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Italiano Chiaro Grammatica

The "GLI" sound

[Conversation 1]

A : 남대문시장에 어떻게 가요?
B : 지하철을 타세요.
A : 몇 호선을 타야 돼요?
B : 이 호선을 타세요. 그리고 사당역에서 사 호선으로 갈아타세요.

A : Would you tell me how to get to Namdaemun Market? 
B : Take the subway.
A : What line should I take?
B : Take line number 2. And transfer to line 4 at Sadang Station.

[Conversation 2]

A : 어디에서 내려야 돼요?
B : 회현역에서 내려야 돼요.
A : 여기에서 얼마나 걸려요?
B : 사십 분쯤 걸려요.

A : Where should I get off?
B : You shuld get off at Hoehyeon Station.
A : How long does it take from here?
B : It takes about 40 minutes.

[Grammar points]

N에서 N(으)로 갈아타다.
When expressing transferring, the verb '갈아타다' is used.
'(으)로' comes after the mode of transportation one transfer to.
'에서' follows the place where one transfers.

ex : 명동에서 버스로 갈아탔어요.
     I transferred to a bus at Myeong-dong.
A : 어디에서 갈아타요?
B : 교대역에서 삼 호선으로 갈아타세요.

A : Where should I transfer?
B : Transfer to line 3 at Seoul Nat' I Univ. of Education Station.     

[Additional Expressions]

학교 앞에서 세워 주세요 / 내려 주세요.
Please stop in front of the school.

똑바로 가 주세요.
Go straight, please.

좌회전해 주세요.
Turn left, please.

우회전해 주세요.
Turn right, please





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代表的な日本の伝統色と西洋の色との比較

1.『朱色（しゅいろ）』は神社の鳥居でおなじみの鮮やかな赤です。

西洋の『バーミリオン』に似ていますが、朱色の方がやや温かみがあります。」



2.『藍色（あいいろ）』、藍染めの布や着物に使われています。

植物である「タデアイ」の葉を発酵させて作られる「すくも」という色素原料です。

西洋の『インディゴブルー』と似ていますが、藍色の深みは独特です。



3.『萌黄色（もえぎいろ）』、新緑のような若々しい緑色です。

西洋の『ライムグリーン』に近いですが、萌黄色はより穏やかで自然な印象です。」



4.『桃色』と『桜色』

桃色は西洋の『ピンク』に似ていますが、もっと柔らかく温かみがあります。

桜色は『ベビーピンク』に近いですが、ほんのり淡い儚さが特徴です。」



5.『群青色』。これは深みのある青で、
西洋の『ウルトラマリン』に似ていますが、群青色の方が落ち着いた印象を与えます。」


6.橙色(だいだいいろ) オレンジ色に似ている

みかんの色からきている。


* 簡単な歴史
「奈良時代や平安時代には、すでに多くの伝統色が存在していました。貴族の衣装には色による身分制度も影響していました。一方、西洋でも中世には色がステータスの象徴とされていました。」

色がどちらの文化でも重要な意味を持っていた


3. 一般的な使用例

 「神社の鳥居の朱色には特別な意味があるんですか？」

 「朱色は魔除けの力があると信じられており、防腐効果も持っています。西洋でも『バーミリオン』は神聖さや力の象徴とされていました。」

着物や陶器、和菓子、漆器、和紙にも伝統色が活かされていますよね。西洋でもファッションやインテリアに豊かな色彩が使われています。」



知ってほしい色

水色

群青色（ぐんじょういろ）　

紺色（こんいろ）

朱色（しゅいろ）

深緑（ふかみどり）

橙色（だいだいいろ）

焦茶（こげちゃ）

狐色（きつねいろ）

褐色（かっしょく）

灰色（はいいろ）



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VOL.123 マリアさんと、日本の伝統的な色とその魅力 〜西洋の色との比較〜

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! If you go on trips, where do you want to go?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-11-i-want-to-go/