This week Karen and Baiwei are chatting about the latest news of COVID-related travel policies between HK and Mainland. There have been news & rumors saying that people might be able to travel between the 2 without having to quarantine. What do you think of this? 

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

COVID-related Travel Regulations and Policies: what's new?

On this episode I introduce myself and what I want for this podcast. I also talk about insomnia in a few words. It is a short Episode and all of them will be short, I want the listener to not have to spend too much time on each episode. 
Here is some Vocabulary,
Reveal :make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others.

Kinda: kind of, rather; to some extent.

Insomnia: With insomnia, you may have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting good quality sleep Digress:leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.

Early Riser: a person who habitually gets out of bed earlier than is usual.

Power Through: to continue in a strong and determined way until the end of something, even when this is difficult 

Anxiety: Anxiety is a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness. 
 

Curious Teacher Podcast.

Introduction and Insomnia 

I’ll introduce Japanese culture in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “七五三の歴史《The history of Shichi-go-san》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

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

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
七五三（しちごさん）：Shichi-go-san is an annual Japanese festival to celebrate the growth of children. It takes place on or around November 15. The festival is for boys aged three and five, and girls aged three and seven. That’s why it is called shichi-go-san (seven-five-three).
お祝（いわ）い：celebration
成長（せいちょう）：growth
中旬（ちゅうじゅん）：middle of a month
江戸時代（えどじだい）：Edo period (1603-1868 CE)
剃（そ）る：shave
袴（はかま）：man's formal divided skirt
帯（おび）：belt (e.g. of a kimono)
千歳飴（ちとせあめ）：longevity candy, long red-and-white stick candy
On shichi-go-san, children eat long red-and-white stick candy, called chitose ame. Chitose means “one thousand years.” It symbolizes health and longevity.

☆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/8878?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#39 Japanese culture / 七五三の歴史《The history of Shichi-go-san》 // N3 Level /Japanese listening

დიდი ოჯახი / a big family 
უფროსი / older
თაობა / generation
ყველაზე უფროსი / the oldest 
გადასახადებს გადახდა / to pay the bills
დაკავებულია / she is busy
ისვენებენ შაბათ-კვირას / they get vacation on the weekends
საზოგადოება / a society 
თანამედროვე / modern 
ახალგაზრდა თაობა / a new generation
სკოლაში დადიან  / they go to school


BlaBlaGeorgian

A Story of a family / ერთი ოჯახის ცხოვრება

Текст
Всем привет! Меня зовут Лена и я твой учитель русского языка. Сегодня мы поговорим на тему "Мой день". Давайте начнём!
Обычно я встаю очень рано. Потом я иду в ванну. Я умываюсь и чищу зубы. После я иду на кухню. На кухне я готовлю себе завтрак. Обычно я готовлю блинчики и конечно, я завариваю чай. Я люблю зелёный чай. После завтрака я возвращаюсь в комнату. Я работаю дома. Мне нравится моя работа. Я работаю много часов. У меня очень хорошие ученики. Что я делаю вечером? Вечером я тоже работаю. Когда у меня есть время, я отдыхаю. Я люблю читать книги. Ещё я люблю готовить. Вечером иногда я смотрю сериалы. Я ложусь спать очень поздно, обычно в одиннадцать или двенадцать часов ночи. Я сплю семь часов, иногда меньше. Это всё! Расскажи мне про твой день. 
Спасибо, что слушали мой подкаст. Я очень рада поделиться с вами моими подкастами и научить вас русскому языку. 
До скорых встреч. Bye!


Russian for daily life with Lena 📖💫

Russian for daily life with Lena 📖💫 ☕🌅

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
3月17日木曜日　天気/くもり　気温/2℃

・昨日16日夜11時36分ごろ、地震がおきました。
・宮城県と福島県で震度6強
・震源地は福島県沖
・北海道は震度3　揺れてるのを感じた
・東京では停電
・余震に注意

［単語］
宮城県（みやぎけん）
福島県（ふくしまけん）
震度（しんど）...地震の大きさ
震源地（しんげんち）...地震が起きた場所
沖（おき）...海の上 open sea
停電（ていでん）...電気が消えること blackout  
余震（よしん）...大きな地震の後の地震
東北（とうほく）...宮城県や福島県の場所

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#18〉3月17日木曜日　地震が起きました

New English US

Learn English: Giving Directions (pre-intermediate level)

This episode lets break down a sure fire way to describe a recent book that moved you and/or answering this will help build confidence for the IELTS examiner you will most certainly have related to this topic.



Baffling Lingo

Reader Dissection

Full transcript: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回はポッドキャストの25回目です。今日は3回目のワクチンを受けました。2回目と違って予約は必要なく、場所も近所だったので簡単でした。午後、私はワクチンを打ったことを忘れていて、筋トレをしてしまいました。ワクチンを打った後は、激しい運動は禁止なので、ちょっと不安です。具合が悪くならないといいです。

Hello. This is episode 25 of my podcast. Today I had my third vaccine - unlike the second one, I didn't need an appointment and the location was in my neighbourhood, so it was easy. In the afternoon I forgot that I had had the vaccine and did some muscle training. I'm a bit worried because after the vaccine, I'm not allowed to do any strenuous exercise. I hope I won't get sick.

今日の朝レッスンで、質問がありました。カタカナの単語についてです。一般的に、日本語では、外国語の単語をカタカナで表現します。ところが、カタカナと日本語の2種類の言い方ができる単語もあります。例えば、「ティッシュペーパー」は「ちり紙」とも言われます。いつ、どっちを使うのか？という質問でした。今日はこのことについてお話ししたいと思います。

In today's morning lesson, a question was asked. It is about katakana words. Generally, in Japanese, foreign words are written in Katakana. However, some things can be expressed using 2 different words: an imported foreign word which is written in katakana, and a native Japanese word which is written in Hiragana or Kanji. For example, 'Tisshupe-pa- (tissue paper)' is a foreign word. You can also use the native Japanese word: ‘Chirigami (tissue paper)’. When do we use which one? This was the question. Today I would like to talk about this.

商品のマーケティングや広告には、カタカナがよく使われます。例えば、日本のファッションのウェブサイトでは「ニット」「キャップ」「マフラー」などの単語が使われています。これらを日本語で「編み物」「帽子」「襟巻き」と言うこともできますが、カタカナを使うことで、現代的なイメージにしています。とくに「襟巻き」は古いイメージのある言葉で、お年寄りの人以外が使っているのを聞いたことがありません。

Katakana is often used in product marketing and advertising. For example, Japanese fashion websites use words such as 'Nitto (knit)', 'Kyappu (cap)' and 'Mafura- (A scarf. From the old-fashioned English word "muffler")'. These could be called 'Amimono (knit)', 'Boushi (cap)' or 'Erimaki (scarf)' in Japanese, but the use of Katakana gives them a modern image. In particular, 'Erimaki (scarf)' has an old-fashioned image and I have never heard it used except by elderly people.