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この前、コンサートに行ったんだけど、本当に最高だった！最後に行ったのはコロナの前だから2～3年ぶりかなぁ。fantasticsのコンサートに行ったんだけど、本当に神対応(かみたいおう)だった！主要都市だけじゃなくて、地方にもいくコンサートだからその土地の方言話したり、Twitterでその土地の有名な食べ物聞いてその食レポしたりしてて、すごいおもしろかった！

I went to a concert the other night, and it was absolutely fantastic! It's been a couple of years since I last went to a concert in front of Corona, and I went to ”fantastics from exile tribe” concert, and they were absolutely “warm-hearted response”! They were not only going to major cities, but also to rural areas, so they spoke in local dialects and asked their fans on Twitter about famous local foods, and did food reports on them.


日本のコロナのルールはまだ厳しいから、お客さんが声を出すのはだめで、拍手だけだったんだけど、それもすごいいいコンサートだった！アイドルのコンサートとか握手会に行くと塩対応だったっていうことも聞くけど、私は塩対応(しおたいおう)より神対応のほうが好きかな～。

The rules at Corona in Japan are still very strict, so the audience was not allowed to shout, only applaud, but it was a great concert! When I go to idol concerts or handshake events, I hear that they are “unfriendly attitude”, but I prefer a “warm-hearted response” to a “unfriendly attitude”.


塩対応で有名になったアイドルはAKB48の「ぱるる」だよね。この人は神対応をする日がないっていうくらい塩対応だったらしいよ。座ったまま、笑顔もなし、不機嫌な表情だったんだって。でも、それがいい！って人もいて、人気がでたからすごいよね！みんなは神対応と塩対応どっちが好き？

The idol who became famous for her “unfriendly attitude” is "Paruru" of AKB48. It is said that she was so “unfriendly attitude” that there was not a day when she did not give a “warm-hearted response”. She would just sit there, not even smiling, with a grumpy expression on her face. But that was good! And it's amazing that she became so popular! Which do you like better, the ““warm-hearted response”” or the salty response?


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ガチ日本語 - Everyday Japanese -

Ep.10 神(かみ)対応と塩(しお)対応(God response and salt response？)

In this episode I’ll comment on an article titled: “Climate activists take hammers to famous painting in London Museum” published of the website of FoxNews. Don’t hesitate to participate in the discussion, just be respectful about it. Enjoy.

Useful vocabulary:
climate activists
an artwork
a collective
to make a claim
to fail someone
a societal problem
a debate
to remain rational
a suitable solution
scientific innovation
a rational mind
to cover the demand
a nuclear / gas-fired / coal fired power plant


Let's check out the news

Climate activists attack another artwork

It's a mini story of Dongdong, a golden monkey.

Story Chinese

story: Dongdong the golden monkey the way home

le matin : de manhã, pela manhã, in the morning
l’après-midi: à tarde, in the afternoon
le soir: à noite, in the evening
lundi soir : segunda à noite, Monday evening
le lundi soir : às segundas à noite, on Monday evenings
mardi soir : terça à noite, Tuesday evening
le mardi soir : às terças à noite, on Tuesday evenings
Mercredi après-midi : quarta a tarde, Wednesday afternoon
le mercredi après-midi : às quartas a tarde, on Wednesday afternoons
jeudi soir : quinta de noite, Thursday evening
le jeudi soir: às quintas de noite, on Thursday evenings
vendredi matin : sexta de manhã, Friday morning
le vendredi matin: às sextas de manhã, on Friday mornngs
samedi matin: sábado de manhã, Saturday morning
le samedi matin : aos sábados de manhã, on Saturday mornings
dimanche matin : domingo de manhã, Sunday morning
Le dimanche matin : aos domingos de manhá, on Sunday mornings


Professeur Maxime

Les moments de la journée

In this episode, we look at five idioms about meeting new people. Here are the example sentences I use in the podcast:

How did you and Sara meet?
Well, she saw me reading a book she liked, and asked me what I thought of it to strike up a conversation.
It felt a little odd at first, since I had been so focused on the book. Then, she made a joke about how boring we both must be, to read a book like that. It really broke the ice. 
I really wanted to put my best foot forward, so I told her everything I knew about the book and its author. 
Fortunately, she was interested in what I said about the book, and we really hit it off. 
However, when I met her sister, I said the wrong thing and really got off on the wrong foot. She doesn’t like me at all. 

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English with Eric

English with Eric: Five Idioms for Meeting New People 

1.しりとりゲーム

最後に　[ん]  で終わると負け

しりとりを知っていますか？

１回目

会議(かいぎ) → ギガバイト→ トラブル→ ルンバ

→ バーベキュー　→ 牛(うし) → 仕組み(しくみ)

→三日月(みかづき) → 黄色(きいろ) → ロバ

→バーゲン　


2回目

ぶどう→鶯谷(うぐいすだに)→煮物(にもの)→

のぞみ→ミロ→ロゼリア→明日(あした)→

卵(たまご)→ゴリラ→ライブ→部長(ぶちょう)





じゃんけん

さいしょはグー、じゃんけんぽん(ほい)

あいこでしょ

あいごでしょ

ぶどう→うどん？




[単語など]

ばんぐみ　番組

せんこう　先攻

こうこう　後攻

そうじき　掃除機



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Vol. 92セイさんとしりとりゲーム

Today's English tidbit from Stairway to English has to do with the verb "to suppose".  Make sure to listen to my previous episode on "supposed" as well! "Supposed" functions as an adjective, while "suppose" is a verb. Listen in to find out an advanced use of "suppose" as well!

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A quick guide to understanding the verb "to suppose"

What is the reason why you can't succeed ?

What are your limitations? 

Where did we pick those 'assumptions' about our performance?

How programs us to think a certain way?

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