Hello and welcome to my new podcast channel The Conversation. This channel will focus on Business news articles and current affairs aimed at B2-C2 English level students. 

If you have any suggestions on topics you will would me to cover please feel free to leave me a comment below.

The Conversation

The Conversation Introduction Episode 

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse!
Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter Y Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

yarn, yellow baboon, yak, yellowtail fish, yellowthroat, Yorkshire terrier, yam, yogurt, yellow pepper, yacht, yeti 

Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more!
See you next time—bye for now!

Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter Y

Hello everyone! Today’s episode is titled: 'Do Japanese People Really Have Bad Breath?!'
If that’s true, it would be such a shock...
What do you all think? I can’t help but worry about my breath now!


みなさまごきげんよう。今日のエピソードは「日本人の口が臭いってほんと？！」って話だよ！これが本当ならショックが大きいわ…みんなはどう思う？お口の臭い、きになっちゃう～


Moekoの日本語ベラベラtime

Epi11: 日本人の口はくさい？！【Japanese Podcast】

Text：
客人：服务员，买单！
kèrén：fú wù yuán ， mǎidān ！
Guest: Waiter, check please！

服务员：好的，这是您的账单，请看一下。
fúwùyuán：hǎode, zhèshì nín de zhàngdān，qǐng kàn yīxià.
Waiter: Sure, here is your bill. Please take a look.

客人：没问题，多少钱？
kèrén：méi wèntí，duōshǎo qián ？
Guest: No problem, how much is it?

服务员：一共108块。
fúwùyuán： yīgòng 108 kuài.
Waiter: In total it's 108 yuan.

客人：好的，可以微信支付吗？
kèrén：hǎo de，kěyǐ wēixìn zhīfù ma？
Guest：Ok, can I use WeChat Pay?

服务员：当然，请扫描二维码。
fúwùyuán：dāngrán，qǐng sǎomiáo èrwéi mǎ.
Waiter: Of course, please scan the QR code here.

New words：
买单 mǎi dān：pay the bill; check please
账单 zhàng dān：bill
微信支付 wēi xìn zhī fù：Wechat Pay（Use with Wechat app）
当然 dāng rán：of course; certainly; sure;
扫描 sǎo miáo：scan
二维码 èr wéi mǎ：QR code
百 bǎi：hundred（num+～）
块 kuài：yuan, the basic unit of money in China（num+～）

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L6 Part2 在饭馆儿买单[zài fàn guǎn ér mǎi dān]~Pay the bill at the restaurant

https://anchor.fm/azumi/episodes/Azumis-Easy-Japanese-Small-Talk-463-Japan-urges-nationals-to-evacuate-from-Russia-e1ff592

いっしょにNHK News Web Easyを読もう📢Reading News Articles

 #463 Japan urges nationals to evacuate from Russia

In this episode, students learn simple questions and responses used at job interviews. They also learn common adjectives to describe their job strengths. 🎧💼

Make sure to complete the follow-up quiz to check your understanding ✍🏻

Everyday Dialogues

Interviewing for a Job 

Write the words you hear in hiragana.　きこえた　ごいを　ひらがなでかきます。

がいこく　 (foreign country)
ぎんこう　 (bank)
まぐろ　 (tuna)
げんき　 (fine)
にほんご　 (Japanese)
ひざ　 (nee)
そうじ　 (number)
ちず　 (map)
かぜ 　(common cold)
かぞく　 (family)
だいがく　 (university)
はなぢ　 (nose blood)
みかづき　 (new moon)
でぐち　 (exit)
まど　 (window)
たばこ 　(tobacco)
ゆびわ　 (ring)
ぶた　 (pig)
べんとう　 (bento)
ぼうし　 (hat)
かっぱ　 (cucumber)
えんぴつ　 (pencil)
きっぷ　 (ticket)
ほっぺ　 (cheek)
さんぽ　 (take a walk)



ごいのれんしゅう

ひらがな＿だくおん

Colloquial expressions from Mexico & Argentina

Mucho que decir

In this Chillchat episode, Karen and Baiwei discussed 4 essential Chinese conjunction patterns:
if
as long as
only if
even though

Let’s start learning!
