みなさんの住んでいる場所は田舎ですか？
都会ですか？

また、どんな場所に住みたいですか？

Natural Nihongo Chat

「田舎」と「都会」について

Gabriela nos cuenta su problema. Debes escuchar esta grabación y responderle en un texto escrito con recomendaciones, deseos y emociones que usen el subjuntivo en presente y en pasado. 

Consejero espiritual y subjuntivo

El problema de Gabriela

Buying a new computer is easy. But getting a custom-built computer can be an adventure.

English by Eric

My new custom-built gaming computer

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学生：这条丝巾多少钱？
xuésheng：zhè tiáo sī jīn duōshǎo qián？
Student: How much is this silk scarf ?
售货员：380元。
shòuhuò yuán：380 yuán.
Salesperson: 380 yuan.
学生：太贵了！
xuésheng：tài guì le !
Student: It's too expensive !
售货员：这是真丝的，质量非常好。
shòuhuò yuán: zhèshì zhēnsī de，zhìliàng fēicháng hǎo.
Salesperson：This is made of real silk, a very good quality.
学生：能便宜一点儿吗？
xuésheng：néng piágyi yī diǎnr ma？
Student: Could it be cheaper?
售货员：给你打八折吧。
shòuhuò yuán： gěi nǐ dǎ bā zhé ba.
Salesperson: I'll give you a 20% discount.
学生：还是贵，180元，怎么样？
xuésheng：háishì guì，180 yuán， zěnme yàng？
Student: It's still too much, 180 yuan. is it ok?
售货员：不行，最少260元。
shòuhuò yuán:  bù xíng, zuì shǎo 260 yuán.
Salesperson: No, at least 260 yuan.
学生：好吧，我买一条。
xuésheng：hǎo ba, wǒ mǎi yī tiáo.
Student: Alright, I'll buy one.

New words：
贵 guì：expensive
便宜 pián yi：cheap
打折 dǎ zhé：discount（打dǎ+num.+折zhé）
能 néng ：can/be able to
最 zuì：most（最zuì+～：最少zuì shǎo、最多 zuì duō、最快 zuì kuài、最慢 zuì màn...)
还是 hái shì：still、all the same
不行 bù xíng：won't do;be not allowed
丝巾 sī jīn： Silk scarf
质量 zhì liàng：quality
真丝 zhēn sī ：real silk
条 tiáo：measure word for something in the shape of a long strip.

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L9 购物～Shopping

70 = soixante-dix
71 = soixante-et-onze
72 = soixante-douze
73 = soixante-treize
74 = soixante-quatorze
75 = soixante-quinze
76 = soixante-seize
77 = soixante-dix-sept
78 = soixante-dix-huit
79 = soixante-dix-neuf
80 = quatre-vingt

Les numéros en français avec Aymaro

Les numéros de 70 à 80 en Français avec Aymaro

My mom and I take a quiz about American dialects to discover whether we speak the same way as other people from our region.

FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE HERE⁠⁠: https://american-idiom.com/f/006-exploring-american-dialects-part-one

During our conversation, we also discuss regional vocabulary and accents from distinct sociocultural regions across the United States, including the South, the West Coast, New England, Texas, the Midwest and more.

You'll certainly learn a bit more about regional American cultures as well!

(This is just the first half of the quiz. I'll be posting the rest next week.)

And if you'd like to try the quiz yourself, it's available at the following link if you scroll to the bottom and click on 'How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk': ⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/learning/what-does-your-accent-say-about-who-you-are.html⁠

***Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:30***

Episode Outline:

 Explanation of 'Dialect' and 'Accent' (Starts at 2:20)
 Question 1 (You All vs. You vs. Y'all) - (Starts at 3:52)
 Question 2 (Pajamas) - (Starts at 4:25)
 Question 3 (Boulevard vs. Traffic Island) - (Starts at 5:25)
 Question 4 (Crayons) - (Starts at 7:32)
 Question 5 (Kitty Corner vs. Kitty Wampus) - (Starts at 11:12)
 Question 6 (Caramel) - (Starts at 12:54)
 Question 7 (Roly Poly, etc.) - (Starts at 13:54)
  Question 8 (Roundabout vs. Traffic Circle) - (Starts at 15:30)
  Question 9 (Sub, etc.) - (Starts at 17:05)
  Question 10 (Soda vs. Pop) - (Starts at 18:05)
  Question 11 (Crayfish vs. Crawfish) - (Starts at 20:18)
  Question 12 (Berm, etc.) - (Starts at 21:18)
  Question 13 (Semi-truck, etc.) - (Starts at 22:24)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:30)

  without further ado (used at 3:31 explained at 23:44)
  it is what it is (used at 8:42 explained at 26:08)
  to go off something (used at 10:08 explained at 28:23)
  to pop up (used at 16:44 explained at 31:11)
  to grow out of something (used at 18:39 explained at 33:19)

Brentoni's English Podcast

006 Exploring American Dialects (Part One)

Many Spanish people scratch their heads at the shocking translations of movie titles that have nothing to do with the original, or simply sound completely stupid.

The Social Evolutionary

Weirdly translated movie titles

Dare to be happy - my podcast today is based on a rainy from a book by Jamie Baron - "Radically content".