the do's and don'ts  of learning new words and expressions in English

British English with Maria

Top mistakes when learning VOCABULARY

Pequeño relato de sensaciones durante un día cualquiera,  a través del vaso medio lleno/Little story of sensations during any given day, through the glass half full.

Cosas que pasan cuando vivis en Argentina

Tres cosas buenas en un día de cuarentena/Three nice things during a quarantine day

【なぞなぞとは、ちょっとおもしろい問題のことです。言葉遊びです☆】


① 天気が悪い日に降ってきそうなお菓子はなーんだ？

②電話で長い時間お話をしていたら、どんどん高くなるものはなーんだ？

③ 皿のまん中に「9」と書いてある花は何？





答え

①電話代
②あめ
③さくら

なぞなぞで遊びながら、
いろいろな単語を覚えていきましょう！

レッスン待ってます♪


なぞなぞPodcast

〈#5〉天気が悪い日に降るおかしは？

Some facts about Spanish in the world and Mexico that maybe you didn't know.

The Mexican Way Podcast- Sandra Alvarado

México y el Español

はい、こんにちは。今回は Podcast の12回目です。12回目なんですけれども、今回初めてitalkiで配信することになったので、まずは簡単に説明をしたいと思います。

Hello, This is the podcast episode 12, and since this is the first time I’m going to be broadcasting on italki, I’d like to give a brief explanation first.

私の名前はMayunaです。2018年からitalkiで日本語を教えています。コミュニティに記事も投稿しています。ポッドキャストは去年の11月に始めました。私の日々の出来事を、日本人がよく使う自然な表現を使って、３分程度でお話ししてます。中級者向けぐらいの内容です。すべてのエピソードにトランスクリプトと英訳がついていて、グーグルポッドキャストでも聞くことができます。毎週更新しています。

My name is Mayuna and I’ve been teaching Japanese at italki since 2018. I also contribute articles to the community. I started the podcast last November. I talk about my daily life in about 3 minutes, using natural expressions commonly used by Japanese people. The content is for intermediate level users. All episodes have a transcript and English translation, and you can listen to them on Google Podcast. It is updated weekly.

今日はレッスンが午後からだったので、午前中はスーパーに買い物に行きました。この Podcast を録音するのが火曜日なので、その録音のために、私はいつものど飴を買います。のど飴というのは、世界中に同じようなものがあるかどうか分からないですけど、ハーブなどが入っている飴で、声がよく出るようにするものです。

Today’s lesson was in the afternoon, so I went to the supermarket in the morning to do some shopping. Since I record this podcast on Tuesdays, I always buy throat lozenges for the recording. I don’t know if there are similar products all over the world, but lozenges are candies that contain herbs and other ingredients to help you speak better.

最近いつも買っている飴の味に飽きてきたので、今日は違う飴を買ったんですね。今日買ったのど飴は蜂蜜と生姜が入っていて、添加物が入っていない、すごく美味しいものだったんですけど、美味しすぎて、普通におやつとして食べてしまうので、のど飴としてはあまりいい選択じゃなかったなと、少し後悔しています。そしてそのときになんとなく、ことわざを思い出しました。

I recently got tired of the taste of the lozenges I always buy, so I bought a different one today. The throat lozenges I bought today contained honey and ginger, no additives, and were very tasty, but they were so tasty that I ended up eating them as a regular snack, so I regretted a little that they were not a good choice for the original purpose. And then I somehow remembered a proverb.

View a full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

12. 良薬口に苦し

-ed and -ing can be hard but there's an easy rule to remember how to use them! Join me in this episode of Stairway to English to learn the differences and how to use them correctly!

My schedule is full right now. If you would like a class with me, send me a message on italki! I will add you to my waitlist. I will have more classes available at the end of April! I look forward to meeting you in class!

Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

Are you scared or scary?! Learn the difference between -ed adjective endings and -ing adjective endings!

Oi gente, aqui é a Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No episódio de hoje trouxe mais uma fábula famosa para vocês se divertirem e aprenderem palavras novas. No final desse episódio, trarei o vocabulário com seus significados em inglês para ajudar caso vocês tenham dificuldades. E se quiser acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jBPwlqJ6yEj7xgRQtREFOk4ym-osOZgksAp8HD6ZMGc/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?

Hi guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today's episode I brought another famous fable for you to have fun and learn new words. At the end of this episode, I will bring the vocabulary with its meanings in English to help if you have difficulties. And if you want to follow the podcast script, just click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jBPwlqJ6yEj7xgRQtREFOk4ym-osOZgksAp8HD6ZMGc/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?

Portuguese Drops 

A lebre e a tartaruga 

こんにちは、あかりです。今日(きょう)のエピソードは日本の怖(こわ)い話(はなし)の歴史(れきし)についてです！

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.

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Slow Japanese

Episode #35 - Scary stories in summer?

IELTS SPEAKING PART 1 - Topic - Giving gifts:

Q. When do people give gifts or presents in your country?
Q. Do you ever take a gift when you visit someone in their home? [Why/Why not?]
Q. When did you last receive a gift? [What was it?]
Q. Do you enjoy looking for gifts for people? [Why/Why not?]

How many seconds do you normally speak for? Have you counted it?