A Language Learning Story // His Journey and a Transformative Stay in Japan

Hello I'm Akari, I'm a online Japanese teacher and tour guide in Kyoto.
I've been teaching Japanese since 2013, and thanks to this job I met amazing people along the way.
Today I interviewed Akira, who took my lesson around 2020, then came to Japan and spend three month from autumn 2024 to winter 2025. 
He's learning Japanese journey is not only language learning, but it's related to his dad's family history and his future wife.

Akari's online Japanese lesson:
https://www.italki.com/teacher/916033

Akari's information:
linktr.ee/akari.japanese

Akari Talks Japan

A Language Learning Story with Akira // His Journey and a Transformative Stay in Japan

皮特去中国朋友家吃饭，他正好要用刀叉，就直接跟旁边的人说：给我一刀！”
Peter went to a Chinese friend's house for dinner and just wanted to use a knife and fork, so he directly said to the people next to him, "give me a shot!" 

给我一把刀：give me a knife   
给我一刀：give me a shot/hurt me with a knife

开心一刻 Jokes

给我一刀 gěi wǒ yī dāo

(Chinese translation version)The brief introduction of Frankenstein

购物频道

一共多少钱？

🎃 Le tradizioni italiane per Halloween | In italiano 🇮🇹🎧📚

This is In italiano 🇮🇹🎧📚, a podcast for learners who want to improve their Italian listening and vocabulary with short, real stories.
In this episode, we talk about Italian Halloween traditions, from the Not dalis Muars in Friuli to Is Animeddas in Sardinia.
Discover how Italians celebrate this spooky night… in their own way! 👻

🎯 How to practice:
1️⃣ Listen to the track two times.
2️⃣ Do the QUIZ!
3️⃣ Write your answers in the comments or contact me if you have questions!

🌟 Espressioni utili dal testo

🎃 Guidare gli spiriti dei defunti
👉 accompagnare le anime dei morti verso la casa o il mondo dei vivi.

🕯️ Mitigare le pene delle anime
👉 rendere più leggere o più tranquille le sofferenze dei defunti.

🚶‍♀️ Girare per le strade
👉 camminare o passare di casa in casa, come nella tradizione del “dolcetto o scherzetto”.

🔥 Accendere un falò
👉 creare un grande fuoco all’aperto, spesso come rito o celebrazione.

🧡 Ricordare i defunti
👉 celebrare o onorare le persone che non ci sono più.

🗣️ Book a lesson with me on Italki🧡

🇮🇹​🎧​📝​ In Italiano: Short listening practice & exercises 

02. 🎃 Le tradizioni italiane per Halloween - Italian Listening Practice (B1)

En este episodio te traigo saludos y conversaciones para escuchar y repetir. Si sos principiante o ya hablas Español pero querés aprender la pronunciación y el acento de los rioplatenses, escuchá y repetí cada frase.

Español del sur 

Saludos y conversaciones para principiantes en Español del Río de la Plata 

The verb 离 indicates the distance between two points. 
It often occurs before adjectives like 远（yuǎn） and 近（jìn）. 

ān nà jiā lí shū diàn hěn yuǎn 。 
安娜家离书店很远。Anna's house is far from the bookstore.

ān nà jiā lí ɡōnɡ sī hěn jìn 。 
安娜家离公司很近。Anna's house is very close to the office.

Sometimes it takes the verb-object phrase 有(yǒu)……米(mǐ) to indicate the exact distance.

wǒ jiā lí xué xiào yǒu 400 mǐ 。 
我家离学校有400米。My home is 400 meters away from my school.

wǒ jiā lí chāo shì yǒu 500 mǐ 。 
我家离超市有500米。My home is 500 meters from the supermarket.

chāo shì lí xué xiào yǒu 100 mǐ 。 
超市离学校有100米。The supermarket is 100 meters from the school.

JOJO CHINESE

A离(lí)B……

В первом эпизоде я рассказываю о названии подкаста и объясняю, почему выбрала именно его. 