We will discuss the way of life in Canada as well as the challenges you might face living here. We will talk about topics such as job interviews, workplace culture, idioms, and funny phrases. 

Canada eh!

「だいじょうぶです」は、YES のときも NO のときも つかいます。
どうして いみが かわるのでしょうか？

このエピソードでは、やさしい日本語で
「だいじょうぶです」の ほんとうのいみと、つかいかたを しょうかいします。

かいわですぐつかえる にほんごを いっしょに まなびましょう！

Easy Japanese, Hidden Meanings

When to use Daijoobu desu (だいじょうぶです)

Text：
学生：嗨，Chloe，我刚下了飞机，现在已经到达中国机场了。
           Hi Chloe,wǒ gāng xià le fēijī , xiànzài yǐ jīng dàodá zhōngguó jīchǎng le 。
Student: Hi, Chloe, I just got off the plane and I'm already at the Chinese airport.

老师：太好了！你的航班顺利吗？tài hǎo le! nǐ de hángbān shùnlì ma ？
Teacher: Great! Did your flight go smoothly?

学生：是的，一切顺利。我现在正在航站楼里，准备提取行李。
          shì de，yī qiè shùn lì。wǒ xiànzài zhèngzài hángzhànlóu lǐ ， zhǔnbèi tíqǔ xínglǐ 。
Student: Yes, everything was fine. I'm now in the terminal building, preparing to take my luggage.

老师：太棒了！欢迎你来中国！tài bàng le！huānyíng nǐ lái zhōngguó ！
Teacher: Wonderful! Welcome to China!

学生：我很开心来中国旅行，谢谢你！wǒ hěn kāixīn lái zhōngguó lǚ xíng ， xièxie nǐ ！
Student: I'm very happy to travel to China. Thank you!

New words
1.到达(dá dào): Arrive/get to/ reach:
2.飞机（fēijī）：Plane/airplane
3.机场（jīchǎng）:Airport
4.航班（hángbān）: Flight
5.顺利（shùn lì ）：Smoothly
6.航站楼（hángzhànlóu）:Terminal
7.提取行李（tíqǔ xínglǐ）：Pick up one's luggage
8.欢迎（huān yíng）：Welcome 
9.开心（kāi xīn）：Happy
10.谢谢（xièxie ）：Thank you

Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L2 到达[dá dào]～Arrival

여러분 안녕~! 불과 몇년 전까지 K팝에 관심이 없던 제가 최근 블랙핑크, 방탄소년단, 에이티즈 같은 그룹들의 노래를 플레이리스트에 가득 채워놓고 듣고 있더라고요.어떻게 K팝에 이렇게 뒤늦게 푹 빠지게 된 건지 곰곰이 생각해보니 크게 두 가지 이유가 있었습니다.이번 에피소드에서는 K팝에 대한 저의 편견이 어떻게 바뀌었는지, 그리고 그들의 음악과 무대가 제게 어떤 의미로 다가왔는지, 그 두 가지 이유에 대해 솔직하게 이야기 나누어 볼게요 :)

Camilla Thinks in Korean

1화. K팝의 늦깎이 재발견

ことばは生き物だという表現があるように、どんな言語にも日々新しいことばが生まれています。
時折、ネイティブ話者でも意味がわからないことばに出会うことがありますよね。
今回は、最近気になっている新語について話します。

As the expression "language is a living thing" suggests, new words are being created every day in every language.
Even native speakers sometimes encounter words whose meanings they do not understand. 
This time, we talk about new words that have been on our minds recently. 

♤ キーワード
・体たらく（ていたらく：a miserable or pathetic state of a person / affairs）
・造語力（ぞうごりょく：word-building capacity）
・無限（むげん：infinity）
・効率的（こうりつてき：efficient）
・早送りする（はやおくりする：fast forward）
・巻き戻す（まきもどす：rewind）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ  
1. 「アルモンデ料理」とはどんな料理？ 
2. 「タイパ」は何の略で、どういう意味？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え 
1. フミが最近よく使っているのは、どんなペン？  
→ フリクションという書いた文字が消えるペン
2. フミが海外で働いていたときに使っていたのは、どんなペン？
→ 胸ポケットで映える、ちょっと高めの金属製や木製のペン 

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 27：最近気になっている新語（2023）

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Voyager c'est aussi être capable de s'adapter, 
Surtout quand la situation devient compliquée...
Et vous quel est votre pire souvenir de voyage? 

Cher Journal

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DISCLAIMER: We are not professional historians. We understand that many of the historical "facts" discussed in this episode are debatable. This is a language learning podcast that uses conversation as a learning tool. It's very possible that we got some facts wrong, or didn't deeply explore all sides of each discussion topic.


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