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Maybe it’s just like what you’re imagining or a little bit different…

Thank you for listening for this podcast and if you have any kind of questions, just let me know by messaging me 🥰

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Nivel B1 B Tema: Verbos con preposiciones. Las preposiciones agregan mucho significado a las oraciones. Más allá del verbo. Tenemos que aprenderlas al mismo tiempo que avanzamos... con los verbos.... claro!!. Hoy comparto algunos ejemplos para integrar las preposiciones a la rutina de estudio y a la conversación. El primer verbo del que quiero hablar es LLORAR porque es muy común decir LLORAR DE RISA :D!
Gracias por sus preguntas y por compartir este audio, que es el primero de una serie para este tema.
Nos vemos en clase, en Italki, por supuesto. 😊 Rocío.

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こんにちは 今回のエピソードは「外国人オタスケマン」です。　お助け+MAN 現在、チェコにいます。自分の問題を考えたとき、これは日本で生活する外国人、生徒さんのために役に立つ情報になる！と思いましたので紹介します。 日本に住む人、ぜひ、聞いてみてくださいね、 今回のエピソードは「日本人と塩」の関係です。 塩は、食べるだけじゃないんですね。 他に使い方があるんです！ エピソードでどんな使い方か、確認してください☆

Nihongo Hanaso (Beginners)

Beginners 外国人オタスケマン

Welcome to the American English Pronunciation Guide. My name is Trevor Kafka, and I am your host.

There are many different varieties of American English. I was born and raised in New York, which has given me General American English pronunciation. The English that I speak has 15 vowel sounds. 

Please view the transcript for help while listening.

Today, we will talk about the vowel sound number 1 of 15: /æ/ black cat. The mouth must be open and wide for this sound, maybe a little more than you are used to in your native language.

Listen to me saying this sound and repeat: /æ/, /æ/, /æ/

Listen to and repeat the following single-syllable words:
black
cat
bad
can
have
laugh
sad
tax
thank

Listen to and repeat the following multiple-syllable words:
eggplant
gather
happen
master
command
family
unsatisfied
understand
imagine

Listen to and repeat the following sentences:
The mad cat had a hat.
It is bad to have a laugh when your family is sad.
I can imagine you’re unsatisfied with the master’s command.

I would like to thank Shirley Thompson and Karen Taylor for their work in developing the set of key phrases that I use with each vowel, such as /æ/ black cat, /eɪ/ grey day, etc. 

📢 American English Pronunciation Guide

Episode 1 - Vowels æ black cat (1 of 15)

Ānní: Wèi, shì Wáng Fāngfang ma?
安妮：喂，是王方方吗？
Wáng Fāngfang: Wǒ jiù shì.
王方方：我就是。
Ānní: Fāngfang, wǒ shì Ānní. Wǒ míngtiān qù Běijīng. Běijīng tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
安妮：方方，我是安妮。我明天去北京。北京天气怎么样？
Wáng Fāngfang: Běijīng xiànzài shì dōngtiān. Míngtiān yīntiān, yǒu xuě, qìwēn língxià sān dù dào sì dù.
王方方：北京现在是冬天。明天阴天，有雪，气温零下 3 度到 4 度。
Ānní: Zhème lěng a!
安妮：这么冷啊！
Wáng Fāngfang: Shì a. Xīní tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
王方方：是啊。悉尼天气怎么样？
Ānní: Xīní xiànzài shì xiàtiān, hěn rè, jīntiān sānshí'èr dù.
安妮：悉尼现在是夏天，很热，今天 32 度。
Wáng Fāngfang: Běijīng xiànzài fēicháng lěng. Nǐ duō chuān diǎnr yīfu!
王方方：北京现在非常冷。你多穿点儿衣服！
Ānní: Xièxie!
安妮：谢谢！
Wáng Fāngfang: Bú kèqi.
王方方：不客气。

中文每日一练

每日听汉语

日本料理をつくるときに　基本の調味料を入れる順番があります。
それが「さしすせそ」です。
「さ」は　砂糖
「し」は　塩
「す」は　酢
「せ」は　しょうゆ
「そ」は　味噌

料理によって使わない調味料はありますが、おいしく作るには　まず甘味をつけて　それから辛みをつけていくのが　日本料理の基本です。

ところが、友だちが　何をまちがったのか、「あいうえおの順番に　調味料は入れないとね」なんて言うです。
「あいうえお？？？」
「さしすせそ　でしょう？」
「あ！」

この会話のあと、私たちは　しばらく笑っていました。

When cooking Japanese cuisine, there is a specific order to add the basic seasonings.
It’s called "Sa-Shi-Su-Se-So."

"Sa" stands for sugar (sato).
"Shi" stands for salt (shio).
"Su" stands for vinegar (su).
"Se" stands for soy sauce (shoyu).
"So" stands for miso (miso).
While not all these seasonings are used in every dish, the key to delicious Japanese cooking is to start with sweetness and then gradually add the salty flavors.

However, my friend made a funny mistake and said,
"You have to add the seasonings in the order of A-I-U-E-O, right?"
"A-I-U-E-O??? Wait, don’t you mean Sa-Shi-Su-Se-So?"
"Oh!"

After that conversation, we couldn’t stop laughing for a while.

やさしい日本語（にほんご）

さしすせその調味料（ちょうみりょう）　The basic seasonings for Japanese cuisine

It is very important to use contractions in your speech. They are not informal, they are always required. I discuss this in today's podcast.

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Contractions

The Fifty Sounds of English (no transcript today)