Native Mate: July 2013

7/30/2013

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☆Native Mate Selected E-BOOK

A children's picture e-book in PDF format available for online reading.
Title : The Little Girl and the Flying Star
Author Tada Aiko (Native Mate's English, Indonesian, Japanese Nate)
Full color / 24 pages
English

About the friendship between a little girl and a flying star,
how they met, and they had to go their separate ways
in the end though remaining best friends.

Great for kids to learn how sometimes we have to let something go
even when we love it so much. Also great for picture book enthusiasts.

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E-Book version can be download from below URL for free.
https://info-zero.jp/ebookdtl.php?ecd=69009&kcd=28963

Audio Book Version JPY500
Sample
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1NdsDm9tHI

Printed version JPY1000
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Please contact me if you interested in this book.
Thank you.

7/21/2013

Bedtime stories for language learning? Why not!

Hello!

Today let's talk about bedtime stories.

Did you know that bedtime stories are also a good way to learn a new language, especially for beginners?

The grammar structure is simple, using only basic vocabularies and simple adjectives, so even when translated into another language, you can easily find out the meaning.

For example :

(English) Once upon a time

(Japanese) Mukashi mukashi 　昔々　むかしむかし

(Indonesian) Pada jaman dulu / dahulu kala

(Spanish) "Había una vez" or "Érase una vez"

(Filipino) Noong unang panahon

(Swedish) det var en gång

(Dutch) Er was eens

They all mean "Once upon a time" or is an expression with very close meaning to it.

Popular bedtime stories around the world include (with minimum alteration to the story):

Little Red Riding Hood

Three Little Pigs

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

The Ugly Duckling

The Ant and the Grasshopper

The Hare (Rabbit) and the Tortoise

So if you think bedtime stories are only for children, you might change your mind after trying a few.

You can start with your personal favorite and expand from there.

Here is a Native Mate chosen bedtime story for starters.

The Little Girl and the Flying Star

http://www.dlmarket.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=232358

For more information on the author, or if you need commission work done for your own bedtime story, feel free to contact us.

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7/20/2013

Season

WINTER

Chinese (Mandarin)
冬天 dōngtiān

French
hiver

German
winter

Italian
inverno

Korean
겨울
(gyeoul)

Russian
зима
(zima)

SPRING

Chinese (Mandarin)
春天
chūntiān

French
printemps

German
Frühling

Italian
primavera

Korea
n 봄
(bom)

Russian
весна
(vesna)

SUMMER

Chinese (Mandarin)
夏天
xiàtiān

French
été

German
Sommer

Italian
estate

Korean
여름
(yeoreum)

Russian
лето
(leto)

FALL / AUTUMN

Chinese (Mandarin)
秋天
qiūtiān

French
automne

German
Härbscht

Italian
autunno

Korean
가을
(gaeul)

Russian
осень
(osen')

7/11/2013

The Little Girl and the Flying Star on DLMarket

The Little Girl and the Flying Star on DLMarket
Click on the links for more information

【おんなのことお星さま】

7/10/2013

暑い日に使おう！

こんにちは
Native Mate 5分ブログです
5分の内に面白い言葉覚えましょう

今日は英語です（笑）

今日のテーマは暑い夏

最近暑いじゃないですか?

Let's learn some casual English expressions about the heat!

I'm melting!
も、とけちゃうぞ！
アイスクリームのようなとけるイメージで使おう

I'm sweating like a pig.
直訳豚のような汗
意味 (汗で)ビショビショ

5分でその二つだけ覚えましょう
o(^_-)O

Have a nice day and protect yourself from the heat.

フォローお願いしますo(^_-)O
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