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En este episodio, ya, todavía y aún parte II de Blanca to go continuamos con el uso de las palabras “ya”, todavía” y “aún”, pero en este segundo episodio vamos a ver algunos de sus usos más coloquiales. Es decir, no tanto gramática, pero usos del día a día.
También, como en el episodio anterior, en éste te voy a dar muchos ejemplos para que puedas ver diferentes usos y maneras de usar estas palabras.


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ya vs todavía/aún parte II-coloquial

I’ll introduce Japanese culture in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “お盆（ぼん）《Bon festival》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

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お盆（ぼん）：Bon festival
Obon is one of the Buddhist events. In Buddhism, it is believed that the spirits of family ancestors come back to this world during the Obon period between July and August, and a series of events take place to commemorate them.
Obon is regarded as one of the most important family occasions of the year in Japan.
Although Obon is not an official holiday, many offices are temporarily closed for business during this period. 

盆踊（ぼんおど）り：Bon Festival dance
Bon Odori is a traditional Japanese dance that is generally performed at events or festivals during Obon holidays.
Participants wear yukata, a casual traditional Kimono-style garment, and dance to traditional music while circling around a stage to honor the spirits of ancestors.

移動（いどう）する：move

仏教（ぶっきょう）：Buddhism

先祖（せんぞ）：ancestor

もてなす：treat / welcome

仏壇（ぶつだん）：Buddhist altar

迎（むか）え火（び）：welcoming fire
“迎え火” is a sacred fire that is often burned on August 13th in front of each household to guide the spirits of their ancestors back home.

提灯（ちょうちん）：chochin lantern

送（おく）り火（び）：seeing off fire
"送り火"is lit on the last day of Obon, which is generally August 16th to send the ancestors back to their world.

五山送り火（ござんのおくりび）：
The Send-off Bonfires of Five Mountains (Gozan no Okuribi) refers to the annual bonfires lit at various 5 locations including Nyoigatake (Mt. Nyoi known as Mt. Daimonji) on August 16 in Kyoto City.

阿波踊（あわおど）り：
“阿波踊り” is the largest and the most famous bon festival dance in Japan, attracting more than 1 million visitors from August 12 to 15 every year. 

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#43 Japanese culture / お盆《Bon festival》 // N3 Level /Japanese listening

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みなさんは、星(ほし)や天体(てんたい)に興味(きょうみ)はありますか？今日(きょう)は、先日(せんじつ)日本(にほん)で見(み)られた天体(てんたい)ショーのお話(はなし)ですが、ことばが少(すこ)し難(むずか)しくなってしまいました。(すみません……)
＜Vocabulary>
星(ほし:hoshi) ~Stars
天体(てんたい:tentai) ~Astronomical objects
興味(きょうみ:kyoomi)がある ~Interested in
皆既月食(かいきげっしょく:kaiki gesshoku) ~Total lunar eclipse
天王星食(てんおうせいしょく:tenousei shoku) ~Uranus eclipse
珍しい(めずらしい:mezurashii) ~Unusual
天体ショー(てんたいしょー:tentai shoo) ~Astronomical show
〜自体(じたい:jitai) ~　~ itself
それほど〜ない(sorehodo~nai) ~Not so much
最中(さいちゅう:saityuu) ~in the process of
惑星食(わくせいしょく:wakusei shoku) ~Planetary eclipse
重なる(かさなる:kasanaru) ~Overlapping
〜年ぶり(ねんぶり:nen buri) ~First time in ~years
次(つぎ:tsugi) ~Next
チャンス(ちゃんす:chansu) ~ chance
〜年後(ねんご:nen go) ~After ~years
太陽(たいよう:taiyoo) ~Sun
地球(ちきゅう:chikyuu) ~Earth
月(つき:tsuki) ~Moon
惑星(わくせい:wakusei) ~Planet
まっすぐ(:massugu) ~Straight
一直線(いっちょくせん:icchokusen) ~Straight line
並ぶ(ならぶ:narabu) ~In a line
食の間(しょくのあいだ:syokuno aida) ~During eclipses
何万光年も離れた星(なんまんこうねんもはなれたほし:nanmankoonenmo hanareta hoshi) ~Stars tens of thousands of light years away
〜と言ったら (:~to ittara) ~when I say,I mean~
ご先祖様 (ごせんぞさま:gosenzo sama) ~ancestors
line()
その頃(そのころ:sonokoro) ~In those days
想像する(そうぞうする:souzou suru) ~Imagine
不思議な気持ち(ふしぎなきもち:fushigina kimochi) ~Wondering, Feel strange
繋がる(つながる:tsunagaru) ~Connecting
すごく(:sugoku) ~Very
ロマンがある(:roman ga aru) ~Romantic 
その後(そのご:sonogo) ~Afterwards,After that
道行く人(みちゆくひと:michiyuku hito) ~People on the road
おしゃべり をする(:osyaberi wo suru) ~Chatting on
スマホ(:sumaho) ~Smartphones
お月様(:otsuki sama) ~the moon
眺める(:nagameru) ~gaze at, look out over
何か(:nanika) ~I don’t know why I feel,but
みんな繋がっている感じがして(みんなつながっているかんじがして:minna tsunagatteiru kanji ga shite) ~I feel like we're all connected
暖かい気分(あたたかいきぶん:atatakai kibun) ~Warm mood
ひと時(ひととき:hito toki) ~a (short) time

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