In Episode 2 of the Smithing Podcast, we discuss the importance of acknowledging your progress and setting achievable goals, rather than getting caught up in perfectionism. We also share some of our personal language learning successes and encourage listeners to share their own. Tune in to this episode for some inspiration and motivation to keep improving your language skills!

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Episode2-Celebrating your achievements as a Language learner

For beginner level learners✨　
わたしのいろいろなはなし　Extra special edition 　

「ぼうねんかいを しています」year-end party

▶ぼうねんかい year-end party
▶「ことしのかんじ」は　なんですか。Let’s talk about the Kanji character that symbolizes your life in 2022!!

1) 戦争（せんそう）・挑戦（ちょうせん）「戦（せん）」、病気（びょうき）「病（びょう）」[6:02]


Extra special edition ぼうねんかいを　しています　Year-end party
1)[6：02]戦争（せんそう）・挑戦（ちょうせん）「戦（せん）」、病気（びょうき）「病（びょう）」
2)[5：52]日曜日（にちようび）「日（にち）」、試験（しけん）の「試（し）」
3)[9：19]困（こま）る「困（こん）」、好き嫌い「嫌（いや）」、「愛（あい）」
4)[5：37]順調（じゅんちょう）「順（じゅん）」　
5)[7：37]散歩（さんぽ）「散（さん）」散（ち）らかる、呪術廻戦（じゅじゅつかいせん）「呪（じゅ）」

Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

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 주말에 자연 속으로

요즘 많은 사람들이 바쁜 일상에서 벗어나 자연 속으로 떠나는 것을 좋아합니다. 저도 지난 주말에 친구들과 함께 산에 다녀왔습니다. 날씨가 아주 맑고 따뜻해서 등산하기에 딱 좋았어요. 아침 일찍 출발해서 산에 오르기 시작했는데, 처음에는 길이 좀 힘들었지만, 중간쯤 올라가자 시원한 바람이 불어서 기분이 좋아졌습니다. 산 중턱에서 잠시 쉬면서 도시에서는 보기 어려운 새소리를 들을 수 있었습니다.

정상에 도착했을 때는 땀이 많이 났지만, 눈앞에 펼쳐진 멋있는 풍경을 보자 피로가 싹 사라졌습니다. 도시의 높은 건물 대신 푸른 산과 맑은 하늘이 보이니 마음이 정말 편해졌습니다. 친구들과 사진도 찍고, 준비해 간 김밥과 과일을 먹으며 즐거운 시간을 보냈습니다.

산에서 내려온 후 근처의 작은 카페에 들렀습니다. 창문 밖으로 보이는 산 풍경이 너무 아름다워서 커피 한 잔이 더 맛있게 느껴졌습니다. 그곳에서 다른 등산객들과 이야기도 나누었는데, 모두 자연을 좋아하고 자주 산에 간다고 했습니다.

이번 등산을 통해 저는 자연의 소중함을 다시 한 번 느꼈습니다. 평소에는 스마트폰이나 컴퓨터 앞에 앉아 있는 시간이 많지만, 가끔 이렇게 자연 속에서 시간을 보내면 마음이 깨끗해지고 행복해집니다. 앞으로는 일주일에 한 번이라도 가까운 공원이나 산을 찾아가서 산책을 하려고 합니다.

한국의 문화

Everyday Korean Listening Level 3

how should you pronounce two basic words in french ( consonne + voyelle ) ? 
comment prononcer une consonne suivie d'une voyelle. 

je parle comme un pro

La liason à L'oral 

Good and evil exist within each of us. It’s our responsibility to own that reality and do whatever we can to nurture the good.

Short Stories with Rose 

The Two Wolves

今天我们要学的是 ——中国人怎么叫不认识的人！很多外国朋友来中国都会发愁："看到陌生人，怎么开口打招呼呢？" 别担心！今天我们就来学几个超简单、超好用的称呼，马上就能学会哦！
先学怎么叫年纪大的人！如果看到头发白、年纪大的爷爷，就叫 "大爷"（dà ye）！比如你在北京的胡同里想问路，就说："大爷，您好！故宫怎么去呀？" 爷爷会很开心地告诉你！
红柿多少钱？" 这样叫，奶奶会觉得你很有礼貌～
再学 "大叔"（dà shū）！"大叔" 是叫比爸爸妈妈年纪稍大的叔叔，大概 40-50 岁的男士。比如在便利店买东西，你可以说："大叔，我要一瓶水！" 对方会笑着给你拿水哦～
现在年轻人最喜欢的称呼是 "小姐姐"（xiǎo jiě jie）！看到年轻的女生，不管在哪里，都可以叫 "小姐姐"！比如在奶茶店，你想问："小姐姐，哪款奶茶最好喝？" 在商场想问洗手间："小姐姐，洗手间在哪里？" 这样叫，对方会觉得你很可爱，回答也会很热情～
🌟 这里有个小陷阱，要注意哦！
以前中国人会用 "小姐"（xiǎo jiě）称呼年轻女性，比如几十年前，大家去餐厅会说："小姐，麻烦买单！" 但是现在情况变啦！😯 现在很多地方听到 "小姐" 会觉得不太舒服，尤其是南方城市，比如广州、上海，这个词可能会让人误会。举个例子：假如你在餐厅喊服务员 "小姐"，对方可能会皱眉头，心里想："这个人是不是不太懂我们的习惯呀？"
所以记住哦，现在要把 "小姐" 这个词悄悄收起来，换成更可爱的 "小姐姐"，或者正式一点的 "女士"（nǚ shì）！比如在餐厅，你可以说："小姐姐，我的饭好了吗？" 或者对稍微年长的女性说："女士，请问这里可以坐吗？" 这样既礼貌又不会出错，就像给语言加了一层 "安全保护罩"！
接下来是最厉害的 "师傅"（shī fu）！这个称呼什么场合都能用！坐出租车时，对司机说："师傅，去火车站！" 修鞋子时，对修鞋的人说："师傅，我的鞋坏了。" 剪头发时，对理发师说："师傅，剪短一点。" 记住哦，只要对方在工作，叫 "师傅" 就对啦！
主播：中国不同地方的称呼还有小差别哦！比如重庆、四川，大家叫阿姨 "嬢嬢"（niáng niang），听起来像在撒娇："嬢嬢，来一碗面！" 在广东，不管多大年纪，男生都叫 "靓仔"（liàng zǎi），女生都叫 "靓女"（liàng nǚ），意思就是 "帅哥、美女"！所以在广州听到有人喊你 "靓仔"，别奇怪，就是在叫你呢～
还有两个正式的称呼："先生"（xiān sheng）和 "女士"（nǚ shì），开会或者正式场合用。比如："王先生，这是你的文件。"" 李女士，你好！"而" 同志 "（tóng zhì）以前常用，现在警察叔叔可能会说：" 同志，请出示身份证。"
主播：现在来做个小测试！大家跟着我一起说：
1.坐出租车时，怎么叫司机？→ "师傅！"
2.看到卖菜的奶奶，怎么叫？→ "大妈！"
3.问年轻女店员问题，怎么叫？→ "小姐姐！"对啦！大家都学会了吗？

Intresting Chinese有趣的中文

那些称呼你知道吗？Do you know those terms of address?

这是我最喜欢的一本书《平凡的世界》里我最喜欢的一句话：“谁让你读了这么多书，又知道了双水村以外还有个大世界……如果从小你就在这个天地里日出而作，日落而息，那你现在就会和众乡亲抱同一理想：经过几年的辛劳，像大哥一样娶个满意的媳妇，生个胖儿子，加上你的体魄，会成为一名出色的庄稼人。不幸的是，你知道的太多了，思考的太多了，因此才有了这种不能为周围人所理解的苦恼。”

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Chilling Chinese 

《平凡的世界》节选

There's a video on TikTok in which a user takes a jar of seasoning called "Everything But the Bagel" and carefully separates the ingredients into small piles to find out the secret to the recipe.

The video has been viewed almost 2 million times — a sign of just how popular this seasoning mix, made by US company Trader Joe's, has become.

People like to put it on top of bagels and use it in lots of different meals.

However, fans of the mix have been finding out that it's not welcome everywhere in the world.

Signs have been posted at Incheon Airport in Seoul, telling passengers they can't bring jars of the seasoning into the country.

The reason is that one of the ingredients is banned in South Korea.

The mix contains things like sesame seeds, dried garlic, dried onion and salt — but poppy seeds are the problem.

Poppy seeds are banned in South Korea because they are narcotic-related items, according to the airport. The ban is not new but travelers have said that airports are now cracking down on the seasoning mix.

The seeds are also banned in a number of other countries, including Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

The poppy plant is used to make drugs like heroin and morphine, although the seeds don't contain any opiates.

However, the country worries that the seeds could be contaminated by opiates.

In fact, in the US, members of the armed forces have been advised not to eat products containing poppy seeds in case they affect the results of drug tests.

Drug tests can be very sensitive but experts say that it would be almost impossible to eat enough poppy seeds to feel any narcotic effect.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

South Korea Cracks Down on Popular Seasoning Mix

Idioms about Getting Married (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vf0KoOoVpGcpvCY4crL5ChuuCYl-4UAb/view?usp=drivesdk