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Today's short episode is about my experience as an introvert. This lesson is full of words to assist with vocabulary. Let me know if you consider yourself an introvert or extrovert. 

Matcha & Meditation

Being introverted in an extroverted world.

先週イタリアから帰ってきました。今年はチレントという南イタリアの町に行きました。ドイツからイタリアまで車で移動したのですが、片道15時間ほど掛かりました。行きも帰りも途中のオーストリアで一泊しました。
南イタリアはとても海がきれいで、美しいビーチがたくさんあります。毎日海で泳いでいたので、かなり日焼けをしてしまいました。日焼け止めクリームを塗っていましたが、皮がむけてしまうほど焼けてしまいました。今、日本人の友達に会ったら「すごい焼けてるね」と言われると思います。後でしみやほくろがたくさん出てくるのではないかと少し心配しています。
また、南イタリアにはおいしい食べ物がたくさんあります。特にモッツァレラチーズは有名ですが、魚や肉、ピザ、なんでもおいしいです。イタリアにいる間、毎日たくさん食べていたので、体重計に乗るのが怖いです。

みなさんの夏休みはどうでしたか？
何をしましたか？
よかったら私のレッスンに来て教えてください。

移動する：いどうする　travel
片道：かたみち　one way
途中：とちゅう　in the middle
日焼けする：ひやけする　get tanned
日焼け止めクリーム：ひやけどめクリーム　sunscreen
塗る：ぬる　put on
皮がむける：かわがむける　skin peel off
皮：skin
しみ：spot
ほくろ：mole
体重計：たいじゅうけい　body scale 
体重計に乗る：たいじゅうけいにのる　use a body scale
なんでも：everything
怖い：こわい　feel scary


Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

私の夏休み（My summer vacation）

Rob: Hi Selma, how are you?

Selma: Oh hi Rob! I’m doing well, thanks. Just finished that essay that’s due in tomorrow. It was a tough topic!

Rob: Tell me about it. It took me ages. So, listen, I wanted to ask you about Netflix. You subscribe to it, don’t you?

Selma: I do, yes.

Rob: I’m thinking about signing up, but I wanted to get your view on it. Is it worth the money?

Selma: I really think it is, although I don’t know that everyone would agree with me. I’m a huge fan of crime series, so there’s nothing I love more than binge-watching a whole series in a day in my pijamas.

Rob: I keep reading about some really interesting films coming up on there – there was that Martin Scorsese film recently?

Selma: Oh yes, The Irishman. I haven’t seen it yet, but Jane loved it and said it was some of his best work. So, it’s on my list. But absolutely everything is covered. There’s Horror, Thrillers, Comedy, Cartoons, you name it. I’ve seen some really thought-provoking documentaries on there recently. There’s Saving Capitalism by Robert Reich which takes a really good look at the system we live in and its problems and then makes suggestions for how to fix it. I watched What The Health which looks at the links between the food industry and healthcare. I’ve had a lot of discussions with other students about that one.

Rob: Is there much music stuff on there?

Selma: Loads! Film from concerts, documentaries about Bowie, Oasis, Bob Dylan… you like Hip Hop, don’t you? There is a great series called Hip Hop Evolutionthat goes into how it all started. It’s fascinating. What I really like about Netflix though is because there’s such a huge audience, there’s a lot of representation of different groups in society. There are loads of foreign films, there’s LGBTQ themes, Black and Asian directors. Something for everyone. Did you hear about Squid Game?

Rob: Oh yeah, the Korean series?

Selma: Yes, it was brilliant and completely unlike anything you’d see over here. 

English Conversation/Dialogue

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From this episode, you will learn two ways to greet your friends. If you find this audio helpful, please subscribe my channel:). 

Conversation1：
A: 你食咗未呀？（Did you eat?）
   néih sihk jó meih a?(Yale)
   nei5 sik6 zo2 mei6 aa3? (Jyutping)
B: 食咗喇。(I did.)
  sihk jó la.
 sik6 zo2 laa3. 
or 仲未食。(I still haven’t.)
    juhng meih sihk. 
   zung6 mei6 sik6.
  噉，你呢？(Well, what about you?)
  gám, néih nē? 
  gam2, nei5 ne1?
A:我都食咗。(I also did.)
  ngóh dōu sihk jó. 
  ngo5 dou1 sik6 zo2.
我都仲未食。(I also haven’t eaten.)
ngóh dōu juhng meih sihk.
ngo5 dou1 zung6 mei6 sik6.

Conversation2： 
A: 你好嗎？/你點呀？(How are you?)
  néih hóu ma?/ néih dím a?
  nei5 hou2 maa3?/ nei5 dim2 aa3?
B：好好。有心。(Good, thanks for your concern.)
hóu hóu. yáuh sām. 
hou2 hou2. jau5 sam1.
  幾好。(Quite good.) 
  géi hóu. 
  gei2 hou2.
  麻麻哋。(So-so)
  màh má déi. 
  maa4 maa2 dei2.
  唔係幾好。(Not very good.)
  m̀h haih géi hóu.
  m4 hai6 gei2 hou2.
  唔好。(Not good.)
 m̀h hóu.
 m4 hou2.


Daliy Conversations for Cantonese (粵語會話）

Common greeting（日常問候）

One way to start a business.
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.



English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 43 - FRANCHISING 

Three pieces of natural and native vocabulary for asking for help at work. These are struggle, to give someone or lend someone a hand, and to help out. 

These are part of a larger vocabulary set that you can find in the "vocabulary" section of my iTalki profile and also part of my "asking for help at work" business English class. 

If you'd like to improve your ability to ask for help at work then feel free to book some of my time and let's get started!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

Do you struggle to ask for help at work?

Бытует мнение, что квас - это такая русская Coca-Cola. Но нас самом деле это древний и очень полезный традиционный напиток. Сегодня мы читаем про него небольшую статью.

Текст статьи : https://www.kp.ru/daily/27425.5/4625196/

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