🇸🇦🇨🇳Xi Jinping is currently in Saudi Arabia to meet with the Saudi head of state and crown prince. Today, we'll look at the news and talk about the "One Belt, One Road" initiative. I'm also looking for someone to talk about news on a podcast, so sign up!

🇸🇦🇨🇳習近平現在在沙烏地阿拉伯會見沙國的首長、王儲，我們今天就要來看這則新聞，也會討論「一帶一路」。我也在找人一起在播客中討論新聞，歡迎報名！

🇸🇦🇨🇳习近平现在在沙乌地阿拉伯会见沙国的首长、王储，我们今天就要来看这则新闻，也会讨论「一带一路」。我也在找人一起在播客中讨论新闻，欢迎报名！

[00:00] introduction
[03:33] explanation
[14:34] discussion 

来源/來源：https://world.huanqiu.com/article/4AmyP3k9zyo
https://youtu.be/s-glW3oBj9I


News with zhe

#42同阿拉伯国家共建“一带一路”

人类的 DNA 有50％与香蕉相同
大家都知道，人类和黑猩猩的基因相似度达到96%。
但是你一定想不到，人类和香蕉，也共享着50％以上的 DNA 。

你不知道的 有趣知识分享

人类的 DNA 有50％与？相同

In questo episodio ascolterete Carlos, un mio studente, parlare di Animali Domestici. 

Gli farò le seguenti domande:

1. Quali animali domestici hai avuto? 
2. Pensi che tutti dovrebbero avere un animale domestico? 
3. Quale animale domestico È MOLTO IMPEGNATIVO? Secondo te, ne vale la pena?
4. Hai mai trovato un animale perso? Che cosa hai fatto?
5. Secondo te, che cosa fanno gli animali domestici quando sono soli a casa?

⬇️ VOCABOLARIO ⬇️
Animali Domestici = pets
Chi si occupava dei cani? = Who was taking care of the dogs?
Portarli a passeggio e fare i bisogni = Taking them for a walk and letting them do their business
Le visite dal veterinario = The visits to the vet
Tutti dovrebbero avere l’opportunità, ma non tutti sarebbero all’altezza = Everyone should have the opportunity, but not everyone would be up to it
Animali socievoli = Sociable animals
In questo periodo = In this period / At this time
Nello stesso periodo = In the same period / At the same time
Lavorare da casa = Working from home
Dipende da = Depends on
Due ore consecutive = Two consecutive hours
Per via dell’allergia di tua sorella = Because of your sister’s allergy

Puro Parlare

31. Chiacchierata con Carlos: Animali Domestici

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はシーズン2の6回目です。2023年明けましておめでとうございます。１月１日の午前中、家の周りを散歩しました。去年の正月はとても静かでしたが、今年の正月はなんだか賑やかでした。家の周りの公園やカフェやレストランに外国人観光客がたくさんいたからです。日本では家や近所で正月を過ごす人が多いですが、他の国では海外旅行をする人が多いですね。私も海外旅行に行きたいですが、今の航空券の値段が高すぎて驚いています。

Hello. This is episode 6 of season 2 of my podcast. Happy New Year! I hope you all have a wonderful 2023. On the morning of 1 January, I took a walk around my neighbourhood. Last New Year's Day was very quiet, but this New Year's Day was somewhat lively. This is because there were many foreign tourists in the parks, cafés and restaurants nearby my house. In Japan, many people spend New Year's at home or in their neighbourhood, but in other countries, many people travel abroad. I would like to travel abroad too, but I am surprised at how expensive airline tickets are nowadays.

今日は日本語のアクセントについてお話ししたいと思います。例えば日本語では「箸」と「橋」の例が有名です。この二つの単語は「は」と「し」で出来ていますから、ひらがなで書くと全く同じです。読み方で意味の違いを表現します。「箸」のように「は」を「し」よりも高いピッチで発音すると、chopsticksの意味になります。もう一度発音します「箸」。そして、「橋」のように「は」を「し」よりも低いピッチで発音すると、bridgeの意味になります。もう一度発音します「橋」。箸を使って、寿司を食べます。ロンドンブリッジは有名な橋です

Today I would like to talk about pitch accent in Japanese. For example, the well-known examples in Japanese are ‘Hashi' (chopsticks) and ‘Hashi' (bridge). These two words are made up of 'ha' and 'shi', so when written in hiragana they are exactly the same. The way they are pronounced expresses the difference in meaning. If the 'ha' is pronounced with a higher pitch than the 'shi', as in 'Hashi', it means 'chopsticks'. Pronounce it again ‘Hashi' (chopsticks). And if you pronounce the 'ha' lower in pitch than the 'shi', as in 'Hashi', it means ‘bridge’. Pronounce it again, ‘Hashi' (bridge). Use ‘Hashi' (chopsticks) to eat sushi. London Bridge is a famous ‘Hashi' (bridge). 

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S2 Ep6. 日本語のアクセント

  Qǐnɡwèn,jīntiān jǐ hào? 
A：请问，   今天   几  号？
   Jīntiān jiǔ yuè yī hào. 
B：今天       9    月   1  号。
   Jīntiān xīnɡqī jǐ?
A：今天      星期  几？
   Xīnɡqī sān.
B：星期   三。


日常对话 daily conversation

Carina italki ID 8665510

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요. I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog.
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/223064889468
https://youtu.be/1uhMEHFjC5Q

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening,
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversations sentences,
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording.
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording.
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely.

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.)
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 4. (Intermediate 2)
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 4. (Intermediate 2) - Lesson 6. Part 1 -잖아(요)​, Part 2 -았더니/-었더니/-였더니

忘年会　1年間の苦労を忘れるためにする宴会のこと
私にとっての忘年会は、周りの人や無事に過ごせた1年への感謝の会です。
おいしい料理やおいしいお酒をたくさん食べます。
今年は3回忘年会をしました。一つは　第九を歌う会の忘年会、もう一つは中学時代の友だちとした忘年会、そして　３つめは　いつものメンバーとする忘年会。これは私の家でします。
会社員だったころの忘年会は、会社の人や取引先の人としていました。これは、1年間お世話になりました。仕事、大変でしたね。お疲れ様でした。来年もよろしくお願いしますという感じの忘年会でした。
今年はもう一つ、ちょっと違う「ぼうねんかい」がありました。それは、忘れる忘年会ではなく、望む「望年会（ぼうねんかい）」でした。来年はどんな年にしたいかという望みを話す会でした。その願いが叶ったとして話をする面白い会でした。

忘年会（ぼうねんかい）: Year-end party
宴会（えんかい）: Banquet / Party
苦労（くろう）: Hardship / Struggle / Effort
お世話になる（おせわになる）: Be indebted to / Be helped by / Be taken care of
感謝（かんしゃ）: Gratitude / Appreciation
ワイワイ: Cheerfully / With lively chatter / Excitedly
がやがや: Noisily / Clamorously / With bustling noise
接骨院（せっこついん）: Osteopathic clinic / Bone-setting clinic
居酒屋（いざかや）: Japanese-style pub / Izakaya
持ち寄り（もちより）: Potluck / Bring-your-own (items or food)
出席する（しゅっせきする）: Attend / Be present
取引先（とりひきさき）: Business partner / Client
～という感じで: In the way of ～ / With the feeling of ～ / Something like ～
親しく（したしく）: Closely / Intimately / In a friendly manner
望年会（ぼうねんかい）: "Hopeful year-end party" (A play on 忘年会 to focus on hope for the new year)
望み（のぞみ）: Hope / Wish / Desire
想像する（そうぞうする）: Imagine / Visualize
達成する（たっせいする）: Achieve / Accomplish
叶った（かなった）: Fulfilled / Came true

やさしい日本語（にほんご）

Episode74 忘年会（ぼうねんかい）Year-End-Party2024　　

What kinds of things do you like to study or work on with other people?

We've got 6 new, and really useful expressions for you in this episode.  Take your time and have fun thinking about your own answers to this question--along with the 6 example questions.

When you're done, try using these expressions the next time you're speaking to a native speaker.

Don't forget to subscribe and send me a message if you like what you've heard.

Speak English With Muki

Episode 13: Collaborating With Others

Do you go to work even when you're not feeling well?

If you do, you're not alone. A survey of workers in the US has found that 9% of people never take sick days.

Some said that's just because they don't get sick very often. But others said pressure at work makes them less likely to take sick days.

And some part-time workers said they feel financial pressure to go to work even when they aren't feeling well — because they need the money!

Yahoo News and YouGov surveyed almost 1,500 US adults — although only about half of them were actually workers, so the other half weren't able to comment.

About 16% said they take one or two sick days a year. Twelve percent said they take "a few" days, and 4% said they take "more than a few" days.

Another 3% of people said they don't have the option to take sick days where they work.

But how do your colleagues feel when you take a sick day — or when you go in to work even when you're not well?

More than one-third of people said they prefer their colleagues to stay at home if they're sick. But 5% said people should work even when they're sick.

However, only 7% of people said they always believe their colleagues really are sick when they have a day off!

Experts told Yahoo News that going to work when you're unwell isn't a sign of commitment, however — they said it just shows you're disrespecting yourself and your body.
