Listening is really important to hear the pronunciation of words, because spelling is often very confusing in English.

Listen to last week's podcast about the "U" sound for words written with "OU": https://www.italki.com/en/podcast/episode/cawtvs1tf05wdkmzgz9t5g

The Social Evolutionary

How do yOU pronOUnce the letters "OU"?

In questo episodio vi parlerò di tutto quello che noi facciamo e facevamo in Italia il giorno di Capodanno.

Ascolta e impara con Anna

Il Capodanno e le tradizioni italiane

夏料理と聞いて、何を連想しますか？
夏はやっぱり冷たくてのどごしがいいものが食べたくなりますよね。
今回は、アヤが好きな夏っぽいものについて話します。

What first comes to your mind when you think of a summer dish? 
It might be the season for the food that is cool and feels good going down.
This time, Aya talks about her favorite summery food.

♤ キーワード 
・バグる（gone buggy）
・豆板醤（トウバンジャン：Chinese chili bean sauce） 
・ふりかけ（rice seasoning）
・ピリ辛（ピリから：a little spicy）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ 
1. アヤさんが食べた夏っぽいものは？ 
2. アヤさんのご主人がそれを残した理由は？ 

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1.  フミさんがこの夏したいことは？ 
→ ５キロ痩せること 
2. それを続けるために、アヤはどんなアドバイスをした？ 
→ 今回をラストチャンスだと思う！ 

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 09：夏料理

Mum: Hi remember me?

Dad: Oh yeah, aren’t you wait, aren’t you the mother of my children?

Mum: Yes, how are you doing? Haven’t seen you in a while! 

Dad: Now I’ve put them to bed, I’m great! 

Mum: Today was exhausting!

Dad: Tell me about it. What time were you up?

Mum: About 4:30. I need that early morning time to get myself together and actually do some work before it all goes to hell.

Dad: Every night, I tell myself I’m going to do that, and every morning when the alarm goes off, I tell myself I need just a few more minutes of sleep.

Mum: You’re a night owl, I’m an early bird, it’s just how we are.

Dad: But I want to be an early bird and watch TV at night instead of doing the work I need to do. By the way, thanks for helping me out today. I owe you. Tomorrow, they’re mine.

Mum: It’s fine. Apart from when Justin dropped his yogurt, I think it went pretty well.

Dad: Oh, I don’t think anyone even noticed the screaming child while I was presenting – and if they did, they probably didn’t want to say anything in case they have their own children screaming on call in the future.

Mum: I don’t think I’m convinced about this hybrid working situation. Don’t get me wrong, I love not having to commute every day. With my job, that’s easily two hours of the day I get back. But organizing myself and kids and work?

Dad: Yeah, it’s a challenge. Some days I feel on top of it all, but there are days when I feel like I’m a terrible employee, a terrible father and a terrible husband.

Mum: (with joking intonation) Oh honey, don’t think like that. Trust me, you’re a terrible husband EVERY day, not just some days.

Dad: Just for that, I’m not going to tell you where Becky hid the chocolate Nutella.

Mum: I’ll just go and buy more.

Dad: or the car keys

Mum: Fine. You’re a wonderful husband on most days.

Dad: I’ll be wonderful tomorrow while you’re in your meeting. What are you doing again?

Mum: I’m just leading the meeting, but the CEO is going to be there. 

English Conversation/Dialogue

Mixing Responsibilities

Business Goodbyes in English

Have you been in a situation where you couldn't say the last phrase carefully and your tongue got twitsted and you looked somwhat silly?

We all have and this small podcast is an opportunity to a) improve your listening skills and b) learn how to say goodbye professionally c) how to thank your boss/colleagues if you are leaving your job and few others success tips.

Enjoy it and let me know which part was the most useful. Send me a message, let me know what your spoken English improvement journey is like. 

To Your Success,
Anatoly

Job Interview Preparation | CEO Interview Strategies From Diverse Business Sectors!

How To Say A Formal Goodbye In English?

1]There are eleven vowels and thirty three consonants in Hindi, whereas there are thirteen vowels and thirty three consonants in Sanskrit.
2]There are three Numbers in Sanskrit. They are Singular, Dual and Plural. Only more than two are considered Plural. In Hindi, there are only two numbers. They are Singular and Plural.
3]There are three genders in Sanskrit. They are Masculine, Feminine and Neutral. In Hindi there are just Masculine and Feminine genders.
4] In Hindi, the verb changes according to person, number and gender. In Sanskrit, the verb changes according to person and number only. It does not change according to gender.
5] In Hindi the last syllable of the word is pronounced half, whereas in Sanskrit, it is pronounced completely unless marked by ‘Halant’ . Halant is a symbol to pronounce the syllable half.
6]There are only two types of vowels in Hindi. They are Short and long vowels [Hrasva and Deergha svaras]. In Sanskrit, there are three types of vowels; Hrasva, Deergha and Pluta. Pluta is an elongated vowel. Eg: Raaaamaaa, Krishnaaaa, Aagachchaaaa, etc
7]One remarkable difference between the two is with regard to case endings. Unlike Hindi, Sanskrit is an inflecting language.
8]Because Sanskrit is an inflecting language, word order does not matter at all. In Hindi, word order matters.

Learn Fluent Hindi with Professor Ashish...

Similarities & differences in Hindi and Sanskrit

xīn shì chóng chóng

意思是心里挂着很多沉重的顾虑。

Chinese idioms (中国成语)

心事重重

Tässä podcastin jaksossa pohdin työpaikalla tapahtuvaa rupattelua. Rupatellaan siis yhdessä! Auttaako jutteleminen tekemään tekemään työt tehokkaammin?

Oletko työpaikkasi rupattelija, fokusoija, strategi, rentoutuja vai verkostoituja?
Alla linkki maksulliseen artikkeliin, jossa käsitellään rupattelua työpaikalla, sillä tuoreen tutkimuksen mukaan epämuodollinen rupattelu työkavereiden kanssa lisää työ­tyytyväisyyttä ja voi auttaa työskentelemään tehokkaammin.
Linkki Helsingin Sanomien artikkeliin (tilaajille): https://www.hs.fi/hyvinvointi/art-2000009370472.html 

Suomea for you

12. jakso: Epämuodollinen rupattelu töissä

Komm mit mir nach Frankfurt am Main! Ich habe dort studiert und ich zeige dir, was es dort zu tun und zu sehen gibt. Und natürlich empfehle ich dir auch die typischen Speisen und Getränke. Also egal, ob du dich für die Finanzwelt, Fußball oder Geschichte interessierst, oder ob du gerne spazieren und einkaufen gehst - Frankfurt hat für jeden Geschmack etwas zu bieten. 
