こんにちは、あかりです。夏(なつ)といえばフェスティバルです。私はメタル音楽(おんがく)のフェスティバルが好(す)きです！

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Slow Japanese

Episode #57 - Metal music festival!

Nuova parola da imparare: Racconto. Ci sono molti sinonimi di questa parola. Ve ne viene in mente qualcuno?

🇮🇹 ITALIANO IN PILLOLE

📝 RACCONTO

如何在30岁之后做出正确的职业选择

HSK 5 & Superior Soundscapes

Advanced Chinese Listening：如何在30岁之后做出正确的职业选择

In this episode, we talk about the pleasure we get from hearing stories, and I share with you a beautiful tale about the joy that comes from helping others. Listen now, and then read the (shortened) transcript below to check your understanding.

This story takes place in a hospital, many years ago. And there was a room where there were two men, both seriously ill. One of those men was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour a day to drain the fluids from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend of all his time lying flat on his back. He couldn’t see anything, except the ceiling.

The men talked for hours on end. They spoke about their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, where they’d been on vacation, and the things they’d learned in their lives. And every afternoon, when the man in the bed next to the window, could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the wonderful things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed would live for those one-hour periods when his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and the colour of the outside world. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake, the man had said. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm amid flowers of every colour of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all of this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.......... 

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Learn English with Cambridge David

The one about storytelling

Discover the secrets of English words that start with “A”! In this episode, we break down how stress, word origin, and surrounding letters determine whether the initial A sounds like /æ/, /eɪ/, /ɑː/, or the weak schwa /ə/. Learn the rules, spot the exceptions, and practice tricky words like address, arrow, aviation, and atlas to make your pronunciation more natural and confident.

British Pronunciation Tips 

British Vowel sound masterclass: Lesson 6: But wait! There is more… Initial A schwa. 

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Lisa's Podcast

A man rescued from homemade boat on the Pacific Ocean.

El mundo del cine lleva décadas mostrándonos un futuro lleno de robots, pero hoy, aunque podemos ver a muchos de ellos en plantas de producción, su presencia es casi nula en el ámbito doméstico. Eso es justo lo que quiere cambiar la empresa china Fourier Intelligence.

Cafecito con Ale

El robot que ejercerá de enfermero

In this episode, I look back on episode 11 of season 5 of the anime Kingdom, titled "Bihei and the Hi Shin Unit."
There were powerful moments where emotions clashed — Shin’s tears, Bihei’s self-loathing, and the warmth of true comradeship.
How did you feel in those moments when your heart was moved?
Let’s take a moment to savor the lingering echoes of this powerful story together.
Original story by Yasuhisa Hara.
Animation by Pierrot and Studio Signpost.
The TV anime series began airing in 2012.
Season 5 is currently airing in 2024.


YOIN Anime Reflections – Easy Japanese Podcast

KINGDOM S5E11 for Intermediate

こんにちは！Atsushiです。
今日の天気は雨です。
気温は16℃です。

日本の他の地域は25℃ぐらいなので、まだまだ寒くはないですが、気温は少しずつ下がってきていますね。

秋が始まっています。
みなさんは秋に日本に来たことはありますか？
秋は暑さから解放され、少しずつ涼しくなっていく季節です。木はどんどん紅葉しはじめます。木の緑が黄色くなり、そして赤くなっていきますね。

日本人は紅葉狩りもみじがり、というものをします。
紅葉を見に行く、ということですね。一応説明すると、紅葉狩りとは主に落葉樹が落葉する一歩前の段階、つまり色付いた紅葉を眺めて楽しむことを指します。

狩り、と聞くと動物を捕まえるようなイメージがありますが、そうではなく、紅葉を見ながら歩く、というように理解してください。同じような言葉で、ぶどう狩り、みかん狩りなどがあります。これは農園に行って、ぶどうやみかんをとって食べることをの意味です。

日本の秋には楽しめることがいろいろあります。
ーの秋、という言葉もよく使います。例えば、

食欲の秋。
お腹がよくすくようになります、私もそうです。
おいしい物が多いです。栗とかかぼちゃとか。
食欲が増す季節ですね。

読書の秋。
気温が下がり、すごしやすくなり、集中力も増す時期です。

スポーツの秋、芸術の秋、行楽の秋、など他にもいろいろ言われます。気になった方はぜひ調べてみてください。

日本も10月からいよいよ個人の観光客も受け入れる方針ですね。私のレッスンを受けている方も、10月に日本に来られたり、来年のチケットを買った方もいました。円安はまだ続きそうなので、海外のみなさんにとってはまさに今！日本へ旅行するチャンスですね。

日本のことについて話したい方はぜひ！レッスンを予約してくださいね。

ということで今回も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！


