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I heard a lot that the Russian side of TikTok is super funny (i can agree) – so here is a phrase from here!
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https://youtu.be/xzf8djQGR_U – original
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/мда-треш – TikToks with this sound

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Russian Daily with Yaroslava

Ep7 Мда треш (exploring Russian tiktok trends)

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Animal farm in Italian (Chapter II )

Text：
学生：这条丝巾多少钱？
xuésheng：zhè tiáo sī jīn duōshǎo qián？
Student: How much is this silk scarf ?
售货员：380元。
shòuhuò yuán：380 yuán.
Salesperson: 380 yuan.
学生：太贵了！
xuésheng：tài guì le !
Student: It's too expensive !
售货员：这是真丝的，质量非常好。
shòuhuò yuán: zhèshì zhēnsī de，zhìliàng fēicháng hǎo.
Salesperson：This is made of real silk, a very good quality.
学生：能便宜一点儿吗？
xuésheng：néng piágyi yī diǎnr ma？
Student: Could it be cheaper?
售货员：给你打八折吧。
shòuhuò yuán： gěi nǐ dǎ bā zhé ba.
Salesperson: I'll give you a 20% discount.
学生：还是贵，180元，怎么样？
xuésheng：háishì guì，180 yuán， zěnme yàng？
Student: It's still too much, 180 yuan. is it ok?
售货员：不行，最少260元。
shòuhuò yuán:  bù xíng, zuì shǎo 260 yuán.
Salesperson: No, at least 260 yuan.
学生：好吧，我买一条。
xuésheng：hǎo ba, wǒ mǎi yī tiáo.
Student: Alright, I'll buy one.

New words：
贵 guì：expensive
便宜 pián yi：cheap
打折 dǎ zhé：discount（打dǎ+num.+折zhé）
能 néng ：can/be able to
最 zuì：most（最zuì+～：最少zuì shǎo、最多 zuì duō、最快 zuì kuài、最慢 zuì màn...)
还是 hái shì：still、all the same
不行 bù xíng：won't do;be not allowed
丝巾 sī jīn： Silk scarf
质量 zhì liàng：quality
真丝 zhēn sī ：real silk
条 tiáo：measure word for something in the shape of a long strip.

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L9 购物～Shopping

Episode 1 

📝 어디로 여행 가세요? Where are you traveling to?

[KR] 
안녕하세요! 저는 한국어 선생님 펠리시아입니다. 
지금까지 많은 나라들을 여행했습니다.  
우리 엄마와 프랑스 파리에 가서 에펠탑을 구경하기도 하고 
쿠바 아바나에서 살사를 배우기도 하고 
일본 홋카이도에서 온천 여행을 하기도 했어요. 
여러분들은 여행 좋아하세요? 
올해 여름은 어디로 여행 가세요? 
우리 함께 여행과 문화에 대해 이야기해봐요!  

[EN] 
Hello! My name is Felicia, I'm a Korean teacher.
I have traveled to many countries so far.
My mom and I went to Paris, France to see the Eiffel Tower.
I learned Salsa in Havana, Cuba.
I also went on a hot springs trip in Hokkaido, Japan.
Do you guys like to travel?
Where are you traveling this summer?
Let's talk about travel and culture together!

✅ Key Point 
여행 
온천
올해 
문화 
-기도 하다 

[Korean] Culture & Travel Talk  

어디로 여행 가세요?

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! In this episode, Akari will talk about the town where she lives now. What are there where you live and how is it?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-7-about-town/

Slow Japanese

Episode #7 - Talking about town

はい、こんにちは。洋平先生です。え、今日も発音に関してお話したいと思います。今日はですね、Nと母音（ぼいん）、vowelですねえ、日本の母音は”あいうえお” ですよね。えー、その2つ、Nと母音をコネクトしてはいけません。”つなげて発音してはいけません” という話をしたいです。
これはですね、本当に英語を話す人にとても多いですね。
 
え~Nと母音をコネクトしてしまうと、日本語は、意味が変わってしまうものがあるんですね。え、例えば100円、これのNと母音をコネクトしてしまうとですね。 100年になるんですよ、これ、意味が全く違いますよね、100円と100年。

あと、他にも店員、店員、えーsales clearkですよね、をコネクトすると転任（てんにん）になります。 
転任（てんにん）はちょっと難しい言葉なんですけども、えー、transfer、会社の場所が変わること や、えー、会社の仕事の内容が変わること。えーっと、上司から、命令されて、内容や場所が変わることですよね。それを転任と言います。
 
で、他にも”婚約（こんやく）”、婚約は皆さんわかりますか。 
これは、結婚の約束をするという意味なんですけども、
これをですね。えーまあNと母音のコネクトというかですね、早く言ってしまうと、”こんにゃく” となる時があるんですよ。え、こんにゃくはですね、食べ物の名前です。英語でconjakというそうなんですが、 これも意味が違いますよね。
 
えー、じゃあ最後に原因（げんいん）、原因「悪い理由」のことですよね。
原因をこれも結構よく聞くんですけど、早く言うと ”げんにん” という生徒がよくいるんですよ。え、”げんにん” という言葉が(日本語には）ないんですけど、日本人の耳には”芸人（げいにんい）”って聞こえるんですよ。で、芸人はコメディアンという意味なんです。 で、これもよく本当にレッスンをしていたら、芸人芸人っていう生徒が多くて、「ん？コメディアンの話してますか？」てなっちゃうんですよね、
そうなんですよ。ですからNと母音はコネクトしてはいけないんですね、わかりますか。
 
じゃ、えーっとですね。今日はそのNと母音が、となり同士にある文を9つ用意しました。んで、ちょっと皆さんで練習しましょうね。
じゃあ、皆さんは先に読んでくださいね。じゃあ、私が後で読みます。はい、じゃあ1番、はい！ 
①本を呼んだ。
②何を食べた。
③1万円でメロンを買った。
④ロンドンへ行った。
⑤店員を呼んだ。
⑥恋愛をした。
⑦昼ご飯を食べた。
⑧病院へ行った。
⑨その原因は何だった。
 
はい、皆さんどうですか。コネクトせずにちゃんと読めましたか。「本を読んだ」ですよ。「本の読んだ」じゃないですよ。 
はい、オッケーじゃ。今日も聞いていただいてありがとうございました。皆さん、日本語の勉強がんばってください。バイバイ！


洋平先生　N3～N2クラスの生徒へ　(^^♪

＃8　日本語は　N（ん）と”あいうえお” をつなげて発音しません！

During the summers not too long ago, when politicians were on vacation and schools were closed, news in the UK often featured stories about things like cats in trees and UFOs, because there wasn't much else to report.

It was called "silly season" in the UK — of course there was other news, but not the usual daily politics, so there was more time for happier stories.

But some may feel like there isn't time for silly season these days.

And according to a recent study, thinking about the news is making British people anxious, something that's causing some of them to avoid engaging with it.

It also means they're less likely to engage with politics, the study suggests.

Researchers spoke to 43 people in the UK who said they never or rarely engage with professionally made news, whether that's on television, in newspapers or online.

The research was published in September 2022, but the interviews took place between November 2016 and March 2017, not long after the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU).

However, for most, it may not have been leaving the EU that caused them to avoid the news. Many reported feeling anxious or afraid when thinking about news stories featuring crime, war or terrorism.

People did think that they should know a little bit about global and national events, but this wasn't always enough to make them follow the news.

Many felt they could not understand the country's politics, or that political news was not relevant to them.

For politicians themselves, this could be a challenge, suggests the study — trying to communicate with those who avoid the news.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

'It Makes Us Anxious': Why Some People Avoid the News

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10YhQG1UAr_tBFEnK0vuTMbHtY8lLrAin/view?usp=drivesdk