A Han Chinese's name is generally composed of the surname and the given name.

Knowing Everything About Chinese Cultrue

1A Han Chinese's name

寒(さむ)くなってきましたね。みなさんは今(いま)何(なに)かほしいものがありますか？
エピソードを聞いて、3つの質問(しつもん)に答(こた)えましょう。
1、こたつは、何(なん)ですか？
2、Talkerは、どうして今(いま)までこたつを買(か)いませんでしたか？2つ理由(りゆう)を言(い)ってください。
3、Talkerは、11月(がつ)に、どこに行(い)こうと思(おも)っていますか？

＜Vocabulary>
犬(いぬ:inu) ~a dog
愛(あい:ai) ~love
こたつ(:kotatsu) ~able over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
昔(むかし:mukashi) ~tin the past
暖房(だんぼう:danboo) ~heating
家事(かじ:kaji) ~Housework
布団(ふとん:futon) ~futon (Japanese-style bedding)
掃除(そうじ:sooji) ~cleaning
今まで(いままで:ima made) ~Until now
実家(じっか:jikka) ~family home
サイコー(さいこう:最高:saikoo) ~best、most、fantastic
うとうとと(:uto uto to) ~Dozing.
皆んな仲良く(みんな　なかよく:minna nakayoku) ~Everyone gets along
バトルになる(ばとるになる:batoru ni naru) ~It's going to be a battle
基本的に(きほんてきに:kihon tekini) ~Basically
マンション(まんしょん:manshon) ~mansion (on a large building)
一人暮らし(ひとりぐらし:hitori gurashi) ~Lives alone
1匹(いっぴき:ippiki) ~counter for small animals＝one animal	
＊~匹(~ひき:~hiki) ~counter for small animals
四角(しかく:shikaku) ~square□
丸(まる:maru) ~circle○
など(:nado) ~etc.
考える(かんがえる:kanngaeru) ~Think about it

にほんごのこばなし⭐️Japanese Short story⭐️byみどり

＃2　こたつがほしい

1さい  いっさい
2さい   にさい
3さい   さんさい 
4さい     よんさい
5さい    ごさい
6さい    ろくさい
7さい   ななさい
8さい    はっさい
9さい     きゅうさい
10さい   じゅっさい
28さい 　にじゅうはっさい
38さい 　さんじゅうはっさい
45さい　　よんじゅうごさい
19さい　　　じゅうきゅうさい
52さい 　ごじゅうにさい
51さい　ごじゅういっさい


ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

みんなのにほんご１　 とし  years old

In dieser Episode von Deutsch durchdacht spreche ich über gängige Sportarten in Deutschland und im deutschsprachigen Raum. 

Deutsch durchdacht 

Episode 4: Sport 

Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■大きな銀行が利子を上げる - A major bank raises interest rates -
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014536491000/k10014536491000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

大きな銀行が利子を上げる - A major bank raises interest rates -

In this lesson, we'll go over an interview of two Spanish youth and we'll learn about everyday activities, especially for young people, and we'll go over many very common irregular verbs.

Super Basic Spanish

 Learn Spanish: Lo que hacen los jóvenes (What young people do) (A2)

Want to use more common sayings while speaking in English?  Tune into the latest Express to Impress Podcast episode to learn ten common sayings for everyday conversations. 

This episode is a follow-up to the previous episode, Word Choice in Journalism and Business with Steven Youngblood. If you haven’t checked out that episode yet, you won’t want to miss it! 

When you use these common sayings in everyday conversations, you’ll connect better with native English speakers. 

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Express to Impress

10 Common Sayings in American English

Tune in this week to learn about idioms and phrases in English. You'll learn how to use Suffice (it) to Say, To Be on the Receiving End, and Pass the Buck.

This episode is part two of “How to Answer Difficult Questions in a Meeting.” Expanding your English vocabulary will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers. And as always, you’ll get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills.

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Episode originally published April 13, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter

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English Idioms in Use

IELTS SPEAKING PART 1. Hometown

There are 3 questions which we'll go deeper into.

Here they are:

Where is your hometown?
Is there much to do in your hometown?
What are the people like in your hometown?

If you'd have this question - how would you anwer it ?

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