Rie Satoh’s Language Blog in 茅ヶ崎・湘南

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How toよりも考え方を、理解する

Very good afternoon to everyone. Despite being in later March, it is still cold and I heard that "cherry blossom front" has still been in the south. 三月後半とはいえ、春と冬の間を行ったり来たり、桜前線はまだ南のほうと伺いました。 花粉症の…

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Otsumami - おつまみ本を眺めるのが好きな近頃です Hello! As the temperature is fairly changeable in this season, I hope that everyone takes care of health towards coming Spring. 気温差大きいこの頃ですが、春も間近にて、皆さま体調整えていただ…

Hello, March and 歩幅揃えて進んでゆく

Hello and good morning! 世は卒業シーズンの、三月になりました。 私の勤めるインタースクールや、ゼミのほうでもgraduation eventなどがあり、忙しい日々を送っております。 二月よりゼミナール(進学塾)にて中高生諸君と授業を進めさせてもらってるので…

仕事が好きな日々

Hello! Sooner March is about to come in, and how have you been lately - of so called Sankan Shion, the cycle of three cold days followed by four warm ones? 三月の足音が聞こえ始め、三寒四温も間近なこの頃ですね! 昨夏にスタートを切った横浜…

勉強だけどたのしく。 大事なのは静かなる情熱

so delicious carrot cake store that everyone can be much fun of. Hello and good morning. Quite fast though, February is already in the latter half, and how are the things with you? I have just realised that this year actually was the leap…

Challengeは愉しい、を伝えたい

Hello, and good morning. It seems to be turning the early Spring just these days, as we came to have sunny, longer daytime than before. 夕方が若干明るくなり、春の訪れの待ち遠しいこの頃です。 如何、お過ごしでしょうか? 神奈川県の高校入試が…

Those delicious moments we have got.

Hello, good afternoon at this snowy day. Please take care not catching any cold, and do stay warm when going out. 珍しく雪交じりの二月初旬ですが、如何お過ごしでしょうか。⛄️ 外出の際は、どなた様も温かくしてお出かけください。⛄️ 週末、まだお…

語学学習の先にあるもの your dreams beyond learning.

*the new coffee store that has just opened with retro atmosphere in seaside Chigasaki Hello! February is about to start, and how is everything with you? Some days are becoming easier to spend as for weather lately. 寒さの若干和らぐ日も出て…

I appreciate the elegant linguistic time. 優雅な言語時間

Hello and good morning. How is everything with you, with the climate becoming a bit brighter these days? 今年は暖冬ということですが、まだまだ温かくして春先まで乗り切ってゆきたいですね。 2024が始まり、横浜の英語コースは冬季もありがたいこと…

言葉の幅と、いつもの表現にプラスアルファ

Hello and good afternoon. Just lately that the evenings deepen taking a bit time, I feel that we probably have passed the hardest point of winter. 日が暮れるのがやや更けたと感じる、この頃ですね! 一月も早いもので半ば、大人レッスンや英検ク…

culture & historyと共に形成された言葉たち

the new Yakiniku restaurant that I visited the other day, it was lovely and very modern ☺︎ Hello, good morning. As the new year's work and schools have commenced, ordinary life is now back to routine, then how is everything with you? お正…

Belated, happy new year! 本年もどうぞよろしくお願い申し上げます

Hello and good morning. Belated though, a Happy New Year to all. 遅ればせながら、新年おめでとうございます。 海辺の街は例年のように過ごしやすい冬となっていますが、皆さま、どんな年越しをされましたでしょうか。 年始より地震災害など、思いがけな…

Season's greetings - 本年もありがとうございました。

Hello, and good morning. It is only several days until the year’s end, and how is everything with you in this freezing climate? 年末が近づいて、ぐっと気温も下がり、皆さま風邪など召されませんよう。 温かくされて、佳き年をお迎えになりますよう…

学習/勉強のstateは、自分を整えるコトより

Hello! 芋栗かぼちゃの季節もいつしか終盤、X'mas cakesや年の瀬の装いが、瞳たのしませてくれる近頃です。 How are the things with you? On last weekend I went out to the city with my steady boyfriend, and though it was quite jammed with those w…

仕事を通して成長する - growing oneself up

Hello, and good morning. As the month of Shiwasu - December brings hectic atmosphere and winter brightness like every year, I hope that everyone would spend warm & cozy time with loved ones. 師走の忙しない雰囲気や輝きに包まれつつ、冷え込ん…

Hello, December and 美味しい世界

Hello and good afternoon. December has started, and how is everything with you? Though it is becoming freezing outside in this early winter, it lets me cheerful being in the new coat myself, and I bet people always like to wear something f…

言語 × 好きなコトで相乗効果interacition

Hello and good afternoon. 師走が近づきつつあり、街はせわしない雰囲気になってきました。❄︎❄︎ 近頃、子ザウルス称してる息子も思春期に差しかかって少々育児のむつかしさもありつつ、仕事は変わらずgreat refreshment and joy for myselfです。 普段接す…

心に残るteachingでありたいなという気持ち

*Beautiful, magnificent folding screens of the Tokaido fifty-three stations. 東海道五十三次が描かれた屏風。 仕事場のある藤沢が宿場だったことから、小さな博物館で Good morning. 紅葉 autumn leavesが見頃を迎えてるようですが、お風邪など召されて…

外国語学習は閉塞感を打ち破るOne way

Good morning. It is becoming freezing these days, and I think that everyone should be preparing winter stuff to get warmed. My son the other day brought back sweet potatoes and dinosaur snowdome from school, and whether that's chilly or su…

好きなことに囲まれて - being surrounded by the nicest things.

Hello and very good afternoon. November has started, and it is quite surprising how time would fly, although this continues to be my favourite time of the year. 十一月が始まりましたが、月日の経つのは早いですね! 如何、お過ごしでしょうか?…

I thank you to the lovely environments.

Hello! It has become quite lovely season to have hot coffee or tea in hand, as well as taking stroll out in greens. And how is everything with you? 過ごしやすい時節、あたたかい珈琲や紅茶がとりわけ美味しく感じられる近頃です。 (芋栗カボチャ…

語学のニュアンスとか、知ってみるとおもしろい

Hello and very good afternoon. As autumn October goes by, those Halloween ornaments and warm colours are enjoyable scenes towards the end, isn't it. 窓を開けているとひんやり、冬へ近づきつつあるのを感じるこの頃。 あったかい毛布や長袖の出…

What would you like to preserve in our culture?

*Cute and tasty carrot cake store where I popped in the other day Morning! With a bit chilly air in the mornings and nights, it is becoming nice season for hot coffee, soups or stews, isn’t it. 心地よい秋風吹き抜けるこの頃、風邪など流行り…

仕事の流儀だったり、philosophyだったり

Hello and good morning. October has commenced, and autumn is as always my very favourite season, then I wonder what about yours? 十月になると、秋の訪れを肌で感じる雰囲気ですね! *the above is cabbage & miso gratin, which tasted so good. …

好きなworkと、美味しい時間

Hello and very good morning. It is already nearly the end of September, and time flies really, isn't it. I hope that everyone will not catch cold nor flu towards the coming chilly seasons! 気づくと九月も終盤で、日が短くなりました。 寒い季…

仕事への心がけ、語学learningのメリット

*So delicious authentic noodles that my steady cooked with affection Very good morning to all. It seems that September has broght us quite nice wind especially at the end of day. Then here comes the season of marron, pumpkins and potatoes…

"Be confident"を積み上げてゆく

Hello, in the early autumn afternoon! The temperature has got milder, and we can see deep blue sky of fall these days, isn't it. I hope that everyone should be spending comfortable days. I myself have been quite hectic with my work, lesso…

Boys be ambitious!

Hello, and very good afternoon. As we entered September, it has got a bit more comfortable to spend nights with those wind and smell from the shore, in villa town Chigasaki. 九月に入って、夜風や磯の香りが心地よく漂うこの頃です。 如何お過ご…

バイリンガルな日常

Good morning. September - beginning of autumn - is starting, and how is everything with you? As the temperature has become a bit lower, we may feel the air of early autumn or insect sounds especially in the evenings. 若干和らいだ暑さの代…

秋の新設・英語コース、今から心待ちに

Hello and very good afternoon. I am writing this in between my lessons, and the above is Indian saag (spinach) curry just made on last weekend. Though it has been continuous hot days, please be careful not to take too much cold stuff, eve…