"Surprising Our Parents: Epic Prank in São Paulo! In this episode, we spill the beans on the hilarious prank we pulled on our unsuspecting parents during our recent visit to São Paulo. Get ready to hear all the juicy details of what we did and witness their priceless reactions. We had an absolute blast pulling off this prank, and we guarantee you'll be laughing along with us. Get ready for a dose of family fun!"

Em outubro nós estivemos em São Paulo visitando nossos pais, neste episódio nós vamos te contar o que foi que "aprontamos" com nossos pais e qual foi a reação deles. Esperamos que se divirta com essa história assim como nós nos divertimos fazendo essa pegadinha. 

Keep Speaking Portuguese

Aquele da nossa viagem para São Paulo

Learn and Speak Malay Job Vocabulary: Can you complete this "worker" sentence?

All about Work and Jobs 

Can you complete this "worker" sentence?

Episode 18 - Dans un monde où l'on hésite souvent à rêver en grand, où l'on pense que l'âge, les risques ou l'inconnu sont des obstacles insurmontables, je vais te raconter l'histoire inspirante d'une jeune femme qui a osé défier toutes ces limites. .. 
Transcriptions disponible sur lepetitjournaldemarine.com

Cher Journal

Episode 18 - Violette Dorange, le vent du courage

Easy News📺
I introduce Japanese news in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “Gion Festival in Kyoto”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
祭り（まつり / matsuri）：festival
コロナウイルス（ころなういるす / korona uirusu）：coronavirus
飾る（かざる / kazaru）：decorate
山車（だし / dashi）：festival car (float)
喜ぶ（よろこぶ / yorokobu）： be happy

日本三大祭り（にほんさんだいまつり / nihon sandai matsuri）：the Japan’s three greatest festivals
・祇園祭（ぎおんまつり / gion matsuri）：Gion Festival（Gion Matsuri is a one of the biggest festival which takes place over the entire month of July in Kyoto. The biggest event of this festival is Yamahoko. Yamahoko is the decorated float which is made by every town in Kyoto. These floats will be paraded through streets on every July 17th.）

・神田祭（かんだまつり / kanda matsuri）：Kanda  Festival（Kanda Matsuri is one of Edo’s (old Tokyo’s) great festivals. Events last one week but the highlight is the procession of more than 100 o-mikoshi (divine palanquins) from all the area’s neighborhoods to and from the shrine; experience the unbelievable atmosphere in Kanda, Nihonbashi, Otemachi, Marunouchi and Akihabara.）

・天神祭（てんじんまつり / tenjin matsuri）：Tenjin  Festival（Tenjin Matsuri is a festival held by Osaka Tenmangu shrine, Sugawarano Michizane is enshrined at and has more than 1000 years of history.）

☆Grammar☆
・～になる：become
・～ように･･･：so that / in order to
・～そうです（伝聞）：I heard that

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/5966?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#20 Easy News / 京都の祇園祭《Gion Festival in Kyoto》// N4 Level

In questo episodio vedremo come si cucina una pasta e fagioli cremosa, tipica della cucina napoletana. La pasta verrà cotta insieme ai fagioli e questo la renderà super cremosa e saporita!

In cucina con Giusy!

Pasta e fagioli cremosa alla napoletana

Došla je JESEN – AUTUMN is here!🍁🍂 Why don't you learn some AUTUMN VOCABULARY in Serbian? You will hear 13 autumn words along with sentence examples! Let’s start!
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!📚
If you like this podcast, please contact me for the transcript.📃
See you in class!👋


SERBIAN TO GO

Јесењи речник - Jesenji rečnik - Autumn vocabulary (A1-A2 level)

Two friends, Alex and Jamie, are chatting in a park.

Alex: Hey Jamie, did you hear about the surprise party tonight?

Jamie: No, I haven’t. Are you serious?

Alex: Absolutely! And don't worry, I'm just pulling your leg about the party details.

Jamie: (Looking confused) Wait, what do you mean by "pulling your leg"? Are you actually grabbing my leg?

Alex: (Laughs) No, no! "Pulling your leg" is an idiom. It means I'm just joking or teasing you. I'm not doing anything physical at all.

Jamie: Oh, I see! I thought you meant something literal.

Alex: I can understand the confusion. English idioms can be tricky. "Pulling your leg" simply means I'm kidding.

Jamie: Honestly, I always have a hard time understanding or remembering idioms. How do you do it so easily?

Alex: Well, Mrs. Smith on italki taught me all the tips and tricks for mastering them.

Jamie: Really? How do I get her to teach me too?

Alex: It's super simple, just click her picture on italki and book a lesson.

Jamie: Wow, so simple! I've just booked my lesson. I can't wait to finally get the hang of these idioms.

LEARN BY LISTENING

Ever Pulled Anyone's Leg?

Japan Airlines (JAL) is offering free domestic flights in Japan for some passengers who book an international flight with the airline.

At the moment, the offer is available to passengers booking flights into Japan from a number of countries in North America and the Asia-Pacific region.

For example, it means that a passenger booking a flight from Thailand to Tokyo will be able to book a free flight from the Japanese capital to any other destination in Japan that JAL flies to.

According to the JAL website, the airline has 133 domestic routes and 66 international routes.

It's good news for tourists who'd like to explore more of Japan, but it could also help take the pressure off some of the country's most popular sights.

Almost 18 million international visitors came to Japan in the first half of 2024, according to the country's national tourism organization.

That's a record number of arrivals, and it means some popular tourist areas — including the center of Tokyo and Mount Fuji — can get overcrowded.

JAL's offer was first made available in early September to tourists from Canada, Mexico and the US.

By the end of the month, people traveling from Australia and New Zealand were also eligible, along with those from Thailand, Singapore, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, India and Taiwan.

JAL hopes to make it available to even more passengers in the future.

To take advantage of the offer, passengers must book their domestic flight at the same time that they make their international booking with JAL.

However, the airline said travelers from the US, Canada, Mexico and China will have to pay a little more — $100 for travelers from the US — if they plan to spend more than 24 hours in the first city they arrive in.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

JAL Offers Free Domestic Flights for Some Tourists

En el episodio de hoy hablo de la disneyficación de las ciudades, un fenómeno creado por el turismo de masas. No había escuchado nunca este termino pero me ha parecido un concepto interesante que quería compartir con vosotros.

Espero que disfrutes el episodio y te haga pensar. Ya sabes que te espero en Instagram para qué me cuentes qué piensas del tema.

Si te gustan los episodios del podcast no te olvides de dejar una pequeña valoración para ayudarme a llegar a más personas. Te lo agradeceré un montón.

Artículos donde leí la información:
-el economista: https://www.eleconomista.es/construccion-inmobiliario/noticias/8167233/02/17/Disneyficacion-o-por-que-el-turismo-esta-convirtiendo-nuestras-ciudades-en-parques-tematicos.html 
-retina: https://retinatendencias.com/opinion/la-disneyficacion-de-las-ciudades-centros-historicos-como-parques-de-atracciones-para-turistas/ 
