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Tip 24 - Create Personalized Quizzes for yourself

In this episode, I share who I am and how I learned Portuguese as a Spanish speaker. I talk slowly and naturally, so you can listen, relax, and enjoy real Spanish without pressure.

Slow & Real Spanish

My Experience Learning Portuguese

Listen to the text repeatedly, and try to imitate it by introducing yourself

Listening for beginners

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みなさんは「お疲れ様です」という言葉を聞いたことがありますか？日本人はこの言葉をあいさつのように使います。仕事が終わって帰る時に同僚に言うことが多いですが、何かをやり終えた人に対しても言います。
先週末は日本語能力試験-JLPTの日でした。私の生徒さんの中にも受けた人がいます。私はJLPTを受けた人全員に「お疲れ様でした。」と言いたいです。できたという人もできなかったという人もいると思いますが、まずはテストを受けるためにがんばって勉強してきた自分をほめてあげてください。テストのためにたくさん勉強してきたので、もう勉強したくないという人もいるかもしれません。そういう人はまた勉強したくなる日まで、日本語のマンガやアニメ、ドラマなどを見ながらなるべく日本語に触れる時間を作ってください。そうすれば今の日本語のレベルをしばらく保てると思います。日本語に全く触れなくなると、せっかくJLPTのために覚えた知識が消えてしまって、テストを受けた時のレベルまで戻るのに時間がかかるかもしれません。
テストは終わったけど勉強したいという人はJLPTのために覚えたことを会話の中でも使えるように練習するのが効果的だと思います。今は会話のレベルを上げるチャンスだと思います。
テストが終わったから勉強をやめるというのは絶対にやめて下さい。せっかくの努力がむだになってしまいます。少し休んでからでもいいので、勉強したことを忘れないうちにまた始めて下さい。
最後にテストに合格するかどうかはあまり大事なことではないと思います。JLPTを受けるために勉強したことを会話や生活の中で使えることの方がもっと大事なことだと思います。

私はオンラインで日本語を教えています。私のレッスンに興味がある人はリンクから予約して下さい。
テストが終わってもう勉強したくないという人はしばらく休んで、勉強したくなったら来てください。

あいさつ：greeting
同僚：どうりょう　colleague
やり終える：やりおえる　finish doing
全員：ぜんいん　everyone
自分：じぶん　myself
自分をほめる：praise yourself 
日本語に触れる：にほんごにふれる　expose to yourself
*”触れる” literally means “touch”.
しばらく: for a while
保てる：たもてる  keep  
効果的：こうかてき　efficient
知識：ちしき　knowledge
努力：どりょく　effort
むだになる：end in vain


Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

お疲れ様です-Today’s Word

Vous apprendrez de quelle oeuvre est tirée cette citation, sa signification à l'époque et son sens actuel.

Citations littéraires éclairées

Citation 1 : "la valeur n'attend point le nombre des années"

I progetti segreti dell'avveniristico sottomarino Akes x3 sono stati rubati. Chi può essere stato? Un orecchino trovato sul luogo del crimine potrebbe essere un indizio decisivo per la soluzione del caso. O forse no...  Come sempre scrivete il nome del colpevole nei commenti e spiegate perchè pensate che quel personaggio sia responsabile del crimine.

Se io fossi Sherlock Holmes

Furto all'ambasciata

Adesso è il momento di una pausa in un ottimo bar romano!

Un viaggio pieno di sorprese! 

Capitolo 6 - Al bar

Sam is a meteor from outer space. After leaving his homeland orbit, Sam was pulled towards the nearest large planet. When entering Earth’s atmosphere, he faced so much resistance. This created extremely high temperatures which burned away layers and layers of his body. As a result, Sam, who used to be giant when floating in space, became so little that he could fit in a fisherman’s hand.
 
The overwhelming amount of pain Sam suffered as a result of his entry caused him to fall into a deep state of unconsciousness. When Sam struck the Earth, he was fast asleep. 

Waking up and opening his eyes, Sam sees nothing but a vast cloudless blue sky. An enormous wave of peace and serenity washes over him. He is like a newborn baby experiencing the wonder and mystery of life for the first time. For a few moments, this serene blueness the only mental phenomenon swimming around his meteor consciousness. Seconds later, questions appear. 

Where am I? What happened? What comes next?

Due to his traumatic experience, Sam has lost all memory of his life before coming to Earth. He rolls over and looks down the beach. There are some large laughing figures running around, chasing a flying red disk. Further away there are two large ones holding long boards under their arms while walking into the water. Closer to Sam, there are several little figures picking up other rocks and showing each other. 

“Wow, look at that one!” says one of the little boys. “It looks like emerald. With a little bit of sapphire too!” 

I wish that those boys will pick me up and take me with them… I want to explore, to see precisely what life on Earth has to offer…

“Come quick!” yells one of the boys, eagerly running straight to Sam. “Look at this one! It’s so strange and ugly, but fascinating at the same time!” 

“Grab it, quick! Before mom sees!” 

A distant voice calls for the two children to return to the family car. “Boys, we’re going now. Hurry up.” 

Being a Cloud

Sam the Meteor 

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