Hello everyone! Welcome to Honto no Nihongo with Maiko! 💖
In this episode, we explore the magic of the number "3" (San) in Japan. 
Why is it so special? 
Maiko Sensei explains it all using simple Japanese!


[About Maiko Sensei]


I am a Japanese teacher with experience in over 450 online lessons on platforms like italki and Preply. 
I love sharing real, useful Japanese with all of you!


[What you will learn in this episode:]
​ The "-San" mystery: Why do we add "-san" to animals and even food?​ Mikka Bozu (3-day monk): A funny idiom for when we quit something too soon.​ Sandome no Shojiki: The Japanese version of "Third time's a charm."


HONTO NO NIHONGO with Maiko

EP3: Why Japanese People Love the Number "3" (San)?

xiǎo mǎ yào guò hé， kàn jian yì tóu lǎo niú zài hē shuǐ 。 
小  马 要 过 河 ， 看  见一 头 老 牛 在喝  水。
xiǎo mǎ wèn：“  niú bó bo， wǒ yào guò hé，  shuǐ shēn ma ？”
小  马  问:“牛 伯伯, 我 要 过 河，水   深  吗?”
lǎo niú shuō：“ shuǐ hěn qiǎn，  nǐ guò de qù 。”
老 牛  说:“水 很  浅， 你 过 得去。”
xiǎo mǎ tīng le lǎo niú de huà， zhèng yào guò hé，  tū rán，
小  马 听 了 老 牛 的 话，正  要  过 河，突 然，
yì zhī xiǎo sōngshǔ cóng shùshang tiào xia lai，   dà shēnq shuō ，
一只  小  松 鼠  从   树 上   跳 下 来，大  声   说，
“xiǎo mǎ，  bié guò hé！ shuǐ shēn de hěn ne！  nǐ huì yān sǐ de！”  
“小马，别  过 河!水  深 得  很 呢! 你会 淹 死的!”
tīng le xiǎo sōng shǔ de huà ， xiǎo mǎ bù zhī dào gāi zěn me bàn，
听  了 小  松  鼠 的 话，小  马 不 知  道 该 怎 么 办，
zhǐ hǎo huí jiā wèn māma。   māma shuō：“  hái zi，  lǎo niú yòu gāo yòu dà，
只 好 回 家  问 妈 妈。 妈 妈  说:“孩子， 老 牛 又 高  又 大，
tā huì jué de shuǐ hěn qiǎn；
他 会 觉 得 水  很  浅；
sŌng shǔ nà me xiǎo，  tā yí dìng huì shuō shuǐ hěn shēn 。 
松   鼠 那 么 小，他 一 定 会  说  水  很 深。
hé shuǐ shì shēn hái shì qiǎn，  zuì hǎo nǐ zì jǐ qù shì shi 。”
河 水 是  深  还 是 浅， 最 好你自己去试试。”
xiǎo mǎ tīng le mā ma de huà，  yòu pǎo dào hé biān， xiǎo xīn de guò le hé 。  
小   马    听 了妈 妈  的  话，又 跑到河边，小心地过了河。
yuán lái， hé shuǐ jì bú xiànq lǎo niú shuō de nà yàng qiǎn，
原来，河水既不像老牛说的那样浅，
yě bú xiànq sōnq shǔ shuō de nà yànq shēn
也不像 松鼠说的那样深。

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はじめて　みたとき、ほんとうに　こわかった🧟です。

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This week, you’ll hear from the very first guest on the Express to Impress podcast. Allyson Plumberg, Founder of Rooted Accents: Solutions for Accent Modification, joins me to discuss accent modification. 

Allyson provides speech therapy services and accent modification coaching to students and professionals worldwide. She has a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Arizona State University.

The episode is the first of two with my conversation with Allison. It’s packed full of useful information for English language learners. 

We kick off the conversation with a definition of an accent and have a quick discussion about the General American English accent and micro accents.

Then, we dive into a discussion about common beliefs about accents. Allison debunks common myths that limit people from being able to speak English effectively.

We also talk about speaking speed, word stress, content versus function words, stressed and unstressed syllables, reductions, contractions, and more! 

Episode originally published February 26, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/american-english-accent/

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See infographics for this episode on Pinterest at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/_created/.

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A window to the world is how I describe the Syrian series we used to watch when we were children in our warm houses trying to discover the world through the lens of these series. 
I hope you enjoy it and you can always get the full episode with the book by clicking on these links:
The book on Kindle:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3DBW2JH
The book's audio:
https://speakrealarabic.com/course/The-Syrian-Encounters

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😮Si bien es verdad, hay pistas para aprender el masculino y el femenino del español, muchas veces estas pistas nos confunden😨 y en este episodio queremos ayudarles. 😎

🥰¡Gracias por escucharnos!🥰    😍¡Nos vemos en clase!😍

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Hoy comenzaremos hablando de un asunto que para nadie, local o extranjero, resulta desconocido y mucho menos irritante: la música. Pero no cualquiera, no, no, no, la música latinoamericana. La música en América Latina es increíblemente diversa y rica, con muchos géneros que tienen orígenes distintos y fascinantes. Yo me atrevo a decir que es un continente bastante musical influenciado por el mestizaje y el encuentro de culturas.

En este primer episodio de una serie relacionada con este tema conoceremos los más representativos, eso sí, en el blog espanolcontodo.com encontrarás algunos detalles adicionales y melodías icónicas de los diferentes tipos y países, así como videos de los máximos exponentes de cada estilo. Pero por aquí empezamos.