In this episode you will find alternative words and colloquial expressions to the word "random"

De todo un poco

Random? ¿Qué dices? Alternativas a la palabra inglesa "random"

Turn on an Explorer Mindset to benefit your italki classes the most!
Learning a language isn’t about waiting for your teacher to pour knowledge into you — it’s about stepping into the class as an explorer, not just a student.
Be curious. Notice new words in your daily input and collect them like treasures. 
Bring them to your lessons and make them part of your conversations.


A podcast a day keeps procrastination away!

How to Get the Most Out of Your italki Classes?

Lær å telle på norsk. Lær ordenstallene på norsk (first, second, third etc). Bill som er lærer her på italki og hans 9 år gamle datter veileder deg. 

Norsk for nybegynnere (A1-A2)

Norsk tale EP. 1 – Telling og ordenstall (first, second, third...)

“ I actually just finished a wonderful engrossing book just last week, which I couldn’t put down for a moment, and read from cover to cover in just two days. The book was an autobiography on a very famous musician and member of one of the most famous rock bands in history, the Rolling stones….

 

It was one of my friends who is also interested in music recommended the book to me, as he knew I am a huge fan of the Rolling Stones. That evening I checked out reviews for the book online and everyone was giving it a 5 star rating, so it was off to the bookshop for me to pick up a copy as quickly as I could. 

 

The book basically tells the life story of a music legend from his time growing up as a young child in England in the 1950s to becoming a rock legend, and a founding member of one of the biggest rock bands of all time. It really gave an incredible insight into his life, from a very humble beginning to becoming a megastar. It certainly was not heavy reading, and the author’s sense of humour actually made it light reading.

 

The reasons I really loved this book so much apart from being a lifetime fan of the central character, were firstly…. It gave me an amazing insight into the real life of a rockstar, which was actually very thought provoking…….I also found it very inspiring and uplifting….to discover how this young boy from a very normal background believed in his dreams, and stopped at nothing to achieve them….and of course the crazy journey of a rock star along the way…So….yes…..It really was one of those books that i just couldn’t put down, and would have no hesitation in recommending  to anyone.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a book you enjoyed - IELTS speaking part 2 topic.

第二回目は、趣味について語りました！ 
今回のエピソードで、私の趣味について語っております。 
あなたの趣味はなんですか？ 
メッセージお待ちしております！

Real-Life Japanese with Kaichi

2.趣味について

In dieser Episode von Business-Deutsch leicht gemacht dreht sich alles um Small Talk am Telefon. Ich erkläre, warum Small Talk im beruflichen Umfeld wichtig ist, besonders bei Telefongesprächen, wo Körpersprache fehlt. Du erfährst, welche Themen sich gut für Small Talk eignen – wie Wetter, Reisen oder berufliche Neuigkeiten – und bekommst praktische Tipps, um das Gespräch locker und professionell zu gestalten. Außerdem stelle ich dir typische Redewendungen vor, mit denen du deine Telefonate freundlich und souverän einleiten kannst.

Business-Deutsch leicht gemacht

Small Talk am Telefon - Wie du im Business-Deutsch punktest!

Young people in South Korea are turning their backs on marriage, according to a government report.

A survey by Statistics Korea of Koreans aged between 19 and 34 found that just 36% have a positive opinion of marriage.

That's down from 56% in 2012.

The report found that many young Koreans feel they do not have enough money for marriage at a time when the cost of living is high.

Others said they don't think that marriage is necessary.

The report also found that only 28% of the women surveyed have a positive opinion of marriage.

This may be because women are choosing to put their jobs first — before marrying and starting a family.

Earlier in the year, Statistics Korea said that the number of marriages in the country in 2022 was the lowest ever recorded.

There were 192,000 marriages in 2022. The number of marriages recorded has now decreased in each of the last 11 years.

The government is worried, and has spent years trying to encourage young people to marry and have children, since the country's birth rate is also falling.

But more Koreans are happy to stay single. There is even a word for people who choose not to marry: bihon.

And instead of encouraging Koreans to marry, some people are asking the government to do more for single people who have chosen to live on their own.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Report: Fewer Koreans Have a Positive View of Marriage

Speaker one: I’ve had many language lessons over the years. My lessons at school were mundane and a waste of time. They involved rote learning which meant we just repeated everything the teacher said, and we had a lot of grammar lessons! However, when I started university, everything changed. The classes were engaging and practical. I remember a grammar lesson about conditionals in my first term. The teacher introduced the language through a funny picture story and included many engaging activities to help us work out the rules for ourselves and practice the language in a meaningful way. Not only was it enjoyable, but it was also effective as I left the class feeling like I’d really learned something.


Speaker two: Honestly, I think my most enjoyable English classes were at primary school. Our teacher, Miss Hinker was wonderful and very musical. She loved singing and taught us new songs all the time. She gave us musical instruments that we could use too. I’ll never forget the time she taught us a new song called ‘There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.’ I must have been around eight at the time. It was a song about a lady who ate many animals, finishing with a horse. It was hilarious. First, she showed us all the actions and then we sang the song many times and played the instruments. We laughed a lot, and I still remember the words to this day. I never wanted those lessons to end.

Enjoyable Lesson

https://linktr.ee/atsushi_japanese

こんばんは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日は、最近とても寒いので、鍋について。

日本はとても寒くなってきました。
北海道の僕が住んでいるところは最低気温が-8℃ぐらいまで下がるようになりました。関西でも最低気温は0℃近くまで下がっていますね。
みなさんの住んでいるところはどうでしょうか。

さて。
日本の冬といえば、いろいろありますが、食べ物が美味しいのも、日本の冬の特徴の一つかもしれません。日本の冬の食べ物といえば、みなさんは何を思い浮かべますか？

鍋とか、カニ、とかですかね。
人によると思いますが個人的にも冬といえば、鍋！という感じがします。

海外にも鍋文化はあると思いますが、日本の鍋はいろんな種類があるので、それをいくつか紹介しますね！

すき焼き
すき焼きは、牛肉や野菜などを鉄鍋で焼いたり煮たりして作ります。調味料は醤油・砂糖・酒・みりんをいれます。野菜はネギ・ハクサイ・シュンギク・シイタケ・焼き豆腐・コンニャク・シラタキなどを使います。卵をといて、からめて食べることが多いです。


しゃぶしゃぶ
しゃぶしゃぶは、日本の鍋料理の一つです。
薄く切った食材を鍋の熱湯やスープにくぐらせて、ポン酢とゴマダレにつけて食べます。食材は、鶏肉、豚肉、魚介、豆腐、油揚げ、ハクサイ、長葱、春菊、ミズナ、などの野菜類、シイタケ、シメジ、エノキなどのキノコ類、薄く切った大根、人参などの根菜類、春雨、葛きり、マロニーなどいろいろですね。
家庭によっていろいろ違うと思います。


水炊き
基本的にはお湯のみで煮る調理法の鍋です。　
九州では鶏肉を使うようです。
関西では鶏肉以外に豚肉や牛肉なども使います。
出汁昆布とともに文字通り水から煮て、ポン酢や醤油で食べます
残ったスープにちゃんぽん麺やうどんを入れたり、ご飯を入れておじや（雑炊）にする場合がある。九州風では麺が多く、関西風では飯を入れることが多い。


最後にもつ鍋です。
これは家で1番良くする鍋ですね。
もつは牛などの小腸や大腸のことですね。
海外の人は好みがあるみたいですね。
だし、唐辛子、ニンニクを使ったスープに、キャベツ、ニラ、もつ、豆腐などを入れます。〆に麺を入れることが多いです。


他にもたくさん鍋はあると思いますが、有名な鍋を紹介しました。
地域によって入っている食材が変われば鍋の名前が変わったりしますね。
これも日本の料理の特徴ですね。

ということで、今回は鍋について話しました。
もし冬のうちに日本に来る方は、ぜひ、その地域の鍋を食べてみてくださいね！

最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！




