I feel Christmas and New Year's holiday in Japan and north America is opposite. In Japan, Christmas is more like party time, festival feeling, and new years holiday is more holy and family gathering feeling. 
日本のクリスマスとお正月。北米と逆だなと思います。日本はクリスマスはパーティーとかサンタクロースのイメージ。お正月がもう少し神聖な雰囲気で家族でも集まります。

Akari Talks Japan

Christmas and New Year Holidays in Japan 日本のクリスマスとお正月

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Because it’s summer — and to keep things feeling light and fun — this podcast channel aims to stay connected to French pronunciation. The episodes are short and straightforward, each focusing on how to pronounce essential French sounds that are tricky or commonly mispronounced.

Today's episode is about the pronunciation é, è and ê.
➡️ Read the transcript while listening, to link the sounds to the spelling.
➡️ Prepare a paper and a pen, you will need them for the little quiz at the end of the episode.

Have fun !

TRANSCRIPTION :
Bonjour ! Comment tu vas ? Moi ça va !

Aujourd’hui on va pratiquer les accents sur le “e”. L’accent aigu (é) qui se prononce eh et l’accent grave (è) ou circonflexe qui se prononcent “aih”.

On commence avec le “e” ’accent aigu : le “é”. Voici quelques exemples.
Répète après moi : bébé / l’été / activité / glacé / marché / plongée / réservé / animé / loué / préféré

Maintenant le “e” accent grave et circonflexe : “è”et “ê”. Voici quelques exemples.
Répète après moi : bête / tête / père / mère / crème / pêche / crêpe / chèvre / fête / lièvre

Allez, maintenant le quiz final !
Est-ce que je dis “é” ou “è” ?
Prêt ? C’est parti !

1 … 2 … 3 … 4 … 5 … 6 … 7 … 8 … 9 … 10
Et voilà c’est tout pour aujourd’hui. Merci d’avoir écouté cet épisode et à bientôt !

ANSWERS : 
1: téléphoner
2: aidé
3: jète
4: jeté
5: gâté
6: payé
7: sèche
8: tête
9: crèche
10: écouté

French Pronunciation to go

Pronunciation of é, è et ê

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Today, we’ll explore how to book a single room in Italian, perfect for anyone planning a trip to Italy or looking to improve their language skills. Together, we’ll learn the essential steps to effectively communicate with hotel staff and ensure a comfortable stay. Listen and repeat the sentences.

Italian Everyday

Useful Sentences: Booking a hotel room

C’era una volta un lupo, magro e affamato: erano diversi giorni che non trovava nulla da mettere sotto i denti. Un sera, passò davanti al cortile di una casa e vide un cane. Era un bel cane grassottello.  “Come mai sei così grassottello? Dove trovi tanto da mangiare?” chiese il lupo al cane.
“Il mio padrone è un brav’uomo: riempie la mia ciotola ogni giorno” gli rispose l’altro. 
Il lupo, però, si accorse che la pelliccia del cane, sul collo, era tutta rovinata.
“Cos’hai fatto al collo?” gli domandò. “E’ il collare: il mio padrone me lo mette di giorno, quando mi lega alla catena. La notte, invece, mi libera, così faccio la guardia”. Il lupo si allontanò e tornò nel bosco: preferisco mille volte andare dove voglio che avere la pancia piena ma vivere alla catena.

Morale della favola: la libertà non ha prezzo.

Favole di Esopo 

Favole di Esopo - Il cane e il lupo

Tune in this week to learn about idioms and phrases in English. You'll learn how to use Suffice (it) to Say, To Be on the Receiving End, and Pass the Buck.

This episode is part two of “How to Answer Difficult Questions in a Meeting.” Expanding your English vocabulary will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers. And as always, you’ll get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills.

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Episode originally published April 13, 2021.

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English Idioms in Use

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Hier lernst du, wie du deine Familie vorstellst.

Ebenso die Pronomen "mein" und "dein"