Emiko and Emma talk about the Beijing Olympics and the campaign to host the 2016 Olympics in Tokyo.

北京オリンピックと東京のオリンピック招致の話

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Sports
Duration: 13:01

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Aki and Tamaki talk about what kind of classes interest them.

会社員であるAkiが今興味を持っていること、ビジネスマンの学習について話しています。

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Life
Duration: 11:05

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Aki and Tamaki talk about raising their first child.

LingQメンバーのTamakiとその夫が初めての子育てについて話しています。

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Family
Duration: 11:36

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Akiko talks to her son about his schoolbag and other subjects. Their Osaka dialect is a little different from standard Japanese.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Everyday Life, People
Duration: 8:18

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Emma describes building a new house in Kashima.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Everyday Life, People
Duration: 15:15

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Emma talks to Steve about her new house, garden and dogs in Kashima, away from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: People
Duration: 12:38

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Fumiko and Steve talk about snow in Vancouver and Japan, and what to do when it snows.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: People
Duration: 11:14

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Fumiko speaks to Steve about her experience adapting to life in Canada.

Hitomi and Steve talk about winter, the season when children (and adults) catch colds. (「スティーブとひとみが、誰もが風邪を引きやすくなる季節である冬について会話しています。」)