My friend Carol and I decided to have a short break at the seaside for a few days. We made a reservation at a hostel in South Wales where the prices were very reasonable. We were looking forward to a few days of sunbathing, seeing the sights and eating delicious food. However, it turned out that the hostel was in a very remote location with no beaches, cafes or facilities nearby. Seeing the heavy rain, we headed home the following day.

English Mini Lessons

Seaside break

We made a plan to go to cafe for tea with Atif before one month of Atif's Wedding.

Urdu-With-Atif

Tuesday tea With Atif

Vidéo complète avec images et sous titres bilingues ici: 
https://youtu.be/lXchHh5flto?si=oJq7e4HzK40-ogUk

French Stories For All

Nourriture Délicieuse et Calories 

Welcome back to the second season of English In A Teacup!

Today we will be learning about the five senses as well as idiomatic expressions that use them. To help us with the topic, Miss Finesstocrat will be telling us of her first day at her new job working as a tea quality control inspector. How did she get on? Let's put the kettle on and find out!

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP EP11: THE FIVE SENSES

In this episode I'll share a bit about the movie Inception (no spoilers).

Vocabulary:
architect- person who builds buildings
chemist- person who deals with chemistry
subconscious- the unconscious part of the mind
inception- the beginning
traumatized- feeling pain and hurt from a past experience

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Movie: Inception

Full transcript: ⁠⁠https://japanesemayuna.com/⁠⁠

はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの15回目です。先月、不動産屋のウェブサイトを見たら、私の住んでいるアパートの家賃が下がっていることに気付きました。大家さんに相談したら、私も家賃を下げてもらえることになりました。ラッキーです。日本のアパートは時間が経つと家賃が下がることがあります。

Hello, this is episode 15 of season 2 of my podcast. Last month, I looked at the estate agent's website and noticed that the rent for the apartments in my apartment building had gone down. I talked to my landlord and he agreed to lower my rent too. I feel lucky. Apartments in Japan can have their rent reduced over time.

最近は大学で比較教育学について勉強しています。比較教育学とは、いろいろな国の教育システムの違いや、教育の歴史を調べて、比べる学問です。いろいろな国の教育を比べると、社会の違いがよくわかります。たとえば、義務教育の違いです。義務教育とは、子供が学校に行かなければならない期間です。日本は、小学校６年、中学校３年、全部で９年です。アメリカは９年から13年で、州によって違います。日本では、どの学校も同じ教科書を使います。アメリカでは、決められた教科書がありません。

I have recently been studying comparative pedagogy at university. Comparative pedagogy is the study of the differences in education systems and the history of education in different countries. Comparing the education systems of different countries gives a clear picture of the differences between societies. An example is the difference in Gimukyouiku. ‘Gimukyouiku’ (compulsory education) is the period during which children have to go to school. In Japan, there are six years of elementary school and three years of junior high school, nine years in all. In the USA, it ranges from 9 to 13 years, depending on the state. In Japan, all schools use the same textbooks. In the USA, there are no set textbooks.

今日はアメリカの生徒さんと、このことについて話しました。アメリカの中学校の歴史の授業では、国の歴史以外に、州の歴史も勉強するそうです。知りませんでした。日本の中学校では、どこに住んでいても同じ内容の、国の歴史を勉強します。高校でも歴史を勉強しますが、どこの学校も大体同じ内容だと思います。内容が大きく変わるのは大学に入ってからです。大学では専攻に関係する歴史を詳しく勉強します。

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S2 Ep15. 義務教育

A：我们要不要买几个新的椅子？
B：好啊，什么时候去买？
A：明天下午怎么样？你明天下午几点能回来？
B：三点多。

HSK Standard Course Level 2 Audio of the textbook

Lesson 1 text 3

Hi this is Yuli. Welcome to my channel. 大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的频道。 In this episode we are going to learn【Different ways to say Hello in Chinese】.今天我们来学习怎么用中文说Hello。
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你好	nǐ hǎo	hello
嗨	hāi	hi
哈喽	hā lou	hello
老师好	lǎo shī hǎo	Hello teacher
李经理好	lǐ jīng lǐ hǎo	Hello, Manager. Lee.
李小姐好	lǐ xiǎo jiě hǎo	Hello, Ms. Lee.
李先生好	lǐ xiān sheng hǎo	Hello, Mr. Lee.
早上好	zǎo shàng hǎo	Good morning.
下午好	xià wǔ hǎo	Good afternoon.
晚上好	wǎn shàng hǎo	Good evening.
你吃了吗？	nǐ chī le ma ？	Have you eaten?
出去啊	chū qù a	Going out?
去上班啊	qù shàng bān a	Going to work?
下班啦	xià bān la	Finished work?
你最近怎么样？	nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yàng ？	How have you been recently?
你这个星期怎么样？	nǐ zhè ge xīng qī zěn me yàng ？	How was your week?


Yuli's Chinese Channel

Different ways to say Hello in Chinese（Beginner）

In this episode, Smith shares practical tips on how to improve your English writing skills. From writing every day to focusing on structure and editing, learn simple strategies to enhance your writing and become more confident in expressing yourself. Whether you're a beginner or advanced learner, these tips will help you write with clarity and ease!