This episode introduces three idioms that use the word tooth. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Tooth

¿Cómo estás? (informal) : How are you?
¿Cómo está ? (formal): How are you?
¿Qué tal ? ( informal- just with friends or young people- its like how are you)
¿Qué más? (informal- just with friends or young people- its like how are you)
¿Qué hubo?(informal- just with friends or young people- its like how are you)
¿De dónde eres? (informal) : Where are you from ? 
¿De dónde es? (formal): Where are you from? 
¿Dónde vives ? (informal): Where are you live? 
¿Dónde vive? (formal) : Where are you live ? 

Spanish  for Beginners

Greetings and introduce yourself 

Aunque somos principiantes, deseamos aprender algunas frases mexicanas. https://docs.google.com/document/d/17aFdQaEwOgMSUaNTwNJr3ZeMneJOiy_qcfzvP3l9qQM/edit?usp=sharing

Inspirando a principiantes: Audios para nivel A2

Frases mexicanas 1 (con transcripción)

Enjoy the twentieth first episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.

In this episode, we will be wishing my sister a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and also learn about  the wonderful ways birthdays are celebrated in different corners of the world. You will also learn about two unique traditions that my family does for each person's birthday.

Some of my guests who will be sharing their own unique cultures with all of you are  from Somalia, China, Vietnam, Sudan, and Japan. 

Somalia - [00:01:38]
China -  [00:02:25]
Vietnam - [00:03:04]
Sudan - [00:03:47]
Japan - [00:04:47]

Culture To Grow

Episode 21: Birthday Culture Around the World Part 2

最近日本は暖かくなって春だな～って感じる日が多くて、桜も咲いてきたよ！みんなが住んでいるところはどうかな？そういえば、桜がどのくらい咲いているかは特別な数え方をするの知ってる？桜が咲き始めたころは「開花宣言」っていうよ。

It's getting warmer and warmer in Japan these days, and the cherry blossoms are blooming! How about where you live? Oh, by the way, did you know that there is a special way to count how much cherry blossoms are in bloom? When the cherry blossoms begin to bloom, it is called "Kaika sengen" (declaration of blooming)

今年、2022年は3月17日に福岡で「開花宣言」があって一番早かったよ。そして、その次に3月20日に東京で「開花宣言」があったんだよね。北海道は4月20日ごろに咲く予定らしいよ。毎年「さくら開花予想」っていう地図があるからググって見てみてね。

This year, 2022, Fukuoka was the first to declare the blooming of cherry blossoms on March 17. The next earliest was Tokyo, which declared the blooming of cherry blossoms on March 20. Hokkaido is scheduled to bloom around April 20. There is a map called "cherry blossom forecast" every year, so please Google it and check it out.

桜が半分くらい咲けば50％咲いているの意味になる「五分（ぶ）ざき」っていうんだよね。だいたい80％咲いたら「満開」って言ってお花見をしたりする人が多くなるよ。なんで80％は「八分ざき」じゃなくて「満開」かっていうと「今、桜は100％咲いています！」っていうともう散り始めるかららしいよ。

If half of the cherry trees are in bloom, it is called "gobu zaki," meaning that 50% of the cherry trees are in bloom. When 80% of the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, it is called "mankai," and many people go cherry blossom viewing. The reason why 80% is called "full bloom" and not "hachibu zaki(80% bloom)" is because "100% of the cherry trees are in full bloom now!" means the cherry blossoms will already begin to fall.

ちなみに「開花宣言」があったらニュースでは「さくらの便りがありました」っていうんだよね。「便り」っていうのは「手紙」って意味だよ。例えば「本日、福岡から桜の便りがありました」みたいな。だいたい「開花宣言」から1週間くらいかけて満開になっていくから、もし日本のニュースを見ることがあれば注意して見てみてね

By the way, when the "blooming of cherry blossoms" is declared, the news says "there is a "tayori" of cherry blossoms". The word "tayori" means "letter".  For example, "Today, we received "tayori" of cherry blossoms from Fukuoka". It usually takes about a week after the "bloom declaration" for the cherry blossoms to be in full bloom, so if you watch the news in Japan, pay attention to it.

ガチ日本語 - Everyday Japanese -

Ep.6 さくら...percentage??

Welcome to the very first lesson of our new audio/podcast series teaching you Vietnamese from absolute beginners. In this lesson, my co-host, Kyle, and I will discuss how to say "Hello" and "Goodbye" in Vietnamese.

Hello Vietnamese Pod

How to say "Hello" and "Goodbye" in Vietnamese

In this episode we are going to learn 【How to invite people】in Chinese. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practice until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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明天星期六，我们一起玩吧。
míng tiān xīng qī liù ， wǒ men yì qǐ wán ba 。
Tomorrow is Saturday. Let's have fun together.
超市旁边开了一家新的火锅店。
chāo shì páng biān kāi le yì jiā xīn de huǒ guō diàn 。
Next to the supermarket, a new hot pot restaurant just opened.
那家店每天都有很多人。
nà jiā diàn měi tiān dōu yǒu hěn duō rén 。
There are many people in that restaurant every day.
我们也去试一试吧。
wǒ men yě qù shì yí shì ba 。
Let's go and try it too.
中午人太多了，我们早一点儿去吧。
zhōng wǔ rén tài duō le ， wǒ men zǎo yì diǎn ér qù ba 。
There are too many people at noon, let's go earlier.
10点半去，怎么样？
shí diǎn bàn qù ， zěn me yàng ？
How about going at 10:30?

Yuli's Chinese Channel

邀请 Invitation （Beginner）

Today's topic is, how to be more confident when speaking in meetings.

Some of you might know this already but my full time job is working with non native English speakers, one to one, on video calls to improve their confidence and ability when using English at work. And the number one thing that people tell me they need to improve is their confidence in meetings! How can I become more confident in meetings, how can I express my ideas better, how can I make my meetings easier. This is what we’re going to discuss today. 

For non-native English speakers, speaking in meetings can be a challenging and daunting task. Whether you’re presenting in front of a large group or just participating in a small discussion, it can be difficult to feel confident in your ability to express yourself. However, with a few simple tips, you can start speaking more confidently in meetings sooner rather than later.

At the same time, we’re going to look at some useful vocabulary and sentence structures that we can use to do this. So if you want to grab a pen to take some notes, feel free, and let’s get started.

Oh, and right at the end we’ll review a couple of the more interesting pieces of vocabulary I’ve included in today’s podcast.

Breakout Business English

Speaking in meetings. How to become more confident!

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

ぼくの日常生活の話を聞くことで、日本語のリスニングをよくしたり、新しい言葉を知ってもらえたらいいなと思います。


みなさんお元気でしょうか。
今日もジョージアでPodcastを録っています。

今回も漢字。
老を説明します。

音読みは、ろう
訓読みは、おーいる

意味はおいる、年をとる、などの意味です。

熟語です。
・老後ーろうご　65〜75歳ぐらいより後の人生

・老化ーろうか　年をとるにつれて心身がおとろえること

・老人ーろうじん　年をとった人、お年寄り

・敬老ーけいろう　老人をリスペクトすること



例文
・老後2000万問題

・老化を楽しむ

・おばは去年、老人ホームに入りました

・9月の第3月曜は敬老の日です。


ということで、今回は以上です。

最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！




