pauta. 

3.-La fortaleza de Betty

4.- Es imposible no reírte. 

5.- Es una enseñanza de amor propio.

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Colombia

5 razones por qué “Yo soy Betty, la fea” es lo mejor

In this episode on Samhain, otherwise known as Halloween, we will briefly look at where this festive holiday came from and learn some new words and phrases in just under 6 minutes.

Philosophical Friday

Samhain or Halloween

From Two Sales to Bestseller: UK Author Goes Viral
When English author Vicky Ball sold two of her books at an event in December, she was delighted.

She shared the news on X, and said she was pleased because at some previous events she had not sold any books at all.

But she's now sold many more copies than that, after her post went viral and was seen millions of times by people around the world.

Her first novel, called Powerless, quickly climbed up Amazon's bestseller lists in the teen and young adult categories.

Ball, who is 48, told The Guardian that it was "amazing" to hear from people around the world who had bought her books.

Her second novel — Abandoned — has also been doing well on Amazon, and has gotten good reviews from customers.

Like so many authors, Ball had to fit in her writing around her work and family life.

She wrote her first book during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. She was working as a teacher at that time, so she spent weekends writing with her laptop on her knees.

Now Ball works at a university, and she's also studying writing in her free time.

She also said she's gotten lots of support from other writers on social media.

Asked by The Guardian if she had advice for other authors she said: "Just write!"

She said she begins writing before she has planned all of her story. "It's like a journey," she said. "You never know where it's going to go."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

From Two Sales to Bestseller: UK Author Goes Viral

げんき、第3課82ページ、かいわより。 リスニングとリーディングのれんしゅうです。私が言ったあと、リピートしてください。 2かいめは少しはやいです。 
It‘s for your practice of listening and reading. Repeat after me without reading げんき3, even if you have the textbook. I speak a little faster the second time. 
这是为了你的听力和阅读练习。 即使你有课本，也不要读　げんき3、跟着我重复。 我第二次说得快一点。 
もしあなたが中級（ちゅうきゅう）でも、いいれんしゅうになると思います。 
It should still be good practice even if you are an intermidiate-level student. 
即使您是 N4 或以上级别的学生也很有用


3課　82ページ
※ きょうかしょの「メアリーさん、しゅうまつは”たいてい”何をしていますか」はおかしいです。
『メアリーさん、しゅうまつは”いつも”何をしていますか』にしました。
The original sentence　メアリーさん、しゅうまつは”たいてい”何をしていますか。 is unnatural for me.
I fixed as 『メアリーさん、しゅうまつは”いつも”何をしていますか』.


たけし：メアリーさん、しゅうまつは　いつも何をしていますか。

メアリー：そうですね。たいていうちでべんきょうしています。でもときどきえいがを 見ます。

たけし：そうですか。じゃあ、どよう日にえいがを見ませんか。

メアリー：どよう日はちょっと…。

たけし：じゃあにちよう日はどうですか。

メアリー：いいですね。


Takeshi: Mary, what do you usually do on the weekend?

Mary: Let`s see. I usually study at home. But I sometimes see movies. 

Takeshi: I see. Then, would you like to see a movie on Saturday?

Mary: Saturday is not a good day. 

Takeshi: Then, how about Sunday? 

Mary: That`s fine.
