Hello everyone. Today's episode is “Japan and Japanese misunderstood around the world”. I hope you enjoy the episode! What is written on the internet is not always 100% correct. It is important to see with your own eyes, hear with your own ears, and feel with your own heart!
みなさま、ごきげんよう。今日のエピソードは、「世界で誤解されている日本と日本人」です。インターネットに書かれていることが100％正しいとは限りません。自分の目で見て、自分の耳で聞いて、自分の心で感じることが大切ですよ～！






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Epi5 : 勘違いされやすいNIPPON【Japanese Podcast】

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IELTS INSIGHTS READING TITLE

Welkom bij aflevering twee van de podcast Beter Gezegd. In de aflevering van vandaag staat het woord ‘bezienswaardigheden’ centraal. Wat is de definitie van bezienswaardigheden? Het woord is een samenstelling van ‘zien’ en ‘waardig’. Waardig betekent dat iets de moeite waard is. Iets is zinvol. Een bezienswaardigheid is dus een locatie, bijvoorbeeld een monument, een gebouw of natuur dat vaak door toeristen wordt bezocht. Beter gezegd, bezienswaardigheden zijn meestal plekken die een land of een stad bekend maken. In Frankrijk is dat bijvoorbeeld de Eiffeltoren, in Engeland is dat de Big Ben en in België is dat.. Manneken Pis!

Beter Gezegd

Bezienswaardigheden

Two corvesations: 

1- Los colores

2-  Prestamo Bancario

This podcast is to improve your listening and vocabulary

Learn Spanish Conversation

Learn Spanish Conversation parte 22

to think，to feel   觉得     jué de
you think   你觉得 
I think         我觉得
I think it's cold today.    我觉得今天很冷。
I think it's hot today.    我觉得今天很热。
I think it's good.   我觉得很好
What do you think of the weather today?    你觉得今天天气怎么样？
Do you think this dress looks good?     你觉得这件衣服好看吗？
Do you think this bread is delicious?    你觉得这个面包好吃吗？

HSK vocabulary

HSK vocabulary——觉得

Is there an art to voicing frustration with poise? Smith delves into this very question. In his discussion, he unravels the subtleties of expressing oneself when vexed. Through clear and accessible language, Smith emphasizes the importance of using well-chosen phrases to communicate frustration effectively, fostering understanding and resolution.

LEARN BY LISTENING

Listen To This if You're Frustrated

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! Today, Akari will talk about the weather. What kind of weather do you like/don't like?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
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.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-13-weather/

Slow Japanese

Episode #13 - Weather

[単語リスト] [word list]

しどう　指導  guidance,instruction
ふくしゅう　復讐   revenge
こうあん　公安   public safety
つかまえる　捕まえる   to seize, to catch 
しょうぶ　勝負 a game, a match 
たいど　態度   attitude
いかり　怒り   anger
ズルい    cheating
めいれい　命令   order
みのがす　見逃す   overlooking something, missing something
