In todays episode I would like to discuss the importance of stress, and the coping mechanisms you should use! 

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Episode 5 : Why do we have stress? Let's find out! 

In this audio， I will read some j-q-x words to help you figure out the differences
1. 机器jīqì         气息qìxī        袭击xíjī
2. 假期jiàqī       洽询qiàxún  夏季xiàjì
3. 剧情jùqíng   取消qǔxiāo   酗酒xùjiǔ
4. 进去jìnqù      亲近qīnjìn    心境xīnjìng
5. 救起jiùqǐ       球鞋qiúxié    休假xiūjià
6. 交钱jiāoqián 敲响qiāoxiǎng   消极xiāojí

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Pronunciation|j-q-x

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はシーズン2の6回目です。2023年明けましておめでとうございます。１月１日の午前中、家の周りを散歩しました。去年の正月はとても静かでしたが、今年の正月はなんだか賑やかでした。家の周りの公園やカフェやレストランに外国人観光客がたくさんいたからです。日本では家や近所で正月を過ごす人が多いですが、他の国では海外旅行をする人が多いですね。私も海外旅行に行きたいですが、今の航空券の値段が高すぎて驚いています。

Hello. This is episode 6 of season 2 of my podcast. Happy New Year! I hope you all have a wonderful 2023. On the morning of 1 January, I took a walk around my neighbourhood. Last New Year's Day was very quiet, but this New Year's Day was somewhat lively. This is because there were many foreign tourists in the parks, cafés and restaurants nearby my house. In Japan, many people spend New Year's at home or in their neighbourhood, but in other countries, many people travel abroad. I would like to travel abroad too, but I am surprised at how expensive airline tickets are nowadays.

今日は日本語のアクセントについてお話ししたいと思います。例えば日本語では「箸」と「橋」の例が有名です。この二つの単語は「は」と「し」で出来ていますから、ひらがなで書くと全く同じです。読み方で意味の違いを表現します。「箸」のように「は」を「し」よりも高いピッチで発音すると、chopsticksの意味になります。もう一度発音します「箸」。そして、「橋」のように「は」を「し」よりも低いピッチで発音すると、bridgeの意味になります。もう一度発音します「橋」。箸を使って、寿司を食べます。ロンドンブリッジは有名な橋です

Today I would like to talk about pitch accent in Japanese. For example, the well-known examples in Japanese are ‘Hashi' (chopsticks) and ‘Hashi' (bridge). These two words are made up of 'ha' and 'shi', so when written in hiragana they are exactly the same. The way they are pronounced expresses the difference in meaning. If the 'ha' is pronounced with a higher pitch than the 'shi', as in 'Hashi', it means 'chopsticks'. Pronounce it again ‘Hashi' (chopsticks). And if you pronounce the 'ha' lower in pitch than the 'shi', as in 'Hashi', it means ‘bridge’. Pronounce it again, ‘Hashi' (bridge). Use ‘Hashi' (chopsticks) to eat sushi. London Bridge is a famous ‘Hashi' (bridge). 

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

S2 Ep6. 日本語のアクセント

A：你很少生病，是不是喜欢运动？
B：是啊，我每天早上都要出去跑步。
A：你每天几点起床？
B：我每天六点起床。


HSK Standard Course Level 2 Audio of the textbook

Lesson 2 tex 1

Hej och välkomna till andra avsnittet av min podcast. År 2016 åkte jag till Japan och jag bodde i Japan i en hel månad. Det är alldeles för mycket att berätta i ett enda avsnitt så jag kommer ha många avsnitt där jag pratar om olika saker som hände under min japanresa. Och i detta andra avsnitt så kommer jag prata om den första veckan, de första fyra dagarna för då bodde vi på ett hotell i Osaka.

Easy Swedish with Viktoria

Ep. #2 - Japan - Hotellet i Osaka

"11/22/63" — это одна из самых известных книг Стивена Кинга. Если вы когда-нибудь хотели изменить прошлое или спрашивали себя что будет, если изменить прошлое, то, возможно, эта книга для вас. В подкасте нет спойлеров. Почти :) 
Транскрипция к подкасту: https://goo.su/zlymv

Lera teaches Russian

#3. О книге Стивена Кинга "11/22/63" 

Dàwèi: 	Mǎ 	Kě, 	háojiǔ 	bú 	jiàn， 	nǐ 	zuìjìn 
大卫： 	马 	可， 	好久 	不 	见， 	你 	最近 
zěnmeyànɡ? 
怎么样？ 
Mǎ 	Kě: 	Zuìjìn 	wǒ 	tài 	mánɡ 	le, 	zài 	zhǎo 
马 	可： 	最近 	我 	太 	忙 	了， 	在 	找 
fánɡzi 	ne. 
房子 	呢。 
Dàwèi: 	Zhù 	zài 	sùshè 	lǐ 	bù 	hǎo 	mɑ? 
大卫： 	住 	在 	宿舍 	里 	不 	好 	吗？ 
Mǎ 	Kě: 	Zhù 	zài 	wàimiàn 	bǐ 	zhù 	zài 	sùshè 	lǐ 
马 	可： 	住 	在 	外面 	比 	住 	在 	宿舍 	里 
hǎo, 	fánɡjiān 	dà, 	érqiě 	kéyǐ 	liànxí 	Hànyǔ. 
好， 	房间 	大， 	而且 	可以 	练习 	汉语。 
Dàwèi: 	Kěshì 	zhù 	zài 	sùshè 	lǐ 	bǐ 	wàimiàn 
大卫： 	可是 	住 	在 	宿舍 	里 	比 	外面 
fānɡbiɑn. 
方便。 
Mǎ 	Kě: 	Nǐ 	shuō 	de 	duì， 	wǒ 	děi 	zǎodiǎnr 
马 	可： 	你 	说 	得 	对， 	我 	得 	早点儿 
qǐchuánɡ 	qù 	shànɡkè. 
起床 	去 	上课。 
Dàwèi: 	Shì 	de. 	Wǒ 	juéde 	nǐ 	zuìhǎo 	qù 
大卫： 	是 	的。 	我 	觉得 	你 	最好 	去 
zhōnɡjiè 	ɡōnɡsī 	kànkɑn. 
中介 	公司 	看看。 
Mǎ 	Kě: 	Hǎo 	zhǔyi, 	wǒ 	mǎshànɡ 	jiù 	qù. 
马 	可： 	好 	主意， 	我 	马上 	就 	去。 


日常用语

找房

Use these tips to improve your IELTS speaking band score.

When we are preparing for our IELTS speaking part 2, we must make sure that we use connectors.

But what are connectors?

Connectors, also known as linking words or discourse markers, are words and phrases we use to connect our sentences.

For example, let’s imagine we’ve been given the subject of speaking about a member of our family that we get on well with.

It’s a good idea to introduce your speaking with a phrase like “Let’s begin” or “let’s make a start.” These are both connectors.

Secondly, use a variety of adverbs: actually, surprisingly, similarly, really, very, extremely, rarely, sometimes, never, always etc.

Thirdly, if you can, use an idiom. In the following example I used an idiom at the end. See if you can spot it.

Here is an example of the speaking part 2 exercise.

Let’s make a start.

Surprisingly, I get on really well with my sister. In fact, my sister is a really inspiring person. Actually, she’s younger than me. 

I find her inspiring because she’s a champion swimmer. I would never race her. She’s so fast. To be honest, she trains really hard, especially when she has to finish her homework and then go to the swimming pool as well.

Unfortunately, I don’t get to hang out with her very much, because she’s always busy. But when we do meet up, we always have fun. Usually we go shopping. Sometimes we play video games. 

My sister is extremely funny. She has a great sense of humour. We always have a laugh when we spend time together. We rarely argue. Mostly, we get on like a house on fire.

Please do the exercises and find the missing words.


IELTS Speaking Practice

IELTS Speaking Part 2

In the last two episodes of 3 minutes Italian we have learned how to invite someone out in Italian and how to accept an invitation.

However, in some cases you really can’t or don’t want to accept, so today I am going to teach you how to politely refuse an invitation from an Italian friend.

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