Hokudai/Cast
A Japanese-English-Chinese Podcast from 北陸大学 (Hokuriku University). Interviews, Language tips, and music.
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Hokudai/Cast 264: Toilet Eyes (?!)
In Today's Hokudai/Cast we will introduce a useful sentence and ...
In Today's Hokudai/Cast we will introduce a useful sentence and that is: Where's the restroom? You can use this in most English speaking countries but in Word/Play we will discuss the different words used to describe the restroom such...
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Hokudai/Cast 263: Tacit Approval
Your Word/Play today deals with three words related to being ...
Your Word/Play today deals with three words related to being quiet. tacit taciturn laconic Your Trilingual Lesson has three words also related to being quiet. In fact, the same three words as in Word/Play. Plus sentences such as: He gave me tacit...
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Hokudai/Cast 262: The Walrus and Me.
Welcome to episode 262 of your trilingual podcast ~ Hokudai/Cast. ...
Welcome to episode 262 of your trilingual podcast ~ Hokudai/Cast. Be sure to check out the Minute English videos on our website at Hokudai/Cast.libsyn.com Word/Play has five words: Wall ~ most rooms have four walls. Hitting the wall ~ becoming very...
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Hokudai/Cast 261: Stationary Stationery
The world of homophones and homonyms greets you today. In ...
The world of homophones and homonyms greets you today. In Word/Play we have such homophones as: stationary ~ stationery altar ~ altar Homophones are words that have the same sound but have different spellings and meanings. You also have such homonyms...
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Hokudai/Cast 260: Making You Sick
In Word/Play today we talk about nauseate (v) nauseous (adj) ...
In Word/Play today we talk about nauseate (v) nauseous (adj) nausea (n) ad nauseam (a Latin phrase meaning something like 'until sick') These all have to do with becoming sick. Usually it has to do with your stomach feeling bad and maybe you feel...
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Hokudai/Cast 259: Playwrights and Eyebrows
Today's Word/Play will present you with three words: Playwright Millwright ...
Today's Word/Play will present you with three words: Playwright Millwright Wheelwright Wright is an old word meaning "Work" and these three words are people who make what comes before "wright." A playwright makes plays, a millwright works in a...
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Hokudai/Cast 258: The Great Allusion
The words in Word/Play are allude The politician alluded to ...
The words in Word/Play are allude The politician alluded to her opponent's past drug use. ludicrous The politician's tax plan was ludicrous; no one would believe it. ridiculous The politician's tax plan was ridiculous; no one would believe...
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Hokudai/Cast: Special Announcement!
New website for Hokudai/Cast. The old site at http://hokudaicast.net is ...
New website for Hokudai/Cast. The old site at http://hokudaicast.net is closing down and the new site at: http://hokudaicast.libsyn.com is opening up. If you listen to this podcast at Hokudaicast.net, please update your bookmarks to...
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Hokudai/Cast 257: Body and Bread
In your Word/Play today we discuss bread and bodies. Pretty ...
In your Word/Play today we discuss bread and bodies. Pretty gruesome? Not really. First, in the word companion we have two Latin words: With (com) and bread (pan or panis). In the next word, related to 'companion' (meaning 'friend' or 'a person I...
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Hokudai/Cast 256: Ground Breaking!
Today's Hokudai/Cast brings you first: A little bit about Japan ...
Today's Hokudai/Cast brings you first: A little bit about Japan - Today we're talking about university entrance exams. They take place in January, February, and March. Students usually need to go to the university to take the test and the tests...
