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Episode 45 is here with verbs that bring action and engagement into your daily life! From helping out in tricky situations to tackling chores, these verbs are essential for expressing everyday moments.

🔹 Involve – 涉及 (Shèjí) 🤝
🔹 Iron – 熨烫 (Yùn tàng) 👔
🔹 Jail – 入狱 (Rù yù) 🚓
🔹 Jerk – 搐动 (Chù dòng) 🐕
🔹 Jog – 慢跑 (Mànpǎo) 🏃

For more practice, check out:
📘 C(45) Vocabulary Flash Cards: Visualize and Memorize – Quick reminders to help these verbs stick!
🎯 C(45) Verbs Quiz: Test Your Knowledge – Challenge yourself to master today’s verbs!





5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C (45) Verbs Set : Involve Iron Jail Jerk Jog

紙を貼って作った人形、張り子。丸みのある形と、シンプルで力強い線で描かれたデザインがとても素敵な伝統工芸です。

Today I talk about Japanese traditional crafts, Hariko dolls. Its rounded shape and simple but strong brushwork are really attractive.


+++ words +++
伝統工芸（でんとうこうげい）traditional crafts
木の型（きのかた）　　　　　wooden block to shape something
貼る（はる）　　　　　　　　stick
外す（はずす）　　　　　　　take off

仏教（ぶっきょう）　　　　　Buddhism
お坊さん（おぼうさん）　　　monk
縁起物（えんぎもの）　　　　bringer of good luck
だるま　　　　　　　　　　　Bodhidharma, a Buddhist monk
おもり　　　　　　　　　　　weight

穏やか（おだやか）　　　　　calm
起き上がり小法師（おきあがりこぼし）a tiny traditional hariko doll in Aizu region
姿（すがた）　　　　　　　　figure
転がす（ころがす）　　　　　roll over
赤べこ（あかべこ）　　　　　a traditional cow hariko doll in
方言（ほうげん）　　　　　　dialect
言い伝え（いいつたえ）　　　folklore
ゆらゆら　　　　　　　　　　swinging

ふんどし　　　　　　　　　　loincloth
裸（はだか）の　　　　　　　naked
お参り（おまいり）する　　　go to a temple or a shrine
縄（なわ）　　　　　　　　　rope
迫力（はくりょく）がある 　 look powerful

+++ grammers +++
--various type of "よう"s
～ように　　　　　　　　　　wish to
Vようになる　 　　　　　　　get to do
Vように　　　 　　　　　　　so that

～かどうか　　　　　　　　　if ～ or not


Country Life in Japan とかいとちがう　かもしれない　いなかのくらし

張り子いろいろ（会津の伝統工芸）

皆様

大変長らくお待たせいたしました。

Podcaster Kaichi, この度、マイクを新しく買いました。

ちょっとは、「イケボ※」になりましたかね？

※いけてるボイス=Cool voice

まだセッティングがいまいちなので、聞きづらいかもしれませんが

今後はもっといい音声でお届けできるようにがんばっていきますから、お時間があったら是非聞いて行ってください。



【ひとことフレーズ】

・物持ちがいい、物持ちが良い

→　一つの物を大切に、長く使うこと

例）わたし、実は、物持ちが非常にいい、というか、貧乏性（びんぼうしょう）なんです。



・最上位機種（さいじょういきしゅ）

→　いくつかあるシリーズや製品の中で、一番グレードや性能がいい商品

例）レクサス RX450Hは　SUVシリーズの中でも最上位車種（しゃしゅ）である。

例）Iphone 13 Pro Max は Iphoneのシリーズの中でも最上位機種である。



Real-Life Japanese with Kaichi

44. 新しいマイク買いました！ Blue Yeti X

Arabic lovers :) 

Dhu al-Hijjah (the first ten days)

Guardiamo con attenzione il dipinto della Natività del Pinturicchio e parliamone insieme in italiano! C'è pure il quiz, se vuoi.

Mappamondi fritti (by FastMedia)

Vogliamo parlare della 'Natività' del Pinturicchio?

This episode introduces two idioms with the word cake. 

Idiom Corner

Cake

Vincennes, la ville à la prison la plus célèbre de France ! De nombreuses personnalités s'y sont succédées, du duc de Beaufort à Voltaire. Mais vivre à Vincennes ne se limite pas à cet édifice, c'est une ville où on mange, on passe du temps en famille et on chill dans le bois les soirs d'été ! 

Voici les différents restaurants/boulangeries dont je parle dans cet épisode :

- la boulangerie de Fred, 8 avenue du château
- Rosetta, un restaurant italien incroyable, 16 avenue de Paris
- Tamarin, pour manger thaïlandais, 14 Rue Raymond du Temple
- L'ours, un restaurant étoilé, 10 rue de l’église
- Sushi Sei, pour manger japonais, 10 avenue de Paris
- Le Sauvage, pour boire un verre, 30 avenue de Paris
- La Table des Troys, un bar avec vue sur le château, 2 avenue de Paris 

Si vous voulez assister aux événement de la pagode de Vincennes, veuillez prendre contact avec les responsables ci-joints :
- Festival pour la paix (contact : contact@kagyu-dzong.net) 
- Salon de la culture tibétaine et anniversaire du Dalaï Lama du 8 au 10 juillet (http://www.tibetan.fr) 

Bonne écoute ! 

Douce France

Vincennes, l'Alcatraz français

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