In this episode, the hosts, Daniel and Golnaz, start to discuss the topic of the IELTS exam. 
We introduce the IELTS exam, what to expect, and compare experiences taking the tests as native and non-native speakers. 
We also identify why this is important for you as students, considerations you need to be aware of, and some of the key skills to learn before you take the test!

ESL Talk

An Introduction to IELTS

笨鸟先飞[bèn niǎo xiān fēi]：clumsy/bird/first/fly, Clumsy birds have to start flying early .
灵活 líng huó：quick; clever
嘲笑 cháo xiào：laugh at
懒惰 lǎn duò：lazy
气馁 qì něi：be discouraged lose heart
飞翔 fēi xiáng：fly; flight; hover
坚持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè：hold on consistently and persistently
尝试 cháng shì：try;attempt;trail
掌握 zhǎng wò：grasp; master; know well
技巧 jì qiǎo：skill;technic
顺利 shùn lì：smoothly;successfully
出色 chū sè：outstanding;remarkable
The idioms means to be successful you have to keep one step ahead other people.


乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

笨鸟先飞[bèn niǎo xiān fēi]

Script

おはようございます。
日本語だんだんポットキャストのゆかりです。

今日は旅行(りょこう)でつかうにほんごです。

あなたは日本のレストランに来ました。

そこで、お店の人がききます。

「いらっしゃいませ！

何名様(なんめいさま)ですか？」

さて、あなたはなんて、こたえましょうか。

なんめいさま、とは

みんなで、何人(なんにん)いますか？という意味(いみ)です。

一人　ひとり
二人　ふたり
三人　さんにん
四人　よにん
五人　ごにん
六人　ろくにん

といいます。

「いらっしゃいませ。何名さまですか？」

「ふたりです。」

とこたえます。

日本のレストランで、ぜひ言ってみて下さいね。

では、今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です。

また、明日。

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Today's Keywords

□いらっしゃいませ。
Welcome！


Japaneseだんだんpodcast

21.何名(なんめい)さまですか？/Travel tips/Japanese だんだんpodcast

龙马精神[lóng mǎ jīng shén]：dragon/horse/ vigour; vitality; drive；
This idiom means vim and vigor, full of life, often used to describe people's fighting spirit and healthy state.
龙马lóng mǎ：The mythical beast with a dragon head and a horse body in ancient legends of Chinese.
饱满 bǎo mǎn：full; plump; well-stacked; flush; filled
充满 chōng mǎn：be filled with;be full of
追求 zhuī qiú：seek; aspire; pursue
梦想 mèng xiǎng：dreams

eg：龙年到了祝您龙马精神! lóngnián dàole zhù nín lóng mǎ jīng shén!
         他是用自己的龙马精神战胜了懒惰的性格。
         tā shì yòng zìjǐ de lóng mǎ jīng shén zhàn shèng le lǎnduò de xìnggé。
       我中午睡了一觉后觉得龙马精神，一下子干了很多的活儿。
        wǒ zhōngwǔ shuì le yī jiào hòu jiàode lóng mǎ jīng shén, yī xià zi gànle hěnduō de huór。


“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

龙马精神[lóng mǎ jīng shén]

Writing is great for your speaking, but it's not necessary! What's great about writing is that it gives you a way to LOOK at YOUR words. To see how things really are. Speech-to-text applications or many AI programs allow you SEE the words you SAY. That is so helpful.

It also gives you a way to practice WITHOUT getting feedback - which has some real benefits. 
Listen to hear more! 

Hear and There

6. But what if we don't like to write? 

Full transcripts: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回は、ポッドキャストの14回目です。私は一昨日の夜、久しぶりにカレーを作りました。前回にもお話ししたように、私は普段、カレーを食べる時は近所のインド料理レストランでテイクアウトをしています。最近、コロナウイルスの影響で、このレストランが午後の4時までしか開いていないので、夕飯が買えません。なので一昨日は自分で作ることにしました。

Hello. This is the podcast episode 14. I made curry the night before last, for the first time in a long time. As I told you last time, when I eat curry, I usually get takeout from an Indian restaurant in my neighborhood. Lately, due to the coronavirus, this restaurant is only open until four in the afternoon, so I can't buy dinner. So the day before yesterday I decided to make it myself.

材料は、人参と、玉ねぎと、じゃがいもと、牛肉と、カレールーで、カレールーというのはスパイスや、スープの素を固めたものです。野菜を炒めて、煮て、水を入れて、カレールーを入れると、カレーが完成します。ものすごく久しぶりに、自分でカレーを作りました。作り方は間違っていなかったはずなんですけど、このカレーはすごくまずかったです。

The ingredients are carrots, onions, potatoes, beef, and curry roux, which is a hardened mixture of spices and soup stock. Stir-fry the vegetables, boil, add water, and add the curry roux, and the curry is ready. It has been a very long time since I made curry by myself. I'm sure I made it right, but this curry was really bad.

私は子供の時、カレールーで作るカレーをすごく美味しいと思っていました。でも最近は、レストランのカレーばかり食べています。やっぱりレストランのカレーと比べると、カレールーで作るカレーは味が薄くて美味しくないですね。そして調べてみたら、スパイスから作るカレーは、そんなに材料が高くないし、作り方も簡単なことを発見しました。だから今度挑戦してみたいと思います。

When I was a child, I used to think that curry made with curry roux was very tasty. But recently, I have been eating only restaurant curry. Compared to restaurant curry, curry made with curry roux has a thinner taste and is not as tasty. Then I did some research and found out that curry made from spices is not that expensive and easy to make. So I'd like to try it next time.

先週はほとんど記事の仕事をしていました。前回の ポッドキャストでもお話しした通り、日本のポッドキャストについての内容です。おすすめのポッドキャストや、 自分に合ったポッドキャストの選び方や、ポッドキャストを使った勉強方法についてお話ししています。是非読んでみてください。

Japanese Lessons with Mayuna

14. カレーを作る

聊中西文化，也聊很多东西！
第四期，我们聊聊办公室恋情，你会不会和你的同事谈恋爱呢？

聊聊东西 - Talk to Me in Chinese

004. 和同事谈个恋爱吗？Do you date your colleagues? - ttmiChinese

Pizza is one of the world's most popular fast foods. It's believed that over 5 billion pizzas are sold around the world every year. In the US alone, people buy about 3 billion pizzas each year, which is about 46 slices per person!

But it wasn't always as popular as it is today — in fact, it used to be looked down on, even by Italians!

The modern pizza we know today started in Naples, Italy, in the 18th century. Poor people in the city needed cheap food that was easy to eat as they looked for work. Street vendors sold them pizzas with simple toppings like garlic and tomatoes.

For a long time, pizza was looked down on as food for the poor, and visitors to Naples thought it was dirty and unappealing.

But this changed in 1889, when Queen Margherita of Italy tried pizza and loved it. The pizza with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil was named after her, and pizza started to become a national dish in Italy.

Pizza became a favorite in the US after Italian immigrants brought it with them. It became especially popular in cities like New York, and new styles like Chicago deep dish and Hawaiian were invented.

And it became even more popular with the invention of frozen pizza, which let people make their own pizzas at home.

Today, pizza is enjoyed around the world, with many different toppings and styles. But its basic form hasn't changed very much from all those years ago.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

From Poverty to Popularity: The History of Pizza

Today I go to the Supermarket. The affirmation of today is about not being stressed while learning English. 