In questo podcast parlo sulla mia prima volta a Venezia, quanto è stato diverso conoscere una città così particolare, alcune delle sue caratteristiche e come puoi scoprire nuove cose ogni volta che la visiti, il suo fascino per essere una città cosi bella, piena di arte e storia. A livello grammaticale: uso del modo indicativo: presente, passato prossimo e imperfetto. 

Vivendo tra due lingue

Venezia: tra canali, ponti e carnevale 

「はいといいえ」の練習をしましょう
 Today's Drills are "Yes / No questions". 
 Let's practice easy exchanges in Japanese.  Repeat and practice both A and B parts. Have fun!

A：あれはさくらですか。
　B：はい。さくらです。
　　   いいえ。さくらじゃありません。うめです。

あれはうめですか。
　はい。うめです。
　いいえ。うめじゃありません。さくらです。

あそこはお寺ですか。
　はい。お寺です
　いいえ。お寺じゃありません。神社です。

ここは渋谷ですか
　はい。渋谷です。
　いいえ。渋谷じゃありません。新宿です。

ここは新宿ですか。
　はい。新宿です。
　いいえ。新宿じゃありません。渋谷です。

成田空港行きですか。
　はい。成田空港行きです。
　いいえ。成田空港行きじゃありません。羽田行きです。

アヤさんのコートですか
　はい。わたしのコートです。
　いいえ。わたしのコートじゃありません

アヤさんのかばんですか。
　はい。わたしのです。
　いいえ。わたしのじゃありません。ともだちのです。

失礼ですが、 鈴木さんですか
　はい。そうです。
　いいえ。佐藤です

失礼ですが、佐藤さんですか。
　はい。佐藤です。
　いいえ。鈴木です。

失礼ですが、日本の方ですか。
　はい。日本人です。
　いいえ。中国人です。

失礼ですが、中国の方ですか。
　はい。中国人です。
　いいえ。日本人です。

これで終わりですか。
　はい。終わりです。
　いいえ。終わりじゃありません

これで終わりですか。
　はい。終わりです。

桜（さくら）cherry blossom / tree
梅（うめ）   Japanese apricot blossom / tree
〜行き（いき）bound for  (train, bus etc.)
成田空港（なりたくうこう）
羽田空港（はねだくうこう）
日本の方（にほんのかた） Here "kata" is used as polite way to refer a person

 BGM & SE special thanks：MusMus


アヤさんとフミさんの日本語ドリル (Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Drills)

2. はいと いいえの 質問  / Yes - No questions

独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。遥知兄弟登高处，遍插茱萸少人。

最美古诗词Chinese poetry

九月九日忆山东兄弟

Alamin kung paano magsakripisyo ang nanay na octopus.
(Learn how a mother octopus sacrifices)

Learn Tagalog with Teacher Regina

Nanay na Octopus

明日（2024年8月16日）は台風が接近する予定です。
安全に過ごすためのポイントを一緒に確認しましょう！

にほんごタイム🇯🇵Learn Japanese with Sayuri!

台風（たいふう）

The character "鼻" is a compound ideogram consisting of the radical "自" (self) on top and "畀-bì" (to give) at the bottom. It resembles the shape of a nose.

it is consisting of the radical "自" (self) on top and "畀-bì" (to give) at the bottom. It resembles the shape of a nose.

Meaning (字义)
The character "鼻" primarily means "nose." It can also relate to smelling and breathing.

Usage (用法)
"鼻" is commonly used in words and phrases related to the nose and its functions. 

Example Words (例词)

1.鼻子 (bí zi) - nose
他的鼻子很大。 (Tā de bí zi hěn dà.)
His nose is very big.

2.鼻涕 (bí tì) - nasal mucus
孩子流了鼻涕。 (Háizi liú le bí tì.)
The child has a runny nose.

3.鼻孔 (bí kǒng) - nostril
我的鼻孔痒痒的。 (Wǒ de bí kǒng yǎng yǎng de.)
My nostrils are itchy.

Example Sentences (例句)

1.他用鼻子闻花香。 (Tā yòng bí zi wén huā xiāng.)
He smells the flowers with his nose.

2.她的鼻子很好看。 (Tā de bí zi hěn hǎo kàn.) 
Her nose is very pretty.

3.不要用手指挖鼻孔。 (Bù yào yòng shǒuzhǐ wā bí kǒng.)
Don't pick your nose with your fingers.

Idiom (四字成语)
成语: 鼻青脸肿 (bí qīng liǎn zhǒng)

Meaning (意义)
"鼻青脸肿" literally means "nose bruised and face swollen." It describes someone who has been beaten up, with a bruised nose and swollen face.

Example Sentence (例句)
他刚打完了一架，鼻青脸肿。 (Tā gāng dǎ wán le yí jià , bí qīng liǎn zhǒng.)
He came back from a fight, looking bruised and swollen.


Summary
The character "鼻" is related to the nose and its functions. Its usage is common in everyday language. The idiom "鼻青脸肿" describes someone who looks bruised and swollen, often after a fight or accident.

每日一字

Short story 「はなこさんの夏休（なつやす）み《 Hanako’s summer vacation 》ep2」
This is an original story I created.
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.

☆Hanako’s summer vacation ep1
#19 Short story / Hanako’s summer vacation ep1 / storytelling // N5 Level

☆Words☆
毎年（まいとし / maitoshi）：every year
新幹線（しんかんせん / shinkansen）：bullet train 
～を 降りる（～を おりる / ～o oriru）：get off
タクシー乗り場（たくしーのりば / takushīnoriba）：taxi stand
 遠い（とおい / tōi）：far
～に 着く（～に つく / ～ni tsu ku）：to arrive
携帯電話（けいたいでんわ / kētaidenwa）：cell phone
連絡する（れんらくする / renrakusuru）：contact
辛い（からい / karai）：spicy
お土産（おみやげ / omiyage）：souvenir
甘い（あまい / amai）：sweet
キッチン（きっちん / kicchin）：kitchen
冷蔵庫（れいぞうこ / rēzōko）：fridge
急いで（いそいで / isoide）：hurry
びっくりする（bikkurisuru）：to be surprised

☆Grammar☆
・te-form
・plain form（casual conversation）

☆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/6274?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#22  Short story /  Hanako’s summer vacation ep2 / storytelling // N5 Level

CHISTES MEXICANOS

DOS PESCADORES.

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YcohEGCWrcoUrAuLOiZcdW2QeddbXoGW0PKv6qOa4bE/edit?usp=sharing

International Tea Day is observed every year on May 21st and it aims to raise awareness of the long history and deep cultural and economic significance of Tea around the world. The idea is to promote and to somehow Implement activities in favour of promoting everything related to tea.

 International Tea Day has been celebrated for quite some time. It started off on December 15th in countries like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia and others across Africa such as Malaysia and Tanzania. The idea is to draw global attention to tea and to the global tea trade.

It has also been  linked to wanting more support to keep the cost of tea down. In 2015, the Indian Government proposed expanding the observance of International Tea today  by having some kind of intergovernmental group to discuss tea. They created something which led to big efforts to support the world's tea economy and in 2015, they had a big meeting in Milan to discuss the idea of an international Tea Day.  It then went to the United Nations. And that's how We managed to get International Tea Day on the 21st of May. Here's some very interesting facts about tea here in the UK:

The average British person drinks 876 cups of tea every single year. So, that's well over two cups a day if my calculations are right.

 And, apparently, for centuries, it was used only as a medicine. 

Tea was first introduced to Britain almost 400 years ago and was described, described as a Chinese drink because it first came from China.

A cup of tea has become native to British culture. It's the number one choice for British people and herbal teas are also very popular these days. 
