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Confusing words - intermediate 

Confusing words - give away, throw away, get rid of

Meaning: Where is…?

Formation:
(place)　は どこですか。

日本語 / にほんご / Japanese
(1)地下鉄はどこですか。
(2)トイレはどこですか。
(3)博物館はどこですか。
(4)渋谷駅はどこですか。
(5)郵便局はどこですか。

英語 / えいご / English
(1)Where is the subway?
(2)Where is the bathroom?
(3)Where is the museum?
(4)Where is Shibuya station?
(5)Where is the post office?

ひらがな　/　Hiragana
(1)ちかてつは どこ ですか。
(2)といれは どこ ですか。
(3)はくぶつかんは どこ ですか。
(4)しぶやえきは どこ ですか。
(5)ゆうびんきょくは どこ ですか。

ローマ字　/ Roman letters
(1)Chika-tetu wa doko desuka.
(2)Toire wa doko desuka.
(3)Hakubutsu-kan wa doko desuka.
(4)Sibuya eki wa doko desuka.
(5)Yûbin-kyoku wa doko desuka.

Japanese Right Now！

【JLPT N5★ …はどこですか…wa doko desuka　（Where is…?)】

Lettura del settimo capitolo del libro "Il Piccolo Principe" di Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

📖 IL PICCOLO PRINCIPE di Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

🌖 CAPITOLO 7

第五课  她女儿今年二十岁

一、听力  第一部分
1.女儿    
2.75岁    
3.五口人 
4.40岁
第二部分
5.男：你女儿今年几岁了？
女：她今年5岁了。
6.男：你们的汉语老师今年多大了？ 
  女：她今年33岁了。
7.男：你家有几口人？ 
女：我家有6口人。
8.女：您今年多大了？ 
男：我今年80岁了。
第三部分
9. 李老师的女儿今年4岁了。
   问：谁今年4岁了？
10.他是我的汉语老师，他今年45岁。
   问：我的汉语老师今年多大？
11.他是我的中国朋友，他家有3口人。
问：谁家有3口人？
12.他叫大卫，他是美国学生，他今年22岁。
问：大卫今年多大？

HSK1  第五课  她女儿今年二十岁

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¡HOLA  A TODOS!

En el día os traigo algo muy interesante para aprender, como ya os dije, en este canal cada día vamos a aprender ALGO NUEVO Y ALGO SUPER ÚTIL PARA TU APRENDIZAJE.

Como muchos ya sabéis, soy de Panamá, pero hace muuuchos años vivo en España. Algo que sorprendió cuando me mude a España fue la cantidad de expresiones y frases que utilizaban. Estas expresiones me llamaron mucho la atención y me dije, ¡wao! Debo aprenderlas y las aprendí al poco tiempo. Así que, me gustaría compartirlas con todos vosotros. <3 

<<Las expresiones  a continuación solo son "usadas en España" os animo a que escuchéis el Podcast. >>

En la lengua española, sobre todo en el lenguaje oral informal, existen muchas expresiones populares en español que se usan en el día a día. Algunas explicaciones de estas expresiones se pueden adivinar gracias al contexto pero muchas otras son difíciles de descifrar. A continuación escucharemos  algunos de estos dichos y su significado para que podáis usarlos a partir de este momento en vuestras conversaciones de español. 

Gracias por leerme querido/a estudiante. 
¡Te veo muy pronto!


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Expresiones populares en español ¡Conozcamos las expresiones españolas más conocidas! 

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

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