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打、大、大家、大學、帶、蛋，例句和發音

Taiwan Daphne - elementary vocabulary

打、大、大家、大學、帶、蛋

En este podcast hablo de la etapa 6 del viaje en la Costa Oeste de los Estados Unidos, describo los paisajes tipicos de esta zona del desierto de Arizona, hablo de cosas impresindibles para este tipo de viaje itinerante. Tiempos verbales: presente, pasado: Pretérito imerfecto, indefinido; subjuntivo.

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Etapa 6 Viaje Costa Oeste USA: Page, Curva de la Herradura, Lago Powel y el Gran Cañon

Today’s Theme is “紅葉（こうよう）《Autumn colors》”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

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紅葉狩り（もみじがり / momijigari）：This is a yearly event for many Japanese people in Autumn. The word “Momiji” in Momiji-gari means Autumn colours, and “gari” means hunting.
Japanese people go out to parks and mountains where they can see lots of trees in their Autumn colors – yellows, oranges and reds, and simply enjoy the beautiful change of seasons from Summer to Autumn.

お花見（おはなみ / ohanami）：Ohanami is a traditional Japanese custom in spring. At a cherry blossom viewing party, people get together under cherry blossom trees and enjoy eating and drinking.

嵐山（あらしやま / arashiyama）：Arashiyama is an area in the western part of Kyoto City. The mountain named Arashiyama at an altitude of 382 meters in the western part of Kyoto City, the surrounding mountains, and the foot of the mountain are generally called Arashiyama. At the foot of Arashiyama, there are many historical temples, shrines, and historic sites, making it a famous tourist destination.

上旬（じょうじゅん / jōjun）：at the beginning of the month
中旬（ちゅうじゅん / chūjun）：in the middle of the month
下旬（げじゅん / gejyun）：at the end of the month

日光（にっこう / nikkō）：Nikko is a town located in Tochigi Prefecture. Tochigi prefecture is an inland prefecture located in the northern part of the Kanto region. Nikko has many old-style buildings, and it is registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.

新幹線（しんかんせん / shinkansen）：bullet train

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Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#38  紅葉 / Autumn colors // N4 Level /Japanese listening

Hey everyone its me! Your favorite language bro! I wanted to tell you about what happened back in 2021, what I'm currently doing and what my goals are for this podcast! so come hang out and listen! 

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2023 New Year Episode

In this episode you will learn how to use 想（want )

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Learn how to use 想（want)

In this episode we will talk about sleep, you will learn how to say stay up late, sleep in, insomnia, feel sleepy ect.
It is recommended that you study in the following ways: 
1st time: listen without looking at the text. 
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, then look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text. 4th time: shadow reading without looking at the text. 
https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-english-dictionary/ 
大家好，我是Yuli。这是我在italki的第一期播客，很高兴可以跟你一起分享。在我的频道，我会分享各种主题的闲谈。内容大概是1到2分钟，文稿会放在每一集播客下面。希望对你的中文学习有所帮助，那我们开始吧。
今天想和大家聊一聊睡眠的话题。
你是早睡早起的人，还是夜猫子呢？夜猫子，大家看晚上的猫是不是经常不睡觉，在外面玩儿呢？所以夜猫子就是指晚上不想睡觉、喜欢熬夜的人。那早上不想起床怎么说呢？睡懒觉。懒就是lazy的意思。
晚上熬夜的时候，你一般是在做什么呢？有的人是在加班，有的人是在学习，有的人是在打游戏，还有的人是想睡但是睡不着。这个我们叫失眠。你会失眠吗？我有时候会失眠。如果白天喝了太多茶，或者晚上工作到太晚，我的大脑非常清醒，那我就失眠了。失眠的时候你会怎么办呢？躺在床上等着睡着，还是玩手机，还是起来工作或者学习呢？我发现，失眠的时候起来看书，过一会儿就犯困了，自然就可以入睡了。
你的睡眠怎么样呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。

夜猫子	yè māo zi	night owl (people who sleeps very late)
熬夜	áo yè	stay up late
睡懒觉	shuì lǎn jiào	sleep in/ sleep late (in the morning)
失眠	shī mián	Insomnia
清醒	qīng xǐng	wide awake
犯困	fàn kùn	feel sleepy
自然	zì rán	naturally
入睡	rù shuì	fall asleep

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睡眠 sleep

🔴¿Sabías que el día del trabajo en Latinoamérica tiene su propia historia y tradiciones únicas? En este episodio, te llevaré a través de un recorrido por las celebraciones del día del trabajo en varios países de Latinoamérica. 
Hablaremos sobre la festividad y las actividades culturales que se llevan a cabo en este día tan importante para los trabajadores de la región. Al escuchar este episodio, podrás comprender mejor la importancia del día del trabajo en Latinoamérica y aprenderás sobre las diferentes tradiciones que se llevan a cabo en cada país. 
Además, podrás mejorar tu comprensión del español y aprender nuevas palabras y frases en el contexto cultural de la región. ¡Escucha este episodio y descubre las tradiciones únicas de Latinoamérica en el día del trabajo!

Escucha Facil Español

¡Día del Trabajo! 👷‍♂️⚒️✅[Capítulo 22]



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Are You 'Happy-Go-Lucky?'
Is there someone in your life who is always happy? Or maybe someone who brings you a lot of joy? If so, here are some expressions you can use to describe them.

For example, some people call their baby a "bundle of joy." The expression probably comes from the practice of putting babies in blankets, which makes them look like a bundle.

So not long after you were born, your mother could have said to a friend, "Would you like to meet my little bundle of joy?"

A person who doesn't worry about things going wrong and lives their life in a relaxed and happy way can be described as "happy-go-lucky." The expression was first used in print in 1672, but back then it meant "whatever is going to happen will happen."

So if you were worried about your first day of school, your mother might have told you, "Just be your usual happy-go-lucky self, and you'll make lots of friends."

If someone is very happy, you can say they are "as happy as Larry," an expression that comes from either Australia or New Zealand. Some say it refers to Larry Foley, an Australian boxer from the late 19th century who never lost a fight. Others say it refers to the word "larrie" which meant "joke," or to "larrikins," — young men that caused trouble in Australian and New Zealand cities.

So if you came home from school smiling because you had a good time, your mother could have said, "You look as happy as Larry!"