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Wasted days

先週の週末に運転免許証の更新に行ってきたんだ。青からゴールドになったの！うれしい～！てか、みんなは日本の免許証には3種類の色があるの知ってる？運転者がどんな人かわかるように色分けされてるんだよー！

I went to renew my drivers license last weekend. It went from blue to gold! I'm so happy! Did you know that Japanese driver's licenses come in three different colors? They are color-coded to show what kind of person the driver is!


免許証には緑、青、ゴールドの3種類があって、その人の運転経歴と違反歴で色が分かれるんだよ。新しく免許をとった人は緑で、スピード違反とか事故とか何か違反があった人は青になって、5年間無事故・無違反だった人はゴールドになるよ。

There are green, blue, and gold, and the color is determined by a person's driving record and violation history. Newly licensed drivers are green, those with speeding tickets, accidents, or other violations are blue, and those with no accidents or violations in the past five years are gold.


ゴールド免許をとるとき、どんな手続きだったかというと、まず手続きのお金を払うんだよね。ゴールド免許は3000円だったよ。そして、視力検査、写真、講座っていう順番だったよ。講座はどんなルールが新しくできたとか、この内容が変わったとかいう話を聞いて、あとはビデオを見て終わりだった！全部で1時間くらいだったと思う。で、帰るときに新しい免許証をもらうっていう流れだったよ。ほしい人は古い免許証ももらえて、私はもらって帰ったよー。5年前の自分若かった～！

When I got the gold license, I had to pay for the procedure first. The fee for the gold license was 3,000 yen. Then there was an eye test, a photo, and a class. The lecture was about what new rules had been established, what had changed, and then we watched a video and that was it! I think it took about an hour in total. Then, when we left, we were given a new driver's license. I got my old license if I wanted it, and I left with it!


みんなは「ペーパードライバー」っていう言葉知ってる？「ペーパードライバー」はふだん運転は全然しないっていう人だよ。日本は身分証明書として運転免許証がよく使われるんだよね。だから、別に免許証は必要ないんだけど、身分証明書として使ってるっていう人も多いよ。

Do you know the term "paper driver"? A "paper driver" is a person who does not drive at all. In Japan, a driver's license is often used as an ID card. So many people do not need a driver's license, but use it as an ID card.


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ガチ日本語 - Everyday Japanese -

Ep.9 緑 青 金色の運転免許証(Green, blue and gold driver's license)

Uyghurche Learning FM/ئۇيغۇرچە تىل ئۆگىنىش

letter ئە / e / ä

Escucha estas 10 palabras y apunta cuáles son con la ي  y cuáles con la ج

Aprende árabe con Radia 

Fonética: Diferencia entre ج - ي

Quotes and sayings.
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 15 - AS SOMEONE ONCE SAID..... 

Today, in the “Serbian to go” podcast, you will hear 3 WAYS how to say GET WELL SOON in Serbian.🤒😷🤕 Let’s grab a snack and let’s start. 😎
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!📚
See you in class!✨


SERBIAN TO GO

3 НАЧИНА да кажеш – Get well soon… на српском – 3 WAYS to say – Get well soon… in Serbian (A1-А2)

Script

おはようございます。
日本語だんだんポットキャストのゆかりです。

日本で一番人気(いちばんにんき)のあるまち、京都。

海外(かいがい)からはもちろん、日本人からも人気です。

なので、本当に観光客(かんこうきゃく)が多いです。

京都はとても素敵(すてき)ですが、人が多すぎると
ちょっと、つかれてしまいますね。

人が多くて、つかれたときは、
自転車(じてんしゃ)がおすすめです。

私はこの前、自転車をレンタルしました。

レンタルした自転車は「PiPPA (ぴっぱ)」と言います。

4時間レンタルして、
550円(ごひゃくごじゅうえん)でした。

はじめてレンタルしましたが、スマホでかんたんに
借(か)りることができました。

私は自転車で、鴨川(かもがわ)沿いを走りました。

「沿い(ぞい)」とは、道や川の横(よこ)のことです。

「鴨川沿いを歩きます。」

「この道沿いには、たくさんのさくらがあります。」

と言います。

私は鴨川沿いを自転車で、走りました。

景色(けしき)が良くて、とても気持ちがよかったです。

京都で電車やバスも便利ですが、
自転車はどうですか？

いつもと、ちょっとちがう旅(たび)になると思います。

では、今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です。

また、明日！

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Today's Keywords

□自転車(じてんしゃ)
Bicycle

□〜沿い(ぞい)
Side,along


Japaneseだんだんpodcast

19.KYOTOで自転車／鴨川沿い(かもがわぞい)/Travel Tips/Japaneseだんだんpodcast

At what age do we become "old?"

This is a question a team of European researchers has been asking.

The age at which people think old age begins has moved in time, according to a new study.

Many people also like to believe they haven't yet reached old age, even as they get older.

The research team looked at data from the German Ageing Survey, which included more than 14,000 participants.

The participants were born between 1911 and 1974, and answered survey questions over a 25-year period between 1996 and 2021.

They were aged between 40 and 85 when they began answering the questions, and more participants joined the survey in time.

People were asked a lot of questions, including: "At what age would you describe someone as old?"

The researchers found that when people born in 1911 got to the age of 65, they thought old age began at 71.

But when those who were born in 1956 got to 65, they thought old age began at 74, on average.

However, the study also found that people's perceptions of old age changed as they got older.

At the age of 64, the average participant said old age began at about 75. But at the age of 74, the average participant said old age began at about 76.

Study author Markus Wettstein said he wasn't sure if this meant people had a positive or negative view of old age.

Better health care and increased life expectancy in recent years may also have affected people's perceptions, he said.