I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. I wonder how much you can all understand from this episode :) 

April in Tokyo

#8: 柏崎、新潟

Tässä jaksossa kerron siitä, miten lukusanoja on tapana lyhentää puhekielessä. Yy, kaa, koo, nee, vii, kuu, sei, kasi, ysi, kymppi... Se säästää aikaa! Enjoy :)

Heippa hei!

Lukusanat puhekielessä

今回は、「猫」にまつわる面白い日本語をいくつか紹介しました。

レッスンで「猫の手も借りたい」という言葉が出てきたとき、生徒さんが「猫の手？役に立つの？」ときょとんとしたことがきっかけです。

「猫の手も借りたいほど忙しい！」という言葉の意味や、「猫舌」、**「猫をかぶる」**など、猫から生まれたユニークな表現について、私の個人的なエピソードを交えながらお話ししています。

日本語をもっと楽しく学びたい方、表現の幅を広げたい方、ぜひ聴いてみてください！

スクリプト付きのYouTube動画もあります。
https://youtu.be/7BqDoxc2TZY

にほんごトークルーム

4 「猫の手も借りたい」って何？猫は日本語で大活躍！

中国菜好吃吗？
中国菜很好吃。
你会做中国菜吗？
我不会做。

Daily conversation 日常对话

在厨房  In the kitchen 

Immerse yourself in the eerie beauty of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven.
Experience the profound sorrow and psychological depth that have captivated readers for generations. 

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Echoes of the Raven - A Haunting Recital of Poe's Masterpiece

*This story contains graphic and explicit material it is not recommended for children, for mature audiences only*
The Cat and The Baboon is a short story about gossip and the service industry involving a cat and a baboon, by David Sedaris.
Send me a message for your free digital copy of this book and if you would like to discuss it. 


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Me importa un pimiento la canción de Shakira

Découvrez comment utilisé correctement, l'imprafait, le passé composé et le plus-que-parfait.

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Les temps du passé

Aside from being a communications teacher, I'm also an audiobook narrator and producer.... so I hope you 'll enjoy listening to me narrate this classic tale of horror from Edgar Allen Poe, 'The Telltale Heart'!  This also gives students a chance to hear my accent, pronunciation, and delivery, in case they would like me to assist in these areas.  Check out more of my audiobooks and long form audio on Audible, Apple Books, Spotify, Google Play audiobooks, and other platforms.

ABOUT the TELLTALE HEART:

"The Tell-Tale Heart" is Edgar Allen Poe’s renowned and chilling tale of murder and terror, told by a nameless homicidal madman, brought to life in this audiobook edition. This short literary masterpiece is often considered a classic of the Gothic fiction genre, and is one of Poe's best known short stories.

"The Tell-Tale Heart" influenced later stream-of-consciousness fiction and helped secure the author’s reputation as master of the macabre. Poe’s novel introduction of the narrator’s madness is a classic study in psychopathology; as his victim shakes with fear, the narrator confides: “I knew what the old man felt, and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart.”

Although Poe was only paid $10 for the story upon its original publication in 1843, his contribution to classic Gothic literary culture and the has been priceless, as the story continues to provoke and disturb fans to this day.