What is a Shadow Government? 

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lLKKrDIGS-d2gk97SULr5y_52fsdKQvM2CRAAc_PCMc/edit?usp=drive_link

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

What is a Shadow Government? (With transcript)

マットさん、ひらがながわかりますか。Matt, do you understand hiragana?
ひらがながだいたいわかります。I can understand most of hiragana.
カタカナがすこしわかります。I understand a little katakana.
漢字はぜんぜんわかりません。I don't understand any kanji.


エミリーさん、日本語がわかりますか。　Emily, do you understand Japanese?
はい、すこしわかります。Yes, I understand a little.
中国語がわかりますか。Do you understand Chinese?
はい、よくわかります。Yes, I understand very well.
英語がわかりますか。Do you understand English?
はい、だいたいわかります。Yes, I understand most of it.
フランス語がわかりますか。Do you understand French?
いいえ、ぜんぜんわかりません。No, I don't understand it at all.

マットさん、マクドナルドをたべますか。Matt, do you eat McDonald's?
いいえ、あまりたべません。No, I don't eat much.
沖縄料理をたべますか。Do you eat Okinawan food?
はい、よく食べます。Yes, I eat a lot.

おかねがぜんぜんありません。　I have no money at all.
おかねがありませんから、お母さんにおかねをかります。I don't have any money, so I have to ask my mother for money.
おかねがありませんから、どこにもいけません。I can't go anywhere because I don't have any money.

飲みにいきませんか。Would you like to go for a drink?
くるまで来ましたから、ちょっと。I've come all the way, so...
飲みにいきませんか。Would you like to go for a drink?
きょうは仕事がありますから、I have work today, so let's go for a drink.



にほんごのれんしゅう

みんなの日本語　Lesson 9-2

It's summer. You're on the beach, by the pool or in the garden — it might be time to get your swimwear out!

But if you're talking about swimwear in English, there's a small problem: there are many different words for it.

"Swimwear" can be used for anything you put on to go in the water, whether you're male or female, so it's always a safe choice of word.

You might also hear "swimmers" used by people from Australia. This means the same thing, and it's always used with the "s" on the end.

In Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, swimwear will also often be called "togs."

And Australians also say "bathers." It's short for "bathing suit," which in British English usually refers to women's one-piece swimwear, but in American English can be anything you wear to swim in.

Anything you swim in can also be called a "swimsuit."

"One-piece" can be used on its own to refer to women's swimwear that's made from one piece of material, as opposed to a two-piece swimsuit like a bikini.

In the UK, the term "swimming costume" also tends to be used to talk about female swimwear. Some British and Australian English speakers might shorten this to "cozzie" — sometimes spelled "cossie," but said the same.

In the US or Britain, men going to the beach shouldn't forget their "swimming trunks." These are the casual shorts people often wear. You'll hear these called "board shorts" or "boardies" in Australia.

Men who are going for a serious swim might choose "Speedos."

Speedo is the name of a swimwear company, but the word is now used across the world for the tight briefs men might wear when they want to swim very fast.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Who Let the Togs Out? Key English Swimwear Terms

Chinese for beginners

汉语拼音的声母和韵母(1) Initials and Finals of Chinese Pinyin (1)

En este episodio aprenderás conectores avanzados para mejorar tu nivel de español en conversaciones y también de forma escrita. 

Spanish Shortcut

EP 11. CONECTORES AVANZADOS PARA HABLAR MEJOR

1：昨天我看了书——这句话对吗？不完整。
2：我昨天看了一本书。（宾语复杂化）
3：我昨天看了书就睡了。（后边加小句）
4：我昨天看（了）书了。（句尾加“了”）
5：--你买了什么？
      --我买了书。（上下文）

喵喵说汉语---HSK 4

“了”的非成句性

Let's learn how to make plans and speak about the future. We'll also combine the future with the present tense. The general topic is travel.

Super Basic Spanish

Learn Spanish: Voy a trabajar en un hotel (el futuro)

Наконец-то у меня дошли руки (подумайте над этим выражением) до этого эпизода подкаста. Сегодня расскажу про современные имена в русской литературе, что сейчас популярно и почему.
В эпизоде будут авторы русского реализма, магического реализма, а также фантастики и фэнтези, так что каждый найдёт себе что-то по вкусу.

Как обычно, не стесняйтесь задавать свои вопросы в комментарии и делиться впечатлениями от эпизода :-)