In this episode, I talk about the use of the word 'sorry.' What does it mean, and when is it necessary?

Curious Teacher Podcast.

Sorry

【Script】 
みそ汁は日本人のソウルフードの一つです。みそは発酵食品（はっこうしょくひん）で、体にいいと言われています。みそ汁を毎日飲むことが、日本人の健康の秘訣（ひけつ）かもしれません。具は、野菜や豆腐が人気ですが、肉や卵など、何を入れてもいいんです。
あなたなら、みそ汁に何をいれますか？

【withひらがな】 
みそ汁（しる）は日本（にほん）人（じん）のソウルフードの一（ひと）つです。みそは発酵食品（はっこうしょくひん）で、体（からだ）にいいと言（い）われています。みそ汁（しる）を毎日（まいにち）飲（の）むことが、日本（にほん）人（じん）の健康（けんこう）の秘訣（ひけつ）かもしれません。具（ぐ）は、野菜（やさい）や豆腐（とうふ）が人気（にんき）ですが、肉（にく）や卵（たまご）など、何（なに）を入（い）れてもいいんです。
あなたなら、みそ汁（しる）に何（なに）を入（い）れますか？

【English】
Miso soup is one of the soul foods of the Japanese people. Miso is a fermented food and is said to be good for the body. Drinking it every day might be the secret to Japanese people's health. As for the ingredients, vegetables and tofu are popular, but you can add anything, like meat or eggs. 
If it were you, what would you put in?

【Vocabulary】
みそ汁（しる）：Miso soup
発酵食品（はっこうしょくひん）：Fermented food
健康（けんこう）：Health
秘訣（ひけつ）：Secret / Key /Tip
具（ぐ）：Ingredients (in soup, etc.)
入（い）れる：to put in
野菜（やさい）：Vegetable
肉（にく）：Meat
卵（たまご）：Egg

【Grammar Notes】 
🔶 Noun A + の + 一（ひと）つです：One of A
Example: 
これも、日本（にほん）の文化（ぶんか）の一（ひと）つです。 (This is also one of the Japanese cultures.)

🔶 ～と言（い）われている：It is said that...
Example: 
日本（にほん）の食事（しょくじ）は体（からだ）にいいと言（い）われています。 
It is said that Japanese food is good for the body.

🔶 Verb (Te-form) + もいい：You may(can)... / It is okay to...
Example: 
何（なに）をいれてもいいんです。 (It's okay to put in anything.)
窓（まど）をあけてもいいですか？(Can I open the window?)　

🔶 Noun + なら：If it is... / As for...
Used to provide a suggestion or ask a question based on a specific context or person.

Example: 
あなたなら、何（なに）を食（た）べますか。 
If it were you, what would you eat?
みそしるの具なら、なすが好きです。
As for the ingredients of Miso soup, I like aubergines.

Read Japan in Japanese

#9　みそ汁：Miso Soup 

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Lisa's Podcast

American Woman Finds Love in the Digital World: Marries AI Chatbot, Declares Him the 'Perfect Husband’

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
6月3日金曜日　天気/くもり　気温/12℃ 

美幌町/びほろちょう
・美幌町が所有するバスに「ポケットモンスター」のキャラクターがデザインされた
・「ロコン」「アローラロコン」
・バス「ロコン号」
・子どもたちは大喜び

［単語］
所有/しょゆう…持つこと
キャラクター/きゃらくたー…アニメや映画に出てくる人や動物
デザイン/でざいん…計画をして、かいた絵
号/ごう…乗り物の名前につける
大喜び/おおよろこび…とても喜ぶこと


レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#72〉6月3日金曜日　アニメ☆ポケモンのバス「ロコン号」

This episode is about the trend of live selling in the Philippines.

5-minute Talks with Dea

Live Selling in the Philippines

On this episode, you are going to learn some questions that you can ask your new friends. If you like the audio please subscribe:）.

Q: 你叫乜嘢名呀？(What’s your name?)
néih giu māt yéh méng a?(Yale)
nei5 giu3 mat1 je5 meng2 aa3?（Jyutping）
A: 我叫Sam.（I’m called Sam.）
ngóh giu Sam.
ngo5 giu3 Sam.

Q: 你貴姓呀？(What’s your family name? )
 néih gwai sing a?
nei5 gwai3 sing3 aa3?
A: 我姓李。(My family name is Lee.)
   ngóh sing léih.
  ngo5 sing3 lei5.

Q: 你係邊度人呀？（Where are you from?）
 néih haih bīn douh yàhn a?
 nei5 hai6 bin1 dou6 jan4 aa3?
A: 我係美國人。(I‘m American.)
  ngóh haih méih gwok yàhn.
  ngo5 hai6 mei5 gwok3 jan4.

Q: 你識講乜嘢話呀？(What languages can you speak?)
    néih sīk góng māt yéh wá a? 
    nei5 sik1 gong2 mat1 je5 waa2 aa3?
  A:  我識講英文同廣東話。(I can speak English and Cantonese.)
      ngóh sīk góng yīng mán tùhng gwóng dūng wá.
      ngo5 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2 tung4 gwong2 dung1 waa2.

噉，你呢？(Well, what about you?)
gám, néih nē?
gam2, nei5 ne1?


Daliy Conversations for Cantonese (粵語會話）

First meet conversations（初次見面）part1

Аrе уоu а dіffеrеnt реrsоn whеn уоu ѕреаk Еnglіѕh?

Іn уоur mоthеr tоnguе уоu'rе ѕhаrр аnd confident, but іn Еnglіѕh а ѕmаllеr, hеѕіtаnt vеrѕіоn tаkеѕ оvеr. Have you noticed it?

Тhіѕ іѕn't аbоut vосаbulаrу—іt'ѕ іdеntіtу that is changing while you start...

Іn thіѕ ѕhоrt аudіо, Аnаtоlу Glаzkоv іntrоduсеѕ thе Іdеntіtу Ѕhіft Меthоd tо unlосk уоur rеаl vоісе.

Rеаdу tо ѕtор beign smaller than you are? 👉 Сhесk thе саlеndаr аnd bооk а саll nоw.

🎙 One-Minute Speaking Challenge by Anatoly Glazkov – Voice Unlock Method™

Аrе уоu а dіffеrеnt реrsоn whеn уоu sреаk Еnglіsh?

Here are some ideas to motivate you, to clear your personal space ready for the English journey of learning.

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Ideas for Motivation

Today's phrase is "to be rigged" which means something has been set up to operate in some kind of unfair way. 

Today's phrase is to be rigged. Now when something is rigged, it is believed that it's operated using some kind of dishonest behaviour to promote a desired outcome. Now, let me just give you some examples to show you what I mean:

So, if we say, for example, 

The job vacancy has been advertised in the newspaper but I believe it's been rigged. We all know who's going to win.

 The football match was definitely rigged. I don't think the football players were playing in their usual way today. 

The competition to win a holiday in the local newspaper has been won by an employee of that newspaper. That was definitely rigged.

The full transcript is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EAOtcKX3LOgmTEWRU5SaEV4pLLDDtzx9/view?usp=drivesdk