Hokudaicast

Hokudai/Cast 168: Trans Rainy Season

Hokudai/Cast 168: Contents
0:00 ~ 0:38 Introduction

0:45 ~ 3:45 Word/Play:sub, super, tele, trans

3:49 ~ 4:42 How Do You Say...? Rainy Season

4:46 ~ 6:31 Interview: HU student

6:34 ~ 8:44 Trilingual Lesson: Work?

8:48 ~ 16:07 Music
9:15 ~ 12:36 Hai Iro no Yuki Muko by Koo
12:36 ~ 15:52 Love Mixed Peking Opera by Blaxy Girls
16:10 ~ 17:00 Contact

Word for Today: Swimming Pool

In Word/Play you have Part Three of your Prefix Series. Today's prefixes deal with place. Sub~ and super~ are opposites as sub~ means below while super~ means above. If you want to talk to someone far away you need to use a telephone and the tele~ happens to mean far. And if you feel like bicycling across the United States you can join a trans-American bicycle tour. Trans~ means, of course, across.

The prefixes in today's Word/Play are:

sub~ - below = subscript, sub-Sahara
super~ - above = superscript
tele~ - far = telephone
trans~ - across = trans-America

In this week's How Do You Say...? you learn to say Rainy Season in Chinese and Japanese.

The Interview this week is in English, Chinese, and Japanese and is with a Hokuriku University student. Where is she from? Listen and learn.

This week's Trilingual Lesson is about Verbs that deal with our work or looking for work:

look for work • job opening • interview • resume

And the sentences are:

•

Music! Two great songs today. The first one is kind of a J.Pop tune from Koo from GBUC and is in Japanese. The second song is an exciting tune from Blaxy Girls It can be found at Chinese Song and is in Chinese, except for some English.

Check out Hokudai/Cast Blog for the lyrics to S.H.E.'s S.H.E.R.O.

Thanks for listening. See you next week. ____________________________________________________________

Hokudai/Cast 167: Before The Dream

Hokudai/Cast 167: Contents
0:00 ~ 0:55 Introduction

1:00 ~ 4:48 Word/Play: Prefixes Pre, Post, Ante, Post

4:50 ~ 5:03 How Do You Say...? Dream

5:05 ~ 7:18 Interview: Hokuriku University students

7:19 ~ 10:11 Trilingual Lesson: More Daily Verbs

10:13 ~ 20:05 Music
10:32 ~ 16:41 Blue Moon by The Woo
16:41 ~ 19:52 S.H.E.R.O by S.H.E.
(See the lyrics at Hokudai/Cast Blog)
20:05 ~ 21:00 Contact

Word for Today: Travel

In Word/Play Part Two of your Prefix Series continues. Today's prefixes deal with time in that three mean Before and one means After.

In fact, two are related: ante~ and post~ are both used with meridian and are most commonly written as AM and PM. Ante Meridian means "Before noon" and Post Meridian means "After noon." As in "I always get up at 10:30 AM" and "I study until 8:30 PM every night except Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday." Okay, that last sentence was a bit long. But fun, right?

There's one word you'll hear that's not used except in novels and histories about the US Civil War. The word is ante-bellum and it means "before the war." (The war is the US Civil War.) Do you know the word bellicose? It means "war-like" or "war," Both bellum and bellicose come from the same word: Bellona. Bellona was the Roman goddess of war. Bellona was also the mother of Romulus and Remus, the mythical brothers who founded Rome.

The prefixes in today's Word/Play are:

pre - before = pre-dawn
pro - before = prologue
ante - before = antediluvium
post - after = post-bellum

In this week's How Do You Say...? you learn to say Dream in Chinese and Japanese.

The Interview this week is in English, Chinese, and Japanese and is with two Hokuriku University students. Where are they from? What will one do this summer? How do you say hungry in Chinese and Japanese? Listen and learn.

This week's Trilingual Lesson is about moreVerbs that we deal with our daily life and night time:

brush your teeth • eat • go to bed • change clothes • sleep • dream

And the sentences are:

•

Music! Two great songs today. The first one is kind of a jazzy J.Pop tune from The Woo from GBUC and is in Japanese. The second song is a strong dance/pop/exciting tune from S.H.E. It can be found at Chinese Song and is in Chinese, except for one word they spell in English. What's the word? Listen and learn.

Check out Hokudai/Cast Blog for the lyrics to S.H.E.'s S.H.E.R.O.

Thanks for listening. See you next week. ____________________________________________________________

Hokudai/Cast 166: Aandenonun?

Hokudai/Cast 166: Contents
0:00 ~ 0:55 Introduction

1:00 ~ 3:26 Word/Play: Prefixes A, An, De, Non, Un

3:29 ~ 4:04 How Do You Say...? 6:30

4:07 ~ 5:50 Interview: Hokuriku English Professor

5:53 ~ 8:26 Trilingual Lesson: Morning Verbs

8:28 ~ 15:29 Music
8:50 ~ 11:52 Communication by Sampling Sense
11:52 ~ 15:19 Big Storm 大风暴 by 蔡卓妍
15:29 ~ 16:20 Contact

Word for Today: Beach

We begin our Prefix series today. Prefixes are short parts of words that go Before the Root. For example, in Hokudai/Cast 164 we had the root ortho which can be found in the word orthodox meaning 'correct or proper.' If we add the prefix un to 'orthodox' we get unorthodox which means 'not correct or not proper; unusual ( un plus usual ). In this way, if we know one word, it is easy to add new words to our vocabulary just by knowing prefixes! The prefixes in today's Word/Play are:

a - not = atypical
an - not = anarchy
de - opposite = defrost
non - not = nonsense
un - not = unreasonable.

In this week's How Do You Say...? you can learn two ways to say 6:30 in Chinese.

The Interview this week is in English and is with a Hokuriku University English professor who describes his classes and what he would do with ¥200,000,000.

This week's Trilingual Lesson is about Verbs, that are often used in the morning such as:

eat • get up • take a shower • study • work

And the sentences are:

•

Music! Two different songs again today. The first one is experimental electronica dance from Samping Sense from GBUC and is in Japanese, kind of. The second song is great C-pop from Charlene Choi (蔡卓妍). It can be found at Chinese Song and is - naturally - in Chinese.

Check out Hokudai/Cast Blog for the lyrics to Big Storm.

Thanks for listening and hope to see you next week, too.
______________________________________________________________________________

Hokudai/Cast 165: Senkyo Zoo

Hokudai/Cast 165: Contents
0:00 ~ 0:57 Introduction

1:00 ~ 4:00 Word/Play: Roots: terra ~ zoo

4:03 ~ 4:47 How Do You Say...? 北陸大学 • Hokuriku University

4:50 ~ 6:37 Trilingual Lesson: Finance

6:40 ~ 11:49 Music

7:00 ~ 8:23 選挙カーはいらない by M. Thoji
8:23 ~ 11:33 我曾有梦 by 迪克牛仔

11:49 ~ 12:45 Contact

Word for Today: Suntan

More roots! But, alas, next week we move on to Prefixes. In Word/Play we'll give you four roots. They are:

terra - earth, solid = terra firma
thermo - heat = thermodynamics
zoo - animal = zoology

In this week's How Do You Say...? we learn how to say 北陸大学 in English and Chinese.

Unfortunately there's no Interview this week but we can tell you about the first song you will hear: 選挙カーは　いらない.

A national election is coming this summer in Japan. Politicians, rather than flooding the TV with commercials, use small vans with big speakers on them. They drive around town and yell their name and political party: I'm Suzuki of the XYZ Party! Vote for Me! I'm Suzuki...! They are very loud. The cars are called Election Cars, or, in Japanese Senkyo (election) Ka- (car). いらない - iranai - means I don't need. So the name of the song is "I don't need election cars." The lyrics include "I don't like them, I don't need them."

This week's Trilingual Lesson is about Finace, which is one of the issues in the coming election. The words are:

finance
economics
political science
sociology

And the sentences are:

•

Music! Two great songs again today. The first one is quiet soft Jpop from M. Thoji from GBUC and is in Japanese. The second song is great pop from Dike Niuzai (迪克牛仔). It can be found at Chinese Song and is in Chinese.

Thanks for listening and hope to see you next week, too.
______________________________________________________________________________

Hokudai/Cast 164: Pod Is a Foot?

Hokudai/Cast 164: Contents
0:00 ~ 0:55 Introduction

1:00 ~ 3:36 Word/Play: Roots: ortho ~ pyro

3:40 ~ 4:00 How Do You Say...? humid

4:03 ~ 7:19 Interview London

7:22 ~ 9:16 Trilingual Lesson: Summer Time Fun

9:20 ~ 16:00 Music

9:40 ~ 12:19 Ame no Hi no Arukimi by Infinity w. Koo
12:19 ~ 15:46 Everybody Xi Yang Yang by Bibi Chou

16:00 ~ 16:50 Contact

Word for Today: Summer • 夏

More roots? Again, in Word/Play we'll give you four roots. They are:

ortho - straight, true = orthodox
pod - foot = podiatrist
psycho - mind = psychologist
pyro - fire = pyromania, pyromaniac

Today's How Do You Say...? we learn how to say 蒸し暑い in English and Chinese.

This week's Interview is with a 北陸大学 student who went to London for.. how long? Listen to the interview. He has some advice for people who want to go to London plus he talks about soccer (Rooney) and going to DJ clubs. This interview is in English and Japanese.

This week's Trilingual Lesson is about Fun. The words are:

waterski
scuba diving
snorkeling
surfing

And the sentences are:

•

Music! Two great songs again today. The first one is quiet soft Jpop from Infinity feat. Koo that can be found at GBUC and is in Japanese. The second song is great pop from Bibi Chou. It can be found at Chinese Song and is in Chinese.

Hey! Thanks for dropping by.
______________________________________________________________________________

Hokudai/Cast 163: Rainy Roots

Hokudai/Cast 163: Contents
0:00 ~ 0:55 Introduction

1:00 ~ 3:24 Word/Play: Roots: manu - script

3:26 ~ 4:24 How Do You Say...? rainy season

4:28 ~ 5:06 Interview

5:09 ~ 7:06 Trilingual Lesson: Overtime

7:10 ~ 15:50 Music

7:21 ~ 11:12 Kioku Memoria by SCRAPS
11:12 ~ 15:44 Left by Raine (Yang ChengLi)

15:55 ~ 17:00 Contact

Word for Today: Profit • 利益

More roots! In Word/Play we'll give you four roots. They are:

manu - hand = manual manuscript
script - write = manuscript
lingual - lanugage = monolingual, bilingual
lingo - lanuguage = Do you speak the local lingo?

We have a wonderful How Do You Say...? today. Once we learn how to say rainy season in Japanese and Chinese, we find out if people like the rainy season or not. One person explains why the rain season is important.

This week's Interview is with a 北陸大学 professor. What will they do with ¥200,000,000? What does she teach and does she think students should have a part-time job or just study?

This week's Trilingual Lesson is about Work. The words are:

work
part-time job
overtime
paycheck

And the sentences are:

•

Music! Two great songs again today. The first one is bossa nova from Scraps that can be found at GBUC and is in Japanese. The second song is great pop from Yang ChengLi. It can be found at Chinese Song and is in Chinese.

Hey! Thanks for dropping by.
______________________________________________________________________________

Hokudai/Cast 162: Roots 3 + 15

Hokudai/Cast 162: Contents

0:00 ~ 0:50 Introduction

0:54 ~ 3:49 Word/Play: Five Roots: geo to ject

3:52 ~ 4:40 How Do You Say...? suntan, travel abroad

4:43 ~ 7:07 Trilingual Lesson: Stores

7:10 ~ 16:50 Music
7:32 ~ 12:27 Kokoro Kara by Gun
12:27 ~ 16:35 Some Accidents Happen Too Soon by PK 14

16:50 ~ 17:50 Contact

Word for Today: Shares • 株

More roots! In Word/Play this week we have five more roots which are:

geo - earth = geology, geography
helio - sun = heliotrope
hydro - water = hydroplane
hypno - sleep = hypnosis
ject - throw = eject, reject

The complete list of our 15 roots so far (there are more to come, of course) is:

agri - astro - anthropo - bio - cardio - cede - chromo
demos - dyna - geo - helio - hydro - hypno - ject

We have a strange and wonderful How Do You Say...? today wherein the question changes from How Do You Say...? To where are you going and why? In this How Do You Say...? segment we will learn suntan, go to the beach and why she is going to Australia. This segment has merged with the more formal Interview segment. The speaker is, of course, a student at Hokuriku University.

This week's Trilingual Lesson is about Stores. The words are:

convenience store
grocery store
drug store
clothes shop

And the sentences are:

•

Music! Two great songs again today. The first one is indie rock from Gun that can be found at GBUC and is in Japanese. The second song is great rock from PK 14 It can be found at Rock In China and is in Chinese.

Hey! Thanks for dropping by.
______________________________________________________________________________

Hokudai/Cast 161: Roots 2 and Studying Abroad

Word for Today: Investment

We continue our roots saga in Word/Play this week. Roots, as you know, are the basis of many words. If you know the meanings of the roots, you can guess the meanings of many other words with the same roots. This week's roots are:

cede
chromo
demos
derma
dyna

In order, these roots mean: go; color; people; skin; power.

We have no How Do You Say...? today but there is a question in the first Student Interview about saying Good Morning, happy, and sad in Chinese and Japanese. Please listen in the Student Interview for those. Plus, why is the one student sad?

Speaking of Interviews, this week you can listen to several students speaking in several languages. We also have an interview with a Hokuriku University professor who explains why he thinks studying abroad is a good idea if you want to study both language and culture. This interview is in Japanese.

This week's Trilingual Lesson is about investing and buying 株 stocks. The words are

buy shares
profit
loss
dividend
re-invest

And the sentences are:

Music! Two great songs again today. The first one is indie rock from garuworks that can be found at GBUC and is in Japanese. The second song is great electronica from White It can be found at Rock In China and is in English and Chinese.

Hokudai/Cast 161: Contents
0:00 ~ 0:55 Introduction

1:00 ~ 5:50 Word/Play: Five More Roots

5:55 ~ 7:48 Student Interview

7:50 ~ 9:19 Interview: Studying Abroad

9:21 ~ 11:20 Trilingual Lesson: Buy Shares

11:23 ~ 19:46 Music
11:47 ~ 15:46 Our Fate by garuworks
15:46 ~ 19:30 Bai by White
19:46 ~ 20:41 Contact

Hey! Thanks for dropping by.
________________________________________

Hokudai/Cast 160: Roots and Muscles

Word for Today: Stock • 株

This week'sWord/Play introduces roots. Roots are the basis of many words. If you know the meanings of the roots, you can guess the meanings of many other words with the same roots. This week's roots are:

agri
astro
anthropo
bio
cardio

In order, these roots mean: field or crops; star; humans; life; heart.

Today's How Do You Say...? starts with library and ends with "How do you say, "I'm going to read a magazine in the library." in Chinese and Japanese?

This week we have an Interview with a Hokuriku University professor who teaches both Japanese and Chinese. What do her students do in her classes? And what would she do with ¥200,000,000? This interview is in Japanese.

This week's Trilingual Lesson is a workout. In fact, the words are

muscle
exercise
workout
gym

Music! You get two great songs today. The first one is indie rock from The Kanders with Aratakao on guitar that can be found atGBUC and is in Japanese. The second song is great electronica from Arlin Godwin It can be found at Music Alley and is in English.

Hokudai/Cast 160: Contents
0:00 ~ 1:00 Introduction

1:02 ~ 3:11 Word/Play: Five Roots

3:13 ~ 3:44 How Do You Say...? library • 図書館

3:46 ~ 5:18 Interview: Chinese & Japanese Professor

5:21 ~ 7:20 Trilingual Lesson: Workout

7:22 ~ 14:56 Music
7:45 ~ 10:57 Still I Love You by The Kanders
10:57 ~ 14:41 It Looks Like It Works by Arlin Godwin
14:56 ~ 14:52 Contact

Hey! Thanks for listening again.
________________________________________

Web hosting services by SiteGround