Today’s Japanese listening comprehension is an excerpt where Murakami Haruki explains his first visit to Princeton University and the reason behind it. Hint: it is related to one of his favorite American author. As usual, I am reading first normal speed, and then again more slowly. Try to first listen without looking at the transcript below, […]
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🏛 Latin quote about greed💰
« Semper avarus eget » – Horace 🇫🇷 L’homme avare est toujours dans le besoin 🇺🇸 The greedy man is always in need 🇯🇵 強欲な者は常に貧困である Gouyoku na mono wa tsuneni hinkon dearu
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🇫🇷 AUDIO QUIZ: “plus”
🔹If you are interested in getting my latest linguistic gems, please consider becoming a subscriber here: https://www.patreon.com/join/yukikeiser AUDIO QUIZ: How should you pronounce “plus” in each of the phrases below? (Answers are down below and in the audio. Beware! Number 3 and 6 are tricky.) 1) Il est plus âgé que lui 2) Moi non plus 3) Je l’aime plus 4) Il n’habite plus ici […]
Today’s listening comprehension is from the book “やがて哀しき外国語” (yagate kanashiki gaikokugo) by Murakami Haruki (村上春樹). It is an essay about his experience living in the US as an Associate Researcher and Associate Professor at Princeton University, in the 90’s. I am personally not a fan of Murakami’s novels, but I do like his essays very […]
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🇫🇷 Improving Listening Comprehension
When learning a language, practicing listening comprehension is extremely important. As an English language learner myself, I find phone conversations particularly challenging, as there are no visual cues to help provide contextual clues. Even after years of living in the US, it is always a bit intimidating to talk on the phone. My students often […]
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🏛 Latin Quotes on Law
You may have heard a lot about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s trial lately. After Depp’s win, I’ve seen a few commentators mention a Latin phrase used in law, as to why they believed Amber Heard lost her case. Let’s take a look at it. “Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus.” It means “false in […]
🔹If you are interested in getting my latest linguistic gems, please consider becoming a subscriber here: https://www.patreon.com/join/yukikeiser It’s fascinating how languages evolve overtime, directly reflecting major social and cultural changes. The most recent phenomenon that has caught my attention is the word “actress” in English becoming outdated, and often replaced by “actor” as people are starting […]
🔹If you are interested in getting my latest linguistic gems, please consider becoming a premium subscriber here: https://www.patreon.com/join/yukikeiser Previously, we explored the perceptions of “inside and outside the home” in Japanese culture — and how it impacts the language. Today, I’d like to go over another example of the array of politeness within the language: […]
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🇫🇷 French Music – US tour
🇺🇸 One of my favorite French band is touring in the US this coming June, so I wanted to let you know about it. La Femme is a psychedelic-electro rock indie band who sings in French. If you are into French music, you should check them out! You can check their dates and tickets here: […]
As you may know, France is going to elect their new president this Sunday. Like five years ago, the final candidates are Emmanuel Macron, the current president, and Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right party Rassemblement National (RN – National Rally). It is the third time that a far-right leader is in the […]