In this episode, I reflect on the deeper meaning behind learning a language — not as a method, but as a human experience. Drawing from my personal journey with English and Japanese, I explore how immersion, necessity, and emotional connection are more powerful than textbooks. Language is not just communication — it’s identity, context, and the silent culture between words.

Immersive Italian

Language is a Bridge to a Culture - Immersive Italian Podcast Ep.2

Today we are going to talk about how to greet people in bahasa Indonesia! 今天我们要学习如何用印尼语来问候！ List of today Vocabulary 今天的生词:

PART 1
Makanan apa yang kamu suka? :  你喜欢什么菜？(What food do you like?)
Aku suka: 我喜欢  (I like)
Nasi goreng:  炒饭 (Fried rice)
Sup ikan:  鱼汤（Fish soup）
Aku tidak suka:  我不喜欢 (I don’t like)
Makan: 吃 (eat)
Makanan:  餐 (meal)
Sate:  串肉 (satay) 

PART 2
List of today sentence 今天的句子:
Satenya enak:  串肉很好吃 (The satay is delicious)
O, ya? :  是吗？(Oh, really?)
Heru, makanan apa yang kamu suka? :  Heru, 你喜欢什么餐？ (Heru, what meal do you like?)
Aku suka nasi goreng. Kamu? :  我喜欢炒饭. 你呢？(I like fried rice. You?)
Aku suka sup:  我喜欢汤 (I like soup)
O, kamu suka sup ikan? :  你喜欢鱼汤吗？(Oh, you like fish soup?)
Aku tidak suka sup ikan:  我不喜欢鱼汤 (I don’t like fish soup)

Let's learn bahasa Indonesia！ 来跟我学习印尼语！

【你喜欢什么餐？】KAMU SUKA MAKANAN APA? [WHAT MEAL DO YOU LIKE?]

最初（さいしょ）に覚（おぼ）えた日本語って、何ですか。「こんにちは」の人、多いんじゃないですか。私の英語のテキストは、"Hello Mike!" だっだかな？　でも「こんにちは」は、Hello のようには使えない。日本人、あいさつを言うより、おじぎしているほうが　多いですから。コロナで、もっとあいさつを言わなくなった日本人。ついに「顔（かお）パンツ」という言葉まで生まれました。どこへ行くのか、日本のあいさつ習慣（しゅうかん）…

スクリプトと文法や言葉のリストはこちら。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/13-1-c3e1da792e494ecaad74c7800a3e673a

楽しみ方はこちらを見てください。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/116c436c16ed4055a68ddb2c4624cd96

じゃあ、またね！





すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第13話　一日一回の「こんにちは」

🥚🐇🐰Научете как празнуваме Великден в България в този епизод! 

Bulgarian Today

Великден в България

Main Idea:

The interview discusses the topic of birthdays, focusing on personal experiences, cultural perspectives, and reflections on aging. Tatiana shares her views on how birthdays are celebrated, the commercialization of the celebrations, and her thoughts on aging.

List of Questions:

¿Te gustan los cumpleaños?
¿Cuál es el mejor y el peor cumpleaños que recuerdas?
¿Conoces personas que celebren de maneras muy peculiares?
¿Sabes cómo las personas de otros países celebran los cumpleaños?
¿Cuál es el mejor regalo de cumpleaños que alguna vez te han dado?
¿Qué regalo te gustaría para tu próximo cumpleaños?
¿Piensas que un cumpleaños es una excusa suficiente como para no ir a trabajar?
¿Conoces de algún evento importante que ocurra cerca de tu fecha de cumpleaños?
¿Piensas que los cumpleaños ahora son muy comerciales, que la gente le da más importancia a gastar dinero que a la celebración en sí?
¿Cómo normalmente celebras tus cumpleaños? ¿Qué es lo más normal que haces?
¿Qué te gustaría hacer en tus últimos cumpleaños cuando seas una viejita?
¿Tu familia y tus amigos siempre se acuerdan de tu cumpleaños?
¿Cumplir años para ti es algo malo porque envejeces o es algo bueno porque es un año más? ¿Cómo lo ves?
¿Cómo piensas tú que las personas mayores se sienten sobre sus cumpleaños?
¿Qué piensas de la canción "Happy Birthday to You"? ¿Qué opinas sobre cantarla en los cumpleaños?
¿Te gustaría vivir hasta los 100 años y celebrar todos esos cumpleaños?

Talk Time with Jhon!

Hablando sobre los cumpleaños

The best & the longest self-introduction! Massive takeaways from listening to it! Do it now.

Would you like to know how to introduce yourself in English?

Would yo like to be liked by others?

Would you like to persuade people that don't know you?

Would you like to answer a lot of questions for people that haven't asked them yet?

Would you like to hear the longest self-introduction recording & learn from it?

It took me about 3 hours to put everything together for you. Initially it was the video format (and you can see me in action on youtube, just copy the link and paste it into your browser).

https://youtu.be/GEBYkpTblJ0?si=PgGp3JyPJoKC_gR3 )

Let me know what were your massive takeaways from listening to it & for some - watching. I'd love to hear your imput.

Send me some of your feelings&observations after watching - maybe there is something I need to enhance and change, I'd love that too.

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To Your Success,
Anatoly

The Habits of Women Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

The best & the longest self-introduction! Massive takeaways from listening to it! Do it now.

Talking about. Life in general. No one special, nothing special.

Can I Say - Can I Do

All About You

In questo podcast parlo di una cosa che é molto importante per la cultura italiana, la colazione al bar, per quelli che stanno imparando questa lingua può essere molto utile e interessante.

Vivendo tra due lingue

Colazione all'italiana

Tune into the latest Express to Impress Podcast episode to grow your English vocabulary. You’ll learn five common phrases like "Take Something Hard."

This episode is part two of How to Demonstrate Strong Emotional Intelligence in an Interview. Learning to recognize and use English phrases idioms in use will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers. You won’t feel confused when you hear English idioms and phrases and will keep up with the conversation. 

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Episode originally published September 1, 2021

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Original theme music by Lucas Knutter