Hey! Welcome to my fifth podcast and this time it's a Valentine's Special 💖🌹

VOCABULARY WE COVER: 

Head over heels – Completely in love
Mr. Right – The perfect partner
Wear your heart on your sleeve – To openly show emotions
Lovey-dovey – Overly affectionate in a romantic way
Pop the question – To propose marriage

AND THE QUESTIONS ASKED? 

1. Can you think of a time when you or someone you know was head over heels in love?
2. Do you believe in the idea of Mr. Right, or do you think it’s a myth?
3. Are you someone who wears their heart on their sleeve, or do you prefer to keep your emotions to yourself?
4. Have you ever found yourself being lovey-dovey, or do you find it a bit cringe?
5. If you were to pop the question (or have someone pop the question to you), what would be your

Enjoy ⭐🙌

English Gym for Word Nerds

EPISODE 5 (Valentine's Special 💖)

📝 Make up (draw up, fabricate) 编造 (Biānzào)
🧹 Make up (tidy) 收拾 (Shōushí)
💪 Manage (able to do) 办到 (Bàn dào)
🛠️ Manage (handle) 处理 (Chǔlǐ)
🎖️ March 行军 (Xíngjūn)

Looking to challenge yourself? Dive into these exciting resources!
🔹 C(52) Quiz: Test your understanding and see how well you know today’s verbs!
🔹 C(52) Vocabulary Flash Cards: Quick, fun, and effective for mastering these versatile verbs!

Book a class with me on Italki, and let’s practice using these verbs in real-life situations! Whether you’re handling tasks, tidying up your language, or marching toward fluency, these verbs will empower your conversations.

Looking forward to seeing you in class! Let’s make learning efficient and enjoyable! 🌟

5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C (52) Verbs Set : Make up (draw up, fabricate) Make up (tidy) Manage (able to do) Manage (handle) March

こんにちは! Have you ever got troubles during the trips? Today, I'll talk about my experiences of that in slow Japanese!

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/slow-japanese-23-63569624?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare

Slow Japanese

Episode #23 - Troubles during the trips?

找个好工作
zhǎo gè hǎo gōng zuò

一般来说工资高、比较体面的工作是好工作，比如公务员、医生、律师、大公司经理什么的。
yī bān lái shuō gōng zī gāo 、 bǐ jiào tǐ miàn de gōng zuò shì hǎo gōng zuò ， bǐ rú gōng wù yuán 、 yī shēng 、 lǜ shī 、 dà gōng sī jīng lǐ shén me de 。

有个故事，说一个英国的卡车司机工资很高，但是他觉得不体面，后来他换了一个工作。
yǒu gè gù shì ， shuō yī gè yīng guó de kǎ chē sī jī gōng zī hěn gāo ， dàn shì tā jué dé bù tǐ miàn ， hòu lái tā huàn le yī gè gōng zuò 。

虽然工资比以前低了，但他每天可以穿着西装去办公室上班，而且大家都叫他“先生”，他觉得很高兴。
suī rán gōng zī bǐ yǐ qián dī le ， dàn tā měi tiān kě yǐ chuān zhe xī zhuāng qù bàn gōng shì shàng bān ， ér qiě dà jiā dōu jiào tā “ xiān shēng ”， tā jué dé hěn gāo xìng 。

好工作一般也要求高学历，所以大家都努力读书。
hǎo gōng zuò yī bān yě yāo qiú gāo xué lì ， suǒ yǐ dà jiā dōu nǔ lì dú shū 。

不过有人不同意，
bù guò yǒu rén bù tóng yì ，

他们说最好的工作就是做自己喜欢做的事情。
tā men shuō zuì hǎo de gōng zuò jiù shì zuò zì jǐ xǐ huān zuò de shì qíng 。

比如喜欢唱歌，他就觉得当歌手是最好的工作；喜欢打球，那么他就觉得运动员是好工作。
bǐ rú xǐ huān chàng gē ， tā jiù jué dé dāng gē shǒu shì zuì hǎo de gōng zuò ； xǐ huān dǎ qiú ， nà me tā jiù jué dé yùn dòng yuán shì hǎo gōng zuò 。

1.  体面tǐmiàn： decent; dignified
2.  公务员gōngwùyuán： civil servant
3.  律师lǜshī： lawyer
4.  卡车kǎchē： truck
5.  学历xuélì： record of formal schooling

1. 哪个不是课文中说到的“体面”的工作？  
   Nǎge bú shì kèwén zhōng shuō dào de "tǐmiàn" de gōngzuò?  
   A. 司机 (sījī)  
   B. 公务员 (gōngwùyuán)  
   C. 律师 (lǜshī)

2. 那个英国卡车司机觉得高兴，是因为：  
   Nàge Yīngguó kǎchē sījī juéde gāoxìng, shì yīnwèi:  
   A. 工资高了 (gōngzī gāo le)  
   B. 工资低了 (gōngzī dī le)  
   C. 体面了 (tǐmiàn le)

3. 好工作一定要求高学历吗：  
   Hǎo gōngzuò yídìng yāoqiú gāo xuélì ma:  
   A. 对 (duì)  
   B. 错 (cuò)

Intermediate Chinese Listening

Finding a Good Job​ 找个好工作

In this year, February 3rd was ”Setsubun”, which is the day when winter turns to spring. Japanese people do some events on this day.  I'll  introduce Setsubun today. Thank you!
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今年は2月3日が「節分」でした。「節分」とは季節の変わり目を意味しています。日本のカレンダーには、春が始まる「立春」という日があります。その前の日が「節分」になります。
この日は、「豆まき」をします。　「豆まき」は、鬼を追い出して　福を呼ぶためにします。鬼とは災いや病気などを表しています。　だから、鬼の面をつけた人に向かって「鬼は外～」と言いながら、豆を投げつけます。鬼役の人がいない場合は、玄関や窓から外に向かって豆をまきながら、「鬼は外～」と言います。それから、「福は内～」と言いながら、家の中に豆をまきます。この豆は炒った大豆です。豆をまき終わったら、自分の年の数だけ豆を食べて、今年の無事を祈ります。
「節分」の日には、巻きずしを食べる習慣もあります。その巻きずしを「恵方巻き」と言います。これは、その年の年神さまがいる方向、つまり恵方を向いて食べるので「恵方巻き」と言われています。　この「恵方巻き」は長さが20㎝ぐらいで　太さも5センチくらいありますが、切らないで　かぶりつきます。丸かじりするんですね。そして、黙って　願いごとを思い浮かべながら食べるというルールがあります。もともとは、大阪の商人が商売繁盛を願って始めたそうです。商売繁盛の商売はビジネスのことで、繁盛は大きく盛んになることです。簡単に言うと、「仕事が成功する」ということです。
私が子どものころは、祖母がうちでこの巻きずしを作ってくれていました。大きなのりのシートに　お酢で味付けしたごはんをのせます。それから、かんぴょう、干しシイタケ、卵焼き、キュウリ、焼きアナゴなどを　そのごはんの上にのせて、巻きます。竹でできた巻きすという道具を使って作るのですが、慣れないと上手にできません。私の祖母はとても上手にきれいな巻きずしをいつも作ってくれていました。　残念ながら、今　わたしは自分で作らずに、スーパーでできたものを買って食べています。来年は恵方巻づくりに挑戦してみようかな・・・。そうすれば、福が私のところに来てくれるかもしれませんからね。


やさしい日本語（にほんご）

節分の豆まき（せつぶんのまめまき）Beating the devil by throwing beans！

I had a dream about a magical garden paradise.

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Dream- Magical Garden Paradise

의사: 어떻게 오셨어요?
환자: 머리가 아파서 왔어요.
의사: 여기 앉으세요.  언제부터 아팠어요?
환자: 어제부터 아팠어요.
    ***
의사: 감기에 걸렸으니까 찬물을 마시지 마세요. 그리고 많이 쉬세요.
환자: 내일 다시 와야 돼요?
의사: 네, 내일 다시 오세요.

Doctor: How can I help you?
Patient: I came because my head hurts.
Doctor: Sit here, please. Since when have you been sick?
Patient: I have been sick since yesterday.
   ***
Doctor: You caught a cold, so don't drink cold water. And you have to rest a lot.
Patient: Should I come again tomorrow?
Doctor: Yes, come again tomorrow, please

Grammar Points
*N이/가 아프다
When expressing where you feel the pain, '이/가 아프다' is added to the part of body

*A/V-(으)니까
'-(으)니까' means 'because', 'since' or 'so'

*V-지 마세요
'-지 마세요' is the negative imperative form.


Reading Korea.

Hospital dialogue

Here are different tricks and techniques to impress the hiring manager with your CV and today we'll look through some of them.

Most of them you know but for the benefit of improving your listening and enhancing your knowledge - this recording is for you.

So there are 5 areas we'll look into in this recording:

1. Tailor your CV to the job description
2. Making it visually appealing and well-structured
3. Making your achievements quantifiable
4. The right use of industry-specific keywords
5. How to illustrate your transferrable skills.

Embrace the ongoing journey of self-improvement, but above all, take action on the ideas shared in the recording to refine and enhance what you already possess, thus maximizing your chances of securing the role!

If you feel there is a need to improve your English for a job interview, prepare your CV & go through commonly asked questions as well as preparing your mental state for success - send me a job interview class preparation now.