Andrés Mena Calvo es de Costa Rica y dejó su país por amor, y ahora es el director de una de las escuelas de Español más importantes de la ciudad de Utrecht, en los Países Bajos. En este episodio hablaremos sobre su historia, su filosofía de enseñanza y mucho más. ¡Relájate y escúchanos!

¡Qué Pasa! Podcast en Español

ENTREVISTA con el DIRECTOR DE UNA ESCUELA DE ESPAÑOL - Parte 1

my self introduction, read more on my profile.

Sepi_Narrates!

Introduction

¡En este episodio "flashamos" sobre el futuro! ¿Te sumas a escucharlo? Dejanos un comentario, y contanos algún cambio que creas venir en el futuro.

Perfil de Martin, profe acá también en Italki: https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013

Dale Play al Español

Futurismo

In this next episode, we will learn the numbers in Hungarian! 
Ebben a következő epizódban megtanuljuk a számokat magyarul!

Hungarian with Anna

Epizód 2 - Számok

안녕하세요, 여러분! 오늘 팟캐스트에서는 한국어에서 자주 쓰이지만 학습자들에겐 생소할 수 있는 표현
[ -가지고]에 대해 이야기해 보려고 해요. 
우리가 흔히 아는 [그래서, -기 때문에, 왜냐하면] 등의 여러 표현 외에도, 일상 대화에서 [-가지고]라는 표현을 굉장히 많이 사용해요.
영어로는 ‘because’ 나 ‘since’의 의미로 이해하면 돼요.

우선, [-가지고]는 약간 구어체적인 느낌을 주는데요, 특히 친구들끼리 편하게 대화할 때 자주 쓰여요. 
예를 들어, “아, 늦잠 자가지고 수업에 늦었어”라고 하면 “늦잠 자서 수업에 늦었어”와 비슷한 의미지만, 좀 더 캐주얼하게 들리죠.

예문으로 볼까요?
"배가 너무 고파가지고 편의점에서 뭐 좀 샀어."

여기서 -가지고는 "너무 배고파서"의 뜻이에요. 이렇게 가볍게 이유를 덧붙이는 느낌이죠.

"버스를 놓쳐가지고 학교에 걸어갔어."

“버스를 놓쳐서”라고 할 수도 있지만, [-가지고]를 쓰면 좀 더 말하는 사람의 불만스러운 느낌이 잘 살아요.

마찬가지로,
"길이 막혀가지고 늦었어."

길이 막혀서 늦었어 대신, 더 원어민스러운 느낌이 들죠.

여러분도 평소 대화에서 [-아서] 나 [-기 때문에] 대신 [-가지고]를 한번 써보세요!
한국인 친구들이 여러분의 한국어 실력에 깜짝 놀랄지도 몰라요!

[ㅇㄱㄹㅇ 덕후 톡] Real Deok-hu Talk Straight from K-media

Why Koreans Say -가지고 Instead of ‘Because’!

What do you think makes a good leader? Is it their personality, their ability to make difficult decisions, or something else?

In this episode, Nick gives you some ideas to help you with Part 3 of the speaking test. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What traits does a good leader have?

Reading a book in Japanese ''The Music Box Planet'' #14
You can practice shadowing, and repeating with this reading and the text below. Besides, it's helpful to study Kanji. 😊 
📚My lessons: https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/6185061

「あしたには空中帝国に もどらなきゃいけない。ぼくは勝手な行動をとったから、      　
   もう二度とこの『森』には もどってこられないだろう」

「あなたと すごした時間は とても楽しかったわ。
    私は、きょうのことを ずっとずっと この森に つたえていこうと思う」

「ありがとうヨナヨナ。だけどキミが『森』に つたえていく物語は、
   まだ終わりまでいってないよ。ぼくらの魔法で世界をつなげるんだ。
   それが物語の終わり、ハッピーエンドだ」

「魔法か・・・・・カンパネラ、あなたは やっぱり阿呆ね」

「魔法がかかっているあいだの、ほんの一瞬だけかもしれないけれど、
   ぼくたちはつながることができる。ぼくがつなげてみせる。
  キミはそれをつたえておくれ」

「とっても時間がかかりそうね」

「そりゃそうだよ。奇跡をおこすんだから」
 

そして ふたりは約束を かわしました。

「さあ、世界をつなげよう」


【Kanji】

勝手な　　　かってな
行動　　　　こうどう
二度と　　　にどと
時間　　　　じかん
楽しかった　たのしかった
物語　　　　ものがたり
一瞬　　　　いっしゅん
奇跡　　　　きせき
約束　　　　やくそく



朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

朗読：『オルゴールワールド』#14 にしのあきひろ著

If you don't already lift weights, it may be time to start. According to researchers from Japan, just 30 to 60 minutes of muscle-strengthening exercise a week is enough to lower a person's risk of early death.

Muscle-strengthening exercise can include activities like push-ups, yoga and walking up steps, among others.

The research was based on 16 previously published studies that had between 4,000 and 480,000 adult participants.

The studies were done in the US, England, Scotland, Australia and Japan. The participants had no serious health issues, and they were monitored for at least two years.

The results, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, showed that those who did between 30 and 60 minutes of strength or weight training a week had a 10% to 20% lower risk of early death from all causes.

This type of exercise was also found to lower the risks of heart disease and cancer by about the same amount.

Participants who reported doing a combination of muscle training and aerobic activity were found to have a 40% lower risk of death from all causes, 46% lower risk of heart disease, and 28% lower risk of death from cancer.

However, after 130 to 140 minutes of muscle training, the positive health effects decreased, and were only seen in issues related to diabetes.

Speaking with CNN, University of Minnesota professor William Roberts, who was not part of the study, said the results are good for people who want to improve their health but don't have much time for exercise.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

30 Minutes of Muscle Training Can Lower Risk of Death

Beyond grammar!

What are the challenges you face when it comes to asking questions?