Is it easy to make friends?

Listen to how I answer this particular question, and get some short English explanations about some vocabulary and expressions I use in my answer.  Try to answer the questions in the vocabulary examples using the new vocabulary and expressions.

Speak English With Muki

Episode 7: Making Friends These Days

みなさん、こんにちは！元気ですか？
わたしはベトナムのハノイに来て、もうすぐ１ヶ月です。
あと２日で、インドネシアのバリ島に移動する予定です。

今日は、今、Switchでプレイしているゲーム「ゼルダの伝説」の話をしたいと思います。

前回のポッドキャストで「ドラゴンクエスト３」訳して「ドラクエ３」をプレイしていると話しました。

ドラクエ３はもうクリアして、今は「ゼルダの伝説 ブレス・オブ・ザ・ワイルド」というゲームをプレイしています。


Manga, Anime, Gaming（にほんご）

#005 「ゼルダの伝説」をプレイしています（Playing “Legend of Zelda”）

Μια μικρή περιπλάνηση στο δάσος μαζί με μανιταρόφιλους φίλους!

Mini Greek POD 

01_Στο δάσος για μανιτάρια!

Do	做	zuò
Drag	拖	tuō
Draw	画	huà
Dream	做梦	zuòmèng
Drift	漂移	piāoyí


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C(20) Vocabulary Set: Do Drag Draw Dream Drift

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日本語って短く略（りゃく）すのが多いんだけど、今日それを考えてたのね。そしたら結構 略してる言葉がたくさんあって、発音するのが難しいな～とか長いな～とか思ってる人がいたら本当使ってほしい！

Japanese is often abbreviated in short sentences, and I was thinking about that today. I found a lot of words that are abbreviated.I really want people to use them if they find them difficult to pronounce or too long!


まず、タイトルにも書いてるんだけど、「ポケモン」ね。これって「ポケットモンスター」の略なの。そして「マクドナルド」は「マック」っていうんだけど、大阪の人は「マクド」っていうよ。「マクドナルド」の発音が難しかったら「マックどこですか？」って言えばOKだよ。

First of all, the title says it all: "Pokemon”. It stands for "Pocket Monster”. And "McDonald's" is called "Makku," but people in Osaka call it "makudo”. If you have difficulty pronouncing "McDonald's," say, "Where is Makku?(Makku wa doko desuka?) It's OK if you say.


あと「ケンタッキーフライドチキン」は「ケンタ」、「ユニバーサルスタジオジャパン」は「ユニバ」、「スターバックス」は「スタバ」....うーん、あと、、、コンビニの「セブンイレブン」は「セブン」、「ファミリーマート」は「ファミマ」、「ローソン」は...略しません！「ローソン」は「ローソン」だよ！

And "Kentucky Fried Chicken" is "Kenta", "Universal Studios Japan" is "Yuniba", and "Starbucks" is "Sutaba". .... Ummm...also...convenience stores "7-Eleven" is "Seven", "Family Mart" is "Famima", "Lawson" is... They don't abbreviate! Lawson is "Lawson"!


あと「タピオカを飲む」は「タピる」、「あー、なるほどね」は「あーね」とかも言うよ！

We also say "tapiru" for "drink tapioca (Tapioka wo nomu)" and "ah, I see(a—, naruhodone)" for "a–—ne"!


あとあとアイスクリームの「バスキン・ロビンス(Baskin-Robbins)」ってあるじゃん？もし日本で「バスキン・ロビンスどこですか？」って言っても日本人わからないんだよね。「サーティーワン(31)どこですか？」ってきいたらわかるよ！

And there is also an ice cream shop called "Baskin-Robbins", right? If you ask, "Where is Baskin-Robbins?(Baskin-Robbins wa doko desuka?)" in Japan, the Japanese don't understand. If you ask "Where is Thirty One?(Thirty One wa doko desuka?)", The Japanese will understand!


🌟My courses and schedule
https://www.italki.com/teacher/7661858/japanese

ガチ日本語 - Everyday Japanese -

Ep.7 Pocket Monsters=Pokémon

El volcán Popocatépetl esta en boca de todo mundo y en este podcast no podíamos quedarnos atrás, así que en este episodio mencionamos algunos datos interesantes sobre el volcán y la situación en la que se encuentra.
¡Que lo disfrutes! :)
Espero que aprendas algo nuevo y si tienes dudas envíame un mensajito. 
Saludos y a seguir aprendiendo ;)

Escuchando y aprendiendo 

El Popocatépetl 

안녕하세요. Hello~ 
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class. 
선생님 읽어요. I read it. 
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog. 
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222988974473
https://youtu.be/CsF6zmRGn84

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening, 
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversations sentences, 
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording. 
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording. 
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely. 

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.) 
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 3. (Intermediate 1) 
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 3. (Intermediate 1) - Lesson 9. Part 1 -거든(요)/-(이)거든(요) , Part 2 -고 나서 

Новые слова 生词 new words:

Тыква -  a pumpkin;
Картофель - patatoes;
Лук - an onion;
Чеснок - a garlic;
Сливки - cream;
Масло оливковое - olive oil;
Соль - salt;
Вода - water.

Вопросы:

Что нужно нарезать кусочками?
Что нужно налить в сковородку?
Как долго мы тушим тыкву с морковью?
Для чего нам нужен миксер?
Какими семечками нужно посыпать суп? 



Виниловые пластинки

Тыквенный суп

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