In this episode, I'll help you master Italian self-introductions. From greetings to personal pronouns and essential verbs like "essere," you'll gain confidence in presenting yourself effectively. We'll also explore addressing others and Italian farewells. Join me to embrace Italian language and culture! Ciao!

Italiano Chiaro Grammatica

Presenting yourself

저는 지난주말에 친구들과 합주를 했어요.
합주는 여러 사람이 여러가지 악기를 같이 연주하는 것을 뜻해요.
제가 연주하는 악기는 드럼이에요.

I played drum in a band last weekend with my friends.
Is there any 악기 that you can play?

Yejin's Podcast for Korean Learners

Is there any 악기 you can play?

Today’s Theme is “新（あたら）しい習慣（しゅうかん）《New habits》”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words
習慣（しゅうかん）： habit
太陽（たいよう）：sun
新鮮（しんせん）な：fresh
空気（くうき）：air
環境（かんきょう）：environment
心（こころ）を落（お）ち着（つ）かせる：calm down

☆Script for this episode


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#45 新しい習慣《New habits》 // N4 Level / Japanese listening

En este episodio presentamos la pregunta de una usuaria que tiene dificultades para atreverse a hablar en los idiomas que aprende. Para responder hablaremos un poco del error y su papel en el proceso de aprendizaje de idiomas y comprenderemos que las emociones son una parte central del proceso de aprendizaje (no lo digo yo, lo dice la ciencia). ¡Comenzamos!

Preguntitas (sobre el aprendizaje de idiomas)

Ep. 1 - ¿Cómo puedo perder la pena a hablar un nuevo idioma?

En esta clase para principiantes vamos a ver cómo se pronuncian las letras y cómo se acentúan las palabras en español. ¡Y todo en menos de 14 minutos!

Español con Diego

Learning Spanish: Domina la PRONUNCIACIÓN y ACENTUACIÓN en español en MENOS DE 14 MINUTOS

找 zhǎo v. to look for
帮助 bāngzhù v. to help
票 piào n. ticket
护照 hùzhào n. passport
退房 tuì fáng to check out (of a hotel)
借 jiè v. to borrow, to lend
把 bǎ m. for something with a handle
伞 sǎn n. umbrella
存 cún v. to keep, to store
行李 xíngli n. luggage

中文每日一练

每日一练

Netflix now has 10 million subscribers in Japan, according to the streaming company.

It got to that number during the first half of 2024, so it may be even higher by now — and it's double the number of subscribers Netflix had in the country four years ago.

It's believed that new Japanese shows on the platform — including Tokyo Swindlers, The Queen of Villains and The Boyfriend — have helped the streaming service get more subscribers.

"Japan in particular is a country which wants to see a lot of its own content so we strongly feel the need to produce it," said Kaata Sakamoto, Netflix's vice president of content for Japan.

He added that the company wants to produce more content that will be popular with people in Japan, including more sports and comedy shows.

Subscribers around the world have also been enjoying Japanese content on the platform. It's the third-most-watched non-English-language content on Netflix, after Korean and Spanish. And Japanese anime shows and movies have been watched more than 1 billion times on Netflix in the last year.

Sakamoto said there are plans to make more anime for the platform, but he wants to find "stories that have never been told before."

Netflix first came to Japan in 2015. In 2023, it was the most popular streaming service in the country, with about 22% of the market share.

Around the world, Netflix has more than 280 million subscribers.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Netflix Reaches 10 Million Subscribers in Japan

I'm going to talk about what I usually eat here in Japan.   You can find what ordinary Japanese people eat in our daily lives at this podcast "きょう　なに　たべた？(What did you eat today?)"
It's February 11th today. I ate a boiled fish for the dinner. 
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「今日　何食べた？」というテーマで、日本人である私がどんなものを食べているのかをこのpodcastで紹介していきます。
今日は2月11日（土）　晴れ　最高気温は11℃　そんなに寒くないです。
さて、今日の夕食のメニューは　白米のごはん　たけのことわかめの煮物、小松菜とちくわの煮物、マナガツオの煮つけ、ナスのみそ汁です。　
実は、たけのこは調理済みのものを買ってきて、家で温め直してワカメを加えただけです。　みそ汁もレトルトで、食べる直前にお湯を注いで混ぜるだけです。　手抜きしました。一からちゃんと自分で調理したのは、小松菜とちくわの煮物とマナガツオの煮つけです。小松菜は、見た目はホウレンソウにちょっと似たお野菜です。だし、しょうゆ、みりんで味付けします。ほんのり甘く　薄目の味付けが私の好みです。
さて、メインディッシュのマナガツオの煮つけですが、これはやわらかい白身のお魚です。
骨も取りやすいので食べやすいです。しょうゆ、砂糖、酒、水で煮るんですが、魚の臭みを消すために、しょうがの薄切りも入れます。　魚の煮つけはだいたい甘い醤油味です。これが白いご飯にとても合います。　実は私はあまり魚は好きではないんですが、このマナガツオだけは子どものころから好きでした。　魚は部位によっては骨が多くて食べにくいところがあります。でも、子供のころ、いつも食べやすいしっぽのほうをもらっていました。大人になった今も、私は　頭のほうじゃなくてしっぽのほうを食べています。
昔に比べたら、マナガツオの値段もずいぶん高くなっていますが、たまに新鮮なものが
お店の棚に並んだときは、「あ！今日はこれ食べよう！」と即決で買っています。
「今日、何食べた？」　2月11日の私の夕食は以上です。みなさんは何を食べましたか？


やさしい日本語（にほんご）

きょう、なにたべた？　”What did you eat today？”

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