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I denne podcasten utforskes Norges Grunnlov fra 1814 og dens betydning i landets historie.

Vanskelige ord:
Delegerte: Fra delegere, som betyr å overføre ansvar eller oppgaver. Her, de som var ansvarlige.
Representantene: Fra representere, her betyr å snakke for land.
Vedtatt: Godkjent
Kielfreden: Fredsavtalen mellom Sverige og Danmark 1814
Personalunion: To land som har forskjellige lover, men samme konge/dronning.
Statsråd: Møter hvor man bestemmer landets lover og regler.
Storting: Der representantene møtes for å utøve loven.

Norsk fakta

1814

“It’s sad to say, but there have been too many times I’ve seen terrible examples of plastic waste. The one time that really sticks in my mind was about 2 months ago when I visited a very famous and beautiful lake, just a stone's throw from my hometown. The whole area is famous for its natural beauty and scenery, and has become a very popular place for tourists to visit.




I went there with a couple of my friends, as we thought it would be the perfect place to enjoy some of the wonderful natural scenery the country has to offer.




I can still clearly remember as we took a path down to the lake, there were plastic bottles and bags tossed everywhere all the way down to the shore of the lake. The lake itself was in an even worse state, with plastic bags, bottles and discarded styrofoam boxes floating on the water, which was a pretty depressing sight. 




It was obvious that so many ignorant visitors to the lake bring along some food or drinks to have a picnic, leaving their waste behind, or just tossing it into the lake without a thought about the harm they are doing.




I was so disgusted and ashamed by the sight that we took lots of photos to post on some public social media groups, and try to bring some attention to this environmental mess. It was truly heartbreaking to see such a beautiful place destroyed by people's ignorance, as well as making my blood boil, that nobody seemed to care.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a time you saw a lot of plastic waste-IELTS speaking part 2


Job Interview Preparation. Suggestion 5. How to sell yourself well in a job interview?

1. Who should you have as your reference? How should you choose a person/people for that?

2. How to convince potential employer that you are the right person? 

These are some points I'll be touching on in this job interview preparation series.

Enjoy it and when you need me to personally train&prepare you to succeed in your next job interview - send me a class request.

To Your Success!

Job Interview Preparation | Build Strong Communication Under Pressure

How to sell yourself well in a job interview?

みんなの日本語　17課

日本語の勉強はどうですか。How is your Japanese language study going?
カタカナが書けますか。漢字はどうですか。Can you write katakana? How about Kanji?
わたしは、漢字をすぐに忘れます。I forget Kanji easily.
みなさんは、カタカナはどうですか。How was katakana?
カタカナが書けない。漢字が書けない。大丈夫ですか。I can't write katakana. I can't write kanji. Are you OK?
テストがあります。大変です。勉強しなければなりません。A exam is coming soon. It might be hard. You have to study.

テストってなんのテストですか。What’s kind of the test are you going to take? 
JLPTのテストです。テストを受けなければなりません。The test is JLPT which I have to take.
今年（ことし）は、N４に合格しなければなりません。This year, I have to pass N4.
来年（らいねん）は、N2に合格しなければなりません。がんばらなければなりません。Next year, I have to pass N2. I have to do my best.
でも、N1に合格しなくてもいいです。But I don't have to pass N1.

みなさんは、あさ　何時（なんじ）に起（お）きますか。What time do you get up in the morning?
わたしは、あさ5時半（じはん）に起きます。早（はや）いです。朝、早く起きなければなりません。I get up at 5:30 in the morning. That's early. I have to get up early in the morning.

お弁当（べんとう）を作らなければなりません。朝（あさ）ごはんを作（つく）らなければなりません。I have to make my lunch for my son. I have to make breakfast for my family.
日曜日（にちようび）はお弁当を作らなくてもいいです。I don't have to make lunch on Sundays.
息子（むすこ）は、学校（がっこう）へ行（い）かなければなりません。My son has to go to school.
7時（じ）に家（うち）を出（で）なければなりません。He must leave home at 7:00 a.m.
8時に学校（がっこう）に着（つ）かなければなりません。He must arrive at school at 8:00 a.m.


にほんごのれんしゅう

みんなの日本語　Lesson 17-➀

En este episodio te explico quién o qué organismo escribe el examen DELE, quién o qué institución lo corrige y otras cosas relacionadas con el examen.

DELE exam (B2-C1)

18. Cómo se elabora el DELE

Ao que parece para este turista o McDonald pode ter realmente ficado caro! 

Aprenda Português Com Notícias Insólitas e Malucas -Learn Portuguese With Crazy Isoteric News 

McDonald's Mais Caro da História

Escucha a Hasan Murad, un egipcio que está esperando a su amigo Ali al-Halibi, que es sirio  y es un hombre de negocios. Hasan le está esperando en un aeropuerto. 

Listen to Hasan Murad, an Egyptian who is waiting for his friend Ali al-Halibi, who is Syrian and is a businessman. Hasan is waiting for you at an airport.

Aprende árabe con Radia 

En el aeropuerto - At the airport

「ひっくりかえす（ひっくり返す）」
　
　「自転車を修理するために、ひっくり返す必要がある。」

この例文での「ひっくり返す」の使い方は　どうでしょうか？

私はちょっと違和感（いわかん）を感じます。

辞書には、このように書かれていました。
「ひっくり返す」は　裏表を逆に向けること
「逆さまにする」は　上下、前後、裏表など　本来あるべき状態と反対にすること

ですから、先の例文は「自転車を修理するために、逆さまにする必要がある」のほうがいいのでは？

そして、「ひっくり返す」は、「パンケーキをひっくり返す」ならイメージがぴったりですね。

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Today's word "hikkurikaesu"

Japanese translation for "turn the bike upside down"  is "Jitensha wo hikkurikaesu".  Is it right?
I feel a little bit strange.  This word "Hikkurikaesu" means reversing front and back.
We have other word for "turn upside down", that is "sakasamanisuru".
Sakasamanisuru can be used for turning up-down, right-left, front-rear, and front-back. 
So, I think "sakasamanisuru" is better for that sample sentense.

"Jitensha wo sakasamanisuru."





