Monkey1 is a native Japanese and Monkey2 has just recently arrived in Japan. We'll be offering you practical tips and views concerning the language, culture, and society of the land of the rising sun!

Two Wise Monkeys Japanese Podcast

Today's short episode is about my experience as an introvert. This lesson is full of words to assist with vocabulary. Let me know if you consider yourself an introvert or extrovert. 

Matcha & Meditation

Being introverted in an extroverted world.

こんにちは、あかりです。今日(きょう)のトピックは「働(はたら)き方(かた)の違(ちが)い」です。

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing the scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

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Slow Japanese

Episode #48 - Difference in working style

ช่องนี้สร้างขึ้นเพื่อให้ทุกคนได้ฝึกฟังภาษาไทย เพื่อคุ้นเคยกับสำเนียงและเสียงของคนไทย หากมีคำถามหรือไม่เข้าใจในส่วนไหน ก็สามารถคอมเมนท์หรือส่งข้อความมาถามโบได้เลยนะคะ ขอให้สนุกกับของโบค่ะ

This channel was created for everyone to practice listening to Thai language. To get acquainted with the accent and pronunciation of Thai people. If you have any questions or don't understand something, you can comment or send a message to me. Have fun with my channel.

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Kru Bo Thai Native

EP0 - About this channel | เล่าเรื่อง in Thai (language)

In this episode, I dive into the realm of dreams: exploring the science of sleep, the phases of rest, and what it means to become aware within one’s dreams. From studying polyphasic sleep schedules, waking back to sleep, and keeping dream journals, to the vivid moments of dreaming that can inspire art, writing, and self-discovery. We’ll also touch on meditation, lucid dreaming techniques, and how the dream world might influence waking life.

Immersive Italian

Polyphasic Sleep and Lucid Dreams - Immersive Italian Podcast Ep.11

Learn how 'sort of' means 'kind of' or 'a bit', and how it makes English sound polite, gentle, and natural. Perfect for practising tone and hesitation patterns.

BrightStep: One Word

Sort of

If you're looking to make a good first impression on a dating app, from your POV, you might think it would be a good idea to send a text using lots of abbreviations to make it seem like you're BFFs with the person you're texting.

But FWIW, according to a recent study from Stanford University and the University of Toronto, nobody likes receiving text abbreviations — not even young people.

Don't know those abbreviations? "POV" means "point of view," "BFF" means "best friend forever," and "FWIW" is "for what it's worth"!

Researchers studying the use of such abbreviations did a number of studies with several thousand people, and they found that texts using abbreviations were less likely to get replies. And writers using abbreviations were more likely to be seen as insincere.

Of course, we all use abbreviations — in one survey, it was found that 99% of people said they used them. But the researchers found that people don't like receiving texts with abbreviations, because rather than making them feel closer to the other person, it felt like the other person wasn't putting much effort into the conversation.

And while young people are even more likely to use abbreviations, they still felt that people who used them were insincere. Young people were also less likely to reply to such messages.

Lead researcher David Fang said we often put different amounts of effort into our conversations to show how important the other person is to us.

So it might be fine to put little effort into, say, a quick message to a delivery driver. But Fang said his team's results are especially important for people who really want to make a good impression — like at the beginning of a relationship!