Today's piece of vocabulary is the phrasal verb to "reel off" which means to repeat a list of things from memory quickly and easily.

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Reeling off some vocabulary for you!

明けましておめでとうございます。
皆さんは年末年始をどう過ごしましたか？
今回は、新年の恒例行事である初詣について話します。

Happy New Year! 
How did you spend your New Year’s holiday?
This time, we talk about 初詣, which is the New year's visit to a shrine / temple that many Japanese do as one of the annual New Year's events.


♤ キーワード
・初詣（はつもうで：first shrine visit of the New Year）
・三が日（さんがにち：the first three days of the new year）
・おみくじ（a fortune-telling paper strip）
・真に受ける（まにうける：take something too seriously） 
・万事（ばんじ：everything）
・運勢（うんせい：fortune）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ 
1. アヤが初詣でいつもすることは？ 
2. フミがそれを躊躇（ちゅうちょ）してしまう理由は？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミの今年の漢字と、それを選んだ理由は？ 
→「楽」よく楽器に触り、楽しい気持ちで新しいことにチャレンジしたから。そして、これからは楽をしたいから。
2. アヤの今年の漢字と、それを選んだ理由は？
→「調」新しいことを始めて、生活を調整・調節する必要があったから。

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 21：初詣

Hello and welcome to another episode of Engine English. Today's episode is part two of my 21 essential business English idioms. People still seem to have doubts about the differences there are between general and business English.  Although there’s substantial overlapping, there are some clear differences. I will give you 11 useful idioms that you can use in the office with examples that will help you understand how you can use them.

If you would like to download my 21 Business English idioms as a PDF, please complete my email contact form below to access it:

https://mailchi.mp/6e1e2f376673/businessidioms

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Episode 5: 21 Essential Business Idioms Part 2

大家好，我是Chinese with Ben的网红Ben老师, 欢迎来到我的中文播客！
今天给大家带来一则经典的寓言故事，叫做《农夫与蛇》，请大家听完故事后留言告诉我，
你觉得这个故事的寓意和道理是什么？你在生活中有没有遇到过农夫与蛇的案例？
我会在留言区跟大家互动！Feel free to subscribe my channel and leave your comment here! 

Chinese with Ben

农夫与蛇 The farmer and the snake

¡Qué poco valoramos la risa en nuestro mundo! No me extraña, de hecho, porque en el inconsciente colectivo se esconde la idea de que el que se ríe, y mucho, es alguien a quien no se le puede tomar en serio.

CON SENTIDO COMÚN EN ESPAÑOL

LA RISA SALUDABLE

Bu bölümde, Türk kahvesinin sadece bir içecek olmanın ötesinde, Türk kültüründeki yeri ve anlamı üzerine konuşuyoruz. Kahvenin tarihi, hazırlanış biçimi, fal geleneği ve sosyal hayattaki rolü gibi ilginç detayları öğrenirken hem Türkçe dinleme becerilerinizi geliştirecek hem de kültürel bilginizi artıracaksınız. Bölüm sonunda İngilizce özetle, konuşulanları daha iyi anlamanıza yardımcı oluyorum. Keyifli dinlemeler!

In this episode, we dive into the cultural richness of Turkish coffee—exploring how it’s more than just a beverage. You’ll learn about its history, unique preparation method, the tradition of fortune-telling, and its role in Turkish social life. This is a great way to improve your Turkish listening skills while also gaining cultural insight. Don’t worry if you’re not advanced—I’ll summarize everything in English at the end. Enjoy the episode!

Turkish Culture with Nur Sena

Turkish Coffee – More Than Just a Drink

¿Te gustan los animales? ¿Quieres aprender más vocabulario sobre ellos? Escucha este pódcast y no te defraudará. Aprenderás expresiones como "con el rabo entre las piernas", la diferencia entre las aletas de mamíferos y peces y el significado de la palabra "pezuña".
¿Te apuntas? ¡Vamos!


La vida de Héctor (Spanish Podcast)

Capítulo 7 - Animales

Aquí, exploraremos los recuerdos, las canciones, las películas, los juegos y todas esas pequeñas cosas que nos llenan de nostalgia.

Si estás aprendiendo español, este es el lugar perfecto para practicar y mejorar tu comprensión mientras te sumerges en historias que te harán sentir en casa, sin importar en qué parte del mundo estés. Así que prepárate, porque juntos vamos a recorrer el camino de la memoria, un episodio a la vez.

Here, we'll explore memories, songs, movies, games, and all those little things that fill us with nostalgia.

If you're learning Spanish, this is the perfect place to practice and improve your comprehension while immersing yourself in stories that will make you feel at home, no matter where you are in the world. So get ready, because together we're going to walk down memory lane, one episode at a time.

Hablar por hablar (Listening)

Nostalgia (Podcast para practicar listening)

IELTS Speaking Part 3 Topic: Travel and transport. Q. 1-3

1. How easy is it to travel around your country?
2. Which method of travel do you consider the safest? Why?
3. Has travel become safer in recent years than that was in the past?

How easy was it for you to answer the 3 questions?

