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『新完全マスター語彙　日本語能力試験N2』（2011年、スリーエーネットワーク）
教科書を1課ずつ読んでいきます。
N2、N1に必要な語彙です。
今日は、1章2課です。


N2合格

N2　語彙　第1章2課

In this episode, I share some life updates and have a casual chat. New episodes coming soon

Merhaba Türkçe 

Turkish Casual Chats – I'm Back 

In this episode we will take a closer look at Chapter 8 of The Little Price. In this chapter he meets his unique flower for the very first time! 🌹

Here is the vocabulary featured in this episode: 

sprout (v.) – to begin to grow, or to produce new growth
sprout (n.) – a young plant or seedling
miraculous (adj.) – surprisingly wonderful
coquettish (adj.) – flirtatious in a playful way
adornment (n.) – something that decorates – like an ornament
painstakingly (adj.) – with extreme care and in great detail
tenderness (n.) – affection, gentleness and kindness

Thank you for listening! Don't forget to subcribe if you enjoyed this episode. See you next time!

Book Club: The Little Prince

Let's Explore The Little Prince: Chapter 8

Do you find it harder to be nice and cooperative when you're tired? You're not alone — and there's actually science behind that feeling.

Researchers in Italy looked at how being tired affected people's brains and the decisions they made.

They looked at a total of almost 450 people. The participants all started by doing a set of similar tasks for about 45 minutes — but for one group, the tasks were made much more difficult to make the participants mentally tired.

For example, the mentally tired group was given more difficult quiz questions to answer. And while everyone watched funny videos, the mentally tired group was told to try not to smile or laugh.

Participants then played several economic games that asked them to make decisions that would give different benefits to themselves and others, like deciding how to share points in a group.

It was found that mentally tired participants were much less likely to make cooperative decisions in the games. They were also more likely to choose "antisocial" and "spiteful" options — where they could, say, choose to use some of their own points to reduce someone else's points instead of using them to help themselves or the group.

Why did this happen?

Among the mentally tired group, the researchers found a much stronger increase in "slow-wave" activity in parts of the brain used for things like planning, paying attention, controlling emotions and understanding others. These "slow waves" are similar to the ones seen in our brains when we sleep.

The researchers said this increase in slow waves may explain tired participants' less cooperative decisions.

So when you're tired after a long day, you may be less nice because the parts of your brain you need to help you cooperate are actually going to sleep!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Science of Spite: Why We're Meaner when We're Tired

Con este tema más random introduzco mucho vocabulario común en ruso que se va a entender bien gracias al contexto y a veces, los sonidos:) 

Ruso comprensible con Sveta

Zurdos y diestros

Ciao a tutti!! 🇮🇹🇬🇧
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Ecco il nuovo reel su: Falsi amici tra l’italiano e...l’inglese!
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Insieme a Miss Leti da @sunny_english_learning_centre vi parliamo di 3 parole false amiche tra l’italiano e l’inglese.
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Le conoscevate??
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Se avete altre idee scrivete qui sotto ⬇️⬇️
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Condividete con i vostri amici! Ciao!

FALSI AMICI TRA ITALIANO E INGLESE

Let's talk about a Brazilian expression that means someone annoying or bothersome. We're always amazed by the new words and phrases used in Rio Grande do Sul, but this time, we stumbled upon an expression that even the locals didn't know!

Vamos falar sobre uma expressão brasileira que significa alguém chato ou incômodo. Nós sempre nos surpreendemos com novas palavras e expressões utilizadas no Rio Grande do Sul, mas desta vez nós falamos uma expressão que os gaúchos não conheciam.

Keep Speaking Portuguese

Aquele da pessoa chata - the one from someone annoying

Listening is Learning. Sharing with you all the very first Podcast for learning Hindi. 