learn a chinese proverb and a few word along the way
井      jǐng           well
底下  dǐ xia        bottom
青蛙   qīng wā   frog   

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chinese proverb "the frog at the bottom of the well"

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【This episode level: Intermediate / JLPT N3】

Why is the Japanese word “anata（あなた/貴方）” (you) often avoided in real conversations?
In this episode of Why Why Nihongo, I explain why Japanese people rarely call someone “anata,” even though it appears in many textbooks.

This episode focuses on:
・why “anata” sounds unnatural in daily Japanese
・how the meaning of “anata” changed over time
・why it can sound cold, angry, or distant today
・what Japanese people say instead of “you”

This episode is for learners who don’t just want to translate “you,”
but want to understand how distance, feelings, and politeness really work in Japanese.

😊 Feel free to send me your thoughts, questions, or topic requests in the chat!

日本語には「あなた（貴方）」という、人を呼ぶ言葉がありますが、実際の会話では、ほとんど使われません。

このエピソードでは、
・なぜ日本人は「あなた」を使わないのか
・「あなた」は昔、どんな言葉だったのか
・今の日本語で、どう聞こえてしまうのか
・「You」と言いたいとき、どう言えばいいのか

を、ゆっくり・やさしい日本語で話します。

文法のルールよりも、気持ち・距離感・人との関係を大切にしながら、日本語の「なぜ？」を一緒に考えるエピソードです。

😊 感想や質問、トピックのリクエストがあれば、気軽にチャットで送ってくださいね！

Easy Japanese with Aiko | Slow & Natural Listening

 Why 「あなた」is NG？ Why Japanese avoid  “Anata” 

Intermediate Chinese Listening

Intermediate Chinese Listening：人民公园怎么走？How to Get to People’s Park?

I invite you to tune in to hear the rest of my conversation with Listening Expert Cara Leopold with Leo Listening. This time, we talk about how to get used to different accents and speaking speeds and motivate yourself to learn a language for work or school even if you don't want to. You'll also learn what to do if your language learning has stalled, bad habits language learners pick up when learning a language in a traditional classroom setting, reductions and linking, and how to improve your English skills by joining a movie club. Here are a couple of excerpts from our conversation: "The irony is that it's usually the words that you already know that cause the most problems." "People resent it (the English language), and I understand that because it's imposed on a lot of people, and obviously, we can't expect everyone to be excited about learning it. So I totally understand those feelings, which are valid. I think then, if you can't get excited about English, what can you get excited about? What interests you, in general?" 

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Express to Impress

Listening Expert Shares How to Understand More of the English Language

有趣的学英语

bittersweet 苦乐参半

こんにちは！今日(きょう)はMBTI診断(しんだん) について話(はな)します。

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Episode #77 - 16 Personality Types

Esta expresión está relacionada con la música pero también con ser fácil de convencer. Voy a explicártela ahora.

Expresiones en español

No me toques las palmas que me conozco

In this podcast, I will be sharing some things I learned about preparing for retirement.
I hope that you will find value in this podcast.

FLO TALKS 

How to prepare for RETIREMENT?

We live in a world of rules. We see them everywhere when we travel by plane. No liquids! Wait here! Turn off your phones!

But what about those unspoken rules — the ones that aren't written down and no one is exactly sure about.

A travel expert from the US has been explaining her unspoken rules for the airplane journey.

TV host Samantha Brown shared her rules with CNN, including one that makes the middle seat feel a little more comfortable.

According to Brown, if you find yourself in one of the middle seats on a plane, you should get both of the armrests to yourself.

Sitting in the middle isn't always very popular and so Brown says these passengers should get "anything they want."

That means even if the people on the outside begin using those armrests, the person in the middle has the right to "slowly push them off!"

Brown says she likes the aisle seat best because she feels she has more space.

She added that people sitting by the window should have control of the window blind — whether it's up or down. And the others don't have the right to decide!

One thing that can make some passengers angry is people in front putting their seats back.

Brown has a rule for this — if the journey takes less than three hours, she doesn't put her seat back, but she does if it's a longer trip.