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Enjoy the tenth episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.

This episode will focus on coffee culture around the world, and I believe that even if you are not a coffee drinker you will still find this episode interesting!

Please use the guide below to help you navigate important parts in the episode:

0:00 - 1:31 - Introduction

1:32 - 4:37 - Ethiopia Culture & History
*Buna 
*Jebena

4:38 - 6:03 Indonesia's Famous Luwak Coffee
*Luwak
*Asian Palm Civet

6:04 - 7:32 - Italian Culture & Advice
*Espresso (Long Espresso)
*Sip it when it is hot!

7:33 - 10:40 - USA's Coffee Development
*Dunkin Donuts 
*Starbucks 
*Hipster

Culture To Grow

Episode 10: Coffee Culture Around the World

This week Mona and I discuss the idiom: play it by ear. 


You can read along by accessing the full transcript at ⁠american-idiom.com

Brentoni's English Podcast

028 - play it by ear

Hello. Today, I will talk a little about the way to say "20 years old" that comes up in the first Chapter of Minna no Nihongo.
At 20 years old, it’s fine to say “にじゅっさい” (nijussai), but there’s also another way to say it: “はたち” (hatachi).　Japanese counters can be challenging to remember, as they are not “いちさい” (ichisai) but rather “いっさい” (issai), and not “しちさい” (shichisai) but “ななさい” (nanasai). Occasionally, there are completely different expressions, like for 20 years old. It can be difficult, but let’s do your best to memorize them.

As for “はたち,” in Lesson 5, the date “20th”  is also expressed as “はつか.” Perhaps ancient Japanese people used the character “は” to mean 20. Connecting these two ideas might make it a bit easier to remember. Keep up the good work!

Now, a little update regarding my course: I have launched a new Minna no Nihongo course. The content is exactly the same, but it can be taken with two people. It’s also possible with three or more, but in that case, the lesson fee will change a little bit.
Of course, just like the regular Minna no Nihongo course, there will be plenty of homework. If anyone would like to take it with a friend, please give it a try!

Alright, everyone, keep studying hard!


ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

みんなの日本語Chapter One　20years old

In this episode we will talk about the ingredients and dishes that we can find in Mexican cuisine.

The Mexican Way Podcast- Sandra Alvarado

La Comida Mexicana

Textile waste is an urgent global problem, with only 12% recycled worldwide, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a fashion sustainability nonprofit.

Nowhere is the problem greater than in China, the world's largest textile producer and consumer, where more than 26 million tons of clothes are thrown away each year, according to government statistics. Most of it ends up in landfills.

The country's clothing industry is dominated by "fast fashion" — cheap clothes made from unrecyclable synthetics. And Chinese e-commerce brands Shein and Temu make the country one of the world's largest producers of cheap fashion, selling in more than 150 countries.

Currently, only about 20% of China's textiles are recycled, according to the Chinese government. And many Chinese consumers are unwilling to buy used items anyway.

Still, among younger Chinese, there is a growing awareness of sustainability and some "remade" clothing businesses have emerged.

Designer Zhang Na's fashion label, Reclothing Bank, sells clothes, bags and other accessories made from materials such as plastic bottles, fishing nets and flour sacks.

The items' labels have QR codes that show their composition, how they were made and the source of the materials.

Reclothing Bank began in 2010 to give "new life to old things," Zhang said of her store in Shanghai. A large used clothes deposit box sits outside the entrance.

Zhang said she has seen sustainability consciousness grow since she opened her store, with core customers in their 20s and 30s.

But recycled garments sold at stores like Reclothing Bank cost much more than fast-fashion brands due to their production methods.

And that's the real problem, said Sheng Lu, professor of fashion and apparel studies at the University of Delaware.

"Studies repeatedly show consumers are not willing to pay higher for clothing made from recycled materials" he said.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

26 Million Tons of Clothes Discarded in China Each Year

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#98〉8月1日月曜日　天気/くもり　気温/26℃ 

紋別市/もんべつし
・南極にある昭和基地と紋別市の子どもたちが話した
・南極観測隊の仕事を知ってもらうため　
・観測隊員たちは、雪上車の説明や、部屋の中や生活を紹介した。

［単語］
南極/なんきょく…南にあるどこの国でもない寒い場所
昭和基地/しょうわきち…南極の日本人が住む場所
観測隊/かんそくたい…天気などいろいろなことを調べる人たち
観測隊員/かんそくたいいん…天気などいろいろなことを調べる人
雪上車/せつじょうしゃ…雪の上を走る車

〈美和Miwa〉
日本語の先生
Podcast「どこでも.JAPANESE」も放送中！

レッスン待ってます♪
