Listen to this conversation between two neighbors and see how they are planning to celebrate a wedding. 

Aprende árabe con Radia 

Wedding planning

JOYCE: Should we take a taxi or a bus to the mall?
BILL: Let’s take a bus. It’s impossible to get a taxi during 
rush hour.
JOYCE: Isn’t that a bus stop over there?
BILL: Yes ... Oh! There’s a bus now. We’ll have to run to 
catch it.
JOYCE: Oh, no! We just missed it.
BILL: No problem. There’ll be another one in 10 minutes.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Should we … or …? Is a way of asking “Which is better?” “Should” is used to ask 
for an opinion. Note that we do not say “Will” here.
• Take a taxi or a bus? The word “or” signals a choice here. Notice the rising 
intonation on taxi (the first choice) and falling intonation on bus (the second choice).
• Let’s (Let us) means “I think we should do this.”
• Rush hour is the time of day when most people are going to or from work. In most 
American cities, rush hour is from about 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. and from about 4:30 to 
6:30 p.m. Notice that “rush hour” is a compound noun, with the main stress on the 
first word.
• Isn’t that This is a negative question. The speaker expects an affirmative answer. It 
is used to check information.
• Bus stop is a compound noun, with the main stress on the first word.
• Oh! is an exclamation used to express alarm or surprise.
• Oh, no! is an expression used to express disappointment.
• We just missed it here means “We arrived a moment too late to get the bus.” 
Notice the emphasis on “just” to show the very recent past.
• No problem here means “It doesn’t matter.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 19: Transportation 


Lee y escucha el siguiente texto sobre la familia de Aisha.

¡Hola! Me llamo Aisha y esta es mi familia. Mi padre 
se llama Mario y mi madre se llama Binta. Tengo un 
hermano muy pequeño, Aris, que tiene 7 meses. Mi 
tía y mi tío se llaman Damba e Ismael. Tengo una 
prima de 10 años que se llama Aline y los fines de 
semana jugamos y hacemos los deberes de clase. 
Pedro y Luisa son mis abuelos. Mi abuelo es más 
joven que mi abuela y cocinan para toda la familia 
los domingos.

- ¿Cómo se llama la madre de Aisha?
- ¿Quiénes son Damba e Ismael?
- ¿Cómo se llaman su abuelo y su abuela?
- ¿Quién es Aline?

Un bocado de español

La familia de Aisha

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In Japan, why do children continue to live in their parents' homes even after they reach adulthood? I will tell you three reasons.
日本では、どうして子どもが成人した後も、実家に住み続けるのでしょうか？3つの理由をお伝えします。

こんにちは、Uchiga（うちが）です！
わたしは、仕事（しごと）のための日本語（にほんご）を教（おし）えたり、留学生（りゅうがくせい）や、外国（がいこく）から日本（にほん）に働（はたら）きにきた人（ひと）の仕事（しごと）やCareerについての相談（そうだん）を受（う）けたりしています。
Hello, I’m Uchiga. I teach Japanese for business and provide career consultation to international students and people from other countries who want to work in Japan.
直接（ちょくせつ）、人（ひと）とあまり話（はな）さないようなトピックについても、お話（はな）しします。

質問（しつもん）はありますか？お問合せはお気軽に。
If you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact me.






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In Japan, why do children continue to live in their parents' homes even after they reach adulthood? I will tell you three reasons. 

私は今東京にいる、これは私の三回目の日本旅行だ。昨日は妻と高尾山に登った。よく歩いたので二人とも体がだるい、特にお尻と足が筋肉痛だ。頂上からの景色は最高だった、紅葉が見事だった。妻は今ホテルで休んでいる、私は何か軽い食べ物を、買うためにコンビニに向かっている。今日も天気は快晴だ。コンビニの入り口に入ると[いらっしゃいませ]と元気で明るい声が聞こえる。私は軽く店員に会釈するとまず、おにぎりがある棚に向かいこんぶと高菜が入っているものを探した。


1.妻　つま

2.高尾山　たかおさん

3.筋肉痛　きんにくつう

4.頂上　ちょうじょう

5.景色　けしき

6.紅葉　こうよう

7.見事　みごと

8.快晴　かいせい

9.会釈　えしゃく

10.高菜　たかな


I am in Tokyo now, this is my third trip to Japan. Yesterday my wife and I climbed Mt. 
Takao. We both felt tired from all the walking, especially my buttocks and legs. The view from the top was great, the autumn leaves were magnificent. My wife is now resting at the hotel and I am heading to the convenience store to buy something light to eat. The weather is fine again today. As I enter the convenience store, I hear a cheerful voice saying "Irasshaimase (Welcome). I lightly nodded to the clerk and went to the shelf where there were onigiri (rice balls) and looked for one that contained kelp and takana (leaf mustard).

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Vol.48 読む練習　日本旅行物語1 Reading practice Japan Travel Story 1

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This podcast is only for my close friends. 

こんなにちがう！日本と韓国
Big differences between Japan & Korea
이렇게 다르구나 일본과 한국 


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