Hi there! This is me, Ken!
Today's topic is "favourite food". 
I am going to share my favourite food and favourite restaurant as well.
I would be happy to get to know your favourite food and restaurants.


けんと日本語/Japanese with Ken

すきなたべもの/favourite food

【Script】
日本の夏の飲み物といえば、麦茶がとても人気です。麦茶は苦くなくて、飲みやすいです。カフェインフリーなので、子供にもおすすめです。抹茶やほうじ茶もおいしいですが、麦茶もぜひ試してみてください。
あなたの好きな夏の飲み物はなんですか？

【with ひらがな】
日本（にほん）の夏（なつ）の飲（の）み物（もの）といえば、麦茶（むぎちゃ）がとても人気（にんき）です。
麦茶（むぎちゃ）は苦（にが）くなくて、飲（の）みやすいです。カフェインフリーなので、子供（こども）にもおすすめです。
抹茶（まっちゃ）やほうじ茶（ちゃ）もおいしいですが、ぜひ麦茶（むぎちゃ）も試（ため）してみてください。
あなたの好（す）きな夏（なつ）の飲（の）み物（もの）はなんですか？

【English】
When it comes to summer drinks in Japan, barley tea is very popular. Barley tea is not bitter, so it’s easy to drink. Since it’s caffeine-free, it’s also recommended for children. Matcha and hojicha are delicious too, but please try barley tea as well.
What is your favorite summer drink?


【Vocabulary】
麦茶（むぎちゃ）　ー　barley tea
苦（にが）い　ー　bitter 
おすすめ　ー　recommendation
試（ため）す　ーto try *u-verb
ほうじ茶（ちゃ）　ー　hojicha, roasted green tea
ぜひ　ー　by all means, please do
〜ので　ー　because / since~


【Grammar Notes】
🔶～といえば    Speaking of〜 / When you comes to〜
Example: 
日本の夏の飲み物といえば、麦茶がとても人気です。
When it comes to summer drinks in Japan, barley tea is very popular.
イタリアといえば、ピザやパスタが有名です。
Speaking of Italy, pizza and pasta are famous.

🔶Verb Stem (the form before ます)  ＋やすい 　easy to 〜
Example: 
麦茶は苦くなくて飲みやすいです。
Barley tea is not bitter and is easy to drink.
このペンはとても書きやすいです。
This pen is very easy to write with.

🔶〜てみる　try to ~
麦茶も試してみてください。
Please try barley tea as well.

*ためしてみる can be translated to "try to try" or "try to see." It might sound repetitive, but it's common expression.

とんこつラーメンを食べてみたいです。
I want to try to eat tonkotsu ramen.


🌸That’s all for today! Let me know if you have any questions.🌸

Read Japan in Japanese

#3 麦茶　The Taste of Summer

I'm still learning how to do this podcasting thing, but I'm trying to share my words anyway. I speak quite quickly in this episode... Sorry! I will try to speak slower next time. 

There's a question for you to answer at the end - in audio or written form - so if you have 10 minutes to listen, and then 5 minutes to answer the question that end -- why not GIVE IT A GO?! (which is another way of saying -  GO FOR IT! DO IT!) You have nothing to lose and lots to gain!

Using your words to speak about things that matter to you - that mean something to you - is a great way to create output and use your English. If you don't want to answer my question - you could try writing freely for 5 minutes. Or you could speak into your phone and talk about how you're doing/feeling today - or what's on your mind. It may feel strange, at first, and that's normal! But over time, speaking or writing - just for yourself - will start to feel good - and it's a WONDERFUL habit to start to build.

Thanks for listening, and see you next time! 

Hear and There

2. What did you (really) want to "be" (or do for work) - when you were a child/kid? 

안녕하세요! 오늘도 충분히 멋진 하루를 보낸 당신을 위한 따뜻한 위로와 응원의 메시지를 담았습니다.
이 따뜻하고 진심 어린 메시지는 한국어를 배울 때 여러분을 위한 것입니다.
잠시 휴식을 취하고 재충전하세요.

This video is here to remind you how amazing you were today.
This warm and heartfelt message is for you when you're learning Korean.
Take a moment to relax and recharge.

어젯밤에도 잠을 설쳤죠.
오늘은 조금 괜찮을까 했는데,
아침부터 일이 꼬이기만 했어요.
그런 날,
우리 모두 있잖아요.
하지만 잊지 마세요.
그런 날에도
당신은 멈추지 않았다는 걸요.
넘어져도,
힘들어도,
다시 일어나 한 걸음씩 나아갔잖아요.
그건 정말 대단한 거예요.
오늘의 당신은 충분히 멋졌습니다.
그리고 내일은 더 빛날 거예요.
잠시 쉬어도 괜찮아요.
당신은 그럴 자격이 있으니까요.
오늘도 수고한 당신,
충분히 잘하고 있어요.

You had trouble sleeping last night again, didn’t you?
You thought today might be better,
but things have been going wrong since morning.
We all have days like that, don’t we?
But don’t forget,
even on days like that,
you didn’t stop moving forward.
Even when you stumbled,
even when it was tough,
you got back up and took one step at a time.
That’s truly amazing.
You were incredible today.
And tomorrow, you’ll shine even brighter.
It’s okay to take a break.
You deserve it.
To you, who worked so hard today,
you’re doing great.

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