Hokudai/Cast 116 is pretty convenient today. First we have a very LOUD Word For Today! After that we have Word/Play, a convenient Trilingual Lesson, and two Interviews, one in English and one in Japanese, and we have a bilingual song offering, too.
Hokudai/Cast 116 starts with Word/Play. In today's Word/Play we deal with convenient and convenience. We try to explain the difference but fail miserably. Not a particularly convenient Word/Play I'm afraid.
Today's Trilingual Lesson deals with summer. We have a few sentences such as "I always study at the beach. Ha!" "Would you like some ice cream?" "I got a really bad sunburn." and "I only read comic books at the convenience store." All sort of related to fun summer time activities. Except the comic books and 立ち読み. Those are season-less things to do.
Next we have two Interviews. The first is with a student. What is her club? How long has she been at Hokuriku University? What kind of music does she like? Where does she want to find a job? We ask these questions and she answers them. All in English. If you are studying English, can you understand her answers?
The second interview is with a teacher who is teaching Japanese at Hokuriku University. This interview is in Japanese. The questions are below in Hokudai/Cast 115. If you're studying Japanese, can you understand the answers?
Finally, we can listen to some great hiphop and JPop music: Just Like You featuring Dave Dixon by The Outsyder is followed by a relaxing Place with vocals by Yuka, written by Kaoru Kera.
Hokudai/Cast 116 Contents
0:00 - 1:08 Introduction
1:10 - 3:24 Word/Play: Convenient
3:28 - 4:28 Trilingual Lesson: Summer Fun?
4:30 - 7:28 Two Interviews in English and Japanese
Hokudai/Cast 115 has a lot of energy today. First we have a very energetic Word For Today! After that we have Word/Play, a Trilingual Lesson, a bilingual Interview, and end with two pop/rock songs.
Hokudai/Cast 115 starts with Word/Play. In today's Word/Play we deal with lingual and use it in four words related to languages.
Today's Trilingual Lesson deals with Dreams. dream has two meanings, one means 'hope' and one happens while we are asleep. We also use dream, ambition, hope to, and plan to.
What is your hope for your future? What is your plan for your future? And What is your ambition?
Next we have another Interview with a teacher who is teaching Japanese at Hokuriku University. The interview is bilingual: the questions are in English but the answers are in Japanese.
The questions are:
What do you teach? 何を教えていますか？
Is your class fun for your students? 先生の授業を学生は楽しんでいますか？
What do students do in your class? 先生の授業で学生は何をしますか？
Do you think students should only study or also have a part-time job? 学生は勉強するだけと勉強しながらアルバイトをすることと、ど ちが良いと思いますか？
If you had 200,000,000 yen, what would you do? もし、二億円あったら、どうしますか？
Can you understand the answers? If you know, email us your answers at hokudaicast (at) gmail.com
Finally, we can listen to some great rock and JPop music: Tripping by After The Ice is followed by a rocking, For Love by Jackal and Wolf.
Hokudai/Cast 115 Contents
0:00 - 1:16 Introduction
1:20 - 4:05 Word/Play: Polyglot
4:15 - 7:18 Trilingual Lesson: Dreams and Hopes
7:20 - 8:20 Bilingual Interview in Japanese and English
Hokudai/Cast 114 has a lot of optimism today. First we have a very optimistic Word For Today! After that we have Word/Play, a Trilingual Lesson, a Monolingual Interview, and music. Lots of music. Well, two songs. One in Japanese and one in Reggae English.
Hokudai/Cast 114 starts - as always - with Word/Play. In today's Word/Play we deal with script and use it in a variety of words, all related to writing and appearance. Script means write, by the way, and if we put de in front of it we have describe which means write down.
describe description descriptive
Today's Trilingual Lesson deals with relationships. We start with boyfriend, girlfriend (彼氏、彼女) and date (デートする) and we add age to get husband, wife (夫、妻) and marriage (結婚). Pessimistically, we also have break up and divorce. (分かれる、離婚)
Next we have another Interview with a teacher who is teaching Japanese at Hokuriku University. This time the interview is monolingual; it's in Japanese.
The questions are:
What do you teach? 何を教えていますか？
Is your class fun for your students? 先生の授業を学生は楽しんでいますか？
What do students do in your class? 先生の授業で学生は何をしますか？
Do you think students should only study or also have a part-time job? 学生は勉強するだけと勉強しながらアルバイトをすることと、ど ちが良いと思いますか？
If you had 200,000,000 yen, what would you do? もし、二億円あったら、どうしますか？
Can you understand the answers? If you know, email us your answers at hokudaicast (at) gmail.com
Finally, we can listen to some great reggae and JPop music: A Book by Kahina is followed by a JPop song, 初恋 by NJ. 初恋 can be heard and video of Hokuriku University can be seen on our Hokudai/Cast Blog
Hokudai/Cast 114 Contents
0:00 - 1:12 Introduction
1:20 - 3:35 Word/Play: Descriptive
3:40 - 6:02 Trilingual Lesson: Love (and Marriage!)
Hokudai/Cast 113 does a lot of invention today. First we have a very personable Word For Today! After that we have Word/Play, a Trilingual Lesson, a Bilingual Interview, and music. Lots of music.
Hokudai/Cast 113 starts - as always - with Word/Play. Today's Word/Play deals with invention. We start with two basic words invent and create and we add suffixes or, ive, and ion and we get
Next, we have a very, very useful Trilingual Lesson. We learn to say words related to our favorite activites: eat, drink, and sleep. We encounter:
hungry, thirsty, sleepy I'm hungry. I want to drink. I want to sleep.
Next we have another Interview with a teacher from China who is teaching Japanese at Hokuriku University. This time the questions are in Chinese but the answers are in Japanese. This is a bilingual interview.
The questions are:
What do you teach? 何を教えていますか？
Is your class fun for your students? 先生の授業を学生は楽しんでいますか？
What do students do in your class? 先生の授業で学生は何をしますか？
Do you think students should only study or also have a part-time job? 学生は勉強するだけと勉強しながらアルバイトをすることと、ど ちが良いと思いますか？
If you had 200,000,000 yen, what would you do? もし、二億円あったら、どうしますか？
Finally, we can listen to some great alternative rock music: Words and Deeds by Fine Print Pariah is followed by Come Home by Dire Wolfe.
Hokudai/Cast 113 Contents
0:00 - 1:18 Introduction
1:20 - 4:25 Word/Play: Retro and Spec
4:35 - 5:40 Trilingual Lesson: Food! (and sleep)
5:47 - 6:55 Bilingual Interview (Chinese & Japanese) with a Japanese language
Also, if you are interested in learning English by reading and listening to English, check out our MiraiSozo blog (未来創造).
Hokudai/Cast 112: What are Cheerful Pains?
Greetings, welcome to Hokuriku University's 112th Hokudai/Cast.Hokudai/Cast 112 is chock full of stuff today. First we have the Return of the Word For Today! with a cheerful introduction. After that we have Word/Play, a Trilingual Lesson, a Bilingual Interview, and music. Lots of music.
Hokudai/Cast 112 starts with Word/Play. Today's Word/Play deals with possbilities. We start with plausible, probable, possible and we add the prefix im and we get impossible, improbable and implausible.
After Word/Play, we have our Trilingual Lesson. Today's lesson uses words we encounter when we go to a hospital:
doctor, nurse, hospital, pain, headache, stomachache and fever.
Next we have an Interview with a teacher from China who is teaching Japanese at Hokuriku University. She answers in English but the questions are in Japanese. This is a bilingual interview. Next week, we'll have another bilingual interview in Chinese and Japanese. Isn't this fun?
Finally, we come to our very nice music: The dance track Invisible Green Cabbage by Pimpi is followed by a jazzy dance number called Jemu by ariyasamade.
Hokudai/Cast 112 Contents
0:00 - 1:28 Introduction
1:30 - 4:54 Word/Play: Retro and Spec
4:55 - 7:43 Trilingual Lesson: The Hospital!
7:45 - 9:35 Bilingual Interview with a Hokuriku University professor
Also, if you are interested in learning English by reading and listening to English, check out our MiraiSozo blog (未来創造).
Hokudai/Cast 111: What is Retrospect?
Hi, welcome to Hokuriku University's 111th Hokudai/Cast.Hokudai/Cast 111 has three sections today: A Word/Play, a Trilingual Lesson, and Music. Short, informative, and fun all in one podcast.
Hokudai/Cast 111 opens with Word/Play. Today's Word/Play deals with looking. We start with spec which means 'look'. It can be found in spectator, spectacles (眼鏡), spectacular and others. We add retro and we get retrospect. Retro means 'back' so retrospect means 'look back.' Other words are inspector and inspection.
After Word/Play, we have our Trilingual Lesson. Today's lesson uses words connected to companies and business:
store, company, factory, boss, work, make, sell, and hourly wage.
If you listen carefully, you might be able to learn the Japanese, English, and Chinese word for cell phone. Cell phone appears five times in the practice sentences after the vocabulary is introduced. For example, three sentences are:
I work for a cell phone company.
She works in a cell phone factory.
Her boss sells cell phones.
(The word elephant, shows up, too, so you can learn that word in Chinese, English, and Japanese if you listen carefully.)
Finally, we come to our very nice music: A cerebral, eclectic, and enjoyable Full Metal Hood by Secret Archives of the Vatican. which can be found at Broken Drum Records. If you like unusual musical instruments and catchy tunes, Secret Archives of the Vatican have their music available for free download.
Hokudai/Cast 111 Contents
0:00 - 1:03 Introduction
1:05 - 4:25 Word/Play: Retro and Spec
4:27 - 9:30 Trilingual Lesson: The Boss's Factory
9:33 - 13:23 Full Metal Hood by Secret Archives of the Vatican
Also, if you are interested in learning English by reading and listening to English, check out our MiraiSozo blog (未来創造).
Some music today (during the Trilingual Lesson) was "The Train Ride Across Io" by Eleven Miles West of Nowhere.
Hokudai/Cast 110: Jack and the Epic
This is Hokuriku University's 110th Hokudai/Cast. Hokudai/Cast 110 begins with a quick lesson in how to say "Good morning" in Russian. I ask an alumus of Hokuriku University (he graduated last year) but he doesn't know so a beautiful Russian woman teaches him how to say it. Can you say "Good morning" in Russian? Neither can I but listen carefully and you can learn how.
Hokudai/Cast 110 includes an interview with a fourth year student about living in England and visiting Paris. Oooh! Paris in the spring must be wonderful.
Hokudai/Cast 110 opens with Word/Play which gives us 11 (eleven!) words using the letters 'jack': jack 'o lantern, carjack, hijack, jack-in-the-box, jackknife, Union Jack, Jack tar, Jack Frost, jack up and Jack Sparrow. That's only ten. What's the 11th word? Well, I guess you've got to listen to find out. (It's an easy word. Maybe.)
After Word/Play, we have an Interview. We interview a student about her life in England.
Finally, we come to our very nice music: A danceable and intriguingEpic by DJBouly which can be found at Jamendo.com
Welcome to Hokuriku University's 109th Hokudai/Cast begins with quick chatter and laughter from some Toyama high school students. Completely unexpected English questions which they handle quite nicely.
Hokudai/Cast 109 includes two interviews (one with a professor, one with a senior (四年生)), one astronomical Word/Play and one jazzy song.
Hokudai/Cast 109, as always, begins with Word/Play which gives us three words geometry, astronomy, autonomy, agronomy and economy. These words come to us via Latin and Greek and are held together by a rule or law (〜nomy) except geometry.
After Word/Play, we have our first Interview. We interview a professor about a club that he is interested in. We also ask him about work vs study and what he would do with 2億円 - 200,000,000 yen.
We have a short interview about Golden Week in which we are told that Golden Week is a series of holidays all in a row (May 4, 5, 6) and one out in left field (April 29) that adds up to a nice vacation for everyone. This year companies are taking advantage of Golden Week to reduce working hours (and labor costs). Many workers are getting two weeks off.
Another Interview follows. A longish interview with a Hokuriku University senior. She talks about sake (the drink), living with her parents, and many other things. This is Part One. Part Two will be next week.
Finally, we come to our music: A unique, listenable, and jazzyBazz by Triplexity which can be found at
Also, if you are interested in learning English by reading and listening to English, check out our MiraiSozo blog (未来創造).
Hokudai/Cast 108: Calculating Elephants
Welcome to Hokuriku University's 108th Hokudai/Cast! We have two segments and two songs today in our quick Hokudai/Cast.
Hokudai/Cast 108 starts out with Word/Play which gives us three words calculus, calculator, and calculating. These words come to us via Latin but the basis of their meaning comes from Babylon.. After Word/Play, we have our first Trilingual Lesson in a long time. It took a hiatus (a word covered in a previous Hokudai/Cast). The words in today's Trilingual Lesson are related to math: add, subtract, multiply, divide, and abacus.
Finally, we come to our two songs: Elephant Romp by J. Marie Anderson, and Jam for Jimi by Haegers Bend. Both are instrumentals and great fun to listen to. (How many Jimi Hendrix references can you find in Jam for Jimi?
Also, if you are interested in learning English by reading and listening to English, check out our MiraiSozo blog (未来創造).
Hokudai/Cast 107: Three Interviews - One Constellation
Welcome to Hokuriku University's 107th Hokudai/Cast! Today's Hokudai/Cast has Three Interviews with Hokuriku University students. Two are concerned about the economy. Why? Please listen.
Hokudai/Cast 107 starts with Word/Play which gives us three words using the prefix 'anti.' anti-war, antibiotic, and Antarctic. It also talks about astronomy and a certain constellation. After Word/Play, a Chinese language professor teaches us how to say "Is there a grocery store near here?" in the How Do You Say...? segment. Since this is the third week of April, most college students have set up their apartments and are eager (?) to get shopping for food! They're hungry!
Our Interview Today is with Three Hokuriku University students: a sophomore (二年生), a senior (四年生), and a student who graduated last year. The second two students are concerned about the economy. The Senior is looking for work and having trouble finding a good job; the graduate found a job but is only work three or four days a week because of the economy. Job-seeking is a long way off for the sophomore, and he's a DJ, so we talk about music.
Finally, we come to our two songs: Kaleidoscope by Cat-O-Nine Tails, and Broken Castles by Stegosaurus Trap. Both are unique and flavorful pop songs.
Hokudai/Cast 106 starts with Word/Play with words encompassing 'scope.' telescope, microscope, stethoscope and kaleidoscope. After Word/Play we ask a Chinese language professor how to say "I moved into a new apartment" in Chinese in our How Do You Say...? segment. Since this is the second week of April, most college students have set up their apartments and are eager (?) to get down to studying.
Our Interview Today is with a Hokuriku University professor who has travelled to most of the countries in Africa. And more than once. He talks about the problems in Africa such as poverty, AIDS, and life expectancy. The interview is in English.
Finally, we come to our two songs: Takama by Guinea C, a band from Guinea and Night Light by Jackal and Wolf. You can download Jackal and Wolf's new music: "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" for free, I believe, on their website.
Hokudai/Cast 106 Contents
0:00 - 0:57 Introduction
1:00 - 3:15 Word/Play
3:20 - 3:39 How Do You Say...?: I passed!
3:40 - 12:05 Interview Today Africa Experience
12:10 - 20:08 Music Today
12:53 - 16:51 Takama by Guinea C
16:52 - 20:08 Night Light by Jackal and Wolf
Hokudai/Cast 105 starts with Word/Play which has words related to being stabbed: puncture and acupuncture. After Word/Play we ask a Chinese language professor how to say "I passed the university entrance test" in Chinese in our How Do You Say...? segment. By now (the middle of March) most high school students know if they have passed their university entrance tests. School starts in April so being able to say "I passed my university entrance test' is a good thing
Our Interview Today is first with an architect who worked in Kenya. The interview is in Japanese. Secondly, we have Hokuriku University students answering questions about Africa.
Finally, we come to our two songs: Mono by Autopilot and Jackal and Wolf by Jackal and Wolf. Both groups are from South Africa and both songs are from Podsafeaudio.com. You can download Jackal and Wolf's new music: "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" for free, I believe, on their website.
Hokudai/Cast 105 Contents
0:00 - 1:32 Introduction
1:40 - 3:30 Word/Play
3:35 - 3:52 How Do You Say...?: I passed!
3:55 - 6:14 Interview Today Kenya and Africa
3:55 - 5:27 Kenya (In Japanese)
5:30 - 6:14 Students (In English)
6:15 - 12:50 Music Today
6:15 - 10:20 Mono by Autopilot
10:20 - 12:50 Jackal and Wolf by Jackal and Wolf
Also, if you are interested in learning English by reading and listening to English, check out our MiraiSozo blog (未来創造).
Hokudai/Cast 104: Rock and Blues
Welcome to Hokuriku University's 104th Hokudai/Cast podcast. Hokudai/Cast 104's Word For Today is Machiavellian. For more about Niccolo Machiavelli go to our Hokudai/Cast Blog.
Hokudai/Cast 104 starts with Word/Play which has words related to Machiavellian: unscrupulous, deceive, deceitful, and scruples. After Word/Play we ask a Chinese language professor how to say "I have a job" in Chinese in our How Do You Say...? segment. Most university graduates start their jobs in April but this is a bad economic time so being able to say "I have a job" in a cheerful voice is important and exciting!
Our Interview Today is with a language professor who will answer the question, "What would you do if you had $2,000,000 (200,000,000 yen)?" Also, he explains what he teaches and what students must do in his class. This interview is in English.
Finally, we come to our two songs: Drinking Alone by Becky Bishop (This song is similar to last week's Blackheart Blues) and Donna by Sherry, a Canadian rock band. The songs are from Podsafeaudio.com.
Also, if you are interested in learning English by reading and listening to English, check out our MiraiSozo blog (未来創造).
Some of today's music included parts ofReckless Dreams by Aldo Leopardi
Hokudai/Cast 103: The Inquisitive Blues Episode
Welcome to Hokuriku University's 103rd Hokudai/Cast podcast. Hokudai/Cast 103's Word for the Day is Inquisitive.
Hokudai/Cast 103 has the blues. We have two songs from PodSafeAudio that sing the blues: New Orleans and Blackheart Blues. Both are in English and the former is sung by a man while the latter is sung by a woman (a woman who, we think, will become a famous singer soon.) New Orleans is the home of Jazz, you know.
But before listening to these songs, please listen to our Word/Play which has four words related to asking questions: inquisitive, ask, nosy, and inquire. After Word/Play we ask a Chinese language professor how to say "I'm a high school student" in Chinese in our How Do You Say...? segment. Listen and learn, eh?
Our Interview Today is with a law professor who will answer the question, "What would you do if you had $2,000,000 (200,000,000 yen)?" Also, find out his answer to whether students should work part-time or study full-time.
After our interview and before the music, we have our Word For Today, which is inquisitive.
Finally, we come to the blues: New Orleans by Lee Douglas and Blackheart Bluesby Melissa Forbes. The songs are from Podsafeaudio.com.
Hokudai/Cast 103 Contents
0:00 - 1:12 Introduction
1:15 - 2:49 Word/Play
2:50 - 3:03 How Do You Say...? - I'm a high school student.
Hokudai/Cast 102 is a Special Musical Podcast. School is on hiatus (see Hokudai/Cast 101 for the meaning of hiatus) so we are going to dispense with Word/Play and our Trilingual Lesson (but not our Word For Today, which is competitive) but music is indispensable.
This week we have three songs. One in English (Vancouver Rain), one in Japanese (Suddenly Rain), and one with no words at all (Crosswinds). Crosswinds is a Celtic-influenced electronica while Vancouver Rain is more folk songish. Suddenly Rain is a nice cross between electronica and pop with a very nice singer. The songs are from Podsafeaudio.com, gbuc.net, and a CD Professor Mornin gave us.
Hokudai/Cast 101 has a Word/Play, a Trilingual Lesson and Three songs.
Word/Play has three words: vacation, hiatus, and holiday and they all deal with not going to school or work. February and March are vacation months in Japan for students. Older students travel or work part-time jobs. In April many schools go on their school trips - usually to other parts of Japan but sometimes to other countries (Korea is popular because it's close.) Some schools even travel to Europe.
Our Trilingual Lesson introduces words about school trips (and a unicycle.) you can learn our school trip words in our three languages: school trip, sightseeing, bus, train, beach and unicycle. After the Trilingual Lesson comes our first song: Kanazawa Sightseeing which teaches us how to say those two words in Chinese. Cool, right? Please listen.
After Kanazawa Sightseeing comes two songs from Podsafe Audio which are One: Joe Sibol's Dancing With The Pharoah and Two: Pempi's Jah Leads The Way, a reggae-esque tune.
Hokudai/Cast 101 Contents
0:00 - 1:23 Introduction
1:25 - 3:50 Word/Play - vacation, hiatus, holiday
3:55 - 5:52 Trilingual Lesson -sightseeing, school trip and others
Also, if you are interested in learning English by reading and listening to English, let me introduce you to our MiraiSozo blog (未来創造). Hokuriku University has two departments: 薬学部 and 未来創造学部 where students learn lanugages like English, Chinese, and Korean and business management. The MiraiSozo blog is centered on, obviously, the MiraiSozo Department.
Thank you very much for listening for 100 episodes! Or however many episodes you've listened to. We hope you are enjoying the podcasts ... and Learning something, too. Thanks very much.
Hokudai/Cast 100 starts with an interview from Hokudai/Cast 2. 2? Yes, one of our first Hokudai/Casts. It is short and sweet and is in English.
The rest of Hokudai/Cast 100 has the usual mashup of language and music: we begin with our Word For Today; Word/Play deals with the prefix 'Intro'; our Trilingual Lesson deals with business (but no unicycles, sorry.) and, of course, other words in Japanese, English, and Chinese. Plus music! This time Two Great Songs: She Says and Dirty Liar.
We can be introspective without being introverted. And we can introduce people to each other. Word/Play discusses the prefix 'intro' and three words that include it: introduction, introvert and introspection.
Our Word For Today is Beautiful and we hear it said in our three languages.
Trilingual Time gives us words related to business and its ups and downs. Specifically, Trilingual Time introduces us to business, profit, loss, bankrupt, customer, last year, and store.
Can you match these Japanese words with the English ones in Trilingual Time? For a hint, listen to the podcast. In Japanese: 店、客、赤字、経営、去年、倒産、利益。
In Today's music we have two songs. The first is hiphopish from a Canadian who lived in Japan for awhile: Dirty Liar by Shinjuku Zulu. The second one is more a pop vocal number by Jesushairdo called She Says. Shinjuku Zulu can be found at PodSafeAudio and Jesushairdo can be found at PodShow. Jesushairdo writes a lot of music for the Sumo Sisters, which we have featured a few times before.
Please Email us at Hokudai/Castへ And visit our blog - to read and listen - at Hokudai/Cast Blog This week we briefly discuss two men who had birthdays on the same day in February: Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln.
Also, if you are interested in learning English by reading and listening to English, let me introduce you to our MiraiSozo blog (未来創造). Hokuriku University has two departments: 薬学部 and 未来創造学部 where students learn lanugages like English, Chinese, and Korean and business management. The MiraiSozo blog is centered on, obviously, the MiraiSozo Department. This week we have a four-minute video showing all the US presidents from Washington to Obama.
Hokudai/Cast 99 has the usual motely crew of language and music: Word of the Day (ingenious) Word/Play dealing with times: recently, lately and ages ago; a Trilingual Lesson that deals with family, cooking, and unicycles! and, of course, other words in Japanese, English, and Chinese. Plus music! This time Two Great Songs: Something Else and Something New.
What've you done lately vs What've you done recently? Are these words different or very, very similar? Word/Play discusses three words you can use with time that do not have numbers in them: recently, lately, and ages ago.
Word For Today is Ingenious and we can say it in our three languages.
Trilingual Time gives us words related to nothing in particular again. However, we have family, cook, smoke, unicycle (again), dinner, ride, and, remarkably, recently.
How Do You Say...? deals with words we used recently: Recently, Kanazawa, and hamburger.
Today's music is two songs, one an instrumental: Something Else by The Drowning Hundred and one a pop vocal number by Ben Hammond called Something New. Both can be found at PodSafeAudio and Hammond can also be found at Benhammondmusic.com where he has a poll asking readers to Vote Him to Japan! Great fun.
Hokudai/Cast 99 Contents
0:00 - 1:10 Introduction
1:15 - 2:45 Word/Play - Recently, lately, and ages ago
Please, please, Please! Email us at Hokudai/Cast at Gmail.com And visit our blog - to read and listen - at Hokudai/Cast Blog This week: a short Japanese lesson on how to say "How do you say...?"
Some of today's music included Reckless Dreams by Aldo Leopardi, Green Forest by Brothers Femme and Kanazawa Smoothie.
Some music and sounds were from Freesound and were made available by simondsouza, yewbic, and hgavin.
Hokudai/Cast 98 has the usual suspects: Word of the Day (devious) Word/Play, a Trilingual Lesson that deals with chopsticks (お箸) and unicycles (一輪車) and, of course, other words in Japanese, English, and Chinese. Plus music! This time in Spanish.
What's the difference between new and news? It's only one letter - s - but it makes a world of difference. Word/Play discusses why you need to be careful with words. There is a big difference between middle age and middle ages, for example. Pant is what a dog does when its tired but it almost never wears pants. People pant, too, when they are exhausted from running but they usually wear pants.
Trilingual Time gives us words related to nothing in particular and then uses them in sentences. Wow, this should be fun. What are some of the words? Glad you asked. They are, in order? 小学校、お箸、一輪車、言う、住む、乗る、使い捨て which are all different in English and Chinese. Wouldn't you just know it? Why can't all languages use the same word? Because that would be boring!
Can you match the Japanese to these English words: disposable, chopsticks, elementary school, say, ride, live, and unicycle? By the way, disposable chopsticks in Japanese is 割り箸 (wari-bashi) which shows more that they can be split in half (割る - waru, divide) than that they are disposable - used once and then thrown away. (Big hint.) If you have trouble, please listen to Hokudai/Cast 98!
Today's hiphop music is Si Tu Lo Hace by Josie Carr and it's in Spanish, not one of our three languages but still fun to listen to. Find more of Ms Carr's music on her MySpace page. Si Tu Lo Hace, and other great music, can be found at PodSafeAudio.
Hokudai/Cast 98 Contents
0:00 - 0:50 Introduction
0:55 - 2:52 Word/Play - That pesky 'S'...
2:55 - 5:28 Trilingual Lesson - Unicycle et al
5:30 - 5:48 Word For Today - Devious!
5:50 - 6:02 How Do You Say...? - ズボン or pants but not pant
Hokudai/Cast 97 has Word/Play, a Trilingual Lesson that deals with Groundhog Day, a Word For the Day, and an interview with a Hokuriku University student who lived in another country for over a year.
By the way, Groundhog Day is February 2 and it has been celebrated for over 120 years in the US. What do people do on Groundhog Day? They laugh, they enjoy themselves and have parties. IF they remember it is Groundhog Day.
Today's Word For the Day is inspiring and it is in English, Chinese, and Japanese but spread out throughout Hokudai/Cast 97.
In Word/Play we talk about the two different uses of the word 'when.' It can be used as a question: When are you coming to Kanazawa? And it can be used to show the past: When I was 16 years old, I celebrated Groundhog Day in Pennsylvania.
Trilingual Time gives us words related to Groundhog Day such as groundhog (also called a woodchuck), shadow, and winter.
In the Interview we ask where the Hokuriku University student went, how long she stayed, which languages she learned and which she studied. We also ask her to speak in two different languages: Chinese and English.
Today's music is by 11 Miles West of Nowhere Records and it's called China Walls. It can be found at PodSafeAudio.
Hokudai/Cast 96 has Word/Play, a Trilingual Lesson that deals with animals, a Word For the Day, and a very quick How Do You Say...? section
Today's Word For the Day is brilliant and it is in English, Chinese, and Japanese but spread out throughout Hokudai/Cast 96.
In Word/Play we learn how to use the past tense to talk about possible outcomes: If I had a million dollars, I'd buy a house in Kanazawa and a condo in Xian, China. (For example)
Trilingual Time gives us the 12 animals for the Chinese zodiac. Why is one mythical (Dragon) while all the others are real? We don't know either.
Today's music is by The Keath Moon and it's called 世界のキワード or "The Keyword of the World." It can Not be found at PodSafeAudio, which is where we usually get our music but at GBUC.NET. In the introduction, I mistakenly said Podsafeaudio. GBUC stands for "Garage Band Users Club" and it is a Japnaese site. If you want to hear indies music from Japan, check it out.
Some of today's music is Reckless Dreams by Aldo Leopardi and Kanazawa Smoothie.
Hokudai/Cast 95: Excellent Snow
Welcome to Hokuriku University's student-centered podcast: Hokudai/Cast. This is our 95th episode and Hokudai/Cast 95 has Word/Play, a Word For the Day, and a very quick How Do You Say...? section
Today's Word For the Day is excellent and it is in English, Chinese, and Japanese but spread out throughout Hokudai/Cast 95
In Word/Play we talk about how to be polite about something you don't like. Instead of saying, "That's bad." We show that "That's not so good." is slightly better. Using a negative plus an adjective.
Trilingual Time deals with words that describe people like excellent, intelligent, and smart.
Today's music is a not-so quiet number by Aaron MacDonald and it's called In The Snow. It can, naturally, be found at PodSafeAudio.com.
Some of today's music is Reckless Dreams by Aldo Leopardi and Kanazawa Smoothie.
Hokudai/Cast 94: A New Feature
Welcome to Hokuriku University's student-centered podcast: Hokudai/Cast. This is our 94th episode and Hokudai/Cast 94 is just slightly different from most episodes. We have just finished our New Year's holiday and are refreshingly happy to continue so we introduce a new feature starting today.
It's called Word For the Day and it is a short - about 15 seconds - introduction to a word. We will have one Word For the Day for each episode of Hokudai/Cast and, hopefully, you will use them during your day. Today's Word is cardboard and it is in English. Next week, we will introduce a word a day in Chinese and Japanese.
In Word/Play words that sound similar but are very different are discussed. Words like rice and lice, for example. We will also give you hints on how to determine which word is being said. (Here's a hint: lice is not food.)
Unfortunately there is no Trilingual Time! today. There will be starting next week, though.
Today's Interview with a... is actually several short interviews with Hokuriku University students. The subjects range from 'archangel' to 'ducks.' Please listen to these short interviews
Our song for today is a jazzy number by Little Red King and it's called Moon Flow. It can, naturally, be found at PodSafeAudio.com.
Some of today's music is Reckless Dreams by Aldo Leopardi and Kanazawa Smoothie.
Hokudai/Cast 93: New Year's Languages
Hokudai/Cast 93 uses the New Year to help us with holding a conversation. In American English, silence is not a good thing. But what if you can't think of anything to say? Word/Play and our Trilingual Lesson both teach us something useful.
In Word/Play we learn about dead air and how to avoid it by using simple phrases.
Trilingual Time! teaches sentences you can use with teachers or in a conversation such as:
Can you speak more slowly? I don't understand. Can you say that again? I can't say what I mean in English. Uh? What?
Today's Interview with a... is an interview with a Hokuriku University professor who speaks four languages (Latin, German, English, and Japanese). She explains how and why she studied them; she also talks about art.
Our song for today is by Vegitation and it's called Apart of Me. It can, naturally, be found at PodSafeAudio.com and Vegitation Music
Hokudai/Cast 93 Contents
0:00 - 0:55 Introduction
1:00 - 3:00 Word/Play - Silence is not golden
3:05 - 6:25 Trilingual Time - What?
6:30 - 10:45 Interview with a .... Languages and Art
Hokudai/Cast 92 is hot and spicy or sweet and sour today as we explore words related to taste
In Word/Play we talk about how to ask if food is hot because of spices or because of the temperature. We also talk about a bitter experience complete with bitter tears. Finally, we end on a sweet note and what we should call our loved ones.
Trilingual Time! teaches how to say words related to taste in our three langauges of Japanese, English, and Chinese such as
spicy salty sweet delicious sour bitter awful
Today's Interview with a... is a short interview with the advisor for the English Speaking Society at Hokuriku University. The ESS club does drama (much like the drama club does) in English. "How Do You Say...?" gives us tasty words and spicy phrases in a variety of languages, well, three.
Our song for today is by Ruby Shuz, and it's called So Sweet. It can, of course, be found at PodSafeAudio.com
Hokudai/Cast 91 is about stationery today (文具 in Japanese) and stationary.
In Word/Play talk about the differences one letter can make in 'stationary' and 'stationery.' We also talk about different definitions of the word 'pen.' And how 'diction' is related to 'dictionary.'
Trilingual Time! teaches how to say words related to a stationery shop:
pencil pen paper electronic dictionary eraser compass abacus
in our three languages of English, Japanese, and Chinese.
We have no Interview with a... today but we have a lot of short interviews with Hokuriku University students that are related to our "How Do You Say...?" section where we learn how to say such things as "How do you say abacus in Chinese?" Plus other phrases and sentences in Chinese and Japanese.
Our song for today is by Little Red King, and it's called Shadow of Time.
