This is part 2 of the segment where I'll teach you to speak about places, people, and culture in Spanish. We'll focus our attention on the 25 countries and the 550 million people that speak Spanish as their official language.
Very informative and very practical as the language covered is essential to speak Spanish fluently.


Super Basic Spanish

El Español en el Mundo (Spanish in the World)

I INTRODUCED MYSELF A LITTLE IN THE FIRST POSDCAST!

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Let's Meet! Who am I? 

La settimana scorsa Jimmy ha voluto fare un viaggio a Roma. È stata la sua prima volta nella capitale italiana. È partito da Venezia lo scorso lunedì mattina. Ha preso il treno ad alta velocità e in tre ore e mezza circa è arrivato a Roma.
Jimmy è andato in viaggio da solo perché il suo amico Marco durante la settimana lavora, invece Jimmy ha molto tempo libero e ha deciso di viaggiare in tutte le città italiane.

Roma è la sua prima tappa. Ha prenotato una stanza in un hotel di fronte al Colosseo. Ogni mattina quando si sveglia può vedere le meraviglie dell’anfiteatro Flavio. Il primo giorno ha anche visitato l’interno dell’arena. Poi ha fatto un giro al foro romano, al circo massimo, nel quartiere ebraico e a Trastevere. Ha visitato Castel Sant’Angelo e infine il Vaticano.

A Roma Jimmy ha camminato molto, ha fatto tante foto e ha mangiato molte cose buone e tipiche.

Un giorno, però, ha perso il portafoglio con i soldi e i documenti. È dovuto andare a denunciare il furto alla polizia, ma il suo italiano non è ancora buono!

Ha telefonato al suo amico Marco, che non ha risposto. A volte Marco non risponde al telefono perché è molto pigro e non ha voglia di parlare.

Allora Jimmy ha preso un pezzo di carta, una penna e ha disegnato un portafoglio e un ladro. Finalmente la polizia ha capito e ha fatto la denuncia.

Quel giorno Jimmy è diventato molto triste: ha dovuto fare le valigie e tornare a Venezia perché nasconde i soldi sotto il materasso del suo nuovo appartamento.

Il passato prossimo = in this text you can see some verbs of the past tense. Just as in English, some participle can be irregular. Perdere = perso; decidere = deciso; etc.
Durante la settimana = Durante la settimana significa dal lunedì al venerdì, cioè i giorni in cui lavoriamo.


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Un viaggio

In this story, a Ferrari named Rarri gets an offer that’s hard to refuse. But what will the consequences be? This is Part 2 of 6.  

It was 7:25am when Rarri rolled into the large garage located at the race track. It was here where the racing cars got tuned up and repaired. Rarri’s number one competitor was waiting for him: a Mercedes racing car. 

“Good of you to meet me here,” said the Mercedes. 

“Why did you call me here?” said Rarri. 

“I just wanted to have a friendly talk.” 

The Mercedes was leaking arrogance and superiority. Rarri didn’t respond, but slightly revved his engine. 

“Listen Rarri, I’ll cut to the chase. I’ve got all the money I’ll ever need. Enough to feed generations of Mercedes. That’s not why I race. I race for the glory. And as you know, I have quite a reputation.” 

Rarri said, “You called me here to boast about your success?” 

“I’ve been watching you closely, Mr. Ferrari. You’ve performed quite well, winning so many races. But you know you can’t beat me, and I won’t let you. That cup is mine.” 

“We’ll see who is the faster car and better driver soon.” 

“Maybe, but I’d rather settle things today. I have an offer for you. You lose on purpose and I’ll give you half the prize money. Second place is nothing to be ashamed of.” 

Rarri’s mind immediately flashed to his family. They all depended on Rarri to win this race. They had been so supportive, encouraging him day and night to train harder. 

Mercedes saw that Rarri was contemplating and he said, “I heard a little rumour that you’re feeling a bit nervous about the big race. Something about wind and snow. Would I be right?” 

“I’m not worried about snow,” said Rarri, trying to be brave. “But I care very much about my family, and they need this money. I’ll think about your offer and let you know before the big race.” 

“Listen here, little race car. I respect you, but you must know, if you don’t accept my gracious offer, there’ll be consequences… You’ve got 24 hours.”

Being a Cloud

Rarri the Ferrari 

남편! 이리 좀 와봐요. 침대 밑에 왜 30만 원이 있는 거죠?
老公! 你过来一下。床底下怎么有三十万韩币呢?		

여보! 화내지 말아요. 이거 비상금이에요.
老婆! 你别生气, 这是应急钱。
老公, 你瞒了我几个月呀?	

여보, 날 몇 달이나 속인 거예요?
老公, 你瞒了我几个月呀?

아니, 처음 모았던 거고, 일부러 당신 속이려고 했던 건 아니에요.
没有啊, 我刚开始存, 不是特意要骗你。

* 침대 밑 床底下 
* 비상금 应急钱 
* 속이다, 감추다 瞒 
* 모으다, 저축하다 存
* 일부러, 특별히 特意

[YOON] 1분 한국어

남편! 이리 좀 와봐요.  老公! 你过来一下。

「わたしのいろいろなはなし」LESSON8
はるの　しんメニューを　たべました〈short ver.（10min）〉
I had the new spring menu

しんメニューのはなしをします！
Let's talk about the new menu!

★PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF...★
Q．はるです。はるに　なにが　したいですか。たべたいですか。


★TEXT★
　きょうは　よく　いく　ハンバーガーやさんに　しんメニューが　ありました。その　なも　「アボガドと　エビの　さくらバーガー」です。　
　メニューの　しゃしんが　すごく　きれいで、たべたくなりました。ねだんが　そんなに　たかくなかったから、ひとつ　ちゅうもんして、「まだかなぁ。どんな　あじかなぁ。」と　かんがえながら、まちました。
　ハンバーガーが　きました。しゃしんと　ちょっと　ちがいます。もっと　ちいさいです。あじは　わるくなかったですが、たぶん　リピートは　しないと　おもいます。　


★VOCABULARY★
１）よくいく（みせ）　（A shop） I often go to、经常去的（商店）
２）ハンバーガー〈N〉hamburger、汉堡		
３）しんメニュー〈N〉New Menu、新菜单
４）そのなも～です　The name is ~.名字是-。
５）アボガド〈N〉Avocado、鳄梨 
６）エビ〈N〉Shrimp、虾米
７）さくら〈N〉Cherry Blossom、樱花

▶きょうは　よく　いく　ハンバーガーやさんに　
 しんメニューが　ありました。
 その　なも　
 「アボガドと　エビの　さくらバーガー」です。


８）しゃしん〈N〉Photo、照片
９）たべたくなりました　I want to eat!、我想吃
１０）ねだん〈N〉Price、价格
１１）そんなに（たかくない）　（Not） so （expensive）、（没有）那么（贵）
１２）ちゅうもん〈N/する〉Ordering （a hamburger）、点（一个汉堡包）　
　　　◎Sが　（なに）を　（いくつ）　ちゅうもんする		
１３）まだ〈N/な/ADV〉yet、还没有
１４）あじ〈N〉taste、味道
１５）かんがえます〈V〉think、想、思考
　　　◎Sが　「･･･」と　かんがえます
　　　　　～について　かんがえます
１６）まちます〈V〉wait、等待
　　　◎Sが　（なに）を　まちます

▶メニューの　しゃしんが　すごく　きれいで、
　たべたくなりました。
　ねだんが　そんなに　たかくなかったから、
　ひとつ　ちゅうもんして、
　「まだかなぁ。どんな　あじかなぁ。」と　
　かんがえながら、まちました。


１７）ちがいます 〈V〉~ is different from ~、~与~不同
　　　◎Sが　（なに）と　ちがいます
１８）リピート〈N/する〉Repeat、重复进行

▶ハンバーガーが　きました。
　しゃしんと　ちょっと　ちがいます。
　もっと　ちいさいです。
　あじは　わるくなかったですが、
　たぶん　リピートは　しないと　おもいます。　


★APPLIED CONVERSATION PRACTICE★
（どこ）に　〇〇の　しんしょうひん（new product）が　ありました。
（なに）が～てform、｛　かい　・　たべ　・　のみ　・　ためし｝たくなりました。


★LET’S CHALLENGE you too!★
１）イタリアンレストラン：イタリアりょうりの　レストラン
２）ベジタリアン：にくを　たべません。やさいを　たべます。
３）にくが　はいっていない　パスタ
→パスタの　なかに　にくが　ありません
４）「はら、へった（はらが　へった）」＝「おなかが　すきました」
５）「すげー、うまそうだ」＝「すごく　おいしそうだ」
６）あじが　うすい＝あじが　あまり　ありません
　

それでは、きょうは　ここまでです。
みなさん、おつかれさまでした！いつもありがとうございます！


わたしのホームページ（homepage）
「よしだとにほんご（yoshidatonihongo）」
＆Podcast「よしだとにほんご」LESSON8のFull ver.も　よろしくおねがいします^^

Japanese! わたしの いろいろな はなし

はるの　しんメニューを　たべました

元の記事/ Original Article↓
https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/610990

☆目次
0:00 オープニング
0:28 Introduction
0:56 “食事の優先順位が低かったアインシュタイン”
3:28 アインシュタイン
5:23 “ニュートンとアインシュタインの違い”
8:47 ニュートンは研究のみ
11:03 “夫ピエールも研究に没頭すると食に構わないタイプ”
13:22 夫婦の相乗効果
15:39 “アイデアが浮かぶと仕事優先になったベル”
17:37 グラハム・ベルのアイデア
19:28 “好きなときに好きなものを食べていたエジソン”
20:48 エジソンの場合

☆語彙
姿勢（しせい）
着（き）の身（み）着（き）のまま
関心（かんしん）がない
没頭（ぼっとう）する
至福（しふく）の時（とき）
輪（わ）をかけて
有意義（ゆういぎ）
紙一重（かみひとえ）
突出（とっしゅつ）する
気（き）が済（す）まない
身（み）を持（も）って

☆引用記事
真山知幸. “知ると腑に落ちる｢天才科学者は少食が多い｣ワケ”. 東洋経済ONLINE. 2022-08-18. https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/610990

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

“The reason why genius scientist doesn’t care about foods”「知ると腑に落ちる｢天才科学者は少食が多い｣ワケ」

The Missing Element in All Types of Interviews

In a job interview, make your case fast and be sure your suit is pressed, too. But it's not what the recording is about :) 

You might laugh, but it takes a few seconds for an experienced HR manager to decide on the outcome of the interview.

One of my students from China working as a general manager for a luxury firm said, "Oh, Anatoly, I watch for the words they use; if they have a victim mentality, the chances of them succeeding with us are low.". 

What are you going to do now after reading this?

I mean, I hear these remarks by my students who are top managers—they don't want to hear any kind of whining or complaining about the past. All they care about is how successfully you are going to assist and support the company's evolution and growth!

The winner's attitude is what they are looking for, and to be honest, it's a rare-case scenario.

If you check with yourself, what do you like? A complainer? A thrilled and excited individual? Are you happy about the changes, or does the future seem dark and gloomy?

Top managers got themselves trained to pick those nuanses, and so do I, as I've had top performers as my students for 8 years, and I did close to 21 thousand meetings with them—it's evident!

Let me know if this text was an eye-opener for you. I would be for me!!! 

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