Welcome- Bem-vindos 
For my very first episode, we are going to talk about the differences between Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese.




Easy peasy Portuguese

Welcome- Greetings

纸上谈兵的主人公指的是赵国将军赵括。战国时赵国名将赵奢之子赵括，年轻时学兵法，谈起兵事来父亲也难不倒他。后来他接替廉颇为赵将，在长平之战中，只知道根据兵书办，不知道变通，贸然进攻，结果被秦军打败。比喻空谈理论，不能解决实际问题。也比喻空谈不能成为现实。

中华成语典故

中华成语典故----纸上谈兵

Joy to Our World

Oh no, I lost my appetite! 

Shervin Hajipour is an Iranian singer-songwriter.  He is best known for his song " Baraye" which has been described as the anthem of the Mahsa Amini protests. The song "Baraye " means "For"
**Hope you enjoy listening :)

موسیقی و ترانه های ایرانی/Persian Music & Songs

 ترانه برای از شروین حاجی پور / Baraye song by Shervin Hajipour

Today’s episode is “冬の家族物語 (fuyu no kazoku monogatari)《Winter Family Tale》.
I created a story about spending time with family in Japan during December and January.
This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words
電気毛布（でんきもうふ）：electric blanket
雪合戦（ゆきがっせん）：snowball fight
雪（ゆき）だるま：snowman
お腹（なか）が空（す）く：hungry
温（あたた）かい：warm
かぼちゃ：pumpkin
準備（じゅんび）：preparation
飾（かざ）る：decorate
サンタさん：Santa Claus
人形（にんぎょう）：doll
楽（たの）しみにする：look forward to
イチゴ：strawberry
冬休（ふゆやす）み：winter vacation
温泉（おんせん）：hot spring
卓球（たっきゅう）：table tennis
神社（じんじゃ）：shrine

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/17990?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#47 Short story / 冬の家族物語《Winter Family Tale》/ storytelling // N5 Level / Japanese listening

it's all Greek to me!

Shopping 

THE POWER OF STORYTELLING

Great communicators take their audiences on a journey through storytelling, and Aristotle’s famous ‘Tell, Tell, Tell’ triptych is one of the most offered pieces of advice given to anyone hoping to become a good storyteller.

However, you don’t want to just follow the crowd, you want to stand-out and be remembered by your colleagues, your boss and your clients. So, I want to share with you an updated take on the 3-tells for the modern business era.

Firstly, share your conclusions with your audience. Start with the conclusion that you want the audience to remember. This lets them know what you are going to be communicating to them and provides a destination.

Secondly, show how and why you have reached your conclusion. This is the heart of your story and where you will spend most of your time. Because they already know the destination, this part of your presentation is more productive as your audience is already trying to convince themselves that your conclusions are correct.

Finally, tell them what you want them to do with your conclusion.

Listen to the podcast for even moe communication tips.

BizPod - The Business English Podcast

BizPod Episode 6 - Effective Communication

日本人はクリスマスをどう過ごすのでしょうか？
家族とゆっくり？恋人とデート？それとも友だちとパーティー？
今回のエピソードでは、日本のクリスマスの過ごし方、人気のイベント、
KFCチキンの文化、プレゼント事情などをわかりやすく紹介します。

日本のクリスマス文化を知りたい人、日本語を楽しく学びたい人におすすめです。
みなさんは今年のクリスマス、どう過ごす予定ですか？
ぜひコメントで教えてくださいね。

How do people in Japan spend Christmas?
With family, on a date, or with friends at a party?

In this episode, you’ll learn about Japanese Christmas traditions,
why KFC is so popular, how people spend the day, and the culture of giving gifts.
This is a great episode for anyone interested in Japanese culture
or learning Japanese in a fun and simple way!

How will you spend Christmas this year?
Feel free to share in the comments!

日本人聖誕節都怎麼過呢？
和家人一起？跟另一半約會？還是和朋友開派對？

在這一集裡，我會介紹日本人聖誕節的過法、熱門活動、
為什麼 KFC 在日本的聖誕節這麼受歡迎、以及送禮文化等內容。
非常適合想了解日本文化、或想輕鬆學日文的你！

你今年的聖誕節打算怎麼過呢？
歡迎在留言區分享！