We're going to be talking about Halloween terms, idioms and things that might happen

English My Way

Halloween the start

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの23回目です。最近、仕事でもプライベートでも準備することが多くて、少し忙しいです。寝る時間が不規則になったり、花粉症があったりして大変ですが、頑張ります。ポッドキャストに関するリクエストや改善案ももらったので、少しずつ反映していきたいと思います。

Hello. This is the podcast episode 23. I've been a bit busy lately with a lot of preparation both at work and in my personal life. It's hard with irregular sleeping hours and hay fever, but I'm trying my best. I've received some requests and suggestions for improvement regarding the podcast, so I'll try to reflect them little by little.

今日は早口言葉について話したいと思います。みなさんは早口言葉を知っていますか？英語ではtongue twisterといいます。正しく発音するのが難しいフレーズを、早く言えるかどうか試す遊びです。早口言葉は日本語にもたくさんあります。今日は３つの早口言葉を紹介したいと思います。

Today I would like to talk about Hayakuchi Kotoba. Do you know Hayakuchi Kotoba? In English it is called “tongue twister”. It is a game to see if you can say a phrase that is difficult to pronounce correctly as quickly as possible. There are many Hayakuchi Kotoba in Japanese, too. Today I would like to introduce three Hayakuchi Kotoba.

まず紹介するのは、「赤巻紙　青巻紙　黄巻紙」です。「赤、青、黄」は色の名前です。「巻紙」とは、昔手紙を書くときに使われた紙のことです。つまり、赤と青と黄色の３種類の巻紙です。とくにストーリーはありません。それでは言ってみましょう。まずはゆっくり。「赤巻紙　青巻紙　黄巻紙」。そして早く。「赤巻紙　青巻紙　黄巻紙」。

The first one to be introduced is the ”Aka-Makigami, Ao-Makigami, Ki-Makigami”. ‘Aka(red), ao(blue), ki(yellow)’ are the names of the colours. ‘Makigami (roll of paper)’ refers to the paper used for writing letters in the olden days. In other words, there are three types of rolled paper: red, blue and yellow. There is no particular story behind this. Now let's say it. First, slowly. ”Aka-Makigami (red roll paper), Ao-Makigami (blue roll paper), Ki-Makigami (yellow roll paper)”. Then, quickly. ”Aka-Makigami, Ao-Makigami, Ki-Makigami”

次に紹介するのは、「生麦　生米　生卵」です。これも前の例と同じように、３つの名詞を並べたフレーズです。「生」は、料理していない食べ物の状態のことです。「麦、米、卵」は食べ物の名前ですね。他にも、「生肉」や「生クリーム」という単語が日常的によく使われます。それでは言ってみましょう。まずはゆっくり。「生麦　生米　生卵」。早く。「生麦　生米　生卵」。



Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

23. 早口言葉に挑戦

How to remember new vocabulary? It's a tough task because we are not using them often. 

In this podcast you'll find exercise which will help you to build your own stories, practice speaking, learn to think and analyze in english and apply lots of knowledge you learned from the past.

Even though it's 10 minutes - it'll save you 5-10 years of wasting time learning new things then forgetting them.

Ring, tree, baby, rain, dream, ability, challenge, recording, hair, elephant.
1.	my father bought my mom a ring
2.	i love pine trees
3.	neighbors baby is so loud
4.	rain gives me pleasant feelings
5.	if you have a dream and turn it into a goal you’ll have a path to follow
6.	it’s a challenge to get into oxford university 
7.	i am recording my teacher’s voice when in a classroom
8.	her hair is lovely 
9.	you can ride elephants in Thailand 
my mom has a ring and on that ring there is a symbol of tree. When she was a baby her grandmother left it for her as a gift. One day it was raining an my mom stumbled upon a letter that her grandmother had left for her. How did happen? My mom saw a dream and in this dream she saw her grandmother pointing to a place where the letter was stored. Luckily my mom has as an ability to remember her dreams which many people have challenges with. My mom has a special method of doing this. She is recording her dream while sleeping ( she has a notepad next to her bad where she drops some things from her dreams). One days she saw a picture of hair and an elephant in her dream and up to now she can’t figure out what was the dream about. Even though she remembers her dreams from time to time she has challenges too. 

Listen to the podcast and follow along.

If you need help - send me a message for further guidance. 

Here to help you to up your game!

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

How to remember new vocabulary?

Sana sisu on johdos sanasta sisä. Mutta mitä sisu on? Miksi sillä on niin suuri merkitys suomalaisille? 
Tässä jaksossa pohdin mitä sisu ja sisukkuus merkitsevät. 

Suomea for you

15. jakso: Sisu

こんにちは！Atsushiです。
今日もみなさん、お元気ですか？

今日は個人でするツアーガイドを準備しています！についてはなします。

北海道には、有名な場所でなくても、たくさんの自然や魅力的な場所があります。この魅力を、沢山の人に体験してもらいたい、と考えています。


それで、今、僕はAirbnb experienceでlocalな walking guideを準備しています。僕はほぼ毎日、朝に散歩しています。近くの大きな公園、神社、川を歩きます。この僕の散歩コースはとても気持ちが良いコースです。

これのコースを、日本のローカルな場所でできる体験として、海外からの旅行客の方に提供したいなと考えています。


このコースはとても日本らしく、また北海道の自然を楽しめるコースです。日常の生活の近くにこのような場所があるのは、とてもおもしろいところだと思います。

ローカルな体験をしたい方にはとてもいいコースだなと思っているので、今このコースのガイドをするために準備しているところです。


Airbnb experienceは、日本ではまだ数は少なく、東京、京都、大阪などは多いですが、北海道はさらに少ないです。

大勢のツアーではなく、1組や2組だけの小さいガイドで日本を楽しんでほしいと思います。


ということで、今回は個人のツアーガイドについて話しました。最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！

ではまた！


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#144 個人でするツアーガイドを準備しています！について

This episode is about 【奥运会网红产品“种草”现场】, you will learn how to say 【E-commerce,Top-selling item,(live streaming) promoting products】 ect. The material helps you get used to different voice and accent. 
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男：这两天呢“阿条姐”黄雨婷收获了一大波的关注和喜爱。这个未满18岁的浙江姑娘和搭档“干饭哥”盛李豪夺得了混合团体十米气步枪的金牌，为中国队拿下了巴黎奥运的首金。
女：对，那么在赛场上啊神枪少女黄雨婷头上的发卡也引发了网友们的关注。“戴最萌的发卡，打最狠的枪“等话题也是冲上了热搜。有网友还晒出了同款，那么还有网友啊说我要“求链接”“催义乌”。
男：黄雨婷回应发卡走红时候说：“现在呀多了一些新规则，比如说刘海儿不允许掉下来，所以就找了一个发卡来别住头发，那没有什么特别的。”
女：虽然她本人说没有什么特别的，但是根据某电商平台的数据就显示：黄雨婷同款本周搜索热度上升了120%。
男：从小小发卡的热卖呢可以真切地感受到大家对于奥运会、对于中国运动员的支持和喜爱。那精彩的体育赛事也点燃了大家的体育消费热情。
女：我们观察发现啊，这些年来大型体育赛事都会有一些运动员他们随身携带的小配饰啊小物件啊成为了网络的爆款产品。没想到奥运会赛场竟然也可以是网红产品种草现场。巴黎奥运会正在进行当中啊，还会有更多的健儿登场。那奥运带货的风还会吹向哪里呢？也让我们共同享受运动带给我们的快乐吧。
（来源：抖音“中国之声”）
1. “阿条姐”“干饭哥” is their screen name on Sina microblog
2. 求链接：asking for the link of products that they are interested
3. 催义乌：义乌 is China's small commodity hub, when young people saw new products online, they would urge manufacturers in 义乌 to produce so they can buy. 
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关注/guān zhù/attention
搭档/dā dàng/Partner
夺得/duó dé/Win,take
混合团体/hùn hé tuán tǐ/Mixed team event
气步枪/qì bù qiāng/Air Rifle
首金/shǒu jīn/First gold medal
发卡/fà qiǎ/Hairpin
萌/méng/Cute
冲上热搜/chōng shàng rè sōu/Top the list of search queries
晒/shài/Show/share sth online
同款/tóng kuǎn/Same style product
别住/bié zhù/Pin
电商/diàn shāng/E-commerce
搜索热度/sōu suǒ rè dù/popularity of searching
点燃/diǎn rán/Ignite
配饰/pèi shì/Accessories
爆款/bào kuǎn/Top-selling item
种草/zhòng cǎo/Influencing, or being influenced to long for a particular product or experience something
健儿/jiàn ér/Athlete
带货/dài huò/(live streaming) promoting products

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奥运会网红产品“种草”现场（Advanced level）

If you're looking to make a good first impression on a dating app, from your POV, you might think it would be a good idea to send a text using lots of abbreviations to make it seem like you're BFFs with the person you're texting.

But FWIW, according to a recent study from Stanford University and the University of Toronto, nobody likes receiving text abbreviations — not even young people.

Don't know those abbreviations? "POV" means "point of view," "BFF" means "best friend forever," and "FWIW" is "for what it's worth"!

Researchers studying the use of such abbreviations did a number of studies with several thousand people, and they found that texts using abbreviations were less likely to get replies. And writers using abbreviations were more likely to be seen as insincere.

Of course, we all use abbreviations — in one survey, it was found that 99% of people said they used them. But the researchers found that people don't like receiving texts with abbreviations, because rather than making them feel closer to the other person, it felt like the other person wasn't putting much effort into the conversation.

And while young people are even more likely to use abbreviations, they still felt that people who used them were insincere. Young people were also less likely to reply to such messages.

Lead researcher David Fang said we often put different amounts of effort into our conversations to show how important the other person is to us.

So it might be fine to put little effort into, say, a quick message to a delivery driver. But Fang said his team's results are especially important for people who really want to make a good impression — like at the beginning of a relationship!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Want a Reply by Text? Don't Use Abbreviations!

CHISTES MEXICANOS

EL PSIQUIATRA MEXICANO.

f you're going to exercise, you have to stretch, right?

Well, maybe not.

The answer might depend on your goals, and what you mean by "stretch."

There are different types of stretches.

In what are known as "static" stretches, you hold a single position for perhaps as long as 60 to 90 seconds. These stretches are great for increasing flexibility.

But there are also "dynamic" stretches, where you repeatedly — but carefully — move your joints through their full range of motion.

Expert opinion on how to use these stretches has changed over the years. But it's now generally believed that dynamic stretching is best before you exercise, while static stretching is better after.

As Alisa Bowman writes for the Mayo Clinic, dynamic stretching helps improve blood flow and joint mobility, which gets your body ready to exercise. Studies have even found that dynamic stretching before exercise can improve your performance.

Meanwhile, some research has found that static stretching can temporarily weaken your muscles, which is why it's generally no longer recommended before certain sports — and especially not for high-performance athletes.

Instead, static stretches are typically recommended for helping to relax your muscles after exercise. Since you've been moving and increasing blood flow to your joints and muscles, you'll actually be more flexible, so you'll get more benefit from those stretches.

But while you may have been told that stretching will reduce soreness after you exercise, research has found that it really doesn't make much difference.

You've also probably been told to stretch to avoid injuries. But research doesn't seem to support that either — especially for static stretching.

Writing for WebMD, Sonya Collins says that, as long as you stretch sometime, it's fine if you don't do it around the time you exercise.

In fact, some experts say if you're short on time, it's better to exercise without doing any stretching than to cut your workout short!